"If you become my father-in-law, we'll be family. Why would I harm you?"
These playful lines were Roland's appropriate adaptation from the original work.
No change to the plot of the original, just a different expression.
The audience burst into laughter, mocking the mayor as a big fool.
They see clearly, but those in the situation naturally don't.
Almost without any thought, the mayor agreed to the young man's proposal and packed his daughter off overnight to his "Imperial Envoy" in mind.
In the original, the young man was scared he would be exposed and fled overnight, but Adam found it unconvincing.
Pretending to be an envoy is a serious crime punishable by execution and family exile.
Dare to pose as an envoy, but afraid to take the mayor's daughter?
Roland understood that Adam knew the Rurik people well and adopted his advice to revise the script.
The mayor's cowardice, the officials' panic, and the audacity of the false envoy were perfectly presented on stage.
