“I’M GLAD TO SEE YOU again, Casimir,” Valen Massio said, though neither his voice nor his expression reflected that. “May I assume, based on your early return, that you have made a decision regarding my offer, the right one, I hope.”
Cas offered the briefest of shrugs. “I’m sure you’ll think it’s the right one, I’m not sure for myself,” he said doubtfully. “I have little in the way of choice, however. I do want to know a couple of things, though.”
“Such as?”
“How much will Nikolai’s debt be reduced by if I deliver the package? How long will I have to work for you to pay off the debt? And what sort of jobs will I have to do for you?”
“Your first question is easier to answer than the other two,” Massio said. “I’m prepared to reduce the debt by five thousand credits for doing this job; th
