Fake Story
After a few days of working in his spare time as a calligraphy teacher for the children of the rich people of Cusca, Tenur had gathered 30 silver coins!
With this amount, he could not be considered rich, nor did he have enough to start the development of the land that Mero had given him. But this amount was enough for him to hire three mercenaries and finally search for Sati and Sefu's treasure.
Soon after gathering these coins, he met with the mercenaries he had spent weeks probing and holding regular conversations with, coming to an agreement about the service in question.
He could ask Mero for some men and not take his chances with mercenaries, but Tenur had chosen a riskier alternative.
However, he had not done this because he liked danger. On the contrary, this was for the sake of his safety and future.