The atmosphere of great joy persisted as Gro instructed his subordinates, "Go find some boxes, pack up these ores, and bring them back."
"Yes." The guard responded and went to do as told.
Richard looked toward Old Marlon and said, "Thank you for your effort."
Old Marlon's eyes flashed strangely for a moment before he quickly put on a nervous look and hurriedly said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. It is my honor to be of help to Lord Richard."
Before Richard could speak, Gro had already turned to the mine owner Oreke, pointing at Old Marlon and said, "This man has done well, helping Lord Richard. Reward him with 10 Gold Coins as a penalty for your earlier rudeness."
"Uh, this…"
"Let's go." Richard saw that the guard had already packed the relatively small cobalt ores into boxes and spoke without further ado.
