"Both, I suppose," Miguel said, impressed with Ishtar's quick deductions. "He was always looking for something bigger, richer, and better than what we had."

He exchanged his empty mug for the full one and also sipped it. Despite his earlier criticism of it, the taste was beginning to grow on him. "He used to say that he'd never be happy until he had more gold than he knew what to do with."

Miguel considered, then sighed. "But I guess that wasn't the only thing that made him happy..."