"Herren!"
Herren winced at Wade's shriek of fury, he must have seen the shipment of leather that had just come in. He had known he shouldn't have accepted it, but it would be tolerable quality for equipping new recruits at least.
"Herren," Wade stalked in holding a piece of leather in his fist, his face already red with fury. "Have you seenthis travesty? Have you seen it?"
"Yes, Wade, I've seen it," Herren said with a long-suffering sigh.
"Then how, how, how could you?"
Herren rubbed his temples before deciding that yes, today would be a good day to bring out his secret weapon.
He reached under the counter and drew out a small stack of drake's scales and watched the rage melt off Wade's face between one breath and the next.
"Oh Herren,"he breathed, all thoughts of substandard leather forgotten. "You are too good to me."
Herren waited until Wade's back was turned to smile fondly at the man.
"I know."