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Sween Myth-tery of Life :: Asprin Robert
Страница: 5 из 110But that just happens to be where Pervects such as Aahz are the most sensitive ... which is to say where they keep their wallets.
"You've got a point there," rny partner said thoughtfully, wavering for the first time in the conversation. "Still, you managed to finagle a whole month before you have to make a decision. I figure in that time we shouM be able to get a pretty good fix on what the real financial situation around here is ... end if it can be turned around."
"There's just one problerr with i:hat," I pointed out. "I know even less about money than I know about magik."
"Just off hand, I'd say you were doing pretty well in both departments."
I caught the tdge in my partner's voice, and realized that he was on the brink of taking my comment personally . . which is not surprising as he was the one who taught me nearly everything I know about magik and money.
"Oh, I'm okay when it conies to personal finances and contract negotiations ... more than okay, in fact ... and I have you to thank for that." I said hastily. "What we're looking at now, though, is high finance ... as in trying to manage the funds for a whole kingdom! I don't think that was covered in my lessons, or if it was, it went over my head."
"Okay. That's a valid concern," Aahz conceded. "Still, it's probably the same thing you've been doing for M.Y.T.H. Inc., but on a larger scale."
"That's fine, except Bunny's been doing most of the heavy financial work for M.Y.T.H. Inc.," I grimaced. "I only wish she were here now."
"She is," Aahz exclaimed, clicking his fingers. "That's the other reason I was looking for you."
"Really? Where is she?"
"Waiting in your room. I wasn't sure what kind of sleeping arrangements you wanted set up."
One of the changes from my previous stay at the palace was that instead of sharing a room with Aahz, I had a room of my own. It's a tribute to how worried I was, however, that the implications of what he said went right over my head.
"Same as always," I said. "See if we can find a room for her that's at least in the same wing of the palace as ours, though."
"If you say so," Aahz shrugged. "Anyway, we'd better get going. She seemed real anxious to see you."
I only listened to this last with half an ear, as something else had momentarily caught my attention.
I had turned away from Aahz to give Gleep one last pat before we left, and for the barest fraction of a second saw something I had never noticed before.
"You've got a point there," rny partner said thoughtfully, wavering for the first time in the conversation. "Still, you managed to finagle a whole month before you have to make a decision. I figure in that time we shouM be able to get a pretty good fix on what the real financial situation around here is ... end if it can be turned around."
"There's just one problerr with i:hat," I pointed out. "I know even less about money than I know about magik."
"Just off hand, I'd say you were doing pretty well in both departments."
I caught the tdge in my partner's voice, and realized that he was on the brink of taking my comment personally . . which is not surprising as he was the one who taught me nearly everything I know about magik and money.
"Oh, I'm okay when it conies to personal finances and contract negotiations ... more than okay, in fact ... and I have you to thank for that." I said hastily. "What we're looking at now, though, is high finance ... as in trying to manage the funds for a whole kingdom! I don't think that was covered in my lessons, or if it was, it went over my head."
"Okay. That's a valid concern," Aahz conceded. "Still, it's probably the same thing you've been doing for M.Y.T.H. Inc., but on a larger scale."
"That's fine, except Bunny's been doing most of the heavy financial work for M.Y.T.H. Inc.," I grimaced. "I only wish she were here now."
"She is," Aahz exclaimed, clicking his fingers. "That's the other reason I was looking for you."
"Really? Where is she?"
"Waiting in your room. I wasn't sure what kind of sleeping arrangements you wanted set up."
One of the changes from my previous stay at the palace was that instead of sharing a room with Aahz, I had a room of my own. It's a tribute to how worried I was, however, that the implications of what he said went right over my head.
"Same as always," I said. "See if we can find a room for her that's at least in the same wing of the palace as ours, though."
"If you say so," Aahz shrugged. "Anyway, we'd better get going. She seemed real anxious to see you."
I only listened to this last with half an ear, as something else had momentarily caught my attention.
I had turned away from Aahz to give Gleep one last pat before we left, and for the barest fraction of a second saw something I had never noticed before.