Aurum the others returned to Hiro their burden ever lighter. Although they knew the Standar's debts were insignificant compared to many others. All three were terrified of the notion of Don Carlo's gang coming after the now peasant Standar or even the low noble Renacida.
Now that the main creditor is dead, and the strongest member of his faction is gone, they would soon be swept up in a power vacuum. Trying to manage it would ensure they would be busy trying to stay alive for a long while.
Actually, those who knew how the underworld and society interacted felt horrified of the coming months. The power vacuum not only was limited to Don Carlo's gang but each and every participant of the black market auction. Now that the heads and the strongest members were dead.
