One raised his hand and asked the question they were all considering. "What happens if we refuse this offer?"
The elephant in the room.
Arthur's expression remained pleasant, but the temperature seemed to drop several degrees.
"Then this is where we part ways. You will no longer be part of our party, as for the items that you have, you can keep."
It was a reasonable response. In fact, a generous one, to leave with rare items that beta players would kill to have, without paying anything, was something that nobody would do.
Clearly, Arthur had done it because they were Gate's subordinates.
"However, you will not have the chance to join our guild after that." He gestured at the chaos visible through the tinted windows. "Exclusive resources often mean the difference between survival and extinction."
Arthur was placing implicit pressure on them. Naturally, he wanted them to stay.
He left with them with the choice of joining or facing an uncertain future alone.
