☀️ Arselia and Akonia

Beata looks at her watch.
“Well, speed and quality should be rewarded,” she says, giving each of the five workers 30 rems. “Alaria, we’ll settle up with you separately, okay?”

— No, it’s alright,” the Thanarian waved her hand. “Helping a friend, especially for a good cause, is no burden for me. But if you really, really want to, something symbolic would be more than enough.”
There was no point in adding that she might have to do a lot more such unpaid work in Kriedaar in the future.