The Threat

Cinzia, the Queen, smirked at Sal. She reached the box, took five gold coins, and threw them on the floor.

"That will be your first hiring payment from me," Cinzia smiled with satisfaction upon seeing Sal's greedy hands pick up the gold coins.

"This is all mine?" Sal muttered in disbelief. She held the gold coins as if it was her babies. 

"Yes, and you will earn more every time you do a good job," Cinzia smiled and showed Sal the box that contained all the gold coins. "This will be all yours if you successfully complete the main quest."

"I will do anything you ask, Your Majesty," Sal looked at the box of gold with sparkling eyes. Her saliva dripped from her lips like a mad dog starved for days.

"Great, for now. Your job is to gather information inside the Third Prince's residence and his mate, Rosina. It will be nice if you have some dogs under you to do the job faster," Cinzia stated with a raised eyebrow while drinking a glass of red wine.