The dragon gave his centaur a cat grin, before reminding her that they had ALL signed contacts with him, and he could pull in specialists without paying through the nose for it. And since the ritual was going to be helping the entire Varnhold area, he could even use the nation's funds to pay for it. And what was expensive for an individual was nothing for Devaguea's nation. Unlike most, which blundered from tax time to tax time, his nation could survive unexpected expenses, something he was very proud of.<br/><br/>Still, getting notified at the start of the month did mean there was a bit of a crunch to get the arrangements ready before they needed to act, but he had enough competent people helping that he wasn't concerned about it.