The heartbeat at the core ran two beats faster than yesterday. Only someone who counts would know the speed.

• Kaelen, Captain of the Sealing KnightsReport it in numbers. Poetic language has no place in an operation.
  Haeun, Shrine Maiden of the SealSeven days, Commander. Unpoetically speaking: seven days.
• Verana, Head of the Dragonblood Merchant GuildSeven days, then. I suppose I'll have to raise my buying price.
  Haeun, Shrine Maiden of the SealYou must believe you'll still have a ledger to open after those seven days.