Lady Elizabeth was reeling, after a hand off at the bank, the four other girls flexed their wealth and acquired high end goods for their commoner friend. Once the shops realized that two duke's daughters, a steward heir and a countess were buying they didn't hesitate to roll out red carpets and put their best service forward.
Like a storm they descend upon the upscale shopping district. Despite their willingness to spend, they refused to be taken advantage of as lady Tiffaney played the bad cop and Ivy haggled as the good cop. Behind them was the territory lord's daughter so aside from one store that was no longer receiving contracts from the duchy, things went well.
Having the goods sent to the academy storage under duchess River weld ensured that they would remain unharmed until they were able to properly store them. Lady Dyne had plans to overhaul the girl's room to make it a very dicey proposition to break into so it was a task better dealt with latter.
