If Nadia bought herself jewelry or dresses, he had no reason to stop her from doing it as her husband.
But what reason could Glenn have to stop her from starting a business with her dowry?
When she claimed that she wanted to make money and help the Winterfell financial situation.
Nadia and the Duke must have planned this from the beginning.
A dowry was given only for the face of the Duke, not to be spent on the Winterfell.
āSheād rather throw money on the street than spend it on her family. What a waste of money.ā
Where did all that money come from? The answer was rather simple.
This was due to the Duke of Balazitās control over the King, which allowed him to take bribes and gain himself fortunes.
Glenn couldnāt believe she wasted the money her father squeezed out of their people.
It made him clench his teeth in anger.
āEverything wonāt work out anyway.ā
āIām sureā¦ Someday we can overcome this, my lord.ā
Glennās mouth was filled with bitterness.
He tried to settle the debt with the war trophies from the expedition, but instead of gold coins, all he got was a wife, whom he was sure that she came here as a spy.
Not enough for his wife to openly act as a spy, his aunt was fretting because she couldnāt steal.
Glenn felt uncomfortable like he had a stone weighing down his chest, but he forced himself to straighten his back.
The repayment due date was approaching day by day.
At times like this, he should take the role of the head of the family and overcome the family crisis.
Just like his father asked him to.
āTake the paper and the envelope from the drawer over there.ā
āDo you have a letter to send?ā
āā¦We have to catch a straw.ā
(*Catching a straw: Your last hope to achieve something. It implies how desperate Glenn is.)
Asking for money would harm the face of a lord, but Glenn had no other way.
The only way was to explain the situation to the allied lords and turn around the debt.
Glenn could feel how heavy his hand was as he started writing the greeting.
Everyone had at least one plausible excuse, but the fact that the conclusion was a rejection remained unchanged.
No, it wasnāt even a plausible excuse either.
The fact that there was a boom throughout the North.
āHaaā¦ā
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A long sigh broke out of Glennās mouth, the young lord of Winterfell.
Still, he wasnāt lying when he said that he expected at least one person to help him.
Even if they tried to make a deal in the favor of the Northern lordsā alliance, Glenn would still take it.
But everyone refused.
Glennās eyes were open, but he couldnāt see anything.
āThis is crazy. If I donāt look for a way out, the Ā plane will be taken away.ā
What happened after that was obvious ā The Winterfell would lose their most productive land.
The fief would gradually decline, and even his status as the leader of the Northern region would be shaken.
He might witness his position as the leader be handed to another territory even before he could lose his status.
Glenn had received strict successor education from an early age. It was such a nightmare that the decline of his family might begin in his era of leadership.
As he was sighing, his aide asked him carefully.
āI guess itās not a positive answer.ā
āThereās been a bad harvest all over the North, so thereās probably no room to discuss.ā
āThe situation has become very difficult.ā
āThereās nothing we can do. I have no choice but to find another way.ā
Though it was questionable whether any alternatives would even exist.
Such ideas struck into their heads at the same time.
āSince thereās nothing else I can tell you to do, you may go. I need to think alone.ā
āā¦yes, my lord.ā
As his lord said so, it was best for the aide to just stay out of his sight.
The aide sneaked out of the office.
When Glenn was left alone in the office, he buried his face in the palm of his hand and thought in silence.
He felt suffocated under the pressure.
āFather, I really donāt know. How can I protect my territory? Should I not have gone on the expedition in the first place? Do I have to live with the reputation of a lord breaking the contract with his vassals? I really donāt know, father.ā
It was completely different from the days back when he was in his youthāwhen he was undergoing a successor education under the protecting wing of the previous marquis.
Had all of the previous Winterfell leaders endured this pressure? With no one offering a helping hand.
No one that he could ask for advice.
Everything had to be decided by himself, and he had to take responsibility for it.
Countless lives would be lost at one bad decision he made.
What he felt was the loneliness and the dread of being left alone in the open sea.
Although Glenn was educated as the next family leader from an early age, he was still an immature young man in his mid-20s.
He couldnāt help but be afraid of the situation where he had to decide and take responsibility for everything on his own.
Glenn couldnāt lift his head for a long time with the heavyweight on his shoulders.