Miriel, her arms crossed under her ample chest, rolled her eyes. This Half-Elf had inherited the beauty of the Elves, but she had cast aside their aloofness for a human's captivating charm.
Yet, the gesture was surprisingly provocative.
"Levi, do you know how much the cheapest Mamluk Warrior costs?" She held up two slender fingers. "A full twenty Gold Coins!"
"That means even if we only buy four thousand Warriors, we'll need a whopping eighty thousand Gold Coins!"
"And that's not all! We can't just buy them and be done with it. We have to provide their equipment ourselves, or spend even more money to purchase it. Then there's the consumption of all sorts of supplies. Surely you're not ignorant of these costs!"
"To put it in one sentence: do you have the money?"
"Twenty Gold Coins per person isn't that expensive," Levi muttered.
