The so-called Sage sighs and turns his back on you after pocketing your coins.
You can accept your losses and return in 143, or face him in 196.
An anecdote to pass the time:
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There are some species with a completely unbalanced male/female ratio. Fairies, for example (mainly the smaller species), or Harpies, have a predominantly female population. Conversely, other species are predominantly male, such as Dwarves, among whom women are rare (yes, I know: the existence of their women is not proven… but I refuse that ridiculous theory claiming they all spring fully formed from stone itself!). [Excerpt from a scientific thesis found in the old Imperial Library.]