Good morning,

On behalf of the Octavarium Mercantile Guild, I am requesting a guild-wide license to deal in Gallic goods in Bretonian space. I understand your concerns about anything related to Gallia, and believe me, I sympathize. Unfortunately for us, pragmatism must win the day, as Natio Octavarium is in no position to turn away trade with a neighbor. In the process of doing the needful, however, I think we can help each other.

If there's one thing that a prior life spent working on the edges of the law has taught me, it's that the market always finds a way. If a good is in demand, closing off legal avenues of acquisition does nothing to stop the demand. It only limits the supply and opens a more lucrative market for less-reputable traders. By licensing Guild traders to deal in Gallic goods, you get to keep Gallia itself at a remove. Instead of uncontrolled cross-border trade with people who were shooting at you recently, instead you'll be dealing with a trusted partner. By allowing a legitimate supply of in-demand Gallic goods, you limit the development of the otherwise inevitable black market, and we benefit by acting as trusted middlemen.

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