The Price of Trust

Kaelen added one last message, 'There's a price—ten gold coins per guide. Once someone buys it, it stays internal. If it leaks, all cooperation ends.'

He knew that warning wouldn't scare everyone right away.

That was fine.

Its value would grow with time.

What Kaelen really wanted wasn't intimidation—it was selection.

One Dungeon guide was enough to separate people who honored deals from those