The winking was throwing him off. Kysis was confused by it, but he probably shouldn’t have been. Lam had opened his eyes to a lot of things, and once he remembered that, it did not seem so strange. People winked and were friendly. Some people were just naturally flirty, like Rico, for instance. Rico flirted with people without even realizing he was, but Kysis had written it off as part of his charismatic personality.
However, Valdis did have a good shred of wisdom there, Kysis cracking a smile at that. He did know where he was going, and was sure of his footing in going there. Nothing had come up to jar him from his path yet, so Kysis remained confident that nothing would. It was that confidence which allowed him to keep his head up during his whole conversation, hair out of his face, eyes determined and sure, voice measured and clear. A few months prior Kysis had just seemed aloof, closed off, quiet. Now there was a completely different presentation.
And that last part drew a laugh, short but real. Kysis could not help it. It seemed Valdis had had a little confidence boost of her own, which would be good for her business. So, Kysis decided to deliver a bit more of his recently gained mercantile knowledge to her, for her own betterment in business. However, he could not get his eyes off the carving, now in his hands, as he spoke. “The market you are looking at in Oberon is the nobles, as they are the ones looking for decorations for their manors. A high price can draw their interest just as keenly as a pretty piece.” Kysis nodded at this. It was stupid, the local nobles confused him, but that was how it went. “Nobles like to brag about how expensive their décor is, so definitely set the prices high. You won’t scare their coin away.”
That was the most he could really give, in the business sense. Kysis was interested in some day selling her a sword, if she was still interested. If her business caught on, she would definitely be well financed enough to afford one of the nicer blades.
“I suggest you seek out a woman named Lystra Maracatte. She is a noble and might be interested in commissioning a piece. She actually ordered a metal sculpture from me, despite the fact my forge does not specialize in those things.”