Corruption of Princesses/Elsa and Anna : First day : Meet with two rival merchants
From Create Your Own Story
Two merchants barge through the opening door.
"My lady ! Thank the stars. I have been waiting forever !" "I have been waiting way longer then you !"
"Calm down. Please. Sits." Elsa speak passively as she sense tension between the two man. The two merchants present themselves, Eirick and Helas and bow reverently. Elsa has heard of them. These two are some of the powerful movers of the kingdom, dealing mainly in imported exotics from the south. The two also have a long-standing bitter rivalry. You examine them both in turns. Eirick is tall and slender and wears haute-couture vestments. He reminds you of a vulture, prowling for it's next meal. A long traditional mustache adorn his face and he constantly rubs it as if enjoy it's apparent elegance. Helas is shorter then his counterpart and fatter. The man is dressed just as sharply although his body seems to be spill a little out of his clothes. The smallest of efforts seems to wind him up.
"Explain to me what the issue is." she asks with all the patience she can emit, trying to sway the two into serenity. Unfortunately, it dosn't work as the two man begins to talk at the same time. You wait to see if they will eventually stop by themselves before interrupting them both with a gesture of the hand and allow Eirick to talk first. The merchant grins and rubs his wide mustache smugly over this small victory as the Helas's expression darkens and he retreat in his seat.
You allow the two merchans to explains the situation which is what you would expect. The two are arguing over the other's politics and how one is stepping on the other's marketbase. You give them each turns to empty their sack and gives voices to their grieveance. You try to act understanding. Unfortunately, they are looking at you to slice in a matter unrelated to the crown. Or at least, it would be an awkward political move to directly interfere with markets at the privilege of one.
The talks quickly resurges in ardor as the two merchants now barely have the decency to decorate their verbal jab at each other with colorful subtleties. You sigh as the meeting drags on.
