the vials with obvious distaste, but seemed resigned to the fact that he would have to swallow their contents anyway.
‘Four Dubloons and ten Galeos.’ The shopkeeper addressed Ari first. ‘Twelve Dubloons and eighteen Galeos.’ She added, turning to the reptile.
‘I'll pay the whole lot.’ Draco managed to speak up before Ari could reach into his inside pocket. The dragon quickly pulled out the little box he’d received from Hunter Erth. Both the elf and the animorph were about to protest, but a single sharp glance was enough, though it seemed they simply didn’t want to cause a scene in public. The dragon wrote out a bank receipt, which the shopkeeper accepted without any trouble.
‘I offer my services again in the future.’ She smiled, which smoothed out her wrinkles a little.
‘Thank you. Before Draco could take his purchases, Kei packed them away with the rest and shot the dragon a look that said we need to talk. The reptile decided to ignore it for now and left the shop in good spirits.
‘What did you need those semi-finished products for?’ asked a grumpy Ari once they were on their way. He and Forth were sitting inside the carriage with Draco and James. ‘You’ll find just about everything you could want in there, and you’ve already loaded up enough.’
‘Not for dragons,’ the reptile shook his head. ‘She didn’t have anything for damaged scales, let alone wing membrane, and I didn’t even look for anything for horns and claws.’ He explained calmly, glancing out of the window. ‘I thought that if she was selling semi-finished products, I’d be able to mix something up myself. I’ve done it before; maybe nothing too advanced, but with good ingredients, you don’t need to know all that much about alchemy.’
‘Medicines for dragons aren’t really popular here, and you might have trouble finding them; and you certainly won’t be able to hide it. If you don’t want anyone to realise you’re not human, ask your aunt to send them to you from Dagos,’ James chimed in. ‘Or write to Angus; he’ll certainly
