Not if you read between the lines. If you can't get the girl you wanted to be with you, get the brother to marry into your family so there's a permanent tie of some sort. And he really does think "you." is necessary to keep the region afloat in future decades as the rest of the economy there is following the demographic crisis into ruin, so he's in his corner on that front as well.
Not just him. He's obsessed with those accessories. I would've thought they were just random baubles, but he treats them like a crown jewel of local folk craftsmanship.
)Tell us more about it, I have no problem with spoiler
Thank you for the clarifications my dear friend, I am very interested in reading the original material, could you tell me where I can find it?
