As early morning sunlight streamed through the window, Val saw up, feeling more refreshed than she had in days.
[Systems at Optimal Operating Parameters]
[9 Spark units currently available]
[Trip costs: -75,678 Dret]
Valkyrie groaned. She only hopped they could track down enough scath in the coming days to recoup such a loss. They had failed to get the statuette, but perhaps the kill confirmation on the traitorous agent would recoup some losses.
As if in reply to her thoughts the messages began displaying again.
[Bounty confirmed. One million Dret upon confirmation.]
Well now, that would set them up nicely. It was the single largest bounty any of them had ever seen by a factor of ten! Val doubted anyone expected her to be the one to score that. Split three ways… no, four ways… Desmond had helped with that last bit.
Val suddenly had a thought. Cade
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