Well, yeah, that's what I was trying to get at! Something like gold is always going to have value. It's something you can use, after all.

[ Not that Claude himself has much use for trinkets and shiny things, not unless adorning himself with such things is going to make a particularly good impression. But his taste for finery has only diminished over time, and given the opportunity, he'd rather use his gold to barter with than to wear. ]

You could just as easily accept it and take it to the smithy yourself as a sign of my gratitude, uh... [ He looks over the helpful stranger, evidently unbothered by his demeanor. ] What was your name again?