Angelina looked at and in a sowhat irritated manner, reminded , "Rember, this was Lucia's fault, not mine. I hope that you understand that. This has nothing to do with . I can let you in, but how you negotiate it has nothing to do with . Furthermore, I won't get involved with this. I am not your side. Are we clear? Do not say that this had to do with , understood?"
Angelina repeated the sa thing over and over again. I comprehended how important it was to Angelina. It must be very important for the chapel. I guess that the chapel was facing major finance issues, and therefore had to find a way to resolve it. The huge asset had be an integral part of their inco. Plus, they must have a way to evade high city taxes, as that would increase their earnings.
The chapel didn't want their deal to be exposed, hence why they didn't co to the town for religious matters, but solely to acquire the elven flavouring. Subsequently, they didn't care about the heretics. Perhaps I should say that the chapel was safer at the town, since the place was ho to heretics. They should be where heretics were. As long as heretics didn't leave, the chapel was safe at the town. Furthermore, the chapel signed an agreent with to not interfere with each other's lives. We wouldn't get involved in their affairs. As such, it was hard for us to find out anything.
The chapel had been making preparations for a long ti for the trade, which proved that they were definitely short on finances. If they were short on finances, they couldn't lose a single penny. Consequently, they definitely didn't want to split their earnings with . That was why Angelina was so reluctant to let the chapel know that I used her to get myself into the deal. The chapel will definitely te out punishnt to her, otherwise.
The agreent was useless to , but it was a very important agreent for the chapel. It was because we signed such an agreent and what initially transpired that nobody in the town was willing to get involved with the chapel now and in the future.
I even suspect that the chapel deliberately provoked us right from the outset to provoke into signing the agreent, since they could use it to stop even if we noticed their flavour trade. I must admit that if that was the case, then it proved that the chapel was planning it from the start.
I thought I resolved the problem last ti, but in reality, I had fallen for their trap. I was dancing to their tune from the very start. If I didn't notice the problem with Lucia, I might never have noticed the flavouring, not even when they began to trade it.
Even if I hypothetically did notice it, I couldn't get involved, as the agreent was in effect. By then, the chapel would get the rchant to export the flavouring, while I'd only get twenty percent of their earnings in taxes, by that I an twenty percent after taxes. In any case, it wouldn't have been much for , and that wasn't what I wanted. I wanted an even cut of the money. I wanted at least twenty five percent.
'You want to have the at and give us the stew? Get real. If you don't want to give what you ought to give , do you think that you can export your stuff with Veirya here?'
The three of us got dressed. We didn't fully finish dinner, but I wasn't willing to wait any longer. I could see that Lucia didn't seem to realise what she did. She still looked at us happily, while Angelina wore a gloomy look.
We wore on the sa clothes. The back of our cloaks had different emblems on them; but nonetheless, people probably wouldn't notice at night. I pulled my hood over, then turned to look at Leah. Leah looked at us, feeling confused. I gave her a smile, "Leah, Papa will be back very soon. Once you're finished eating, leave it to Anna to pack up."
"Mm, Papa, where are you going so late at night?"
Leah looked at us, feeling bewildered. I looked back at her and smiled, "Papa is going to get sothing you want to eat. Papa promises that your life will be much better than it is from now on."
Leah looked at with glee and gave a firm nod, "Leah will be a good girl, then! But Papa, you must co back soon."
"Don't worry, it shouldn't take long."
I had an overwhelming advantage this ti. They were conducting business on our land. Veirya was the lord of this place; we determined the taxes here. As long as we didn't permit it, the chapel and rchant could forget about leaving. I had every ans of doing that this ti. The gold in their hands at the mont was as thin as cicada wings. I just needed to settle this, and I'd be able to do business with Lucia, alone, henceforth. I'd have inco even if the taxes were high. I could gradually lower the taxes later on.
I had an unfair advantage. Since I discovered their dealings, they had to let join them. The chapel would have to pay an exorbitant amount of taxes even if I did let them leave, because it'd just take a letter from to Queen Sisi. It was Queen Sisi's taxes; there was no way she wouldn't want money that was supposed to belong to her. They, therefore, had to agree to my request.
"All right, let's get going. Rember what I said, all right? This has nothing to do with . As for whether or not you can get what you want, that'll depend on you," reminded Angelina, one last ti before pulling her hood down.
I revealed a faint smile, "I know. Don't worry about ."
"Let's go."
The three of us exited the house and arrived outside. The cold wind in the darkness gently brushed my face. It wasn't cold; to the contrary, I felt as though it was spurring on. I headed to the tavern with confident strides.
'The mont I step inside, the future will completely change. I never considered the future, but I'm thinking about it this ti.'
'We might get to live in a warm house in the South, where I'll get to see Leah's smile that's brighter than the sun, in the future.'
'This thin-as-a-cicada's wings' gold is my insurance. I must obtain the flavouring. My future lies with them. Money may not be able to purchase ti, but I can buy ti that's different to what others have. I can buy a future that's different to the one prepared for in the past. And now, it's ti for to go and grab the key to open the door to that future. I must get it no matter what.'
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