Treasure Collector, Soul Destroyer
Price range: $12.50 through $17.50
The details
They did not collect treasure. They collected the part of you that wanted it.
Gems first. Then the reason you reached. Then the quiet you had before the shine. Cute until the ledger came due. Soul destroyer was not a threat. It was the job title under the glitter.
One kept the pile. One kept the fire. Together they made a market where every pretty thing cost a little more than coin. You called it loot. They called it lunch with better lighting.
You can leave the cave. The sparkle files a forwarding address. That is the collection. Not the stones. The wanting. They take both and smile like it was always a gift shop.
