Inevitably the party trying to resolve a matter had to contend with the party most willing to exploit it.
C. J. CherryhTrade isn't about goods. Trade is about information. Goods sit in the warehouse until information moves them.
C. J. CherryhHonor to the earth," the abbot said, "honor to the dead in the passing of the year; honor to the living, in the coming of the new. A Great Year passes tonight. A new one begins. Let the good that is old continue and let the rest perish.
C. J. Cherryh