Hill knew that the Earl felt that Melanie's fortune was enough to compensate him, and that while the Earl was not afraid of the archmage, he did not want any trouble.

But he did not like this son very much, which is a clear proof of his own wife's dislike. As long as Sly is around, everyone will remember Melanie's story. He would never leave this son in his enclosure. Hill is a wizard. He wouldn't choose to be a Lord junior.

The Earl had always thought that Melanie was just a little sorcerer with some alchemy, and he killed himself. Even if he left the property to Hill, it would be worth at most 100,000 gold coins. So after Melanie's death, he generously asked Hill to keep it for himself.

Hill didn't want the Earl to find out Melanie was a wizard with a storage ring until he was an adult.

With Manton, the eldest son of a powerful mother, if the earl wanted to give any money to his other children, he had to divide it in his own annuity. So he didn't want to give Hill too much for a son he didn't like.

Hill knew that the Earl felt that Melanie's fortune was enough to compensate him, and that while the Earl was not afraid of the archmage, he did not want any trouble.

But he did not like this son very much, which is a clear proof of his own wife's dislike. As long as Sly is around, everyone will remember Melanie's story. He would never leave this son in his enclosure. Hill is a wizard. He wouldn't choose to be a Lord junior.

The Earl had always thought that Melanie was just a little sorcerer with some alchemy, and he killed himself. Even if he left the property to Hill, it would be worth at most 100,000 gold coins. So after Melanie's death, he generously asked Hill to keep it for himself.

Hill didn't want the Earl to find out Melanie was a wizard with a storage ring until he was an adult.

With Manton, the eldest son of a powerful mother, if the earl wanted to give any money to his other children, he had to divide it in his own annuity. So he didn't want to give Hill too much for a son he didn't like.