By the time the sun began its descent toward the horizon, Kaiser Holdings had secured exclusive distribution agreements with representatives from twelve different territories spanning four kingdoms and seven independent city-states.
Genevieve emerged from the consultation room to find the main store area still bustling with activity, though the initial frenzy had settled into steady, sustained purchasing.
Nobles who'd been waiting hours for their turn were finally reaching the display cases, and the stack of fulfilled orders near Annabelle's inventory station had grown to impressive heights.
"Mother," Octavia approached with yet another ledger, this one looking even more frantically annotated than Annabelle's. "Final count for the day, pending the last few customers currently in the store."
She took a breath before delivering numbers that would have seemed fantastical mere hours ago.
