Rosamund asks her Earth Elementals to fix up the abbey in preparation, and when they arrive the abbey has been transformed into a comfortable fortress, and the Elementals mysteriously claim that payment had already been made for the work done.
Her Earth Elementals to fix up the abbey in preparation, and when they arrive the abbey has been transformed into a comfortable fortress. This is what Rosamund asks. Payment had already been made for the work. This is what the Elementals claim. This work was done.