Even if several people that had lent money towards the cause, including someone Victor was very close to, he and the other people he was working with continued to gather juulan. It took longer than he would have liked but donations, salvage work, and jobs in the city paid off. And once he had enough, Victor contacted Lieuen to see how they could go about translating the book.

They both agreed that doing the whole thing in one sitting wasn't the best plan. It was agreed that they'd meet weekly and translate in chunks with Victor paying based on how much they got done in each setting. The first appointment was Friday morning and Victor's being led to where Lieuen's waiting for him. Bag with the book in one hand, he's got a small backpack with juulan in it with him too.

"Good morning," he greets when finally seeing The Hazelwood Merchant. "Thanks for seeing me so early."