A Coin, and Cask, and a Garnet Ring

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 49940

Astra replied, "Many things ail me. I am needed somewhere else, and I fear for the future. But I have not got the strength to even walk around the deck of this ship. I cannot begin to describe how weary I feel. I haven't felt this way since the day I defeated Minestus."

The captain of the Stony Brook said, "Minestus?"

"A dragon that hurt my homeland. He apparently had business in this part of the world as well. I somehow received his powers, and became a dragon myself and defeated him. My point is, that at first, I felt as if I were very hungry and tired, and was wasting away. I found some friendly people in the neighbourhood, and we found some valuables. You have some of them, like the golden rope, and the statues. I seemed to feel much better after that."

"Captain Jerimiah of the Elaine has all that. All I have is food, water, and spirits. Not much in the way of gold or silver, I am afraid."

"Do you even have some non-precious metal, like a copper coin? Even that might help."

The captain told her that he would look. He left Astra, and walked up on deck. He blew a whistle sharply, three times. He then blew it three times more, and then three times more. His officers came running.

"We have a problem. The dragon lady is sick. She says that she needs treasure to recover. Naturally I don't want to give her more than she needs to stay somewhat healthy, but I do not want her to die. I don't know anything about dragon lore. Does anyone have any ideas?"

The men shook their heads. Dragons were usually something that you did not worry about how to keep alive.

They discussed possible candidates. A Blacksand five laurel piece. A fine cask of Colonia Vinya white wine. A garnet stone on a false silver ring.

  1. They took the collection to Astra, who raised her head slightly, her eyes half open.

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