Spike scoffed at the notion that kingdoms tax their people just for fun. "Taxes aren't stealing, that money goes towards important services needed to keep kingdoms running. The town guard may be an annoyance to your pilfering of others hard earned coin, but it also stops brigands from murdering people in their sleep. Roads for connecting towns, and improving trading is payed for with taxes, and we may be enjoying the peace right now, but you never know when war will happen again." After his little rant he looks a little solemn and guilt-ridden "Um, and I'm sorry about the mentioning your home. Sometimes I forget that it's a touchy subject with you." He puts an arm on her shoulder and gives her a one arm hug. "If it makes you feel better you will always be welcomed with warm arms at me and Naia Sedai's home."