Aveline couldn't shift her attention.
She stood before the display, her gaze fixed on the stone so white it almost hurt to look at. It didn't merely shine; it radiated, its light clean and intense, rivaling even the brilliance of a diamond, perhaps even the sun itself.
It was… undeniably striking.
"They haven't figured out the properties of that one yet," Theron said, lowering himself slightly to match her level.
He would have preferred to keep a respectable distance, especially from the unfortunate-looking stone she was admiring, but she had leaned in so close that he had little choice but to follow.
"This is the cheapest stone we have," the shopkeeper added, unable to keep the confusion from his voice. He truly could not understand her interest. No one had ever given that particular stone more than a passing glance, mostly because of its simple and almost ugly appearance.
Aveline blinked at that.
Cheapest?
