He simply countered by pointing out they were not the ONLY suppliers, and he was already looking afield for other sources. Naturally, he wouldn't abandon them to the sudden market he had become, but higher costs would drive him to look that much harder for other sources.<br/><br/>He honestly hadn't expected her, but she had a tendency to show up in odd spots, like him, and he would be around for a couple weeks, enjoying the warfare of shopkeepers and merchants for a change. He was a couple hours from the actual Court, so if someone wanted to try something, they would have to have brass ones the size of the moon. Attacking the Summer Knight practically in the Summer Court, inside a dwarven stronghold. It would be almost as impressive as raiding a Winter Court vault on midwinter day.