That... she wasn't sure *how* much 10k really was in the world, but... well, it was far more than she had.  Or possibly had... then again her augmentation suggests otherwise...<br/><br/>Was this a test though, perhaps?  The Maid's grin was... well, quite something...<br/><br/>"Actually... what if... I did both?" she asked, and then expounded on her thought "With my various augmentations, there is no way I can pass for a flopgirl, and why wouldn't they know me if I was expensive as I look?  Why would I not have money if I were as good as I'd have to be to get to as expensive as I look?  Likewise, if I were some sort of nobility, someone who could simply spend 10k in about a night if need be, I'd need proof, wouldn't I?  But I'm a dryad, and I speak fluent Sperethiel, probably better than I speak the Queen's English in fact, and elven nations historically are very insular, except for the most famous of famous and nobility.  It's perfectly possible, I suspect, that I could be a very talented 'professional courtesan' from Tír na nÓg, to royalty and powerful noble families alike, perhaps the 'sire' of many children as a 'stand in' for one of the 'parties' of an arranged marriage.  I'd be a relative unknown and for a perfectly justifiable reason, and that gives me flexibility, options..."