It never hurts to ask, eh? Well imagine this; Lloyd's of Londa... of Kingsport.  I know, I know! Whoever thought the Terraversans would let a Mardieran Coffe House (and shipping insurance brokerage) set up shop in Kingsport? But we said the same thing in Prio, didn't we? And that branch is still going strong.  And, and, we had help from the Kingsport Advertiser setting that up.  And, and, and; now Kingsport isn't run by the Terraversans any more, is it? Not really. Now it's run by Eslandola. I know, I know; "independent territory" this, "sphere of influence" that, "under protection" yada yada. It all adds up to the same thing. Now, I know what you're thinking, the Eslandolans don't exactly love Mardier either. But we asked the KPA to help, and they couldn't turn us down. What's more, we also got help from the Prefect, one Don Marquez. Apparently the thought of us insuring their treasure fleets is such a great motivator even the King is taking an interest. Who would've guessed?!