H-361: Little Isle Manor House, Parlour
“Why does it have to be apart? The work you’re being paid to do, to bring about change, will enable further work in that space. The existence of that work being suited to your skills is a reward.
“That said, funds to pay you to do that are being payed forward from previous initiatives, same way I intend that your work will enable more profit to fund more of the same.
“But, you want something apart? The nature of the skills you bring means you are the one making connections and developing influence to implement that change. It’s change that I have asked you – and tasked you – to bring about, but that influence is personal power for you, and with personal power comes the sort of freedom you were talking about to control your own fate.”
Lia regards Raina for a very long moment. It’s a measured look and she is clearly weighing something behind her eyes.
“Which begs the question, why would you trust me, a woman you had met only once, with such a task? Why gift me with this potential for power when you don’t even know me?”