Forbidden Goods

"What, what do you need me to buy that would cost this much?" Hugo said as he peeked within the pouch, his eyes widening at the amount. At a quick glance, Hugo estimated that it was more than four times the amount of wealth they'd taken to Blackwell County to cover the expenses of their journey. With that much coin, a family could retire and live the rest of their days in modest comfort even in expensive cities to the east, to say nothing about how far the coin would go in the still-developing Frontier. 

"Something for Lady Ashlynn that you weren't able to obtain in Blackwell City?" Hugo offered, trying to think of what could be so extravagant that his lord would need to reach so deeply into his personal funds. He knew that Owain had been frustrated when they ran short during the trip, but wasn't this an excessive overcorrection?