While the area had long since attracted more faction leaders from different Guilds and other lower members, Chief Kent and Chief Leo were the only ones who had a personal investment in what Grace was doing.
The three might all belong to the same Guild, but they also competed against each other. Contacts, clients, and the sheer market were limited resources. The three Chiefs had a relatively equal split of those, but that would change as soon as someone elevated their standing.
Contacts could be loyal, and clients had different needs, but the market existed on its own. If Grace could monopolize the side involving alchemical products, Kent and Leo would basically be demoted to contacts in her eyes.
After all, Grace offered wares superior in ways beyond quality. Alchemical products might need alchemical ingredients, but the latter were easily replaceable, unlike the former.
