"Mm, sure."

Eeee okay kissssssss!

Kiiiiiss! But this is not the time or place to kiss forever.

"How'd looking for money go so far?"

"So this furniture place said I could be a millionaire by sunset if I replicated lots of furniture."

"-And they'll be making two or three million over the next few months I bet, but still, nice."

"Oh, sure, they'll be making a lot more than me, but like, I'm not sure I should care? Becoming a millionaire in an afternoon sounds like a very interesting idea."

"I wouldn't really care that someone else is getting rich too either."

"I was also looking into rare enchantment materials..." And she tells him the story there.

"Windvale is the trade town around here. If you can work something out with the trade guilds we'll definitely have plenty of money to pursue computing."

"Mmhm. It might be better to just go wherever it is these materials are actually gotten to in the first place so I don't have to sign any contracts, though."

"They're from all over the place. You'd have to do a lot of traveling to avoid interacting with trade companies. Or just buy small quantities of the less extremely rare stuff and avoid contracts that way."

"I just need to, like, see the things, or even know what they are, to replicate them." Sigh. "Speaking of contracts, I should maybe get a legal identity."

"Probably want it to be under Graya. They're the most relaxed about immigrants. Though Suvak is technically an independent city-state most everyone here is a citizen of one of the kingdoms."

"Where's Graya?"

"Pretty much everything south of here that isn't mer territory, including Windvale, and about three or four hundred tiles west of here. There's probably maps in the library, but Windvale is a, um, dangly bit that extends out from the rest of the kingdom, because Suvak and the Reaches start there. The reaches are new land by an eager Fate, and tradition is to mostly leave it unclaimed for a good century or two and see if a new government pops up."

"Oh. So I guess I can just hop to Windvale and deal with the bureaucracy and become a citizen? And then talk to Nils' friend?"

"I have no idea what will be involved. They've got offices here too, right on the outside of the southeast swamp tile - like I said, Suvak's only ostensibly independent. Should probably ask there before haring off, gather information and all."

"Oh, awesome, okay, yeah, sounds like a better idea." Involves less travel and less time away from Terel.

"I'm going to lunch, you could probably run over and check right now then figure out what we need to do, or go back to furniture guy for the rest of the day. Either way's fine with me."

"...'we'?"

"Immigration requires a sponsor. Well, usually."

"Aha, yes. Hmm, I think I'll go figure out what we need to do, then go to furniture guy, and tell you about it tonight?"

"Sounds good to me. I'll get lots of homework out of the way, I want to finish that golem memory tonight or tomorrow and show it to Professor Kale."

"Fantastic. I'll see you later. Love you!" Aaand kiss. Because of course.

Of course indeed!

The ward office's first floor definitely looks like a government office. Signs pointing to different departments, lines of folks waiting for things, the works.