Kobold Livestock Knights Exclusive Official

A delegation from the city arrived days later—fine-clad humans with papers and promises. They offered an arrangement: exclusive contracts for certain trade routes, prestige, and the right to display the Hollow’s sigil on merchant goods. Hazz scratched his chin and looked at Rurik. The boy tasted the word exclusive and felt both pride and unease. It felt like armor and like a leash at once.