Beauty and the Beast

 

Valkyrie quirked a brow at the woman. Heloise was putting up a good fight. Valkyrie liked a challenge. She was also going to come out ahead on this sale now or not deal at all. That much she'd decided.

She had asked the woman to name the starting price because only she knew what she was capable of getting her paws on, but the woman seemed not to understand how to deal. "I suppose I wasn't clear enough the first time I asked you to make an offer so I will make things simple for you to make up for your lack of acumen: I will take everything you have here. Plus the bear." Period, end of story.

She would be getting more than what the girl was worth, but Valkyrie liked the little yearling and she was loath to part with her. That, and Heloise was being a bit dense and Valkyrie thought she should have to pay for that. "If you find that acceptable she will stay here with me until all of the items are in my possession."