The oracle

"Don't be afraid my child, step in. Oh, and watch where you're going."
The sirilis lowered her snakelike neck to see the human eye-to-eye."
"You don't want to step on something worth more than your pocket-money.
"So, what's it gonna be, then?"
The human reached for his pocket and stuttered something unhearable.
"Twelve orphals for gazing into the past,
six krojangs for a luck-amulet,
and seven wenwen's for seeing what the future's got in store for you."