Once Illucia and Jaina went off to handle their own affairs, no one was left to manage the sprawling grain trade.
The Lordaeron Nobles' Merchants' Guild was raising funds to buy grain in Stormwind City, and Rowan had made preparations of his own in advance.
With Xal'atath involved, that shipment of grain would never reach Lordaeron.
But to put the outcome beyond all doubt and fleece Garithos and Polina of every last gold coin, Rowan thought a little more maneuvering was needed.
So he summoned Ellen.
"Stormwind City? Didn't you tell me yesterday to return to Boralus and bring Miss Lucille here, young master?" Ellen sounded bewildered. He simply couldn't make sense of it.
Rowan scratched his head. "The plan changed at the last minute. Besides, you can sail straight to Boralus from Stormwind City's harbor. But first, you need to take care of the business I'm about to give you."
Ellen didn't find it troublesome. He nodded. "Go ahead, young master."
"Illucia and Jaina used to have full responsibility for our family's grain trade in Lordaeron. Now they're both busy, so I thought you could take it on temporarily alongside your other duties. Go to Stormwind City for me and negotiate a deal with Katrana," Rowan said with a smile.
Negotiate a deal? I'm a Stealth User who specializes in alchemy. How am I supposed to handle that?
Ellen didn't think he had the ability. Young master, I'm not being modest. I really can't handle business matters. You'd better find someone more qualified.
"You're not joking, are you, young master? I can't do that." Ellen spoke frankly, his face utterly sincere.
Rowan waved a hand. "Hey, I never said you had to close the deal. All you need to do is drive up the price for me. Oh, once