Okay, so Virgil's post didn't quite cover everything I wanted it to, but the rest isn't too terribly important anyway, and I can incorporate it all into Ella's introduction. And yes, I know two thousand krell is a lot of money, but this is for their own daughter. Two thousand krell wouldn't even put a dent in the Daedalus family wealth. Not to mention, he did, to their eyes, spend a whole year searching for her while staying in Oden even though they housed him, fed him, and paid all his expenses.