As always, Marric accepts the strange merchant's deal without any real haggling or argument. It's more money than he had, after all. He does, however, take some time to do a coin exchange with the man, seeking to make it all a little bit easier to carry...<br/><br/>However, he's certainly much more involved when he gets to the mage's tower, and settles in for what could possibly be a long chat with the androgynous elf.<br/><br/>"Well, that is a pleasant find..." he says after the elf explains the belt's nature... and without hesitation, he wraps it around his waist. Why look a gift horse in the mouth? "But that's only the tip o' the iceberg as to why I'm here again so soon... I got a couple o' questions for ya, Elfie."<br/><br/>He starts by pulling the little shining stone from its hiding spot in his cloak, and holds it out across the counter to the elf.<br/><br/>"First, you asked me if I could bring ya one o' them pieces o' the starstone... an' them goblins were talking about this like it came from the sky. Sounds to me like somethin' you might be interested in... an' I'd be interested in learning what it does."