The Norwington Family's merchants' guild could brave the threat of pirates and accompany Rowan's fleet to Lordaeron to fulfill its trade orders.
The merchants' guilds of Kul Tiras, the Alliance nations, and the various races placed greater importance on safety.
When doing business in the waters beyond Kul Tiras, merchants' guilds cared less about the gold coins they might earn than the protection they could count on.
Lost money could be earned again. Once you lost your life, you lost everything.
So if Rowan could lead the fleet, deliver the Norwington Family's goods to Southshore, and return safely, he would regain more than the family's share of trade. He would also restore the trust of the major merchants' guilds.
As long as the major merchants' guilds were willing to sail again, it would only be a matter of time before the Norwington Family returned to its former glory.
Of course, all that lay further down the road. For now, Rowan had to make absolutely certain that his preparations for the voyage were foolproof.
This would be the Norwington Family's first battle after burning its bridges, and its most crucial one.
"Young Master Rowan, I believe we should reconsider your decision to sail with the fleet." Terry did not spell it out, but once the Norwington Family's fleet entered open waters, the pirates of Freehold would not be its only enemies.
Since the two families had already driven the Norwington Family into its current predicament, they were committed.
They had made every preparation to crush the Norwingtons for good.
Rowan naturally understood the Old Butler's concerns, and he was a little nervous himself. Considering how Dell and the other old dog operated, this voyage was bound to be a bloodbath.
But there was no perfect way out of any crisis. Turning