You return to the capital

"We're here," you tell your companion. She looks out. "This town, no, city is large," Adelina says in wonder. "It looks like the capital."

"It is."

She turned toward you. "Sorry, what did you say, My Lord?"

"This is the capital," you repeat.

"Now I understand why My Lord couldn't convince Lord Muller. I thought that you're from a nearby territory, not the capital."

The widow is intelligent, which is a good thing, since you have quite a plan for her. You bring her to an inn. While the inn is not the most expensive one, it is one of the more reputable and comfortable. You go to the counter and ask for a room on the third floor, the topmost.

"You will stay here for a while," you say to Adelina after the hotel's porter dropped off her baggage and left.

Adelina looks around the room. "It's cozy," she says. "It's like a love nest. Is that what you plan for me, My Lord? For you to come and visit me here?"

"Not really. You'll stay here until the carpenters finished repairing your new home." A grin forms on your lips as you go to lock the door and then go to close the windows. "However, you made an excellent suggestion, one I'll do right now."