War Chest

Kace felt like he understood what Sophia's issue was. He guessed that she was worried that because he was set on paying as little as possible, the gift he owed her would also be cheap. There was a good chance that he was right in thinking this, he thought while nodding his head.

"What about you? Have you already decided on something?" Kace asked while glancing at her sour expression.

"I have a few ideas." Sophia's mood seemed to perk up when the conversation turned to her reward for helping him. "But we'll need to go to the upper market. That's where the good stuff is."

Kace wanted to slap himself. 'I guess I shouldn't have worried that it was about how much I would spend on her. Seems like she wasn't going to give me a choice anyway. Was it really just because it's made of cheap materials?'