United Kingdoms

-That's true! Well, let's drink to the prosperity of your business, hostess! - Ronard raised his glass and took a sip - and now, it would be nice to have something to eat.

— Indeed, — the owner of "Tear of the Dragon" called one of the waitresses and told her to bring Ronard some soup, and she went inside the building to eat.

— And I'd like you to elaborate on that, — the girl said, looking concerned, — what kind of problems could there be?

— We could, of course, sell all this to "The Horn" for money right now, — Chios lowered his voice and looked around anxiously, — but the price there will be very low, and no one on the market will buy anything like that.
— Why is that? — Valdila was surprised.
— The Mineans forbade them from trading weapons and some other goods. Those who disobey face a grim fate, and since the guard and some other important people are involved in this, the merchants cannot count on help from the authorities.
— How do you know that?
— There was a guy in the guard who investigated this case against his superiors' orders, and he secretly contacted me through the guild — he asked me to find out some information, which I did. And a few days after I gave it to him, he was hacked to death with axes.