When a merchant from the East comes to the market with an extremely expensive pigment, the monks know they have to buy it. Unfortunately, Brother Wulfric threatened to eat the merchant and Brother Æthelwine threatened to give him elf shot, so Abbot Gunter’s negotiations don’t start off as well as he would have liked. Now they must scramble to get the funds, by (almost) any means necessary!
This story can also be found on AO3.
Part of my Tales From The Monastery Universe.