In the end, Anthony compromised. In his own words, for the sake of the friendship between the Poisonous Snake Slave Exchange and Ronin, he was willing to take a loss this time to strengthen his relationship with Mountain Forest Town.
Such words were best taken with a grain of salt. In any world, how much truth does a merchant really speak when doing business? He claimed to be taking a loss, but whether he actually lost money, or how much he made, was impossible for an outsider to know.
For Ronin, it was enough that he could purchase this group of slaves at the lowest possible cost.
Of course, buying slaves involved a selection process.
Ronin didn't go in person this time. He had no desire to set foot in the sales area of the Slave Exchange ever again; the sights in there were too unsettling.
And so, this glorious and grand task fell to Tom and Gallon.
