Tristian lowers his head. His voice is barely audible. "So this is how highly you value your merchants' comfor

Tristian lowers his head. His voice is barely audible. "So this is how highly you value your merchants' comfort? Their bodyguards will become insolent under your protection. They'll start openly insulting the citizens. And finally, these outlanders, servants of the wealthy, will rule the city, not its citizens."