Charlotte pov
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They were of a consensus of sorts. I guess the best way to put it was that these sponsors of mine… they who had seen the great heights of an even greater ruler. Had parsed the profits and weighed the consequences. And in that foresight, they saw a future filled with all the gold in the world, a new endless well of wealth that only they could tap into.
I scoffed. The door opened to reveal the hesitant face of some random maid. "Ah- I wasn't informed that anyone was staying here. My greatest apologies, I'll leave immediately Lady Gray."
My head tilted. Oh- the crest. I still bore it upon my shoulder. And she thought me her employer, the noble family of Grey. "No. Stay."
Her head popped back into the house, a curious tilt of her head, as if to say that she didn't know why she was here. I gestured for her to sit opposite me. She did. If with great hesitance.
