Bran pulled back to let the ball of flame to drop to the ground and continue burning there, then returned to the embrace, putting his arms around Misha's middle.
"What's been going on?" he asked.
"Fourteen thousand a month," replied Misha.
"What?"
"That's how much The Unity is thinking of charging for their service. Media outlets and influencers have been storming the building for interviews and in one of them, Arthur Penn mentioned that price."
Bran took a deep breath then blew it out slowly. "That's a lot."
"It is."
"That's like the cost of rent."
"It is."
"I need to sit down." And without waiting for a reply, Bran sat on the floor and pulled Misha into his lap. "And here I was thinking maybe they had a point with all the 'democratising magic' stuff. Wait. Has there been any affect to the jianghu or-"
"Nothing," replied Misha. "No one's disappeared or lost their powers."
