Kingdom of the Isles 37

Cian counted out the duty and paid it over to the King’s custom’s officer at the dock. The official was flanked by the Shadow Guard, but under the terms of the truce they did not speak or seek to collect the King’s dues. Cian too was flanked by guards. Young nobles from his house and armed commoners. Trading had become almost a martial activity of late, although the truce still held. There had been no more attacks on the cargo, and Aramat had accepted the King’s right to exact taxes, however crippling they may be…