As soon as Edward and his bodyguards left, the tension in the air decreased significantly.
«Lady, are you planning to come to the meeting?» – Kyon asked anxiously.
«I'll think about it later.» – Valeera replied coldly, secretly trying her best to calm down. That's bad. She planned to use the proceeds to buy out her territory, which should have become a weighty argument at a meeting of the clans, but for forty-five million, minus the share of the rest, she would only be laughed at.
«What are we going to do, Lady Arpha?» – Bernard asked with feigned cheerfulness.
«I don't know… Tell me, do we have any other options to sell the metal?»
The man thought for a long time, then said uncertainly: «I don't have such connections as the black market, but I think I can sell a hundred kilograms of precious metal a month... However, this is quite risky, and the price at best will be seventy percent of the market price…»