Sigrid watched all of this with her mouth slightly open, unable to form words.
Luca rested his chin on her shoulder again. "So. About that plan to have Poppy shut everything down—"
"What did you do to her?" Sigrid interrupted
"Nothing, really. I just explained the concept, and she immediately wanted to play."
Luca said like it was no big deal to entice their queen before letting out a deep sigh and adding,
"Unfortunately, she has absolutely terrible luck. Like, historically bad. So I set her up with an unlimited supply of coins—she can have as many as she wants, no questions asked. That way she never runs out, never gets discouraged, and never has a reason to shut the whole thing down."
"You're keeping her addicted with free money!"
"I prefer to think of it as...royal patronage."
