The first continuing exchange opened for four hours.
No crowd waited.
Merrit sent two crafters, his contract keeper, and three sealed crates containing approved tools. Dagar sent his quartermaster with a shipment request for metal fittings, medicine, and replacement ventilation equipment. Sanctuary admitted only the people and objects listed in advance.
Hizon considered the opening too cautious.
Veyrath considered six visitors sufficient.
Both attended.
So did residents who had no contract to negotiate.
A Sanctuary carpenter examined the alignment frame because she repaired airship cradles and wanted straighter joints. A young smith from the Undercity came to see whether Thousand Works tools demanded materials he could not afford. Two hospital attendants watched Dagar's medical shipment because imported equipment would eventually become their responsibility to store and use.
