He could swear on his life that the Byzantium city hadn't seen a beauty like her appear in the last hundred years. He was sure that there was no such person in the whole city otherwise he would have already known about her. This meant that she was not from this city and had only just arrived.
Nelson felt that this was his chance. He could get to know her slowly behind the guise of showing her around the city. And once she knew his true identity, either she would throw herself into his arms herself to gain his favor or he would be able to have his way with her. After all; no one within in the confines of the city would dare to offend someone from the four families and especially the heir of the strongest family out of the four.