After deciding to receive back all the items traded with Calliope until now, the settlement for Frey, who was the last in line, was finished.
Since they had also each picked out an item from the shop, it could be said that all their business here was now over.
Ian, confirming that Frey had packed all her luggage, looked around at the group and spoke.
'Shall we head back soon?'
'Already? It's fun, so I want to look around a bit more.'
'My shop is not a place for playing....'
Calliope shook her head with sad eyes, but in truth, once she had been discovered by her Master, her days of continuing business were essentially over.
Perhaps from now on, she might have no choice but to use it for display purposes only.
It was simply impossible, no matter how much she thought about it, to make that narrow-minded Master understand the charm of commerce and the beauty of jewels, and to have her collection recognized.
