The merchant and the blonde woman seemed just about ready to make the purchase-- Finally--- She even hauled out the coin, and counted it out, offering two small sacks for collection--

[color=39b54a] "You two have forty-eight gold each. Take your desired product and I will do the transaction."[/color]

Clearly she didn't pay attention to the merchant-- That was the combined price for both items alright, but the pricing between the items was not split down the middle, and this kind of shenanigan was just improper.

They were just about to discretely suggest that SHE conduct the transaction, given that it would be highly unlikely that the merchant would trust the two of them near his wares a second time --Once bitten, twice shy, as they say-- when that prettyboy from the front of the wagon sauntered up, and started causing more trouble than was needed.

Didn't he know not to harry legitimate merchants once they had been tested? There were LIMITS to civility!

The man walked right up to the merchant, and started demanding to see licenses and permits. What gall! Not even THEY would demand something like that from a merchant! They might never come back again, and worse, might tell their friends! That is NOT the kind of word of mouth you wanted spread-- Moreover, this was not where they lived, and the bad reputation they might cause from a bad sale with a legit dealer, could stifle the offers to people that DID-- and that was just plain wrong. 

They were in danger of offending the man so badly that he just closed up and walked off, and that was just plain criminal-- Lily scowled at the man, and Rose made a frumpy "shoulders forward, ears back" warning posture in her stance. If the merchant was upset, he hid it well though.  

Regardless of WHO conducted the transaction, it had better be concluded, and soon-- but they really did not want to be the ones on the carpet. 

It was inappropriate.