Chapter 58: Phantom Thief Dauphin (2). The Calling Card
—Hey, did you hear? He showed up in the Pavello Barony too!
—Showed up? Who?
—The thief! You know, the thief! Apparently the baron’s sons had some disgusting scandals with women in the territory. Every single one of them was kidnapped and put on display in the town square! Their assets were completely wiped out too!
—That’s insane! They must’ve had tight security—how did he pull it off?
—Hey, did you hear? Afrim Trading Company got cleaned out!
—That vicious bastard? They called it a trading company, but it was basically a bandit gang!
—Haha! Even if they were half-bandits, they were no match for a real thief, huh?
—Still, that guy must be out of his mind. Doesn’t he fear retaliation?
—I heard Baron Tosrof used to treat his serfs like dirt, but lately he’s been treating them well.
—What, what brought that on?
—He’s saying stuff like, “I realized serfs are precious people too,” but come on—nobody believes that. Everyone says he’s behaving because of that thief.
—I always figured a thief was a thief, but seeing how much they’re changing things... maybe that “heroic thief” title isn’t just nonsense.