> [!danger] New Contractors, > What happened to diplomacy!? The town was in fear, already putting eyes on us and now they think our "enforcers" murdered someone in the street! > > Next time you'll heed my advice. > > Go immediately to East Valley, the seat of power changed suddenly and they haven't been honoring our trade routes. See to it that the road through is not impeded: this route is essential for the minerals coming from [[Spire Lake#The Spires|The Spires]]. > > Let's not kill anyone this time, > Thomas ^post-chapter-1-verve-letter