The Cohen Clover, Preface
Money is a form of bartering, with the value representing a certain timeframe of work, and an entire paw presenting a full day from dawn to pre-dawn.
The Sparks of an Ancient Light
As the comet pilot embodies a bygone age now forgotten, so too does rosemary barter personify the age of the cataclysm.'
Forest Keep 8
"i got it off a traveler from the east", he said "worth a pretty penny too", he said, getting into a bartering mood and grinning a gap-toothed smile at his newest victim.
Yay or nay
Carla sighs and says "listen toboe i know you have been blowing your allowance on the black market and i need the bag to barter for ella and mark." she looks at him expectantly.
Tales of the Wave Rider, Vol 1: Splintered Light, Epilogue
After the crewmen from the into the unknown were welcomed into the fold, the merchant's first round of barter with them had been in exchange for their services.
D-Day
He tucked his tail between his legs and tried to bargain with us, bartering that he would eat all of his breakfast if we would only let him go down to the beach to see the soldiers. his eyes were wide and puppy like under his mop of black hair.
The Last Agent of the Old World: New Arrowhead
A fair barter, if you don't mind." "fair enough," i replied. "i come from a small town in the west u.s. what do you use for currency here?" he raised an eyebrow at me. "an oldtimer?" he asked. "that's odd, but not unheard of.
The Mind Game
There were no better options than that, the monkey knew, and without a weapon, there was little more that he could barter for. and he was always good at games. "what kind of game?" he asked. "the mind game..."
Souls Eternal Flame
So he went inside and after a few agonizing minutes of bartering with the host of the place, managed to procure a room for a week, a bit pricy for his likes, but what options did he have.
Embers of Dawn: Chapter 5: Market Meeting
His beak clicked as he finished measuring a portion of dried emberroot, shaking his head at the human bartering with him. “see something you like, feather friend?"
Servant and Dragon - Writing Prompt from Arnak
Especially when you're constantly being bartered off in bulk shipments to your next master as tribute, bargaining chips, or worst of all, "payment". payment.
The Barren Years
Aaron slipped werner another barter mark. "be generous with your wares and samran will be generous with his blessings." he clenched the marker in his fist and followed aaron to the door.