Narrow Road Between Desires
Bast knows how to bargain. The give-and-take of a negotiation is as familiar to him as the in-and-out of breathing; to watch him trade is to watch an artist at work. But even a master''s brush can slip. When he accepts a gift, taking something for nothing, Bast''s whole world is knocked askew, for he knows how to bargain - but not how to owe.
From dawn to midnight over the course of a single day, ...
Bast knows how to bargain. The give-and-take of a negotiation is as familiar to him as the in-and-out of breathing; to watch him trade is to watch an artist at work. But even a master''s brush can slip. When he accepts a gift, taking something for nothing, Bast''s whole world is knocked askew, for he knows how to bargain - but not how to owe.
From dawn to midnight over the course of a single day, ...
