"Mr. Oliver? I rarely see him adorned in gold," Surya followed up.
"That's because Oliver is now wealthy, Lady Surya. You must know, merchants are unlike nobles, they are counterintuitive," Veronica said, dressed in a vintage layered velvet pencil skirt, a sweet smile on her glowing face. "Isn't your impression that merchants in Winford's court are always plainly dressed and meek?"
"Indeed, a few merchants do business with my father, and every time I encounter them in the palace, they're dressed modestly and cleanly," Surya nodded thoughtfully, the lady knight having grown up in the court.
