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The Journeymen had been waiting impatiently. In the time that Cooper had been down in the underground passage, the sun had dropped below the horizon and they were visibly relieved that Cooper and Rukle had rejoined them. Cooper pointed out a structure that had nearly four walls and something like a roof overhead, “We’ll camp in there tonight.” They walked inside the structure and set their packs against one of the walls. Cooper stepped to the center and gathered everyone around him. He sat on the floor with the lantern next to him and placed the two bags he’d retrieved on the ground in front of him, then opened one of them. He poured out the coins, revealing a cascade of gold in the lantern light. There was a collective gasp from all around him. Cooper addressed the group, “Before we unroll our sleeping mats, there’s one more matter to clear up. I didn’t think I’d be in a position to make this offer, but here it is… If anyone wants to leave… if rebuilding the Guild isn’t what you want out of life, I’m willing to pay any of you fifty gold coins and send you on your way. The deal is this. You leave Paleros completely. You never mention where the coin came from. And you never return. There are only a few of us here. It’ll be easy to remember any or all of you. The ones that remain from this point forward are truly dedicated to the rebuild. The next several months will be horrible. We will certainly not go hungry, but all available coin will be dedicated to the effort, not to fill our pockets… but if we’re successful, then within a couple of years those fifty gold coins will seem like a pittance.” All were silent. No one appeared
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