Spice & Wolf by Volume V

Author:Volume V
Format: epub

would do was gild his own name. Hie massively wealthy owner o f a successfirl trading company might once have been a garbage collector’s orphan; such tilings were not rare. And apparently there were noble titles that one could buy with enough money. Lawrence had heard of such tilings but had never come fece-to-fece with the phenomenoa But here in front of him was Eve, who had been bought in exactly that fashion. “Your companion can easily pass as nobility. I would know," she said with a smile. Her voice had turned low and hoarse after she’d suffered such a cursed late, no doubt. “Naturally, selling her is not the objective. As I said before, they’re going to limit fur purchases to cash only in order to prevent a run on the frir market, but the trading firms here won't lend money to an outside merchant, right? But there’s more than one kind of trading fan If you can give them a good enough reason to, they’ll float you a loan in exchange for a cut of the profits. And I happen to know one. ‘Selling a noble maiden’ is just a pretense, and the trading firm understands that. Hiey just need her as collateral in case our deal fells through. That’s how I can guarantee it.” Lawrence found himself half impressed at the convoluted explanation, but there was no way he was going to toss Holo into hock. It was fer too dangerous. Even setting aside the issue of her own safety, if tilings went badly, there was no question that his life as a merchant would be over. “I — no, we’re not asking you to pawn off your precious companion.” “We?” repeated Lawrence, doubt in his voice. Eve shot a sidelong glance at Arold, who had been silent the whole time. “I’m going on a pilgrimage,” said Arold abruptly. Hie old man had said it every time Lawrence stayed at the inn. But Eve had said “we.” Hiat meant that Eve had joined up with Arold. was leaving Eve in charge of his assets and inn. And pilgrimages could last for years, sometimes more than a decade, would never again set foot in Lenos. Which meant — “Hiis may well be my last chance to go on the journey. I’ve thought to some capital for it. But I was never able to work up the resolve...” Lawrence’s stomach hurt from the suspense. Arold gave a tired smile and looked at Eve. He must have weathered some heavy persuasion from the woman. Hien from beneath his wrinkled eyelids, his blue eyes turned toward Lawrence. “I’ll hand over this inn.” Lawrence’s breath caught in his throat. “After all, don’t all merchants dream of the same tiling?” asked Eve, her voice only now as bright as the noble maid she had once It had to be that he really was going on a pilgrimage, and he For Arold to go on such a journey at his age meant that he do it many times in the past and have been able to put away been.

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