Seri was a port town with two halves divided by a wide river. One side was significantly more well to do than the other. The less well to do side had a lot of rundown houses, but it was not always so derelict. There was one home which had an implication of wealth, but it no longer showed the opulence of the past. A merchant, who specialized in the sale of brass, copper, and tin objects, was walking down the street and soliciting at each home. He was having almost no luck until he reached the once fancy house. When he knocked on that door, an elderly woman answered, happy to see him. He started into his spiel about how his wares were the best in the city and that owning them would change her life. This woman said that she was in need of some more cooking equipment. She had to inform him that she could not pay though, because since her husband’s death, she had become destitute. The merchant said that she could barter for new cookware. The woman agreed and went off into her house to f...
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