What is a Slave?
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It was difficult to quantify her knowledge into a commodity. Caspa knew a range of things, but she couldn't see how much of it would be of any use to the domineering dog. It was more likely she would be asked for a future claim, but she was certainly not amenable to this idea, if the conditions weren't strictly laid out. She had no reason to mistrust the travelling trader, and perhaps was naive in thinking that she would have heard if a criminal was making the rounds. Still, it went against her principles to bind herself to some future obligation that she could not choose. That was no way to live. It occurred to her then that perhaps the other wolf was under such a bond, hence his servile attitude. Who would agree to such a thing? Only a fool who deserved it. Caspa watched the pair through sharp eyes, observing the dynamic carefully. She would not pledge her life away, but the other two options had sounded promising. Services or information. She could certainly provide anything along those lines, especially for a fur as fine as the bear pelt with its paler guard-hairs: it was stunning. She ran a hand over the soft pelt. "This one is of interest, but they are all valuable. In view of that, in exchange I could offer directions to the trading pack I know of, where you will find many riches and good customers." That way everybody won. Caspa had her fur, Amy had a profitable new source to trade with, and the Arte pack would gain some lovely skins. She fully expected to have to barter further, though. She wasn't so optimistic lately as to see nothing but the positive: and the trade was decidedly skewed towards herself, as it stood.

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