Ashley chuckled, giving Lafiel an amused smile.<strong>"Don't worry, you'll be the first I call. I suspect you can run a background check on anything I find better than I could, so it's only good sense."</strong>With a hug and a kiss just like Kanae's, Ashley left the elf to her work.<br/><br/>***<br/><br/><strong>"Hoi, Karl!"</strong>The wolfgirl said as she walked into the shop, the door ringing a little bell as she swung it open, greeting at the grizzled, gray-haired man across the shop and behind the counter.<br/><br/>"Hrr." Karl grunted in response. "Always so loud, ya mutt. What do you need this time?"<br/><br/>Kanae closed the door behind her and looked over the shop, always happy to admire. It wasn't a big room, but she could feel the raw energy pulsing around it, from the magical good sold to the many enchantments protecting them. There were a couple of glass cases in the middle, showcasing some handmade telesma, and at the end opposite the door where was a large glass counter where a number of other goods lay. Spell formulae, rarer telesma, reagents and materials for certain magical goods. Of course, a sensible businessman wouldn't keep any dangerous, valuable goods where anyone could see them.<br/><br/><strong>"You're always so grumpy Karl, why can't you ever be more cheerful?"</strong>Kanae playfully chided the man as she reached the counter and leaned against it, browing the goods.<br/>"I'm plenty cheerful until you walk in the door," the talismonger snarked back with a smirk. "now whaddaya want?"<br/><strong>"Alright, alright."</strong>The shaman sighed and looked up at him.<strong>"I'm looking for a Increase Reflexes formula."</strong><br/>"Hrr, that all?"<br/><strong>"For now, but I'll be coming by eventually for some foci."</strong><br/>"Alright, wait here."<br/><br/>Kanae waited for a few minutes while Karl went into the back room, until the talismonger finally emerged holding a small wooden box, and placed it on the counter. "That'll be five hundred." He said, as he opened the box to let the shaman inspect the contents.<br/><br/>The wolfgirl picked up the palm-sized stones in the box, each inscribed with simple runes, inspecting them closely and carefully, even as she continued to jest.<strong>"C'mon Karl, I've been a faithful customer for a while, can't you give me a different price?"</strong><br/>"Fine. A thous-"<br/><strong>"Five hundred it is!"</strong>Kanae interrupted him, placing the stones back in the box.<strong>"Wiring it to ya now. Thanks Karl."</strong><br/>"Still don't need an instructor, do ya?"<br/><strong>"Nope!"</strong>The shaman shot him down happily, waving as she left the shop, box in hand.<br/><br/>As for what to do now... well, she supposed she should get started on learning the spell, but she should probably tell Lafiel in that case. Taking her time to compose the message before getting back on her bike, she sped off toward her apartment.<strong>[Hey hotness. Gonna be at my place for eight hours or so, just so ya know where to find me if there's an emergency. See you soon.]</strong>