Spice & Wolf by Volume II

Author:Volume II
Format: epub

"’Tis a prudent decision,” said Holo, which elicited a hearty laugh from Jakob. “Well, then, let’s speak frankly then, shall we? If you two were a couple. I’d have tried to convince you to head straight to the church and make it officiaL But if you’re in business together, well, that’s different. You’ll hang together or hang separately — your partner’s fell is your own misfortune. The bonds of gold run thicker than blood!” Jakob’s couch creaked. “Let me get the story straight. The fellow fromRemelio that just left told it like this: Kraft Lawrence, attached to the Rowen Trade Guild, bought one hundred lumione worth of annor from the Latparron Company in Poroson. Were liable for roughly half Now the Remelio Company holds the debt. Is that it?” Lawrence nodded painfully. “I didn’t hear what kind of armor it was, but the armor is going for about one- tenth what it previously was, so even if you sell it for that price, you’ve still got to make up about forty lumione. That comes out to fifteen hundred pieces of treimi silver.” After all was said and done, Lawrence had come away with about a thousand pieces of silver from the Pazzio affair. Even if he were able to repeat the stunt, there would be debt left over. “It looks like you were completely taken in by the LatpaiTon Company. I won’t ask the details. From what I’ve heard, that won’t change the situation. No matter what anyone thinks, you got greedy and made a mistake. Is that right?” “It is, exactly.” Lawrence didn’t try to make excuses. Saying he had become greedy and failed summed up his predicament precisely. “If you understand that, this will be a staple conversation. You must pay back on your own the debt that the guild will, in all likelihood, shoulder. When you meet with fraud or extortion, when you become sick or injured and suffer losses, we in the trade guild put our credit on the line to save you. But not this time. The only ones to come to your aid now will be the gods — ” Jakob pointed a linger at Holo, who glanced at Lawrence. — or that beauty.” “I understand.” I Inlike craft guilds, a regional trade guild was built around assurances of mutual assistance. It ran on contributions from its members, and as Jakob said, it gave aid to merchants who had suffered misfortune and would otherwise be unable to get by. Members would also assemble in foreign lands to protest unfair treatment. The guild had not been created to guarantee the debts of merchants whose greed led them to ruin. In such cases, even if the guild temporarily assumed the liability, it would pursue repayment relentlessly. The other guild members wouldn’t stand for the loss, and it served as a lesson in the restraint of greed. Jakob’s eyes were like bows drawn tight. “Unfortunately, I’m not in a position where I can show you any compassion — and the reason why I must be so strict is just outside in the lobby.

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