7 Merchants Guild

Gold River city state was an important location for trade routes that also created an another problem for the city state, bandits of the Gold River.

The city state had that problem since the city have founded. The bandits settled near the city state and attacked to the merchants and trade convoys.

As the bandits attacked, the city state's merchants guild started to accept more people to protect the trade routes that also created new job opportunities.

Most of the people weren't getting paid but were being able to travel to the location they wish for free. Of course they needed a recommendation for their entrance to the guild.

The Merchant's Guild was the wealthiest guild in the city. Because of the trade routes that increased Gold River's welfare a lot, the city was funding the guild more than any guild in the city.

With the Gold River's need for trade, guild became popular so fast and bought a great place for managing the trade.

Guild building had many entrances. But for the people who doesn't know where to go there was a huge entrance to the guild.

A man entered from the entrance quickly and ran to the guild's staff.

Guild Staff,

"How can I help you sir?"

"I was looking for a trade convoy that goes to the arena city states. It doesn't matter which, I just have to go one of them as quickly as possible."

Staff looked to the man, he was tired. After looking to some documents,

"Are you running from something sir?"

"No, of course not. One of my friends calls me to help him. I have to go as quick as possible."

And man showed his recommendation letter to the staff.

Staff looked to the letter. Staff,

"Please wait for a minute."

Staff went to an another room using the door on his back. After a minute he came back and,

"I have one ticket for West Arena city state."

"That's fine. Is it free?"

"Unfortunately, there is no free slots left in that one. But there is an another trade convoy in same direction this evening. But it will took more time than the other one."

"Okey, count me in."

"Can I learn your name please?"

"Arthur the Ironsmith."

"Thanks, please take a rest in guild's waiting hall. Have a nice day."

Arthur started walking slowly to the big hallway of the guild. After he passed the registration room he relaxed a lot. The things he went through in last hours were not easy things.

He was planning to run away from the city state. Guild was the perfect opportunity for him to run.

Arthur suddenly talked with a low voice,

"That bastards are gonna pay but not right now."

Arthur looked for some place to sit. He noticed the big wooden seat next to him and sat down.

He was tired a lot. Arthur wasn't just tired because of the events that he went through but also because of the things he didn't know about himself.

As he learnt when the Rock and Ragnar went to the castle, knights asked about him. Because one of the travelers talked about him to the knights and as a result knights wanted to see him.

It was just because of the location they found him. The location was close to the one of the northern factions that is in war with the city state. They were considering him as an enemy. This was nonsense but Arthur had nothing to do.

He never thought he would need to fight but he had to do. At least he understood this from the latest events.

After Ragnar refused to give him and claimed him as his cousin knights fought with Ragnar. Ragnar took down some of them and escaped with Rock. By that time, Elizabeth learned the clash on the castle and ran to save the Arthur.

When Elizabeth came to Robert's store, Robert didn't even surprise. Elizabeth got Arthur and ran away from the store quickly.

While Arthur and Elizabeth were running on the streets, they clashed with some warriors of city state. When they came close to the guild Elizabeth gave a sword to the Arthur and told him to enter to a trade convoy.

Arthur got the recommendation letter that Robert wrote quickly when Elizabeth told the news. Arthur had to leave even without having a chance to say goodbye.

Arthur was running from the city state with the help of the people who didn't even know who he was. Why were they doing that? Why were they risking themselves just like that? Arthur thought these a lot but couldn't find any answer to that.

The city state wouldn't let him go from the town. But nobody knew him. They just knew his false name that has been given by Rock.

He was waiting in the hall with no money, no water or food. While he was thinking all these events that he went through a man sat next to him. The man talked,

"Hello sir, may I introduce myself?"

Arthur was looking to him but not talking. Who was that shining guy with his blonde hairs and brown eyes. He had a charisma on his eyes and he was well suited.

"Please sir, let me introduce myself. I'm George, George the Merchant."

"I don't remember that I let you to introduce yourself. Go away."

"Sir, you are going to the West Arena I believe. I just noticed you when you were buying ticket."

"So what? I said go away."

"Your sword, it is not very handy to use in West Arena roads. You shouldn't go with it."

"Yes, yes. Now go away."

"I'm saying that you have to buy a sword which can be used against bandits. This sword is a magical sword. It won't be very effective."

Arthur thought on his mind that, "This guy is a fucking fraud. I'm lucky to meet with Rock at first, look at that bastard."

Arthur was feeling really tired but also hungry. Maybe he should sell the sword and buy some food. But then probably Elizabeth would be angered a lot.

"Like I said..."

Arthur stopped talking suddenly.

"Sir?"

"Actually I can sell it to you."

"Really?"

"Yes, but I'm a little bit hungry. I don't know any place to buy good meals."

"I know one good place that has elite foods."

"Really, but I don't have that much money. Forget about it."

"It is not a problem. While we talk the details of the purchasing of the sword I can buy you a dinner."

"You are amazing, what was your name again?"

"It is George sir."

"Wonderful George. Let's talk the details while eating some food."

They went together to buy some meal.

After ten minutes Arthur came back alone. It just took Arthur to play a trick and fraud the George ten minutes for food.

After eating something Arthur was feeling really good. It was the first meal he ate since he came to the city state. Arthur tried to forget what happened and went through to the waiting hall of West Arena trade convoy.

Arthur was knowing that the things won't be easy for him and he was right about it.