Well, all the other parents would have liked to use such a tactic had they thought about it before Duke Vantari did.
But in all this, Duke Leander thought that if there was anyone who should be able to legitimately claim such a thing, it would be him! His eyes trembled at the injustice, but this time, instead of being able to wail once again, Luca, who sat next to his father, spoke with the solemn tone of someone who had just uncovered the secrets of the world.
"I see, so that's how it is."
Then, out of nowhere, he said, "One hundred and five billion."
The hall froze.
If the people below had been shocked at hearing a voice that clearly didn't belong to one of the old geezers, the ones inside the booths of House Nox and House Kyros were even more bewildered.
Didn't Luca just say not to buy it? That it would be a waste of money?
Then just what in Solaris was happening?
