#also off topic but aro and stephan both own jewelry given to each other in a more peaceful time

[alilaro]

I know you said only Volturi but I need an answer for this question (if you could, please). Do you think the Romanian have little to no money, or loads of money hidden away somewhere? And is it in one place or all over (the world)?

I tend to think of the Romanians the same way I do as the Volturi when it comes to money: they have a lot of expensive items, ancient artifacts, etc—that would be worth a lot of money if they were looking to sell, but they're hoarders collectors so the financial gain is nothing compared to the sentimentality they hold for said items.

Which is to say the Volturi have a safe, stable location to collect sentimentalities to their hearts desire (and many scattered smaller bases all over.) Stephan and Vladimir are nomadic in nature, and constantly move place to place.

Because of that, moving is a huge hassle, especially with travelling, insurance, paperwork, etc, so a lot of expensive luxuries are not realistic for them to deal with. They used to have a lot more than they used to, but have been known to trade antiques for cash just to move to a new place.

Basically, some of the items the two of them have could potentially be worth millions to the right people (mostly historical value), but their emotional attachments to them mean too much to them, so they manage to scrape by on what money they save and steal.