Tirro attempts to buy Jarik but to little avail, as Rubadan bumps the price up to three gold and change; however he manages to suggest to Jarik that a meeting would be a good idea, before Alyssa appears. She and Jarik talk for a while and Jarik tells her about Achimed the Glove, but something about the convo displeases her and she leaves in near tears. Jarik suffers more heartache, between her and Azhtar both running out on him unhappily. Tirro meanwhilst has heard the entire conversation…