"So I was.  Here's twenty thousand platinum pieces worth of spending money.  Not for anything in particular, just if anything catches your eye while we're wandering around."  Ione hands over a bag that would be much heavier if it wasn't mostly huge faceted rubies and other gemstones."

"So I was.  Here's twenty thousand platinum pieces worth of spending money.  Not for anything in particular, just if anything catches your eye while we're wandering around."  Ione hands over a bag that would be much heavier if it wasn't mostly huge faceted rubies and other gemstones.

"So I was.  Here's forty thousand platinum pieces worth of spending money.  Not for anything in particular, just if anything catches your eye while we're wandering around."  Ione hands over a bag that would be much heavier if it wasn't mostly huge faceted rubies and other gemstones.

"So I was.  Here's forty thousand platinum pieces' worth of spending money.  Not for anything in particular, just if anything catches your eye while we're wandering around."  Ione hands over a bag that would be much heavier if it wasn't mostly huge faceted rubies and other gemstones.