"What do you propose that you will do with us if you purchase us?" One of the boys asked.
"The Princess is looking for a few more trustworthy veiled maids, and if you hold true to your Clan's oath, then the ladies of the Purity Sect should be good for that.
The others, I intend to move into a tower in town to work off their sentence. Infrastructure, street cleaning, defensive magic, magitech factory work. All are options suitable to the employment of criminals, and you will be suitably housed and fed for the remainder of your lives.
If you want to take in new members, that is fine too. These fine gentlemen will ensure that the tower is large enough for them."
The mages simply stared at Dominic for a moment.
There was something wrong with his logic, but they couldn't quite place it. While it was true that they were serving a life sentence, it sounded a lot like he intended to be their employer, not their jailer.
