TKatP - Royal silks

Royal silks
'Karakorum is an early stop on the Silk Road. Traders arrive fresh from China, with the pick of their cargoes untouched...'

I wondered if the royal family took advantage of this...

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'My father, of course, insists we have nothing but the best...'
The Princess narrowed her eyes when I brought up the subject of the silk trade. 'Yes,' she said. 'My father likes me to look beautiful. I am a credit to him, he says. He drives a hard bargain, when he deals with the traders. But he never asks if this is what I want, to be caparisoned like a prized horse...'

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