[ WP ] As a dragon of innumerable age you have guarded your gold horde for millennium . Many heroes have come with long speeches on how they will slay you , the great evil , none finish . However this one is odd.He throws a coin on your stash , looks you in the eyes and says `` I have a proposition for you . ''

I had considered blindly roasting this one so as not to interrupt my rest, but a small plink arose my interest. The smell of an unfamiliar coin intermingled with the aromas of my treasure trove. Gold, freshly minted, barely handled. Here was a man of considerable wealth with very little greed in his heart. I opened an eye. 
 
 He sat with his back to me, a dangerous opening move. `` What?'' I asked. 
 
 `` Hm? Oh, yes. Hello. I did n't expect you to acknowledge me.'' The man turned to gaze upon my majesty with a certain, bizarre calm that sparked rage within me. 
 
 Frustrated, yet captivated, I raised my neck to tower above him. `` Who so fool enough does dare to burden me with presence? Speak your purpose, ADVENTURER.'' 
 
 The blast of my sulphuric breath rocked the man, but he did not tremble. He responded with mirth. `` Please, you great dragon, speak to me plainly. Casual discourse will suffice for our purposes. I am no common adventurer.'' 
 
 Anger melted away as curiosity piqued within me. I opened another eye. `` What is this purpose, and what are you if no adventurer?'' 
 
 He met my gaze with warmth and brilliance, radiating a fresh excitement I had not felt in millenia. `` Great dragon, I am one such as yourself.'' He paused to allow me to respond, but I did not. He continued, `` I acquire wealth using the powers at my disposal. I am not a knight, but a financial advisor. A venture capitalist.'' 
 
 I considered the creature before me and the powers at his disposal. Might he lacked, but he had wit, charisma, business acumen, and a touch of bravery that bordered on the insane. In this we were equals. 
 
 `` Never before have I encountered one such as yourself. I acknowledge you, young capitalist. Continue, that I may know your purpose.'' 
 
 He bowed. `` You honor me, elder dragon. I come from the land of men, employed by a great house for the sake of an evil lord. My skill is great, but my master is a dick. I can not describe to you the depths of his dickery. There are not words sufficient.'' 
 
 I leaned close, heat welling in my face. `` I KNOW this feeling! My father was the greatest dick in all of creation. As a wyrmling, I was forced to submit or die. Do you know what I did?'' 
 
 The human waited expectantly, obediantly. Subserviently. 
 
 `` I outgrew him, and destroyed him.'' 
 
 `` Exactly as I intend to do.'' The human's eyes gleamed with excitement. `` I have a proposition for you.'' 
 
 He dumped a small purse of coins at the foots of my golden hoard, a ten thousand thousandth of my total wealth. I quivered, unable to mask my anticipation. `` Yes. Yes, go on.'' 
 
 `` My lord master is running a fool's gambit on steel. War is on the horizon, and he intends to strangle the market. The price on swords and armor will soar. His wealth is nothing compared to yours. I can crush him by flooding the market with steel when his coffers are weakest. His folly will be your fortune. I have invested in you. Now you will invest in me.''
