ASoI - A favour for the Princess

A favour for the Princess
The Princess asked me if I would intercede with her father. 'I need a certain trader to be intercepted before he reaches the market,' she told me.

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Fruit harvests
I did not ask what she wanted from the trader's stock, but went directly to the Khan to make her request.

He was cheerful, that day. 'Of course. My daughter must have anything she desires. Even if it is a cart full of Cathay peaches packed into barrels and nestling in straw.'

So much trouble for a few peaches...

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