Ederin Scatterlight strokes his chin thoughtfully.
"Before addressing the rightful concerns of the master dwarf, I shall say that I would rather bind myself to the new colony, rather than an existing kingdom. Besides, we will refer to the colony council, so...we will be subject to an organ governed in part by ourselves. Rather funny, right? However, conflict of interests is not unknown on the Four Lands, and besides I think that there's a reason for the choice of us...we have proved many times that we are reasonable and reliable people, not a bunch of greedy fools."
After listening to Hennet's words, he nods his approval and says:
"I do think that you are right, Hennet, and I agree to your sound projects. I will, however, interest myself in some other projects, too. There are some sensible operations, that, done improperly, can greatly damage nature and the future sustainable development of the colony. I will try to enter in them, and use the eventual profits to help your projects and the building of the colony.
1280 as a start is not really a huge amount of terrain, that is true...barely enough for a residence for a baron and surrounding gardens. He snickers. But then, I will not be an ordinary baron and my residence will be more like a humble house for a lot of years. Yes, I think that it will suffice....provided that we also have the right to buy additional grants to exploit other terrains from the colony...and some privileges in doing that would be really appreciated.
As a side not...but not a side issue...we are speaking about a lot of loans here. I am most interest in knowing the rates of interest that you will be applying on the colony loans, and those that you will apply on out personal loans.
Ederin stops for a moment, and his voice gets soft and careful.
As for the concerns of the master dwarf, I can't admit that I didn't have the feeling that you are getting a lot from this bargain. I am ok with that, because I, too, think that I will get more than you thought...however I wouldn't really like some cheap and dishonorable trick...like revealing that our seats on the colony council are not fixed and certain. Of course, I am sure that none of this could be expected from a gentlemen such as you, right? He makes a sweet smile...hinting hard-to-spot .... promise.