"My suggestion is to stay out of this. The river travellers are a hardy, teeming people, much like termites. T

"My suggestion is to stay out of this. The river travellers are a hardy, teeming people, much like termites. They please Lamashtu, and we shouldn't trouble them unless we must. If the merchants decide to strike at them, we should order the guard not to interfere. The waters will run red with blood, and the river people will call upon their relatives from the neighboring lands, and together they'll show the traders what they're made of. Those who are strong will remain, to seek their fortune in our lands. And we will profit no matter the outcome."