"Listen, Daniel. You're great. You keep solving these cases, you keep helping the king and all that. But we just don't have the money in the budget to give you or your boys a raise this year. We got legal, and the dragon, breathing down our necks telling us to not share any of the profits. You understand, right? So good news and bad news. Good news: you're gonna get a bump in title and position, which comes with a lot more responsibility and duties. Bad news: again, no money. Let's circle around back next quarter. Have you met Susana? She's great."