The Duke provided Nadia with a generous amount of dowry, but it was not enough to fix the problem of the vast estate.
First, they need to secure more funds.
Nadiaâs head began to work as she came up with a few plans.
* * * *
After completing his escorting duty, Fabian went straight back to the knightâs quarters.
His escorting duty was just a playact, but in reality, his role was to put an eye on their new Madam.
He had to report to his lord what he had seen and heard today.
During the report, Glenn tilted his head when he knew attaching an escort was a good decision.
But when the dowry was mentioned, he nodded as if he had expected it beforehand.
ââŚ. So, in the end, she couldnât take a single penny from her dowry. I knew it.â
A married couple was supposed to be financially united.
Conversely, this meant that Nadia didnât consider Glenn and herself as a married couple.
She didnât consider them as allies on the same ship, thus she didnât have any intention of helping.
If one took a hundred of passing by young ladies and asked them if they were willing to use their dowry for their familyâs financial crisis, ninety five out of a hundred would answer that it was normal.
The young lady Balazit fell in love at first sight so passionately that she chased him all the way to the North, yet she didnât help the poor Winterfell.
What a contradiction.
âIt was a blatant lie from the start.â
Glenn couldnât help but to confirm his expectation.
Then he burst out laughing as he couldnât stand it anymore.
Hesitating, Fabian continued.
âNo, she didnât say thatâŚâ
âWhat, then?â
âShe said that instead of paying off the debt right away, Â it would be better to raise funds.â
Right after, a fellow knight who had been listening interrupted.
âThatâs just an excuse! Did you really buy that, you naive?â
âUh⌠Do you think so?â
âOf course! Anyway, doesnât that mean she doesnât want to use her money unless she is guaranteed that her money will increase?â
In Fabianâs mind, Nadia, who was furiously upset about the Winterfell financial condition, came to mind.
The image of Nadia voicing out that the first lod had been deceived seemed too real to be called acting.
âIt didnât look like she was lying thoughâŚâ
âBoy, how could you be so naive?â
âMy lord, is it really okay for me to be entrusted with escort and surveillance duty?â
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Everyone around him had the same concern, Glenn started to wonder if he had misjudged his decision.
Glenn beckoned everyone to calm down.
âIt would be even weirder if someone from Balazit helps. Letâs not jump into conclusion. I will try to avoid the financial problem somehow.â
âNow that we talk about it, why did the debt suddenly increase? Is it because we spent too much on the Karlaâai expedition?â
âThe Duke must have controlled His Majesty. He did mention that it is a vassalâs duty to make a contribution in the expedition.â
âItâs not enough for them to doubt us, so they forced Marquis to get marriedâŚâ
The room filled with the knights murmuring.
Letâs say that Glenn went on the expedition because there was a rumour that the North was trying to secure their own border. It was understandable if the prize earned from winning the war was insignificant.
But Winterfell fought with their lives while they were drowning in debt, shouldnât the King pay them accordingly? And yet, the King still didnât trust the Northerners.
The evidence was that the North lord, Marquis Winterfell, was forcibly married to Balazitâs daughter.
And he couldnât even use a single penny from the dowry Nadia brought in.
If Glenn didnât feel upset with this situation, he should have just returned his knightship and walked the path of a priest.
âOf course, I know it wasnât something that the lady Balazit did. ButâŚIâm angry. This is sickening.â
âWhy do we always have to endure it?â
It was then.
Crack.
ââŚâŚ!â
âWho is it?â
The knightsâ heads turned to where the presence they could feel from afar.
It was the entrance to the garden.
They could see a woman half-hidden behind a large tree.
It was a woman with a shy look as if she was embarrassed being caught because she accidentally stepped on a branch.
A small figure covered in a luxurious dress and long hair.
They had only seen the woman from afar a few times, but there was no way they didnât know who the woman was.
It was Nadia Winterfell, the new Marchioness from the south.
âMa, Madam?â
âWhy is she hereâŚâ
The sight of them gossiping was caught by the person they were talking about.