"I'm here for coin," Beam said bluntly, making it clear that he had no interest in Greeves' sex life.
"That you are – and I think you'll like what you find," Greeves said with a grin, reaching into one of his drawers and tossing Beam a pouch filled with coins. "Have a look inside."
Beam did as he was told. Inside, there sat 10 gleaming gold coins. He gasped in surprise.
"Haha!" Greeves roared with laughter again. "That caught your attention, eh? Money talks, as they say. Is that your first time seeing gold, lad?"
Beam nodded dumbly, absolutely blown away by the sight of the shining metal. Just a month ago, he'd never held a metal worth more than copper. Even silver had been a great and exciting privilege. Now, beyond his expectations, he was given gold. Not one, but ten of them.
"But it's so much…" He said.
