The priests of the Wealth Goddess Church discovered in panic during their routine prayers the next day that the deity was no longer bestowing Divine Arts upon them, nor responding to their calls.
Nothing in this world can remain hidden forever, and while the news that the Goddess of Wealth might have fallen was still spreading on a small scale, Durin quietly received his first payment—a guilt-ridden Earl sought out Durin, hoping to pay off his debt in installments over ten years.
Durin agreed. As the first loser to come to his senses, Durin generously waived twenty percent of his debt.
After all, Durin had never expected to get the money back in the first place and was prepared to resort to other means; he had not anticipated someone to be so honest. Durin felt he should give him some benefit.
