Ellen had to try very, very hard not to laugh as Rath dropped that pile of coins onto the table.  Really, it was just an absolutely hilarious image, and another fine example of the ways that he could be quite childish.  Certainly, most adults wouldn't just toss down a pile of their spare change to purchase some random rat that happened to catch their eye.  Even if the rat would have made for an adorable pet.<br/><br/>Though, now that she thought about it, watching him reach down into his apparently-extradimensional pants to retrieve his money did remind her that her own money was currently being held in a pouch located underneath her armor, and that it would thus be rather difficult to get her hands on at the moment...  She probably should have taken to time to take it out before they left the ship, really.<br/><br/>Oh well.  Since they were staying in the city for a while, she could just look around first, and if she found something she really wanted to buy, then she could come back for it later.  She still had plenty of time...