by Leela Ash
“Because family is more important than any antique,” she replied, “and if I have to choose between the two, my family comes first.”
As it should. That was a noble answer.
Not at all the answer of a thief. It seemed ever more likely that he had erred. In response, his Dragon went completely silent. Apparently, apologies were his business, not the Dragon’s.
“Would you tell me why your family needs precisely $72,300? Please,” he added, as she hesitated.
“My brother was hit by a car four months ago, just before he graduated from high school. They never caught the driver. My parents own a small farm, north of Albany. We had insurance,” she sighed, “but…”
“It failed to cover expenses? By $72,300?”
She nodded. The last traces of her anger faded, swept away by a tired grief. “I don’t want to sell this coin. My grandpa loved it, and it’s been in my family for centuries…”
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