Local nobles can leverage their connections, seeking help from relatives and friends, but these newcomers are at a loss.
Even money is of no use, as they would rather exchange for favor than earn a few extra gold coins.
"What about the greedy vampire next door who is involved in everyone's business?"
Baron Katelai asked indignantly.
Earlier, when he traded people for grain with Hudson, he was terribly duped. Because he couldn't provide enough manpower, Baron Katelai was heavily fined by Earl Piers.
The fines he incurred far surpassed the value of the grain he received. Especially when he found out that the Governor's Mansion was selling grain at low prices, he was more than exasperated.
Regrets were useless, business is business. No one anticipated that because of the upheaval on the continent, Earl Piers would suppress the conflicts in the two counties with such a show of force.
