"Oh, smaller businesses, most assuredly. State supervision gradually relaxes as our economy continues to rebound. No doubt there will be larger interests once again soon enough, but we want to foster meritocracy, allowing for individuals to be rewarded for hard work and an entrepreneurial spirit without allowing undue dominance. There ought to be enough for everyone to have their share."
When she offered him a flower, his smile went a bit wicked.
"Why, Miss Chenzira... for me, a married man?" But he threaded it through a subtle hole in his lapel, quickly and deftly arranging it as one used to wearing a boutonniere.
The short trek through the valley was pleasant, as was the flight home.
Sentinel Angevin ensured that she was able to spend her coin at various shops, and that her experience in Zaichaer was a pleasant one. He did not inform her that he would soon be in Solunarium, but was sure to learn enough about her own shop that he ought to be able to find it and check on her Zaichaeri transplants.
While she was not a diplomat, she seemed powerful enough in the arcane that following up with her would add to his diplomatic mission in her country.
