Ashelia followed Nanamo, hands clasped behind her back. "A spot of food would not go amiss. My moogle is on his way with some wine, if it please you." He should be, anyway. The louse had forgotten to pick up a bottle the day before, or else Ashelia would have presented Papashan with the bottle at the door, of course.

"My proposal is...somewhat risky. However, the situation being what it is, I do believe it necessary to keep all avenues open." Her preface over, Ashelia takes a seat.

"While in the Empire, I made some inquiries into the local markets, materials that are in high demand now that the border is open, other such things. As you can imagine, it's a large market. One would stand to make quite a bit of gil if one were to get in on the ground floor, so to speak." Ashelia crosses her legs. "My inquiries led me to a man known as Don Corneo who, seeing the potential benefits, was eager to back my proposal."