Oh, that was very cute. I still haven't read the Harold & Morgan stuff, so I'm a bit behind, but there's enough in this to let me follow it. And I love that Edmund falls in love with someone so entirely prosaic, and yet clearly very intelligent and attractive in her own right. And of course I love that there are many conflicting agendas at work, which they must navigate through.

I see from your comments above that this storyline isn't getting much response from your regular readers; I suspect it has to do with the banking/business content, which is going to be impenetrable or actually off-putting to many. At least, that's my guess, even though a good writer can make anything interesting, the readers have to be willing to try. I could be wrong, though.

In any event, this was quite entertaining and I'm glad you posted it.