Money in hand, task at hand; transactions are always pleasant. Considering the sinister nature of today's business, Malin uncharacteristically lowered his price to a flat rate of 3500 to seal the deal.
Although Shelton of the House of Brice was somewhat puzzled, he was at least not the kind of bastard to pass up a good deal, and he gladly accepted Malin's reduction in fee.
Logan was a bit confused, but considering that Malin had essentially pulled him back from hell this time, he said nothing—of course, Logan also thought that lowering the price was a business strategy, after all, 3500 and 5000 are fundamentally different concepts.
