There was a delegation of well-dressed men in the greatest liveries. Jewelry hung from their bodies like it was roadside trash, with not a single one below the Rank of Epic and even a few Legendaries!
Even Zaine was left speechless deep down by the sheer wealth and opulence of the Merchant Guild. If this was borne by their 'surface' wealth, then how much was their 'secret' wealth in total?!
Suddenly, any regret or guilt Zaine held about robbing them blind faded away, not that there was much of that in the first place. From her new point of view, the Merchant Guild had been kind enough to save that money over the centuries for Eva, and she was just coming to claim it.
In fact, they should kowtow before her that she was kind enough to only go for the money... this time.
