Sein found Eileen in a conference room on the middle floor of the space fortress, along with nearly forty other mages.4

The strongest among them was a Rank Three mage, explaining their ability to repurpose a conference room for a small trade fair.1

Such fairs, common in past interplanar wars, emerged due to the space fortress’ limitations in fulfilling all trading needs of mages and as a way to circumvent the fortress’ transaction fees. This prompted many to favor bartering as their preferred method of exchange.1

Typically, these trade fairs were organized among acquaintances, ranging from a few individuals to as many as one or two hundred participant...1