@Bekka-m @Flyingpantsu Probably, the latter (unless there are translation or continuity errors). A common act of powerful people—screwing folks over after a sale & using their power to retroactively enforce those changes.
If the buyer is one of the seven rulers vs some "commoners", the merchant would likely cave under pressure. She may also think that she can get her boy toy, Claude (as she's a merchant vs a noble of the classical sense).
Oh, dear! 😅😂🤣 This character is
so mistaken! 😅😂🤣