Lakshmi Bai rolled her eyes at Franz and replied casually.
"No."
"Then I'll be going. Have fun, you two."
Franz turned and left. After all, he truly had a great many things to take care of.
Lakshmi Bai stamped her feet in fury, and Anna stepped forward to comfort her.
"Jhansi, if you have something to say, you have to say it. Otherwise, Brother has no time to guess what's on your mind."
"Hmph, it's not like I'm asking him for anything. Though my country does need to purchase a batch of weapons, and we were originally going to give you priority consideration. Hmph, hmph!"
"Jhansi, you're still as humorous as ever."
Lakshmi Bai put on airs and rolled her eyes, while Anna wore a sweetly mischievous smile. A force of several thousand men—after deducting shipping costs, the Austrian Empire's armories would hardly make any money from it.
However, Anna knew her brother's usual methods very well. Generally, he refurbished weapons that had been phased out by his own country, then sold them to other nations at their original price—or even at a markup.
Of course, there were times when Franz could not even be bothered with refurbishing them, since the buyer had tampered with things as well.
But the Jhansi Principality's location was extremely sensitive. Franz would most likely not take this deal.
"Let's talk about you. Why did you call me here?"
Lakshmi Bai asked with a smile.
"It was Brother's idea. He was afraid I'd be too lonely in this palace."
"Has this palace been expanded again?"
Anna nodded.
"Yes, it has been expanded again. But there are fewer and fewer people."
Lakshmi Bai looked at the bustling palace attendants and found Anna's words somewhat difficult to understand.
What Anna meant by "people" was family and kin.