Word of the events in Castle City made it back to the Manor even before Dominic did.
So, the moment that he stepped through the gates he was greeted by the stern faces of not only his advisors, but also his wife.
"Wait, I have an explanation."
"We're waiting." Alexis informed him in a dry tone.
"You see, they made a point of coming to the event to threaten me, insisting that I owed them a hundred thousand gold coins for the Wistover goods that moved through their territory without authorization.
I gave him a chance to reconsider, but he refused. So, I implemented a cost-saving measure.
For one tenth of what he was demanding, a kindly young lady and her friends took care of the issue for us. But even better, the ones who replaced his organization seem all too eager to work with us."
"So, you didn't go to that house and wipe out an entire mafia?"
"Of course not. I paid someone to do it."
