[ David's protest is enough to tip Balthier to reject the offer. It helps that every rejection is an excuse to move to another case. Plus he isn't really expecting to purchase unless David signals otherwise. ]

Not enough contrast, no, plus if you don't care for it there's no point. Maybe fire opal? The color would be good though I'm worried about the softness of the stone.

[ Balthier is delighted the stone knowledge seems to cross over, though he steers away from any magical stone names. He'd be fascinated to hear about market issues. He has so much to catch up on. ]

Hmm. A lot of silver in this case too. [ He steps over again, trying to keep the cases in some semblance of order for David. ] I was told you had some very special pieces. I'm not sure I'm seeing any yet. This really needs to be a special ring.