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“I’d like fifty thousand credits transferred into an account of my choosing,” I say.
Aristo looks at me blankly. “Why would you want that?”
“Why wouldn’t I want that?”
He gives a little sigh. “I suppose that is a valid argument, but I am not at liberty to transfer vast amounts of the king’s personal funds to humans. If you want an allowance, you need to ask Emrys. He is a generous monarch. You may very well find…”
“Can I have three credits?”
“I could arrange that, yes.”
“Can I have thirty?”
“Indeed.”
“What about three hundred?”
“That would be an acceptable amount.”
“How about three thousand?”
Aristo gives me a stern look, as if I am an indulged brat he has the misfortune of having to attend to. “I see what you are doing, and it will not work. The threshold for allocating you money is a lot lower than fifty thousand credits. There is nowhere to spend it down here anyway, and there is nothing you need to buy. You are being provided with everything you could ever need. Money is not going to be an issue for you ever again.”
“That would be nice,” I muse. I suppose he’s right, in a way. They have denied me nothing in all the time I have been here. “But I might want to go elsewhere and spend money there.”
“As the king’s mate, you will always be accompanied by someone who has an ample supply of income. You will never need to lift a finger again.”
“I do like to be self-sufficient.”
“You’ve shown no inclination in that direction since your arrival,” Aristo points out.
“That’s because you’ve been so hospitable, and I have been doing Emrys’ bidding by ensuring that all is ready for his arrival.”
“Oh, yes. That’s right. You’re doing this for the king. Who you refer to by his first name.”
“Yes. We’re very close.”
A muscle twitches in Aristo’s cheek. “Are you?”
I look him dead in his ruby red gaze and lie through my teeth. “Yes.”
Iam resting and enjoying myself when a fanfare of trumpets announces something or other. They really enjoy their fanfares. There are several a day.
DUN DUN DUNUN DUNNNNNNN!
It’s a very good one.
I have to remind myself that I need to get out of here before Emrys gets here. It’s just too comfortable, and they’re all too nice to me. I haven’t wanted for anything since I arrived. Every few hours, someone comes and asks me what I want and no matter what I say, they do what I want. It’s kind of intoxicating.
“Aristo!”
Aristo appears. He looks hurried, which is unusual for him. Usually he acts as though there is nothing else in the world he would rather do than attend to me.
“Yes, my future queen?”
“I’d like a bath. And one of those very fluffy towels. And I’d also like a very big sundae. Three of the usual size, but all combined into one.”
He makes all the arrangements.
