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An elder lady leans over the pitted and marked desk between the two of you, her eyes gleaming in the flickering light as she smiles, sending ripples through the wrinkles that surround her face. Atop her aged, stooped shoulders sit five firelizards, a Bronze, a Queen, a Ruby, Green, a Blue, and a Brown, and each one will move, casting light over their hides as they sway and sometimes hiss lightly.
The shop keeper nods and beckons you closer, her frail hands like sticks, before she raises her voice, surprisingly strong. "Well hello there dearie... Is there anything I can offer you today? There are quite a few wares we have for sale at this time of the year. Just take a look around, I'll be here when you are ready to check out..."
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