166 New Merchants (2/2)
After a staying silent for a few moments, Abel sighed
”Times are tough for small merchant guilds like us, your majesty, big merchant guilds taking over our businesses, buying small guilds, killing our men, doing everything in their power to end our businesses”
”Big merchant guilds like Thunder hearts?”
Gabriella and others looked surprised
”Your majesty, how do you know them?”
”I like to know everything about the person or an organization that I'm dealing with, Gabriella, including their rivals”
Gabriella nodded and sighed as Abel continued
”If we small guilds don't stick together and don't take risks, your majesty, we are good as gone”
Don understood the meaning of Abel's words as it was natural for the strong to prey on the weak and since they looked desperate and told him to give the best price for the goods, he guessed that it might be a good idea to make the deal with them, especially with Haley considering the upcoming winter when the people would freeze to death without warm place and warm clothes.
Yet, he needed to check their background before making a deal with them, just to be safe.
” Tell you what, I'm going to Emir today, but I will be back here in two days. So in the meanwhile,
you three should stay here and make a list of what's your best prices for each material. I will check it out and give you an answer when I'm back”
Abel, Ian, and Haley sighed in relief and smiled as they nodded their heads
”Then we'll wait for you here, your majesty”
Don then looked at Gabriella
”You too Gabriella, I have something important to talk with you when after I've returned”
She had no idea what important thing he had to talk with her but she agreed to stay anyway. Plus she was afraid to say no to a grandmaster.
”Yes, your majesty”
”Alright then, guard”
He called out for the guard as the one outside the throne hall door came running
”take these gentlemen and ladies to the guest house”
”Yes, your majesty” the guard bowed and motioned the merchants to follow him as they bowed towards Don and followed the guard to the guest house.
After everyone left the throne hall, Arrora asked
”We had already bought enough materials right?”
”I know, but I have a feeling that we can make a good deal with them, plus the winter will be here soon, we need Haley's help to prevent the people from freezing to death”
”And you want to order some fancy things for building restaurants and tea houses, am I correct?”
She correctly guessed what he planned in his mind and smiled when she saw him nodding.
”Tell Joel to order his men to ask around the merchants, just to be safe”
”Consider it done, so are we leaving now? Do you want me to tell Arwen?”
He shook his head
”No, Arwen���s staying here, we don't want anyone to do anything funny when we're away”
Even though he wasn't sure that someone might try to do anything while he's away, he didn't want to take any chance. Arwen and his men could even fight a couple of peak level great masters and he didn't think that Rosaline or her friends would come attacking his kingdom because they would probably be getting prepared for the dungeon in Enarin.
”Amaryll is really excited about opening restaurants, you know”
”Oh? Has she finished training the cooks?”
”Not yet, but they will be when we need them”
Just when he was talking about restaurants, Don remembered something
”The old woman who sold you tea, you have to send someone and bring her and settle her here, or someone would eventually find out about the recipe and turn into a competitor”
”Already sent one of my men, she will be here when we return”
”Well, then it's time we go to Emir and deal with the nobles”
The black armored men and his carriage were already outside as he stepped into his carriage and started the journey to Emir.