maybe because she is a gekko?lizard?not reallly a human child"Since magic exists as the setting for this story" why are you not asking for lessons in the use of magic/making of magic items?
I'm not denying he's an asshole, but in all fairness he is compensating much more (I assume) than what it actually costed, so I dunno. On one hand, I'd still be pissed if I lost all my work, but on the other, I'm not refusing that much gold.This guy is the worst. Imagine being a farmer, struggling to feed your family, and pay off taxes to this guy.
Or a penniless seamstress working fingers to the bone to make these dolls, in some workshop.
Just to have this a-hole light them on fire, and throw (x?) times your annual salary in the trash.
This is not "funny, rich-person" behavior to me. It's "psychopath villain" behavior. Not-funny-evil either.