Ellen's concerns over the contract would be fairly easy to resolve, depending on what specific situations the contract covered.  If the mysterious man's only goal with this little endeavor was getting them all some name recognition, then she was already guessing that the main source of profit he'd see from it would be in merchandising - licensing out their likenesses for things like dolls, figurines, posters, that sort of thing.  Of course, in exchange for using a given adventurer's likeness to sell a product, the seller was legally obligated to compensate the adventurer in some way, usually by giving them a small cut of the profits.<br/><br/>Ellen, naturally, wanted her cut to go to the monastery that was taking care of her kids.  Her own children weren't the only orphans the monks there were looking after, so every little bit would help...