Even among the core members, not everyone had a contract with the Guild, taking Guild subsidies and a salary; most people still had to think for themselves. Normally, the Guild would put up enough benefits to pacify everyone, but in the end, who doesn't have a bit of unruly temper?
He knew this all too well; better to ease than to block, right now. Besides, he himself wasn't exactly satisfied either—he was just used to obeying the decisions of the upper Guild management. This was about the Guild's interests; sometimes you had to make trade–offs. The Captain glanced at the trusted aides around him—the ones still keeping silent now were, naturally, the most core Members of the Guild.
Put simply, they were salaried professional Invokers.
