The informant bowed and left, while Karl shook his head in dismay.
"So, it's come to this. The civil war on the continent is about to start, and we haven't even gotten to our first tournament yet. Worse, we haven't gotten a chance to make a proper profit off the Elves yet, and it takes time for weapons to circulate when the auctions are shut down.
The last part was given in a teasing tone that made Eryman smile.
Karl might be perfectly comfortable being known as a war profiteer, but he was also realistic about the dangers both to his business and to the region once the fighting started. At least, to Eryman's mind he was.
The actual battles were not going to be the worst part of it.
Once the fighting started, opportunistic groups from further out would start to make their move, aiming to claim disciples for their Clans, even slaves or sacrifices. Many Clans kept the bunnies as slaves, but few mistreated them to any extreme extent.
