Benjamin was aware that the Fulners were in a sticky situation.
The Kingdom of Helius was not peaceful in the recent months. The newly-appointed officials were overly enthusiastic to prove themselves. Benjamin received news from the academy’s black operation that there were plenty of agendas taken once Grant became the pope. Apart from hunting down mages, the second to suffer were the merchants in the Kingdom of Helius.
As the business industry grew, merchants and nobles became closely connected. This was also one of the causes of the instability in the Kingdom. Out of profit, the merchants would easily befriend the mages and it raised the dissatisfaction of the Church. Hence, various operations, openly and privately, were carried out to oppress merchants in any way so that riches would end up in the hands of the Church instead.
And amongst them, the Fulner family was the representation of unity between business and aristocracy. Naturally, they would be the target.
