Desperate Discount

Declan squatted in front of the stall for a while, then stood up disinterestedly.

It's nothing special. The emerald pendant I saw earlier was more appealing,' he thought.

The vendor, still processing what had just happened, thought to himself, 'Huh? Is he leaving already?'

Anything from this stall would have been enough for Declan to wrap things up and take Hazel home.

'But after just two minutes,