"What do you mean 'casual folks aren't allowed to enter'? This is Spring Bud, not your Summer Court. You need to get that straight." Before Gaven could speak, Maqi burst out. With a wave of her hand, the Yaling Warriors from Spring Bud Forest immediately gathered around, brimming with anger.
Maqi was a rare hot-headed figure among the Yalings, not giving face to anyone except Lord Virginia—including this half proprietor Gaven—so how could she possibly be courteous to a group of overstepping Summer Court warriors? While commanding the Yaling Warriors to squeeze inside, she shouted, "Are you done talking or not? We have a pile of matters waiting for Lord's attention! That's it for today!"
"If you continue this nonsense and disrupt the negotiations, don't blame me for being impolite," the leading warrior of the Summer Court said sternly in anger.
