Amari looked troubled and admitted, "They just refused flat out. They said they won't work with us. But Andrew, if the Webster family won't play ball, it's fine; we don't need them that badly."

Andrew waved a hand. "Tell me exactly what happened. The Webster family was part of my plan, and we had to win them over. Right now, we have the Reyes family, the Iron Sword Sect, and the Robertson family, so we already have a foothold. Those clients alone were enough for us to stand on."

He added, "Still, that wasn't nearly enough. If I left Chetvine or got tied up with other matters and couldn't run Medicine God's Covenant, you'd be handling it alone, and that would be rough."

Amari's eyes widened. "You mean you'd leave Medicine God's Covenant to me?"

Andrew grinned. "Your name's on the deed as the owner, so of course, it's yours."

Amari looked touched, but then shook his head. "No way. I can't accept that. This is an enterprise the two of us built together, and I can't shoulder it a