The opening was not something grand, with no fancy advertising or extra decorations to increase publicity, but instead, the shop opened early in the morning like any other business in town.
The clerks and employees were dressed in the colors of commerce. While the knights hid themselves throughout the whole area, the weaker ones were spread out across the first floor, while the peak Man-at-arms (Tier 1) knights protected the second floor.
The Squires (Tier 2) were hidden away in the backrooms; they were not needed for ordinary protection.
The employees were already making slight adjustments as they awaited the customers while the three merchants, Caspian, and his apprentices took leisure time off.
Customers started to wander in one by one as the winter sun climbed higher into the breathless blue of the heavens. They were the normal passersby of each day, and now they were the first to be shown the splendor of the Northern Star Merchants.
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