Chapter 106
Swiss Arms
Chapter 106
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Simon Zahringen
As a count, there was a level of grace and nobility he had to show. As a member of the House of Zahringen, he was a representative of the entire house in all dealings. He was already here on a backfoot because no noble worth his blood and house would be selling off a piece of his fief due to financial reasons.
But here he was.
Even if this baron was supposed to be a peasant raised to nobility, such a concept should be easily understood. More than that, he married a daughter of an Italian nobility; even if the Italians were rumored and known for their avarice, even they didn't sell off their land if they could help it.
So even if the letters had been neutral and respectful, he expected some level of hidden derision.