Did they need money to keep it running? No problem. Everyone here was richer than Annan.
Did they lack even a single Elite professional? That was a little troublesome, but they would be fine as long as they stayed in Breeze City.
Would nobles and wealthy merchants make trouble for them? Jeffrey Olmedo, City Lord of Breeze City, was one of the Twelve Kings of the North. Even the Mage Tower could not match that standing.
Did they lack ways to deal with enemies? Katarina would handle that, though she would not be gentle. Did they lack a broad source of information? Jeffrey Olmedo, standing right before them, was an honorary member of 185 organizations across the Rikaner Kingdom. Did they lack an intelligence network? The Faceless Baron could even burrow into a dung heap to eavesdrop on people using the privy.
Money, status, strength, intelligence—the newly formed organization lacked nothing.
Yet they still racked their brains, all because Michael had made a suggestion:
"As a team, shouldn't we have a name?"
City Lord Jeffrey Olmedo modestly left the naming rights and final say to Annan, who invited everyone to offer suggestions. That decision nearly tore the fledgling organization apart.
Francois wanted to call it "Cleansing"—a name that expressed his deepest wish.
Lady Fine Wine proposed "Contract." Apparently, the deal that had nearly ruined her Family still weighed on her.
Michael suggested "Mage Tower Affiliates." Then Annan asked whether that would get them help from the Mage Tower, and Michael said no. Everyone rejected it without hesitation.
Della suggested Moonwell. It sounded lovely, but it had nothing to do with their situation. Klein suggested Knights. It neither sounded good nor suited their situation.
Katarina suggested Crimson Breeze. Given her deranged nature, she had clearly made an effort to accommodate Annan;