Shield in the darkness? Ashelia scoffed, shaking her head. "Nothing so grandiose. There are, however, an alarming amount of children that have been brought here as Heroes. The adolescents I'm not as worried about, but the younger ones..."

The young queen cleared her throat, shaking her head. "None of your money will go to the Don directly, if I can help it. What I need funding for is a portion of the jobs I'll be responsible for - for example, this shipment of squid from the Chronic Sea I'm currently arranging. The Don is allowing me use of one of his transport airships, but I'm to provide my own fuel, supplies and staff. As you can imagine, so newly arrived, I've not the gil to sink into the endeavor myself."