With Wolfe's description of the infrastructure projects that were coming to Morgana, both the city and the territory, the Council began to understand that this was not some simple trade deal, or 'protection money' charged from the strong to the weak.
No, they were about to undergo a complete change in their lifestyle, from their culture to their home and even their favourite products. Once there were deals made for foreign specialties, they would inevitably find fans among the Fortress City's millions of residents, and something would become virally popular.
Something that they hadn't been the ones to create and curate for the public.
It was both terrifying and exciting, a seemingly impossible change brought about after a year of upheaval and chaos.