Not money or jewels, but the rightful self-worth of a Lantis. You are a Bingtown Trader now, by resolution as well as by right. Perhaps you will work as a servant by day, but what you earn will be your own. And when the Bingtown Council meets, you will wield your rightful vote.’ The little face smiled up at me. The warmth in the small voice was a family’s love. ‘And that, girl, is your inheritance.’