"Are you joking? This isn't funny at all!" Thompson exclaimed angrily.
"If you are unwilling to pay, then please return it to me," Bairon said, stretching out his hand to retrieve it.
"Hold on, did you say 'it's worth 5000 gold coins'? Were those Stephen's words?" Thompson suddenly inquired.
Bairon confidently affirmed, "Yes, he said so himself."
"I need to take another look," Thompson insisted.
Bairon shrugged.
Thompson once again bowed his head, this time scrutinizing the contents more earnestly.
Bairon waited patiently, aware that the notebook contained nothing of consequence.
Yet this very fact might foster deeper suspicions in this disguised dark magus, who might suspect some hidden secrets within, compelling him to pay the demanded 5000 gold coins.
The sizable amount caused Bairon's breath to become unconsciously heavy, accompanied by a nagging worry that perhaps he had quoted too high a price.
