Having purchased technical slave laborers oversee shipbuilding looked like another massive pitfall no matter how he saw it, but he had no other choice. Zul'ra had a headache and asked Mondoar to introduce the two engineer slaves to him.
"Korgar used to be part of our company. He's an outstanding shipwright who designed and built many vessels, but he's a terrible gambler with a bad temper. He lost too badly a while back and even gambled himself away." Mondoar sighed repeatedly.
"Does he have family?" Zul'ra looked at the sighing little Goblin, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly. The little fellow's tone was full of sympathy for Korgar, but in truth, he was trying to sell Korgar to him.
"Yes. He has a wife he dearly loves, Lidaya, and a son, Little Hook. Honestly, Lidaya is truly a wonderful wife. Aside from being unable to stop Korgar from gambling, she's perfect in every other way. If not for her, Little Hook would probably have ended up in here too. Korgar loves her as well, and he often regrets it—this time most of all." Mondoar's tone carried a hint of jealousy and schadenfreude.
"What about the other human?" Zul'ra could sense the jealousy in Mondoar's words and understood something of the situation. Perhaps he could use Lidaya to control that gambling Goblin engineer and make him behave obediently.
"Monsens. He's a captured human slave, an engineer proficient in construction. He has no family..." Mondoar's eyes shifted slightly at Zul'ra's question.
"No family, or you don't know whether he has any?" Zul'ra asked as he watched the Goblin's darting eyes.
"All right! I admit it, he's illicit stock. But please rest assured, honored Troll sir, we run a shop here and absolutely guarantee the quality of our goods." Mondoar looked somewhat