A City Beneath and a Whole New Set of Bad Ideas

Chapter 45

It had been a few days since the sea beast decided to give Lis an unsolicited home renovation.

By "home renovation," I mean "crushing half the city under a thousand tons of angry seafood."

The Lisari reacted the way humans always react when something goes wrong. They blamed their neighbors.

The seafolk didn't even stand a chance. Those that didn't dive into the ocean fast enough were grabbed, shackled, and tossed into cells so fast it made my head spin. Meanwhile, the Council of Merchants promptly elected a new leader, demonstrating the kind of decisive leadership that only happens when you're trying to distract people.

Merchant Murro.

Guildmaster of the Spicers.

Publicly, he was a beloved merchant lord who donated to orphans and smiled a lot.