Renard was guided to a lavish reception room. As he walked, he looked around with clear appreciation for the opulent surroundings.
'Wow, the Grace family is definitely wealthy! I'm glad I came here. Looks like I'll be able to secure substantial funding for my investments.'
Gia's Castle was beautifully adorned with expensive materials—completely unlike the rough and rugged fortress of Taira, where every last coin was poured into strengthening the walls against the Great Green Forest.
Renard was told to wait in the room alone as the knights who had guided him departed.
'She's late. Considering what I said, I thought she would come running to question me, but it seems like she's thinking carefully about this.'
He was served tea, so he stopped complaining about the wait. Even so, Eleanor took her own sweet time to appear.
After he finished his tea, he continued waiting, eventually growing bored. But thankfully, the door to the reception room opened and a woman entered.
