However, the original Heena hadn't been particularly sociable. She rarely went out, didn't have a large circle of friends, and wasn't the sort of person whose arrival would cause every shopkeeper in the city to drop everything and whisper behind her back.
Besides, being the disgraced daughter of a noble family wasn't the same as being a wanted criminal.
People might gossip about her. Some might be curious about how much money she had left. Others might assume she was wasting what little wealth remained to her.
But most had their own problems to worry about.
A noble could spend hundreds of silver coins on a single elaborate hairpin without anyone questioning whether she could afford it. Such an amount might sustain an ordinary household for years, yet for a wealthy woman, it could be little more than an indulgence.
The difference wasn't necessarily the amount being spent.
It was the person spending it and what they were spending it on.
