Negotiating Paintings

Austria, August 9th 1800

4:32 PM

Franz then widened his smirk. "That person... is me, Franz II von Habsburg," he said.

Lukas widened his eyes. 'He... wants to buy me the paintings? Well, it's not like I'm going to complain, he's the king after all, I am sure I can get a very lavish income from him, however,' he nodded his head. "I accept your proposal, but I still would like to have more partners who I can negotiate with," the blonde boy asked as he shrugged his shoulders.

The king raised his brow as he kept showing his smirk. "Why, Lukas? Don't you trust me?" he asked.

Lukas shook his head. '...No,' he thought. "That is not the case. After all, I accepted Your Majesty's proposal, did I not?" the blonde boy asked.

Franz raised his brow, seemingly taken aback by Lukas's words.

Lukas cleared his throat. "I only asked for more negotiators because variety is a good thing. That is all," he finished with a shrug.