Most people don't. Especially not in a group, no matter the size.

[ Such is the nature of humanity, but Claude here doesn't need a misanthropic dissertation thrown at him so soon after doing someone a favor.

Maybe Claude wants something in return, maybe not. Doubtful he'd be telling Seimei to get out of town if there was something he had in mind to cash in, so, sharing the basics probably wouldn't hurt. ]

Rumor spread quickly that the recent haul from the local quarry was hiding some unusual qualities. I came to investigate those rumors. [ A considering pause. ] There's nothing to them, by the by. Simple quartz from uneven formations however many thousands of years ago they crawled up this high into the earth, resulting in all the different colors.

...With that out of the way, I may very well take your suggestion.