Elara stared at the impossible piles of gold, then slowly turned back toward Sunny, her expression a mixture of awe, suspicion, and calculation. She was kneeling before a man who had casually displayed both overwhelming power and infinite wealth.
"What's your gain in all this?" she asked, cutting straight to the heart of the offer.
"Simple," Sunny replied, meeting her stare with a cool, strategic intensity.
"Change the focus of your guild. Transform your notoriety into reputation. Spread my name—Alex—all over the Human Kingdom, but through acts of immense public good. Of course, you won't do this with empty hands."
