But Dominic was not prepared for what he found when he finally made it home.
The emissaries were not meeting in the central compound, as they usually did. Instead, everyone was gathered in the main Manor house, along with a small group of finely dressed ladies that Dominic didn't recognize, and a pair of representatives wearing Merchant's Guild badges on their chest.
"Ah, Your Grace, wonderful timing. We just arrived through the portal, and we were about to discuss advanced trade route planning.
Everyone wants in on the action, it seems, and your airship docking fields have proven truly impressive." One of the Merchant Guild members greeted Dominic.
While he spoke, his hands signed a separate message.
[Ground travel is becoming too dangerous with the recent Dagos Rebel offensive, we would like to switch this route to airborne travel, with Wistover as a central hub between the nations.]
