"You're worried about your wallet, aren't you?" Baroness Mira teased.
"Hahaha!"
Hearing the Baroness's kind-hearted jest, everyone in the room couldn't help but chuckle softly, and the atmosphere became more relaxed and harmonious.
To be honest, although most citizens of the Holy City despised these countryside nobles, believing them to have the cunning of farmers, the greed of small-town merchants, yet lacking the responsibility and integrity of "truly illustrious figures," Huck couldn't bring himself to dislike this Mr. Ralph.
Perhaps it was because he wasn't a true city dweller; Ralph's demeanor seemed more down-to-earth in his eyes, unlike the noble and aloof Dantes mansion.
Here, he could freely chat with Ralph without having to walk on eggshells like a servant attending to a lord.
Indeed.
It might be said that "this gentleman has a request of him," and that wouldn't be inaccurate either.
