Many years passed by, but no one ever found out the truth about Roman not being Lord Malcolm Moltenore's son. The Lord stayed true to his word when he had offered to repay the young woman, who had saved his life that night. Otherwise, he could have died.
The people in the town of Veteris and the nearby towns gossiped and spoke senselessly about the matter, but the man didn't even try to correct it or say a thing about it. People usually spoke what they wanted, twisting things, and the man had more important things to do than feed people's idle minds.