Chapter 466: Blindsided
Tala, Rane, and Lisa walked from the breakfast place with full bellies and a lot on their minds.
Lisa seemed to be considering deeply the decision that was before him. Even so, as they reached a cross street, he turned to regard her. “I should let you get back on the road. You were leaving as I reached out to you, correct?”
“We were, yes.” She nodded in concession.
“Then, I shall begin negotiations and reach out to this Artia you mentioned. If she already has an established business, perhaps my services and inventory can buy a partnership with her. That would be preferred to beginning an ill-fated rivalry.”
Rane chuckled and Tala smiled at the joke.
Lisa gave a small bow. “Hopefully, the next time you come to Bandfast, I can leave with you. Master Michael and Mistress Jenna will likely attempt to keep me in Bandfast, but I doubt they will give me the concessions I would need in order to stay.” He regarded Tala for a long moment. “Assuming that the preliminary terms we’ve discussed do not change?”
“They should not. I do not wish to impose any sort of required knowledge sharing, though I do want to be able to talk about such things with you.”
“That is acceptable. We can hammer out the details in the coming months.”
“I would like that very much.”