Benjamin felt as though he had become a magic tuition teacher.
The merchants of Carretas are a tier of citizens that stood head and shoulders above everybody else. The Church had yet to influence them, and Benjamin needed more allies, which is why he eventually chose to approach the merchants. However, these people were not interested in opposing the Church, what they were interested in was the ability to wield magic.
Thus, Benjamin held out an olive branch for them.
With this, the two parties made contact. The name ‘Mage Benjamin’ became a hot topic amongst the merchants; they secretly passed on his name, saying that he was the writer of the Freedom of Promoting Magic. They claimed that he was available for hire and that he was willing to teach magic.
"Mage Benjamin, thank you for your time. When will our next class be?"
Benjamin smiled, "We’ll talk about it later. I don’t have much free time nowadays, you’ll have to make a reservation."