This isn't ten thousand you're equipped to collect. If you're that hard pressed for money, I suggest looking for one of the others.

[ not that he expects any of them to be less of a challenge... but with a wave of his hand, a sword appears out of thin air with a cackle of energy. it's more of an intimidation tactic than an actual challenge, but he weighs the blade in his hand all the same. ]

I'm not the same as I was back when we first landed. [ granted, even then, he'd been able to catch ermes's pod with... some difficulty. ]