Last choice: "Knowledge".

#chooseyouradventure part 7! (sorry for the mild delay!)

"Knowledge?", he asks, "I don't think I can relate to that. I was expecting something like money. You magicians are some interesting people."

Of course he wouldn't understand. The First Council spent centuries studying the inner workings of magic, finding rules and patters. Some members of the First Council killed Gods in the pursue of knowledge. Some became Gods themselves. But today, the High Council (the second magic council) taints the name and nature of magic with arbitrarily imposed rules on spells and magic casting. You've dedicated your life to studying the works of the First Council. They would have never called the spells they fear "black magic". In part, because they never feared their discoveries.

The Sun starts to rise from the horizon. You bid farewell to the man as he has his own business to attend. The red mark in your forehead worries you. You'll have to be careful walking around the streets. What now?