"After all, with these families' pasts, there's bound to be spies everywhere."
"The only place where there are no spies is in our mercenary group."
She smiled softly, reassured, but one point still worried her.
"But they won't be the only obstacles..."
"Meaning?" asked Maxime, frowning.
Laura sighed.
"I was able to have a little chat with Aveline, since you were so busy..." as she said this Laura looked at Maxime with mischievous eyes.
But she quickly regained a serious air.
"She has no desire to marry, least of all to such a macho man."
Maxime didn't answer immediately.
After a few moments, Maxime explained his point of view.