We decided to ask the fenrirs at a later date
“Well, even with hamburgers, would they really want to leave the forest? We don’t want to force them, you know?”
“Wuff? Wou…”
“Even Leo does not know.”
If the fenrirs agreed to guard it, then of course we would prepare food for them. But who knew if they would agree to leave the forest.
“If it is a place to trade horses, then there will have to be more than one… So there would need to be a lot of fenrirs…”
“Wuff. Wuff-wuff.”
“She says we could gather them from other places. Well, if there are other fenrirs.”
“Well, even if it was just a few places, it would an fewer soldiers. That will be a big help. Perhaps we should ask them next ti they visit. Of course, we will ask them without Leo. The duke’s house will not ignore a Silver Fenrir’s opinion, but at the sa ti, we would not want to use any force. After all, even if they are monsters, we are able to communicate with them.”
While Sebastian and I thought it would be difficult, Claire seed to be rather enthusiastic about it.
Perhaps she was imagining the fenrirs at each location.
It was definitely an amusing idea. And like Mr. Ekenhart, she tended to want to do things that sounded interesting.
Besides, I had also once told her that she should act as she wanted. So perhaps she was getting more bold. I was happy to see it.
Though, it didn’t an that it could all be done.
“In any case, as Lady Claire says, we will discuss the matter with the fenrirs next ti.”
Sebastian could also see that Claire was thinking positively about the plan.
He seed to be pleased. Perhaps, as soone who had watched her for many years, he had also felt that she had a tendency to hold things in.
“Ah, also… If we really do build such a place, we should prepare extra horses. Even though it will cost more.”
“Oh? Why is that, Mr. Takumi?”
“Well, since few people own horses to begin with, few people will want to trade them. After all, horses are expensive, aren’t they?”
“Hmm, yes, now that you ntion it. Obviously, nobles own horses, and every town and village has horses that people share. So not as many own their own personal horse. Though, rchants are a different matter.”
“So that ans fewer people using this service.”
“Indeed. In small villages, you can usually borrow the horses for free, but it costs money in towns.”
Horses cost a lot of money to buy, but you also had to pay a lot to keep them afterwards.
Maintenance fees…
I didn’t know how much it cost to borrow a horse, but this was a world of monsters. Horses could get attacked or stolen. So the fee was likely not very low.
“It’s expensive to buy a horse, and expensive to keep one. So only rchants who care about fast travel, and rich nobles would use such a service. And so we should prepare more horses in advance.”
“Why? What do you an?”
“Mr. Takumi. Are you saying we shouldn’t trade horses, but instead, rent them out? It certainly seems to be what you are suggesting.”
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