The Martial Unity

The air grew prickly.

Her expression grew ugly. "I-"

"Children."

His declaration was firm.

He narrowed his eyes, glaring at Chairwoman Veros. "Is this how a cabinet merchant ought to conduct themselves? Complaining like spoiled children every time someone else does it better than them?"

He closed his eyes, shaking his head. "As much as I disliked the late Chairman Deacon, I at least respected him more than I respect any of you. He most certainly would not have sat here complaining. He was a man of action; he would have fiercely gone all out and persevered till he overcame his problems."

He opened his eyes. "I commence the voting process on this agenda. All in favor of motion D48?"

Out of the hundred cabinet merchants, forty of them raised their hands.

Guildmaster Bradt's eyes narrowed. "All against?"

Sixty hands, including Chairwoman Veros', went up.

Guildmaster Bradt closed his eyes, shaking his head softly. "…This cabinet votes against Agenda D48. With no more agendas on the docket, this Cabinet Assembly comes to an end. Meeting dismissed."

Guildmaster Bradt shortly left the Cabinet Assembly Hall, followed by two Martial Masters as he headed to his own office in the guild headquarters.

His eyes narrowed as he found Chairman Decker and his two Martial Senior bodyguards waiting inside.

proposal." Chairman Decker remarked as Guildmaster Bradt entered his

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behind him. "I don't recall

"Yes, but you can either kick me out or take a moment to hear out my proposal to you regarding Prince

table, steepling his

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nonchalantly tossed a file on

organization comprised of cabinet

we can't get more than forty hands up in favor of a motion to consider supporting candidates for the throne of Kandria, then we just need to make do with forty

the proposal deeply. "Although the bargaining power wouldn't be on par with the Shionel Confederation had the motion passed, It is still better than if we individually negotiated

able to demand more concrete and greater promises that benefit the forty of us

of the administrative and managerial details. "This is rather elaborate for

"You seem quite eager

a smug smile. "What can I say? We're best

skeptical. "He killed your father.

Chairman Decker's smile grew darker. "Saved me the

Guildmaster Bradt glanced down

indeed come up with a rather resourceful proposal that made the best of what they had. The cabinet merchants were comprised of the top hundred

an enormous

could muster up an enormous

benefitted the most were himself and Chairman Decker. Normally, this would not be tolerated, but they could

Guildmaster Bradt had not forgotten that Rui owed him a solid favor. He had made this investment a decade ago, choosing to believe in the shining potential that he saw in Rui, and it turned out to be

to become the youngest Martial Senior in history and had reportedly already become a high-grade Martial Senior. He had made enormous contributions to the Martial Union, earning him the position of Senior Ambassador and a seat on the Martial Fiscal Committee of the

alluring in and of itself, he had wanted

Rui being revealed as a royal prince and clearly the most powerful candidate for the throne, there was no doubt