<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d8/98/5b/d8985b98a1edf0a3b46e0dbc84993f46.jpg)</div><div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/07/91/75/0791752e99c429c7b02f3d4f2be857e9.jpg)</div><br/>Auctioneer;<strong>"We have thirty from the gentleman here.  Do we hear thirty-two?"</strong><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">GM Notes</div><div class="spoiler_body">Man At 2021-09-16 19:11:37, GM Roll (uid: 714) rolls: 1d20a6 DC: 23 Result: 24 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=155818) Not cowed<br/>Woman At 2021-09-16 19:10:16, GM Roll (uid: 714) rolls: 1d20a3 DC: 23 Result: 12 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=155817) effectively cowed</div></div><br/><br/>The woman sees the look Darius gives her and the other man.  She steps back clearly cowed by the intimidating presence that Darius is giving off.  The man, on the other hand,  his response is totally opposite.  As he merely smirks as he raises a hand and bids.<br/><br/><strong>"Thirty-two!"</strong><br/><br/>Auctioneer;<strong>"Thirty-two we have with the gentleman over there.  Do we have thirty-five?"</strong><br/><br/>It's getting there, to that thirty-five.  Does Darius go through  with it and bid.  He either is going to be out thirty-five and have  slave, or else he would have just forced the other to pay above thirty-five.