Chapter 118

“Er why?” Rex asked, raising one eyebrow.

“Your choice just made me twenty-five thousand dactrem” Poe said with a smile.

“Didn’t you choose which animal to sell?” Rex enquired, still wondering why Poe was so keen to reward him.

“No, you did, and by the sound of it, you chose well” Poe said, still smiling, turning away and walking towards a set of stairs that headed into the centre of the building, as he reached the top of the stairs, Poe turned back and waved his hand, beckoning for Rex to follow.

‘What an odd man’ Rex thought as he followed Poe down the staircase that led into a large circular room that overlooked a maze of cages below them, coming to a stop at a bar, Poe leaning on it, still smiling.

“You seem shocked by what I said about you winning me some money.”

“Well yeah, I still don’t understand how I did that.”

“With this” Poe continued, reaching into his pocket and retrieving the dice, placing it on the bar.

“That cannot be true, the chance of it landing on the numbe