“How did she come to trade in property?” Iarion asked. “We overheard her talking about it with her niece.”
“Once Silas’s business took off, he invested the profits in real estate in and around the city,” Owain said. “Pol was his business partner, as well as his wife. She took over after he died and has done—I mean, did—very well by it.”
Iarion toyed with one of his braids. “Did she have any enemies?”
“Well, some folks thought to take advantage of her—assuming it had always been Silas who made all the decisions, and her being grief-stricken and all. But she startled them all straight, that’s for sure. She was a sharp negotiator—always got the best of every deal. Now some folks didn’t care for that, especially with her being a woman. There are probably even several guests here who ended u
