"The relation between Duke Egins and Earl Clark as they belong to the same faction, and it seems more probable for Earl Clark to side with him than with you!"
"But…"
"You should know better than me, that there is no friendship in these cases. The more important part is the benefits!
If you are unable to provide Earl Clark with certainty that you can transport his cargos, and do the shipments for him, even when more than 80% of the guild is against you, it will be a lost cause.
Once again, the only left pawn in your father's hand will be you! Or to be more specific it would have been you, as right now even that pawn seems to have left his hands!
For all these reasons, you will be finished in this short time. Well, you would have been if it weren't for me, that is!"
"You have a way to turn this over?"
"For sure, not only that but I am even capable of expanding the merchant guild to at least twice its current size!"
