Borrowed Voice · Chapter 2

The Price List

Cassien's plan is simple: farm the mute for re-castable relics, sell the good ones. Ilan's counter is to choose what he gives and hoard what he doesn't. Their first practice cast proves the brands are a lie detector. Cassien flirts, wheedles, and negotiates while the skin tells the truth. Ilan points his greedy speaker at the first rung of the order's duel ladder.