"If I can't get enough to make it worth a drive north, I'm going to have to feed them all winter." What'll you give," Julian asked artlessly.Davidson ...anted to smile. The fool boy wasn't even going to dicker. If he could get him to take a low enough figure, it would be worth even a small drive to Abilene."All I can give you is fifteen a head," he said, sounding grave.AJ blinked. "Fifteen dollars a head?" he asked, obviously distressed."I know you think they're worth more," said Davidson sadly,. The rest of the weekend seemed to rush by, no matter how much I wanted to cling to every second. Knowing what was coming on Monday morning.My dad had packed the car and my mom shoved a plastic bag of clothes into my clenched fist, all the while rushing herself and me into the car. They dropped me off at the end of Derek's street, I seriously considered running back home and staying there for the rest of the week. That would be fun, lying around for a whole week; not worrying about anything,. Jan was pleased since the terms of the trading pact favored Tyr, or so he thought. Of course, the trading companies on Nabu were happy with the quality and price of the scarce and therefore valuable wood they would be receiving. They clasped their hands in glee on how they had fleeced this soft off worlder from the snowy planet. Fruit grew everywhere you could transport water, but wood was hard to get.Inter-world trading was barter at its most basic. There was no money that was good from world. He noticed a little later on and wasn’t sure why. Nor was she for that matter. “Boy, I sure have to admit but you do look great,” he told her. “I mean all the weight you’ve lost.” “Yeah, it is amazing. I’ll admit it feels odd but look at you. I mean, look at yourself. You’re the one who has lost a heck of a lot of weight too,” she told him. She was impressed. She marveled at how much he’d lost. In turn, he had to admit, he felt the same way about her. This went back and forth. Both.