In the early morning hours, after coaxing Yuniya to sleep, Marvin lay awake in bed, unable to fall asleep.
The London underground black market was actually tied to the Ancient Gods!
This was not good news. Once the power of the Ancient Gods infiltrated London, it meant that Marvin could no longer consider solely the affairs of the Church of the Three Fate. He had to take into account the enemies hidden in the shadows.
If previously his choice to side with Second Prince Shukri meant that he merely needed to slowly become a trusted confidant of the prince, he now had to be wary of 'Liberty Association members' who might exist within the prince's faction.
This possibility was very high, since Second Prince Shukri was a target of support from the Liberal Party, and the largest difference between the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party was in one supporting free trade, new money; the other supporting the established nobility, old money.