[ In that way the two men are in the same boat. Ernesto doesn't have a single clue what to look for in these ruins. Even now as his own eyes travel towards that relief, he's getting about as much information from it himself. That is to say that it's a rock, and someone definitely carved it into a differently shaped rock at some point.

Now let him embellish and lie about this rock, and he might be able to sell it to someone just a little gullible, but that certainly won't be because of his own rich knowledge of what he's peddling.

The question has him laughing, as if their ignorance of this situation is in any way funny. ]

Only a list of names to take one to in order to get it appraised.

[ There's the slightest twitch in his smile for a moment, though his tone remains cheerful enough. ]

And unfortunately I don't think that list is going to help much here.