The success of the Marrowford commission had accomplished more than restoring an important trade route.
It had brought the Adventurer Guild into conversations taking place among some of the most influential nobles and administrators in Westmark.
For Crown Prince Richard, the development represented an opportunity to establish a more effective approach to regional security. For Sage, it offered the possibility of expanding the Guild's operations under a consistent legal framework.
For Second Prince Cedric Alden, however, the situation required a different kind of consideration.
Cedric sat inside his private study at the royal palace, examining a collection of reports concerning the Adventurer Guild's recent activities.
Across from him sat Lord Frederick Merton, accompanied by two nobles whose families maintained longstanding relationships with House Lancaster.
