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Dear Diary,

Today was a great day. Faboo and I had gone to market for more red thread (why does every customer require so much red in their designs?) and found a great bargain. Helena is going out of business and put her entire stock out for half price! She hadn't been forced out of business of course, she is getting companioned to a man of Lara, and so will be moving there. I wish her much luck, she is a good woman even if her work is subpar.

The girls of the cafe say that Helena and her companion were introduced by her father, the man being a business partner of his. He sells sorp dye, apparently. It is good to keep relations within the caste outside of Ar friendly, I suppose, though I could not imagine leaving Ar! Also, the girls say the man has ten slave girls. Poor Helena! To be stuck in a strange city with a man she does not know and ten slave girls! We all chipped in to buy her a going away present, and got her a beaded quirt. I think it will see much work.

At any rate, her wares are all half priced and all of us descended upon the remnants, to snag what we could. With the problems with taxes lately in Ar, every copper bit counts! I snagged the bulk of the threads and a set of needles. I am forever loosing my needles.

I was so pleased by the purchase that I offered Faboo to a bosk steak lunch. I have never seen a man turn down bosk before! He asked for some cheese, bread and a spot of wine instead and I didn't see any reason to turn him down. I guess I should have allowed it once he got the threads back to the shop, it took forever with him stumbling around and giggling! Strange man!