Master Of None

"No, for the last time. I will not ask the merfolk and the water elves to send more people to help with the underwater fields. We have already hounded them enough. Me asking them will change nothing." The resulting responses from Trish came from both Remey and the old master alchemist asking her the same thing in a row. They had been too caught in their own thoughts to properly pay attention to what was actually going on.

"Well, we need more herbalists and I have not received any new applications. The classes aren't even full. We have alchemists to spare, but herbalists? I think not." Remey was rather annoyed. She had done her best to send more people out after herbalists. Unfortunately, they seemed to be rarer and also preferred to be alone. These two traits caused the alchemy guild to need them more.

"What about those who can grow herbs and perform basic alchemy? We originally were going to limit them by what they should study. Not every alchemist would make the best herbalists." This fact was all too true in most aspects of life. The old master alchemist would not forget the times he had lost p[recious high quality herbs because he had refused to find the right person to take care of them instead.

"We will have those people take over the herb growth in the easy to grow herb fields. Then the herbalists will remain in the specialized or high quality fields." This would take a little restructuring of potential class schedules along with how the alchemists and herbalists would interact. However, it would have the added bonus of making alchemists more understanding of the hard work that went in to growing most herbs. They would be able to work more smoothly with all the staff of the guild.

"Then we do that. It will be easier that way." Remey signed a few papers with the other two to approve the idea. They would work out the details among a few other master alchemists later.

"Guild masters! The royal dragon is here with Miss Midnight!" The yell outside Remey's door was enough to make all three stand. They had not expected Mordant to come so soon. If they had known it was a selfish whim after Mordant had been reminded of the potions while walking the streets they would have felt a little off put.

"Well send him in!" Remey shouted back and was met with the door being pushed open. Midnight was in her dragonkin form which really surprised her. "Midnight, you did really well with your outfit today. Su would be proud." The compliment was genuine. Midnight had a very hard time with human clothing so the fact that she had dressed herself well was a major compliment.

"I agree, normal clothing is strange. Even my dragonkin can not explain it properly. That is why I chose the robes. They have a better fit for my scales and look to match my affinity." Mordant had chosen the robes for a few other reasons that related to how easily and quickly he could put them on for meetings. But that wasn't the major thing he wanted to share. "I came to make some trade agreements. I have things you need and I will require the high tier elemental affinity potions. Of every elemental affinity." The smirk he had was enough to tell them all that he was not just looking for the one potion for his personal reasons. He had goals to use them for other trades.

"I see no issue with that. It really comes down to what you will offer to trade and at what frequency. There are only so many things we have access to here. Not to mention the fact that we can't even make the high elemental affinity potions without proper research and materials." The old master alchemist shared some truth mixed with some untold truths. He knew that they didn't have the formula for the high tier potion all set up yet. All the affinities were missing the proper ingredients.

While Trish appreciated that Mordant went right to business, she felt that she was missing some proper respect. " If the deal does not meet our requirements, all of your requirements, then I doubt it could work. We can not go to your village and see what you have to offer. Quality is important for every potion material." Her words held the weight of an experienced alchemist. However, Mordant saw it more as a challenge.

"Then if the deal does not meet your requirements little girl, I will spend the fortune I have amassed over the years on every single herb, field, building, and merchant that sells anything you need. Now, does that sound good?" Trish felt as if she had been soundly beat. The one thing she forgot was that dragons lived even longer than elves. She was no longer the oldest and richest in the room.

"Huh, so that's what it looks like when Trish is silenced. We can make some deals. I am particularly interested in the shadow textured glass. I read in a book that it can only be made by those with very high elemental affinities. It just so happens that we have potions that need to remain in total darkness and such a glass would block out all light elemental mana from ruining the potions. Among other things, we also want herbs." Finding that Remey had done her research impressed Mordant.

"I can arrange that easily. We use it to create my personal meditation cave. It keeps the darkness elemental mana trapped within while I comprehend it." Mordant readily agreed to this. Before long, Midnight was witnessing contracts being drawn up for trade deals between them. She had not expected it to go so smoothly. All potential conflicts seemed to have melted away.

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