Merchants with Cavern Stories

"Quite a beauty, ain't she?" "How much is it?"

"Fer you, lassie, It'd be 3 gold coins." 3 gold coins? For a small pearl such as this?! "Isn't that quite a lot for this small thing?" Lisa frowned in disbelief. The merchant took the black pearl and held it in his hand. "Aye, you got that right. But miss, this color right here ain't be seen in a regular place."

"They rarely come by, miss. Some say that these pearls were the product of a mermaid's blood and suffering."