[ It is a lovely gem, though he lacks the ability to gauge the quality to tell if it's real or not. It's big enough that he knows it would fetch a damn good price if it is a diamond, though ... and it weren't apparently visibly attached to her. Though he isn't exactly certain of what she is, the way she speaks of it makes it clear it's fairly important.

He'll answer her question first, because it seems the most pertinent: ]

I can give you a list of potion and bomb components I'm usually on the lookout for. In general... [ Another frown. ] What I'd really like a new silver sword to replace my old one. The Ringmaster lent us some before, but the quality wasn't the greatest -- weapons with an iron core can't be kept in the Carnival.

[ Right now, Lambert's not sure he could hold iron without pain. He'd been fine before, when he was new, but with so many changes in a short time... ]