CH642 Rejecting A Toast, to accept a Forfeit I
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A week passed swiftly—and seemingly uneventfully—within BloodIron City.
Due to the prospecting operation the Lost Heartens had underway in the barbarian village, and their temporary absence from the city, the meeting between Alex Fury, head of the Fortuna Company, and Brock Peyton, leader of the Lost Heartens, had been scheduled for a week later.
During that week, Alex and the Fortuna Company appeared almost entirely idle. They rarely left the mansion unless absolutely necessary, and certainly did not venture beyond the city's limits.
Before long, rumours began to circulate. Whispers spread that the leader of Fortuna had capitulated in fear, going so far as to beg the Black Scar Syndicate to mediate a meeting—an outcome that was, unsurprisingly, likely fuelled by the Lost Heartens' influence within the city.
Fortuna's continued inactivity only served to reinforce these rumours in the eyes of many.
