Keeping my nose clean, I continued my work. I needed to patrol the town and keep the peace. My support for Grissell art did not stop one bit. She moved all the art she completed from the guest house back into the main house in protest. That was fine with me. I liked her art. Going through all of them again, I was able to appease her. It was filling the sitting room. I asked if she would like to sell them. She was indifferent to the idea in general. There were a few that she wanted to keep no matter what. I was going to auction them off. Anthony let me display it in the dining hall of the Swiftheart mansion. Everyone was invited. Even the members of the free folk village were there. I had a brief demonstration on what an auction was before we started. The pieces sold moderately well. Her bread and butter was architecture sketches. Her full encapsulation of the homes of the town was greatly appreciated. Fabien himself bid 15 gold for one of the mansion he lived in. He won. Grissell's portraits took time to master. They all sold decently too. We made 30 gold at the end. Anthony took 10 of it.
Like it or not, paying the owner of the venue was standard practice. Anthony was surprised that he was getting so much. "It is your due for hosting the event." I told him. I watched as he smiled. It was as we were leaving that I was approached by one of my fellow blood knights. He was assigned to Fabien when we first started our journey to the capitol. His name was Raolin. "I heard from our young masters that you had some halfbreed children recently." It had been over a month since then, so it was not too recent. I nodded my head. "What of it?" I asked him. I was not at all ashamed of the children. He looked at me nervously. "Well, I was hoping to get your opinion on a matter. Just like you, I've also... laid with... a forest spirit. I was not in my right mind, I assure you. It was come to my attention that I also have bastards from that... union." he said quietly. Clearly, he was ashamed of it. I smiled and congratulated him. "Having a child is a gift. You should cherish them. Fabien might be a bit surly, but he won't dismiss you." I said. I got to see 2 children for myself. They were both beautiful babies.
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