Check this wonkiness:

PROTECTED civilized <1038hp 852m 450mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 9 PM> prac 'eye for an eye'
The High Priestess of Destruction nods at you with approval.
You hand a potion of transportation to the High Priestess of Destruction.
You practice eye for an eye.

PROTECTED civilized <1038hp 852m 450mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 9 PM> prac 'eye for an eye'
The High Priestess of Destruction nods at you with approval.
You hand a potion of transportation to the High Priestess of Destruction.
You practice eye for an eye.

PROTECTED civilized <1038hp 852m 450mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 9 PM> frown
What's bothering you?

PROTECTED civilized <1038hp 852m 450mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 9 PM> prac bulwark
You pay 81 copper to practice.
You practice bulwark of faith.

PROTECTED civilized <1038hp 878m 508mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 10 PM> prac bulwark
You pay 81 copper to practice.
You practice bulwark of faith.

PROTECTED civilized <1038hp 878m 566mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 11 PM> prac tooth
You can't practice 'tooth ache'.

PROTECTED civilized <1038hp 878m 566mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 11 PM> prac 'tooth for
You can't practice ''tooth for'.

PROTECTED civilized <1038hp 878m 566mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 11 PM> prac 'tooth for a tooth'
The High Priestess of Destruction nods at you with approval.
You hand a potion of transportation to the High Priestess of Destruction.
You practice tooth for a tooth.

PROTECTED civilized <1038hp 878m 566mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 11 PM> where
People near you:
(PK) Arbrarn Inner Sanctum of Perdition

PROTECTED civilized <1038hp 878m 624mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 12 AM>
Orzmus: They aren't at Tiamat

PROTECTED civilized <1038hp 878m 624mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 12 AM> pray Hey there, practicing 'eye
for an eye' and 'tooth for a tooth' is bartering my transportation potions for some reason. Should
I bug board that?
You pray to the heavens for help!

PROTECTED civilized <1038hp 878m 682mv 24350tnl (-26.49%) 1 AM> prac 'tooth for a tooth'
The High Priestess of Destruction nods at you with approval.
You hand a ball of fire to the High Priestess of Destruction.
You practice tooth for a tooth.

It seems to be bartering away the top item in my inventory even when I'm not entering any barter commands. I figure it has something to do with the word "for" being in the name of the skill.

Thanks.

You are carrying:
an axe with a blade of opal
a strong steel key
a sprig of marshweed
( 3) (Glowing) a silvery ring
( 5) the bracelet of retribution
( 2) a practice sword


p "eye for an eye" for bracelet
The High Priestess of Destruction nods at you with approval.
You hand the bracelet of retribution to the High Priestess of Destruction.
You practice eye for an eye.



You are carrying:
an axe with a blade of opal
a strong steel key
a sprig of marshweed
( 3) (Glowing) a silvery ring
( 4) the bracelet of retribution
( 2) a practice sword
the gralikon of Zurcon

p "tooth for a tooth" for gralikon
The High Priestess of Destruction nods at you with approval.
You hand the gralikon of Zurcon to the High Priestess of Destruction.
You practice tooth for a tooth.



Seems fine to me.

Maybe not great/fine, some people pointed out I misread this.

So you want to practice it normally without bartering.

I admit that seems tricky if you want to use the full name:



p "tooth for a tooth"
The High Priestess of Destruction tells you 'That trade is not worth my while.'


p "eye for an eye"
The High Priestess of Destruction tells you 'That trade is not worth my while.'


p 'eye for an eye'
The High Priestess of Destruction tells you 'That trade is not worth my while.'


p 'tooth for a tooth'
The High Priestess of Destruction tells you 'That trade is not worth my while.'


So the quickfix is just to use bargaining items for practicing these.

Otherwise I'll try to figure this out but it appears extra tricky to me.