Despite ostensibly having nothing to do with this old man who is one foot in the grave, the nobles don't need evidence to act.
Once they detect that his group appears every time a major event occurs, they would take direct action.
It doesn't matter if they catch the wrong person; they're just some insignificant merchants. Who would stand up for them?
"Don't spout nonsense. You're an adult; how can you still be so naughty!
I've just been unlucky with money lately. In the past few years when my fortune was good, I made quite a bit.
It seems I should find someone to marry you off to sooner rather than later, or my old bones will be harassed to death by you."
His constant complaints couldn't hide the affection in his eyes.
As a cult organization, there were times when the Skeleton Society lay low. During the Orc invasion years ago, they had kept quiet.