[She's cheerful enough with the statement, but it's more of an opportunity to reach for her portfolio, gently shrugging that hand off before it can get anywhere else. She's no stranger to overly friendly contact, but there's an implication of royalty that has her gut going probably not a good idea.
So, she carefully moves the plate aside, as to get nothing on the cover, and unbinds the string around it. The first thing that falls out is a map - not a standard one, but one marked with all number of trade routes, colour coded and covered with annotations.]
Our ancestor started out in this court, but moved south east out to Leathann, down here. [She taps the island accordingly. All of the routes extend from that central point.] Began a trading company, specializing in spices. That enterprise has continued for four generations now. I'm our primary sea captain of the fleet.
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[She's cheerful enough with the statement, but it's more of an opportunity to reach for her portfolio, gently shrugging that hand off before it can get anywhere else. She's no stranger to overly friendly contact, but there's an implication of royalty that has her gut going probably not a good idea.
So, she carefully moves the plate aside, as to get nothing on the cover, and unbinds the string around it. The first thing that falls out is a map - not a standard one, but one marked with all number of trade routes, colour coded and covered with annotations.]
Our ancestor started out in this court, but moved south east out to Leathann, down here. [She taps the island accordingly. All of the routes extend from that central point.] Began a trading company, specializing in spices. That enterprise has continued for four generations now. I'm our primary sea captain of the fleet.