Chapter57: Dragon Corporation Dealings

Down in the conference room, five pompous men sat around a long table. Kerrigan walked in and greeted her VP, Martin Reeves. “Mr. Reeves, it is good to see you again. Shall we?”             Martin Reeves bowed to Kerrigan and held out her chair, before taking his own seat.             Martin addressed the room, “Gentlemen, what brings us all here today?”             “Thank you both for taking the time to meet with us. I am Jethro Barkley of the Targu Spice Merchants Guild and these gentlemen represent two of our district offices as well as the two representatives from our Pinon Province branches. We are here to discuss a wave of new spices coming from Bayan province.”             Kerrigan sat forward, “And what does this have to do with Dragon Corporation?”             Mr. Barkley spluttered indignantly, “My lady, we have always had good relations with Dragon Corporation and been there to support mutual business. But now we hear you started your own spice emporium here in Velyki and ar