The imperial consorts? Did you work in the Imperial Palace?

[He looked over at her curiously as she spoke. If she was an apothecary and working in the palace she must have been good at her job! As she placed her small arm in his, he thought about how fortuitous it was that he made a new friend with whom he could talk about his more scientific interests.

The Nest was huge. Teeming with both people and hundreds of interesting shops. Money could buy you anything here and wow some of the things were both of the finest quality and insanely expensive. A difference from the tacky sex shop he had gone to.

If he could find a fabric store and get some cloth that was of middling quality in the colors he needed he would be fine with that.]

This place is amazing. imagine how many people you would need to run it!