Lord Virginia returned Gaven a flirtatious sweep and said, "Do you think I lack even that much self-control? Rest assured, I know exactly how to handle this matter. Oh, and there's some good news for you, I've found a way to eliminate your concerns about that shipment of yours."
"What method?" Gaven asked, instantly perking up. Although the Spark of Dream Divinity was a fine thing, it was too high-end for their current needs, posing more of a hidden threat than being of immediate use. But the goods Lord Virginia referred to were a different matter entirely.
Once the concerns were eliminated, they could immediately begin assembling the sort of elite army they needed.
Those goods were none other than the same ones involved in the black-on-black plunder of the Santarin Association, which had drawn several legendary powerhouses into action, leading to the first premature outbreak of the Bane Massacre.