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"This is the innkeeper."
"What's the matter?" I asked.
"Someone from the auction house came by. They asked that you visit them today."
The innkeeper delivered the message and walked away.
That was fast. Only a few days had passed.
The auction is already over?
I waited quietly until Isaac returned and asked him directly. "Did we win?"
Isaac snapped, "Of course we did. Do you think they'd summon you just to say you lost? What would be the point of that? To tease you?"
"So I should head over now?"
"Do you really need to ask about something like that? Try thinking for yourself."
"…"
"Keh keh. Just kidding. Honestly, with you, who knows what kind of absurd thing you'd do if left on your own? Better to always run it by me. Go to the auction house, but…"
Isaac paused for a moment.
"But?"
"The guy who sold you that intel at such a low price is probably furious right now. Don't let them rope you into anything dumb. Don't fall for any sneaky bundle deals."
"Got it."
***
I kept Isaac's warning in mind as I made my way back to the auction house.
The broker...



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