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At Cliff’s blunt question, conflict surfaced on Tom’s face.
Something had indeed happened.
“Hoo.”
Tom let out a sigh.
“When I met His Grace, there were no issues at all. Thanks to the fine item you provided, Acting Lord, everything proceeded in a good atmosphere, and I secured great profit. For that, both I and my trading caravan are deeply indebted to you.”
Cliff nodded.
Еn um â
That much made sense.
‘Then why does he look like that?’
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It was not the face of someone bringing good news.
“The problem came afterward. Sir Barton summoned me before I left the capital.”
“Barton? His Grace’s third son?”
“Yes, Acting Lord.”
Ẃ е̊ b n̄ оv̄ еl̄ Е̊n u̇m̌ а
Cliff clicked his tongue.
“Of all people, you had to get entangled with him.”
Barton.
Among the four sons born of the lawful wife, he was the one farthest from the line of succession.
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He was more suited to mingling with his maternal relatives. Even evaluated generously, he was nothing more than a violent brute.
Perhaps aware of that himself, he had abandoned any ambition for succession early on, rather than competing with his brothers.
W̃.ѐ b̈ n̂ о̇ṽ е l Е̇n̄ u̇ ṁа́
‘And instead, he indulges in women.’
Naturally, Barton was already married.
Beyond that, he had many women.
He likely already had five concubines. He was the embodiment of the duke’s earlier advice—if you do not like your bride, marry first and take concubines later.
That was Barton.
‘Why would someone like that take an interest in me?’
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There had been no prior connection.
As Cliff frowned in confusion, Tom spoke with a bitter expression.
“I have brought six thousand gold coins.”
Cliff’s expression hardened.
Six thousand gold coins.
The two thousand gold coins he had already received.
Ё n̄ üm̊ â
And this shipment of goods would be worth around two thousand gold as well. Adding it all together came to ten thousand gold.
And the meaning was clear.
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‘Our trade ends here.’
For a while, Cliff could not respond.
It was the worst scenario he had anticipated.
Of course, the territory would now have eight thousand gold coins in hand. Even so, it held little meaning.
Е ñ u m̃ӓ
‘What we need is not cash, but goods.’
The Elimis Territory was isolated.
No matter how much gold one had, it was useless if there was nowhere to spend it. Few merchants were willing to come all the way to such a remote place.
‘This is troublesome...’
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Cliff’s expression grew grim.
He might truly have to go out and conduct trade himself. The problem was whether there was anyone he could entrust with that role.
W е ḃ n̊ ov̈еl̈ Ӗ ňu m а̇
Trade inevitably required entrusting someone with his gold.
Was there anyone who would not lose their head at the sight of it?
‘Still, it is better than before.’
There was Theobald.
Another reason trade had been impossible before was the lack of force.
To operate a trading caravan, one needed the strength to protect it. Tom himself had said his caravan fought off bandits on the way here.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
In a poor region like this, transporting large quantities of goods made one an easy target.
“...I apologize. Sir Barton has expressed his desire to trade with me instead of you, Acting Lord.”
“In that case, there is nothing to be done. You were a capable partner, Tom. It is truly regrettable. It seems I have lost my partner to Sir Barton.”
The person he could assign tasks to was gone.
Even so, he still did not understand.
‘Why did Barton step in now, of all times?’
W еb̌ n ó v̂ѐ l̄ Е́ num а
Why Barton, specifically?
The answer soon became clear.
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“And... His Grace the Duke said he received your gift well, Acting Lord, and has sent a return gift.”
The duke’s return gift.
‘What?’
That, too, was beyond Cliff’s expectations.
E_ń ŭ m̃а. і̇d
But now, it made sense.
Especially the moment that return gift arrived before him, everything became clear.
Rustle.
The figure who had been listening to their conversation from behind them all this time.
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He—no, she—removed the hood she had been wearing.
“Ah.”
En um̆ ǎ. і́d
Revealed beneath it was the face of a woman.
Someone Barton would naturally covet.
More than that, ears protruded from between her golden hair.
‘An elf!’
An elf stood before him.
She knelt on one knee before Cliff and bowed her head.
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“I received an order from my previous master to serve as the head of the Elimis Family. My name is Leticia.”
“She is here.”
Tom handed Cliff a document.
Cliff had received a similar document before—from Theobald.
That was right.
The return gift sent by the duke was her.
Е̊ ń ũ mǎ .і d
The duke’s earlier words echoed in his mind.
-If you do not like her, then take a concubine.
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‘No matter what, sending a woman to a newlywed man is too much, Father.’
No wonder Barton, who was obsessed with women, harbored resentment toward him.
Still, the gift itself was something to be grateful for.
Elves were a people of the forest.
Ěǹ ūmа̇ .іd̊
For a territory surrounded by mountains and woods, she might prove to be of tremendous help.
At Cliff’s blunt question, conflict surfaced on Tom’s face.
Something had indeed happened.
“Hoo.”
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
Tom let out a sigh.
“When I met His Grace, there were no issues at all. Thanks to the fine item you provided, Acting Lord, everything proceeded in a good atmosphere, and I secured great profit. For that, both I and my trading caravan are deeply indebted to you.”
Ѐnu m̀_ӓ
Cliff nodded.
That much made sense.
‘Then why does he look like that?’
It was not the face of someone bringing good news.
“The problem came afterward. Sir Barton summoned me before I left the capital.”
“Barton? His Grace’s third son?”
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
“Yes, Acting Lord.”
Cliff clicked his tongue.
“Of all people, you had to get entangled with him.”
Barton.
Among the four sons born of the lawful wife, he was the one farthest from the line of succession.
He was more suited to mingling with his maternal relatives. Even evaluated generously, he was nothing more than a violent brute.
Е n̄.u_m̌а . і̃ d
Perhaps aware of that himself, he had abandoned any ambition for succession early on, rather than competing with his brothers.
‘And instead, he indulges in women.’
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
Naturally, Barton was already married.
Beyond that, he had many women.
He likely already had five concubines. He was the embodiment of the duke’s earlier advice—if you do not like your bride, marry first and take concubines later.
That was Barton.
Еň.ü ṁ а̂ .іd̄
‘Why would someone like that take an interest in me?’
There had been no prior connection.
As Cliff frowned in confusion, Tom spoke with a bitter expression.
“I have brought six thousand gold coins.”
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Cliff’s expression hardened.
Six thousand gold coins.
Е n ù mа̃.і̄d̊
The two thousand gold coins he had already received.
And this shipment of goods would be worth around two thousand gold as well. Adding it all together came to ten thousand gold.
And the meaning was clear.
‘Our trade ends here.’
For a while, Cliff could not respond.
It was the worst scenario he had anticipated.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
Of course, the territory would now have eight thousand gold coins in hand. Even so, it held little meaning.
‘What we need is not cash, but goods.’
The Elimis Territory was isolated.
No matter how much gold one had, it was useless if there was nowhere to spend it. Few merchants were willing to come all the way to such a remote place.
‘This is troublesome...’
Cliff’s expression grew grim.
Ē ń ům̃ а. i d
He might truly have to go out and conduct trade himself. The problem was whether there was anyone he could entrust with that role.
Trade inevitably required entrusting someone with his gold.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
Was there anyone who would not lose their head at the sight of it?
‘Still, it is better than before.’
There was Theobald.
Another reason trade had been impossible before was the lack of force.
W.е̊b n̆оv́ е̄ l̆ Ѐ ňů mǎ_
To operate a trading caravan, one needed the strength to protect it. Tom himself had said his caravan fought off bandits on the way here.
In a poor region like this, transporting large quantities of goods made one an easy target.
“...I apologize. Sir Barton has expressed his desire to trade with me instead of you, Acting Lord.”
“In that case, there is nothing to be done. You were a capable partner, Tom. It is truly regrettable. It seems I have lost my partner to Sir Barton.”
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
The person he could assign tasks to was gone.
Even so, he still did not understand.
W̃еḃ n ôv̈ѐ l̀ Е ñ ûḿ а
‘Why did Barton step in now, of all times?’
Why Barton, specifically?
The answer soon became clear.
“And... His Grace the Duke said he received your gift well, Acting Lord, and has sent a return gift.”
The duke’s return gift.
‘What?’
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That, too, was beyond Cliff’s expectations.
But now, it made sense.
Especially the moment that return gift arrived before him, everything became clear.
Rustle.
The figure who had been listening to their conversation from behind them all this time.
He—no, she—removed the hood she had been wearing.
Е̇ñ_ü mӓ
“Ah.”
Revealed beneath it was the face of a woman.
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Someone Barton would naturally covet.
More than that, ears protruded from between her golden hair.
‘An elf!’
An elf stood before him.
Е́ n̄ǔ m а. і̇ d́
She knelt on one knee before Cliff and bowed her head.
“I received an order from my previous master to serve as the head of the Elimis Family. My name is Leticia.”
“She is here.”
Tom handed Cliff a document.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
Cliff had received a similar document before—from Theobald.
That was right.
W̌ е̃b̆ ň о v ѐl Ė n̂ u m_ӓ
The return gift sent by the duke was her.
The duke’s earlier words echoed in his mind.
-If you do not like her, then take a concubine.
‘No matter what, sending a woman to a newlywed man is too much, Father.’
No wonder Barton, who was obsessed with women, harbored resentment toward him.
Still, the gift itself was something to be grateful for.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
Elves were a people of the forest.
For a territory surrounded by mountains and woods, she might prove to be of tremendous help.
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