Try to sound confident

Suddenly a bit nervous, just realizing you didn’t buy any armor or any sort of magic protection, hell, seeing someone in armor after you spent several hours shopping for shoes makes you feel silly as hell. “Of course I do, who’s askin?” You say finally, not sure dropping the g on asking was a good idea, and suddenly nervous about it now that you did it. But there it was you did it now all you can do is wait for him to speak, trying to look cool.

He shows a hint of a grin, “Arnold Tanner, of the Easton Lake Tanners, I’m sure you’ve heard of my father, Edward?” He asks. Sadly you have absolutely no idea about any of that. Not even wherever that place is. He can clearly read that on your face as he adds, “I see. Well I am part of a small group that has been tasked with tracking down and killing a mated pair of ankheg. I can pay you 25 gold once the job is done. Shouldn’t take more than 2 days. We know where it is we just need a few more people to lessen the risk. What do you say?”