46 The Flower of Farucci

"I want to form a merchant guild."

Melina was once in the same position. She had her own merchant guild back when her husband was still alive, but not anymore. Nevertheless, with her management experience, she was confident about rebuilding what was once lost.

"A merchant guild… What will your guild be selling, Joshua…"

"This." Joshua produced a silver token and placed it on the table. It was a VIP ticket for the Weissenasche Theater.

"A coin?"

Melina studied the gleaming token. It looked expensive, but fancy items like a silver-plated coin would not sell well in Norland.

"No. More precisely speaking, my product is this."

Joshua pushed the token toward Ynor and pointed at him.

"Joshua, are you talking about human trafficking?"

Melina gripped Ynor's hand tightly underneath the table to soothe his unease. If Joshua really planned to treat Ynor like material goods, she would reject him immediately.