So I fled south where the meager money of a small noble house couldn't afford to kill me no matter what I did to their son and daughter.
I fled to the north where I knew that I would be safe. 
mnli hypothesis: I fled to the north where I knew that I would be safe.  premise: So I fled south where the meager money of a small noble house couldn't afford to kill me no matter what I did to their son and daughter.