"Gun? What is that?" the translator asked with confusion, glancing at the captain's waist to see a dagger and some small cylindrical object.
Damon was not surprised by his confusion because matchlocks were still the favored hot weaponry of this era. Flintlocks had only recently been introduced this year, and the captain's was rather new, only looking old due to months of seafaring.
"The cylinder on his waist. Tell him I am interested in it and would like to play with it in exchange for some gold," Damon reiterated calmly.
His entourage sighed with relief. So it was just the Obetse wanting to take this trinket for himself as part of the lion's share!
The translator said as much to Captain Pembroke in English, which made the old captain's face change slightly. Due to the danger and power of flintlocks, his was a registered weapon that had been bought at a premium of 15 shillings, equivalent to around $200 today.
