Rivyn settled into his chair, leaning back in it to take it all in. The soft, faint glow of the system interface cast a delicate dance of light across his face as his eyes fell upon the final auction results, every bit in front of his gaze in great anticipation. A slow, satisfied smile started to build up across his lips as he took in the figure emblazoned atop the screen in large letters: 40,000 coins.
The Radiant Longsword had done better than he'd have thought. It wasn't his first masterpiece, nor his last, but the fierce fight for it among buyers handed him a sense of vindication that was hard to ignore. The bidding had gone into a frenetic overdrive, the last moments ticking down as two buyers stretched the price higher and higher without yielding. When finally the dust settled, Rivyn found himself heavier by 40,000 coins.
