Theo checked over the goods on offer, once again stifling his itchy fingers' urge to pocket just a little something, maybe some of the herbs ... He appreciated that Elias hadn't tried to cheat him by claiming either item to be fake -- after all, Theo himself had no way of knowing whether the gems and gold were real. Even if Theo had been foolish enough to steal from a fence, doing so would be a poor way to repay Elias' honesty -- though moral considerations like that rarely stopped Theo.
He might not intend to steal from Elias, but that wouldn't stop Theo from pushing his luck a little. "You sure you can't go a little further? Real gold, and that ruby's flawless."
can't say good morning without lying twice
