270?  Not much of a loss... but that was a lot in food!  They had food, they could get food, for cheap even (Wavecrest was the main source of food in the West).  But... this was workable.<br/><br/>"No need to bribe me; I can handle 270, but I need two talents in full in currency.  The rest... well, wheat and eggs we can find with ease, but I know my crew would enjoy fourteen shekels worth of good rum... that within your purview to manage?  If so I think we have a deal... mind you I'm only doing this for an associate of an associate as it is..."