Meanwhile, at another inn, the Capua Siblings were also contemplating their future.
Losing their land, home, and status was undoubtedly a devastating blow to the three siblings, who had been nobles.
Yet just as they were lost over what to do next, an unexpected opportunity appeared before them.
"Big Brother, what do you think?"
Gil looked at his elder brother and asked quietly.
"Hmm..."
Torun, built like a bear, sat on the bed with his arms folded and frowned silently for a long while. Once bitten by a snake, one feared ropes for ten years. Having just lost all their family assets because of a certain merchant, the three naturally could not readily trust another outsider's proposal.
But... they truly had no other ideas or options.
It was not as though the Capua Family had no relatives or friends, but they had long since given up on those people. Back when debts had crushed them, Torun had sought their help, yet no one had been willing to lend them a hand. At most, they had merely expressed sympathy for the siblings' plight. It could be said that... they had already tasted all the warmth and coldness of the world.
"Brothers, what are you still hesitating over?"
On the contrary, their youngest sister Jost could not understand what the two were thinking and could not help asking.
"Isn't it a good thing that someone is willing to help us?"
"You don't understand, Jost."
Gil frowned as he spoke.
"If it were just Big Brother and me, it would not matter. But we're worried about you."
"Worried... about me?"
Jost looked utterly puzzled. Seeing that his little sister still had not caught on, Gil sighed.
"Yes, we're worried that he might have taken a fancy to you."
"W-Wha?!"
"I have heard of