[Darin leans in, doing his best to hide the slight grin pulling at the corners of his mouth. He acts totally flabbergasted.]

Two pieces for a quarter? Good sir, you must think me a fool! Any traveler worth his salt knows any good story should be divided into thirds. Why, you're trying to get valuable information with but a mere preamble!

One and a half pieces of information for the proper third. But--and I can't stress this enough--you'll have to offer up a foreword before I give you the first bit. After all, I need to know if the story will catch my ear.

[Your move, Coran~]