After the fight between Margaret and Roberto created a great distance between them, since they did not speak to each other and as a result of that discussion and therefore tried not to see each other much in the house to avoid questions, as in those days rumors had spread that there would be a big party in honor of the future Marquez João de Bragança, since this would be the first Marquez of Montemor-o-Novo and therefore there would be a big celebration in the whole town.
Margaret, thinking of one of her own, asks Renato if it would be a good idea to make a big robbery in his house and both of them could leave with their heads held high, he who listens to her attentively agrees to the plan and says
Renato: Yes, but I'll have to ask for foreign suits. -He looks attentively as Margaret moves in a seductive way.
Margaret for being fantasizing did not pay much attention to this comment; This happy decides to devise a basic plan of how they would arrive and infiltrate the mansion to be able to steal it with all calm, already devised this plan they decided to walk to get an idea of that day, entrances and exits of which could serve them and the time that would cost them such a robbery.
Once they had imagined everything, they decided to return to their homes and wait for that longed-for day. After a month of following and studying, they created a slight plan of the house, indicating where the bedrooms, dining room, living rooms and entrances would be, with their respective exits to the gardens and street.
They got a house already abandoned for the years and practice from morning to afternoon, in such a way that everything was perfect and without raising suspicions of them.
Renato still instructed Margaret how to rob several people in only 5 minutes, a crowded square was easy for him; although she took more time and followed her victim for such an act.
Rarely did she get to have a scare because the person would notice on the spot that some belongings were missing, so she decided to be quicker to have something of value and be able to leave the place as if nothing had happened. After several stolen fabrics and fur coats she decided to go cautiously to the mine and leave her loot, she knew that for the robbery to be one hundred percent perfect they would need a wagon or horses already ready with the stolen goods and be able to escape with all calm.
While she was still thinking that she was already on her way home and without noticing a somewhat sad Roberto arriving home just like her, when she saw him she finally thought of greeting him unconsciously but she chose to keep quiet and pretend to stretch her body, her brother only said
Roberto: don't worry I will pretend I haven't seen you -after a pause he thinks to continue and without turning around he stops and says- I almost forgot, Agatha wanted to talk to you this morning about something important.
As if he was talking to someone he didn't know, he asks, "What about?
After a sigh, he gets firm again and answers in an exhausted way: women's things.
And he continued to the house, what Agatha wanted was a sisterly advice because despite her young age, she wanted advice on clothes and combination of the same as her sister was dressed in a very nice way for her; but as it was logical Margaret excused herself with Agatha and decided not to attend to her sister.
After 3 days Renato looked for Margaret at the house and told her
Renato: I have everything ready for today.
Margaret excitedly asked him for a few minutes and went with him without saying anything to her parents, but an already uncomfortable Roberto decided to break his own vow and asked
Roberto: Where do you think you are going at this hour?
Margaret without much encouragement tells him in a rude way that it is none of his business and to leave her alone, but as her pride was stronger than her she told him in such a cold way that not even Renato said a peep.
Margaret: You know what Roberto, forget that you have another sister, I'm not coming back here... even if I need help.
She grabbed Renato's hand and they went for the horses, Roberto from the pain he felt let go of the axe and as if gravity failed him he fell down sitting on the grass and asked himself over and over again 'Did he really say that' he shook his head over and over again while he put his hands to his head and said to himself 'It's just an axe'.
Mental voice: 'it's just a temporary anger'.
But a chill in his body warned him that it was not.
After they both pulled the horses out and left, an observant Renato looked at Margaret and in a half-mocking way he said
Renato: you were really able to say that... I admit that I heard you say it several times, but... Daring to say it with that tone and to someone other than me, was very exciting.
She blushed at that last remark, but still uncomfortable, and said: I've reached my limit with that family.
Renato could criticize Margaret in more than one way and at one time, but as he witnessed that something curious was awakening inside him besides a slight excitement as he smiled mischievously. Arriving at the mine there were some bags ready to be filled and some bags for the horses where they would carry less heavy things, putting everything away this proud man says