| Me | Is the beer any good here? | |
| Rukhar | It's not exactly the best, but in these bleak times, you can't be choosy. | |
| Me | What are you doing here? | |
| Rukhar | Up until a few weeks ago, I was slaving away on the landowner's fields. | |
| Rukhar | One day it just got too much for me, and I took myself out of there straight away. | |
| Rukhar | Now I'm my own boss. Everything I own is in this chest here. And that's all I need, too. | |
| Rukhar | Interested in a little contest? | |
| Me | What kind of a contest would that be? | |
| Rukhar | I call it BOTTOM'S UP. | |
| Rukhar | The rules are quite simple. | |
| Rukhar | We take turns ordering a tankard of the best beer the old geezer has to offer. | |
| Rukhar | Every tankard has to be drunk dry, so that it doesn't even leave a ring if you set it on the table upside down . | |
| Rukhar | The last man standing wins. The loser pays the tab and a stake. Well? How about it? | |
| Me | Maybe some other time, when I'm not in a hurry. | |
| Me | Could I bet on somebody else, though? | |
| Rukhar | Certainly. If you finally manage to find someone with the guts to go up against me, then I'll bet with you. | |
| Rukhar | Everybody pays the same amount into a pot. The winner gets everything. The size of the stake depends on your purse. | |
| Rukhar | Bring me someone who dares to go up against me and you've got a bet. | |
| Me | I've got somebody who wants to compete against you. | |
| Rukhar | Who might that be? | |
| Me | Randolph. | |
| Rukhar | Ho ho. Randolph the braggart? All right. Why not. | |
| Rukhar | Send the wimp to me, and the deal stands. | |
| Rukhar | You can pick him up again no more than 2 days later. Who knows? Maybe you'll get lucky and he'll be able to stand by then. | |
| Rukhar | How big is your bet? | |
| Rukhar | I'll take your bet and hold it until the contest is over, all right? | |
| Me | Nothing | |
| Rukhar | Then we might as well forget the whole thing. | |
| Me | 10 gold coins | |
| Rukhar | Come on, you can't be serious. A few more coins won't kill you. | |
| Me | 20 | |
| Rukhar | If you want to bet, then kindly do it right. | |
| Me | 50 | |
| Rukhar | Not so timid. Be daring. | |
| Me | 100 | |
| Rukhar | That's what I like to hear. | |
| Me | Here's my stake. | |
| Rukhar | All right. Don't take too long bringing Randolph here, you hear? | |
| Rukhar | Very funny. Come back when you have enough money. | |
| Me | I want my money back. | |
| Rukhar | Gambling debts are debts of honor, pal. You should have thought it over before. | |
| Me | You seem to have bitten off more than you can chew. | |
| Rukhar | Here's your money and not one word more. | |
| Rukhar | I'll get even with you, you can count on it. | |
| Me | Did anything else of interest happen? | |
| Rukhar | Not that I know of. Nobody tells me anything. | |