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Bushi gave a chuckle as she said that she used her cook pot as a drum along with singing to herself, "I will keep that in mind since that means dinner and a show." He said with a bit of a laugh. It kind of sounded cute to him, though he felt a little silly saying as much. Should a grown man like himself call someone cute out loud for that sort of thing?

"Well, I can assure you that those like me, merchants not Obans, rather like hearing all manner of stories even if they aren't considered by most to be the most exciting." He reassured the sprite before him, hoping that maybe she'd tell him the tale one day. It always good to know such stories because such things could come in handy later down the line. He wasn't sure if the local lore would ever come up of course, but better to know it then not know it if you asked Bushi.

As Phaedra asked about some things that they could buy here he thought on it for a moment, then nodded, "Noodles, possibly, and flour definitely. It can be a little more expensive out this way since its away from the big cities but I should be able to trade for it easily enough. Now the meat there are various different kinds but I'd suggest trying the xaraan, it's quite good the way that those in Awat prepare it. It's good for both cooking over the fire and in a stew." It was something he'd had a ton of in his time, though that could be said for most foods.

Bushi actually flushed a little bit at question, lifting a hand up to scratch at his beard. He couldn't exactly tell the truth, that he was a thief first who sold to certain merchants that would buy from people like him. Couldn't say that he had decided that they had the better end of the deal and made a ton of money or that it was something that he wanted, money. Growing up where he did and how he did... well, money was important. He gave a little shrug of shoulder and said, "Growing up as I did I saw money as a sort of... end all. The merchants always seemed to have a ton of it so I figured that was the best career path to follow so that I too could have a ton of money to do with whatever I wanted."

He gave a chuckle and said, "It went from an obsessive need to have money to me actually enjoying the work back to obsessed though more like obsessed with being the best." Being the best also meant more money so it was win win if you asked him.

Moving to dig around through a couple of shelves he found what he was looking for, a good sized basket to carry everything in. He handed that to Phaedra before he said, "I will be ready in just a moment." With that he hurried off to the spare room to fetch his pouch that carried his money and small trade items before he rejoined her, ready to set out. The sooner they started out the sooner he'd be enjoying another of her home cooked meals so he was more then ready to go shopping!

Bushi gave a smile and a nod, "Thank you, Sprite." It was good that he'd gotten to where he was before he met with Phaedra or else things would have ended differently. Likely with him trying to steal from her and her retaliating by trying to kick his backside for it. He much preferred meeting her in a slightly more legit manner. The less he had to fight the better since he was a bit on the lazy side when it came to that sort of thing these days.

Giving a smile as she took his free arm he started forward, with Profit instantly following along after them when Phaedra called for her, chirping up a storm as she went. Bushi gave a chuckle, glad to see that the two of them were making friends, "Alright, let's get going then." He moved to lead the way to the market place, eager to get to it.