“Th-that… ahem… was such a situation?”

Duke Quantis cleared his throat once more. He hadn’t anticipated Penelope probing that far. His gaze darted briefly to Ahwin before he let out a startled noise and spoke.

“It’s incredibly generous of you to offer to purchase them at market price. I’ll relinquish all the buildings I own on Hemp Street.”

Duke Quantis signaled with his eyes toward Count Beluci, who quickly followed up.

“By sheer luck, I happen to own a few buildings there as well. If the price is fair… I have no objections.”

“Me too…”

Finally, even Viscount Lindo reluctantly agreed to sell the buildings he owned.