Hidden World?

The meeting lasted until dusk that day. William listened with interest for the first few hours but then lost interest when the conversation turned to who should participate. Enid and the others around the table examined each name and discussed their backgrounds. They selected the participants by deciding who was strong and who was weak.

When the meeting ended, Elura and Elasha would not let go of William and Doravoli. Especially Elura was like a parasite. She grabbed William's arm and dragged him to the most expensive restaurant in the city. Although what they talked about caught William's attention a little, it was not good enough for William. For Elura had been talking generally about how she was the number one merchant in the White City. Of course, William soaked up this information like a sponge, because it was information that could be useful to him, but whenever Elura brought up the topic of love and similar nonsense, William changed the subject.