Everyone in the city knows that, although Sylph has refused every time, the other major clans have sought her hand in marriage for their most prominent sons.
Zaemon and Jun are not just any names; they are strong contenders to be the next leaders of their respective families—families that control significant portions of territory and resources, not mere nameless clans.
Among the crowd, there was one person who brought this up.
"Mr. Gideon, I respect you, but doing this is clearly a slap in the face to the families who submitted proposals to marry Miss Sylph. How are we going to handle that? Besides, marrying her off to a foreigner whose background is unknown…"
