Chapter 17: Spotting the Telltale Signs?

After leaving Treasure Pavilion, Asher Jauncy and Faith Warth stepped into another shop: Rarities Haven. A buzz-cut middle-aged man was hunched behind the counter sorting ledgers. Hearing the curtain swish, he looked up at once. "Welcome! Come on in!" he called. "What are you looking for? Paintings, fan faces, inkstones-we've got them all, all genuine old pieces!" This was the shopkeeper of Rarities Haven, Cruz Zorn. Cruz Zorn gave Asher and Faith a quick once-over. Asher was dressed plainly,...