Cassia thought the offer over. If she stayed at the manor then she would have enough money to pay for a boat to the port, there she could find work until she had enough to pay a captain for passage to an exotic land. And after all it would be rude to deny the hospitality of the man who was in charge of such a city, even if it was only because his father was away.<em>I expect Father wrote ahead to the Duke, after all he did meet him once, even stayed at his house, though I expect it was smaller then</em><br/><br/>She smiled at the messenger and nodded "I would be happy to accept such a generous offer, what is your master's name?"