"Yes that makes sense," said Kat. She might not be an economics expert but she did finish with high marks in high-school mathematics. So she had a good idea about why things operated the way they did. Opportunity cost was a noteworthy thing, one especially important in a world that still used caravans to transport goods.
Belle nodded, "Good. Gaston seemed to catch on quickly as well but I could always see his eyes glazing over a bit. I'm not sure anything super relevant to his upbringing happened until he was ten… I do regret some things, and when he was ten he pretended to go on patrol with some of the guards. He came across some orphanage kids playing and well…"