Sienna looked at the coins, and looked at her mother-in-law. Her eyes turned to elders of the fox council who were standing around like mindless zombies. "And you....all of you. Are you planning to toss me a few coins like a beggar?"
They did not rush to respond, but they didn't deny it either. Every second of their silence caused anger to bubble in Sienna's heart.
"They can pay for themselves." Vinira finally said. "They have jobs and salaries. Even if they left behind their clothes, they all carried their phones and have access to their bank accounts. They can reach out and have money delivered by flying drones. Be it food, shoes, blankets, they can pay for all of it themselves. Why must we cover the bill?"
Lady Cadelaria's lips lifted slightly with smug satisfaction that she could not even hide. Every obstacle Sienna was met with, was good news in her books. It would teach her to go back to minding her business.
