After hearing everything I couldn't help but think that I can too keep many woman with me if I wish like a harem. This I find kind of exciting about this world. And also understood why that cheif had 2 wifes because it was common.
Coming out of my thought I asked the most important thing that I wanted to know "I understand what you said, But why would that cheif allow you and that guy to have sex with his wife's. I can understand that they didn't had any choice because they must have forced them to obey cheif. But why cheif would do that." I couldn't help but think would he not feel disgusted letting his wife's serve another man.
Merchant laughed "Hahahahahah.... So sir knew this," He didn't feel anything knowing that I knew about this, Because if he had slept with them one way or another he would have got to know this and it was not a secret ,he replied " No he wouldn't mind letting his wife's serve others. Because for him they are just like tools that he could use if it benifits him, he doesn't hold any feeling for them whatsoever. They are just his wife in name ,for giving birth to his children's and satisfy him and his own selfish wishes. Since you are newborn you don't know much about this world, but this is also common for many even nobles let there wife's or concubine's serve their special guests. Only those who have possessiveness or feeling for their woman wouldn't do such things."
I asked another question "Can't they just leave that man or would rather not be with such man?".
"They don't have the option ones they are liked by the strong one or the one who have enough influence to do what they want there faith is sealed either they shall follow him or die, some rare chances they even get tourchered by them until they obey him. Some may even chose dead rather then live like that, while other accept their faith and lives on. This only applies to those who doesn't hold power but if they do they are free to choose what they want. It's all about power and thus they say power rules this world,".
Thinking a second I asked " So can't he just force other woman in the village to serve him or other?"
Merchant "As I said the villager chooses their cheif, power doesn't matter to them, So if he force other womans in the village to do such thing. They would not tolerate such thing and let him have his way, And since the village is quiet small almost everyone know each other, So he can't do that in secret too and their are his competitors to fighting for the cheif position . So if he got caught doing such thing they would not let those chance go, they would remove him from the village or either kill him for this."
"Can't his wife tell other that he uses them for such thing wouldn't that effect him?," I asked
"No! Even if they told other too it wouldn't harm him in any way. Since they are now his wife he can do whatever he want with them other wouldn't care about it. They care about only themselves, Since it's a selfish world no one would spare their time for others. And if you going to ask what about their parent? Then too it would be same. Since they marry their daughter with him, they probably do so for some reason mainly to earn more MS from the cheif in return of their daughter."
Hearing all this I couldn't help but feel the true sence of what it means 'This world is ruled by power and rest are worthless like justice and rules.' Like cheif wife's doesn't have any way but to follow what cheif say's and another way is to kill themselves to get out of this situation . While about running I too could figure that out it was impossible for those who isn't even above rank 5 to go out alone out of the village, Monster could attack them at any point of time in their trip and they would die even in more pain.
I asked another question "But why cheif would offer his wife to that guy. had he done anything for cheif?"
Merchant thought for some second then replied "Well it was because I told him to do so,". I didn't understood why would he say, what is their for him by doing this for him , So I asked "Why would you do it?"
"Well it's simple to satisfy him, You see since he is higher in rank then me. He wouldn't like to be ordered by me a lower rank guy, In fact no one would like it even its a rule of the guild for him to follow me, he wouldn't do it whole heartedly but if I gave him a reason that he could get some benefits from me he would try to be a little more obedient to me. And that could save my goods and me if any problems to arrive."
"You are quiet sure he would follow you?," Merchant grined hearing this and replied "Because I have traveled like this with many other adventures too and I have used such tricks many times and it worked most of the time, And that gives me confidence that it would work."