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As something she was passionate about, Lucile soon went deep into an explanation as to what the Trade union was all about and Hal felt it was quite similar to what Wade was doing here, except that hers was legitimate and was not only rooted in auction.
Paladin Trade union which only gained the right to be called that through its branches all about the major cities of the Silva Duchy only held auctions on particular days and occasions. The items to be auctioned were also the cream of the crop.
On other days, there were stalls rented out to small-time traders and permanent stalls for runemasters who wished to sell their crafts and Alchemists who wished to sell their pills.
When the family that used to be in control of the Trade union pulled out their support, they also pulled out all profits that the business had made thus far. According to them, it was theirs as it had been made before the change in ownership.