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All taxes must be paid 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAo01mM58ze8
in a timely and organized manner. Each prince controls tax 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAh1uANhe5zY
collection in his princedom War is forbidden between the princes. All 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAg2qKpLPLtd
dissatisfactions must be dealt in a civilized manner. Via duels or by 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA2OENFi1tdm
lodging a complaint to the council of princes.The most powerful 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAirCfzBXNiu
traders shall form a council of 10; with each member being called a 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAU0Sw4PsTnl
prince. This council shall gather in emergencies: such as war, the 1016Please respect copyright.PENANADVI4zm8kLT
enactment of widespread changes, as well as to deal with any 1016Please respect copyright.PENANArGWr6V8snA
grievances between the princesIf any trader or isle within the trade1016Please respect copyright.PENANAaJFrPvkqu5
union territory is attacked all princes must come to the defense 1016Please respect copyright.PENANANhphIAJ9RW
Declaring war on foreign bodies is forbidden. If any trader or 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAGolm7XCN4Q
prince is found doing so they will be stripped of their goods and 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAJPxMMpojbz
factories and will have to contend with the war on their own.All magic 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA6INYKR6jrR
is illegal and practitioners will be prosecuted1016Please respect copyright.PENANArY7fxV6Swo
We are traders, not warlords. We thrive on income and civility, not chaos and murder.1016Please respect copyright.PENANAOHlMFZEJhS
'The union codex, rules the traders abide by.'1016Please respect copyright.PENANAfgWbjmoOym
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David has been in jail 1016Please respect copyright.PENANATyy7wwu3rP
before, a flying jail, a jail on the ground ground. All kinds and types.1016Please respect copyright.PENANARSTwjoptG3
Honestly he felt kind of at home when he woke up on the cold hard floor1016Please respect copyright.PENANAxKzmqFualA
of a ship to metal grates wishing him good morning.1016Please respect copyright.PENANAElAulaUsOe
The cell was big enough 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAaURGQb6qi1
for him to stretch his muscles and walk around a bit. He checked his 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAwDclmJ097P
back pocket where kept Boyle's pendant but it was gone, good riddance. 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA46mNVk2ymH
Luckily David didn't have any other belongings on his person and the 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA5mxnQi8eOR
guards graciously allowed him to keep his clothes.1016Please respect copyright.PENANAZeTgFWRPuL
David didn't even 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAp9IaRdkq99
contemplate shouting, as it usually invited a guard and when you're the 1016Please respect copyright.PENANALwIpLGe3cv
one in the cell why would you want a guard to be nearby. So David did 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA8niXQT2esU
what any sane person in his situation would, he went back to sleep on 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA7fjN9ioxCZ
the bed hanging from the metal wall. 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAgK5i3CXL5R
Sadly event the best 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAnwdh946ANb
plans sometimes fall apart and it was the case here, as he couldn't fall1016Please respect copyright.PENANAy3as8xNA2f
asleep. There was something akin to ringing in his head, a feeling that1016Please respect copyright.PENANABdFOWy2wqB
something was close, similar to something he feels when he's near 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAxETDN3o9qE
Francesca. Soon enough David heard the sound of doors moving and he 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAHbViqOdZXB
opened one, the only one that was working, eye. Through his eye he could1016Please respect copyright.PENANAL9d05ej93o
see two guards carrying...something big, leaving a trail of blood. Now 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA7StLZb7aAO
while David didn't get a good look that did seem to eerily look like Gob1016Please respect copyright.PENANArNPm34Y1qz
or at least what David wished Gob would look like. Either way that was 1016Please respect copyright.PENANARi1Is1Yaul
enough to get his attention and he stood up, as the guards locked the 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAG7eJu9MFlQ
cell next door.1016Please respect copyright.PENANAxvPKAxxKrz
Another soldier came up 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAdLiqfQOeKW
to David's cell, and David recognized him as the one who was trying to 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA0GXcsBSDCb
talk Gob down. The officer gestured at the soldiers and they quickly 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAfqHSSZgVmT
unlocked David's cell, who promptly presented his hands in submission. 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAih25LoJxYz
Sadly the guard didn't seem to care as one of them punched David in the 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAXrb2UiwmtO
gut and the other handcuffed his hands, putting them behind David's 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA12GnvVuNuL
back.1016Please respect copyright.PENANAsrFRQLCKjm
While David would've 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAu0y1dKKLMc
preferred everyone to be civil, his mind was too preoccupied with one 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA4e9PUPffbU
fact, the tug was definitely stronger when closer to the officer. It 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA6QQGW6NDtf
seemed he was the other chosen, David was hoping there were more as 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA3To2pcdE3Y
Jesters words came back to him. 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA9RYCOdXBvv
The walk itself didn't 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA6e7I7CcJkU
last long as they arrived in a room with a table and two chairs, on 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAY8SeyHeEAL
opposite sides. It was downright friendly if you ignored the blood 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAqmF1C3dLnD
splatters all around the room.1016Please respect copyright.PENANAKv2XC9aXjd
David was put into the 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAdxuQKdFeCy
chair further away from the door and his hands attached to the handles. 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAXQfH22TFJD
The officer motioned for the guards to leave them and took a sit at the 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAIAuDbIMSdp
other chair, staring into David's soul.1016Please respect copyright.PENANA5zDpF9EDXU
"Who are you?" So the questioning has started.1016Please respect copyright.PENANAfENgTxnBPJ
"I'm David, the rebels 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAQHYJ3MGmBx
have caught me and took me hostage. I would like to..." before he could 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAiBwgnOh5dJ
finish the interrogator held his hand out to stop David.1016Please respect copyright.PENANANh3nJm85jt
"Where are you from?"1016Please respect copyright.PENANAt9zyWOBpvj
"The Isle Commonwealth, Capital isle. I was..." again the hand came out. And notes were made.1016Please respect copyright.PENANApOPrfbVyLu
"Why were you meeting with the trade union?"1016Please respect copyright.PENANAOY39L3iTFn
"Didn't you hear me? I'm a hostage they didn't share anything with me!" David was adding agitation to his voice. The man nodded1016Please respect copyright.PENANAlWzRfkjQMR
"Where did the rebels move?"1016Please respect copyright.PENANAWI38Ir8MQX
"Gods, we're not getting1016Please respect copyright.PENANAumpM8uQrM0
anywhere here. I'm not a rebel. I was just captured by them if you want1016Please respect copyright.PENANAWPrTftt6Gb
to know names I'll give you them! I owe them no loyalty."1016Please respect copyright.PENANAbIRllT4yBX
"We know the rebellion 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAUUPdspruJl
is led by Francesca Horrikh. He second in command is Gob D'Fortez. With 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAog0a2uIczP
the help of officers chosen by them they lead the rebellion..."1016Please respect copyright.PENANAjKLD9cPqMX
"Well if you know all 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAuayx0sgXEc
that then why are you asking me? Go ask Gob you have him here!" David 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAb614yfF0kO
interrupted the officer, acting more agitated and scared. Act clueless 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAeU7Zoeoudh
make them doubt themselves. Sadly that tactic didn't seem to be working 1016Please respect copyright.PENANANxhpqEdZct
on the imperial soldier.1016Please respect copyright.PENANAZWVeYYGBIL
"I wanted to make this 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAsrU36BulL1
civilized, sadly you don't seem to want to answer my questions and I've 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAbxlsnoP2rA
no time. If you truly are but a simple hostage then you have my 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAlWwvi4gP4H
apologies. My name is Fernand Schumah and if you so wish you can curse 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAQpT8OgnTtD
my name in the afterlife." Fernand gathered his notes, got up and was 1016Please respect copyright.PENANASdSQcUvKjD
about to leave the room. David had an idea of what was about to happen 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAC3rFZVRSdT
but judging by the blood on the floor he wanted no part of it.1016Please respect copyright.PENANA7vttRcHELH
"Wait wait!" Fernand 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAgvSWYxfcN1
paused. "I've heard them mentioning moving to a different isle, one of 1016Please respect copyright.PENANANssfD3aWSD
their previous hiding spots. I don't know where exactly...or how."1016Please respect copyright.PENANANrgIxcSqaj
Fernand was shaking his 1016Please respect copyright.PENANADBCGLO0OcB
head. "Useless, we guessed they would move to a different isle, we can't1016Please respect copyright.PENANAIy431bJQbV
keep guessing where." Fernand paused "We can't risk you knowing where 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAmtU0QIdQ1N
they went, my apologies." For what it was worth Fernand seemed genuinely1016Please respect copyright.PENANA305EsoGqtO
sorry. But David was close to panicking now. Torturers were sadists by 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAuDcrjqBDen
nature, they wouldn't care about anything but the screams they elicit. 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAQv4nPqccU0
"Did you have any strange dreams? Someone telling you to do, or find, something?"1016Please respect copyright.PENANAIyyB1fnQWP
That made Ferdinand 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAS46RzuHGE3
pause and sit back; David could finally see a flicker of emotion on the 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAxZfXwrz6MR
man's face. "Why would you know about that?"1016Please respect copyright.PENANAomsCNLOnMv
Fernand wasn't denying 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAcxizFKL26q
it, David was glad of that. "I had a dream like that as well, and so did1016Please respect copyright.PENANALxoOagx3Q2
the rebellion leader, Francesca. Apparently they're The Five trying to 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAO687tp3PTU
get us do something." 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAyC96sCRbER
"Blasphemy, he 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAg5kOAbwro7
introduced himself as such but is most likely a demon. A noble should 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAwcsTibtGvx
know better." Fernand dismissed, but didn't immediately stand up.1016Please respect copyright.PENANApjGZUiuvrh
"Are you also going to tell you don't feel a tug when you're near me? Or what about the fact that we had the same dream" 1016Please respect copyright.PENANARJnCH57TZD
"Demons tend to plan 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAdO2Hh5PhvN
elaborately for their objectives." Fernand paused and sighted. "But 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA1K1tE0BHpL
let's say it's true, what did your vision ask of you?"1016Please respect copyright.PENANAGe5UjPNnRJ
"To find something, he 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAG01J2HbG9K
wasn't specific." David was afraid of that, Francesca's vision seemed to1016Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6piukjVEH
be pretty clear on what she had to do and David was sure it was the 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAhCtUTpP5QK
same for Fernand.1016Please respect copyright.PENANA8f9kWWSBBe
Fernand was about to say1016Please respect copyright.PENANAafoOCUIMFn
more but shook his head. "All this just makes you more suspicious. You 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAmeJGiIiqXs
knew of Francesca's visions, which means she trusted you enough to 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA04lvvBtDGU
reveal that. Unless you know of a way of how I can feel Francesca as I 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAlpy31zQoTn
feel you from a distance, the apparitions and their orders are useless."1016Please respect copyright.PENANAhotFYcC2yk
David quickly rummaged 1016Please respect copyright.PENANACkBriy6uzV
his brain on what else he could use to hook the soldier. "She'll be back1016Please respect copyright.PENANA16PlGash6q
to the last isle, the one you just attacked. She seemed keen to find 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAelRxJ3Hkdk
something on it. If you manage to find that something first you'd be 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAKWbgsPp9CN
able to trap her."1016Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZjIVi3Ozm
"And you know what it was or where I can find it?" 1016Please respect copyright.PENANArgsyvUVmJG
"I just know it's on the previous isle. But I'm sure I can find it!" David said pleadingly, most of the acting gone by now.1016Please respect copyright.PENANAwXEFT2vDuh
"And how will you do 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAD18moeakxh
that? That isle has an expansive underground system.. It was lucky we've1016Please respect copyright.PENANAGYXJOPQrcl
managed to find you in the first place." Shaking his head Fernand got 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAwVp38UzqKu
up. "Enough delays, you seem to know more than you're telling me this 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAyDrPM92fIl
little chat proved it beyond a doubt."1016Please respect copyright.PENANApYBt6hqUfB
"But I don't! I really 1016Please respect copyright.PENANANSra6tnTSB
don't! I told you everything I know!" David was shouting, the whole act 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAbLRjEpldvy
gone, torturing isn't something one came back fully from.1016Please respect copyright.PENANAV4rkRk4FkI
"Ah captain Schumah, a 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAvkMck9B15v
pleasure as always." Came a jolly voice from the outside as Fernand 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA5g5yxCqPDj
opened the door and left the room. A tall man came in shortly. Wearing a1016Please respect copyright.PENANAgPRws79TIP
mask to hide his identity but still revealing his teeth, half of them 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAuWQnsWw23A
black. 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAgzDnoK33rP
"Well, well. What do we 1016Please respect copyright.PENANARNY8iCu6bE
have here?" The man asked as he deposited a bag on the table. Coming 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAnPG0n7QAoR
closer to David and investigating his burn scars.1016Please respect copyright.PENANAPHhwOuzS3E
"Look, I swear to all 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAY98xD7uqIf
gods. I don't know anymore. I'm..." his jaw was shut violently, causing 1016Please respect copyright.PENANATs9jR9gNqq
his teeth to hurt and gums to bleed. 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAmoFzfBktVV
"We will find out if you1016Please respect copyright.PENANAz6P9DiPwwc
do or not. Everyone is honest in front of the almighty god of pain." He1016Please respect copyright.PENANAS1A4vy6uN4
cackled at that. But then gave David a dissatisfied look. "Cheer up; by1016Please respect copyright.PENANAMaCmF2erXV
the time we're done here, we'll be good friends."1016Please respect copyright.PENANAUG443rU5dB
David struggled against 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA0BzDnSHnTM
his bonds. But it was of no use, both his arms were attached to the 1016Please respect copyright.PENANADldp12s2l7
chair with metal bonds, while the chair itself was fastened to the 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAdNV9SxOQYd
floor. No matter how much he tried to buckle it didn't move an inch1016Please respect copyright.PENANAL4c7eywB1Y
"Now how should we 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAwndqsd38t1
start? With this?" The torturer took out a saw but then shook his head. 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAqhXc33j0Ct
"No too early, need to warm up first." He rummaged in his bag for a 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAfebpHgEBil
while longer but then stopped and looked at David. "You know, I was 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAx0UXoicnuR
supposed to get three bodies. One was already dead so I couldn't have my1016Please respect copyright.PENANAk2T1iczzak
fun, the other one barely made any sound while I was having my fun, 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAJxATL5HwTr
such a bore. So you my friend, I will definitely need to take my time, 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAhgtSLcdBCG
with you. Make sure to scream for me." He gave David a crooked smile, as1016Please respect copyright.PENANAKJFN5O4lKP
he pointed a long finger straight at David's chest.1016Please respect copyright.PENANAsIMz3qB2bk
Before David could reply1016Please respect copyright.PENANAHYqxGIdY9Z
he smelt something burning under his nose, without registering the 1016Please respect copyright.PENANARlu1TeFLRt
pain fully he saw smoke coming from the finger, then the pain hit him, 1016Please respect copyright.PENANABZYmIg0KR8
and he screamed.1016Please respect copyright.PENANAJizb8uahG5
The torturer 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAHqLQBy7k1n
clapped."Perfect!" He was practically jumping with glee. "Magic! How 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAAoNtmZN3RY
could I forget, you must forgive me, I should've just started off with 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAgmo8IZjU35
this."1016Please respect copyright.PENANARHkp1nu9Pu
The torturer moved his 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAbiSsLpJfmB
finger away from David's chest, but the pain didn't fade. Before David 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA0IEIbBxYcn
could catch his breath, the burning finger was jabbed into his forehead 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAgMIb9ua384
and he screamed again. "Hahahah! And they say magic can't affect 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAQzBdq4wejO
humans. Even if you can't control the mind or heal wounds directly with 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAI8iFmPFt5i
magic, you can easily control or brake with the power of magic, don't 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAkba4yXEN0a
you agree?"1016Please respect copyright.PENANAmQbVBOEVW3
The torturer stopped his1016Please respect copyright.PENANA2qz0Xw2qol
smile and coked his head. "Oh, that reminds me, I should ask you 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAj2QOdZieNG
questions. Now what should I ask, I believe the good captain left me a 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAYGcUafjgQI
list?" He took out some papers from his bag and gave them a quick glance1016Please respect copyright.PENANAbHnYMaP0id
before discarding them on the floor. "Ah yes. Where did the rebellion 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZjAo28DnC
go?" 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAE9MqwIT0ek
David was trying to 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAJNHhHM7sxX
formulate an answer, a lie, a scathing rebuke, anything but his mind was1016Please respect copyright.PENANA4UuYAzjIEI
too muddled to think of anything. The torturer nodded. Smiling "Now I 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAfUQMaGtEFw
guess saying you can't heal directly with magic is a lie, you can 1016Please respect copyright.PENANArFp1apF3N8
cauterize your wounds! For example..." The torturer waved his hand and 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAv52VGL5ehn
David felt pain coming from his right arm, as he looked down he could 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAq9Z32Wtqcm
see three of his fingers crushed, bone protruding. David couldn't even 1016Please respect copyright.PENANANj5eysmXzS
let out a scream before fire overtook his hand, burning it to a crisp.1016Please respect copyright.PENANA9E7YWkDD6M
"See, the bleeding stopped!" The torturer loved and David added his scream to this symphony of horror.1016Please respect copyright.PENANAtJJs0T0vao
Then suddenly David was 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAtDjpO2214t
his with a force of cold water strong enough to brake his nose as it 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAms7sqkxRWQ
made contact with his face. "Where are the rebels?" The torturers voice 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAcxUkvT7yHa
changed, becoming more matter of fact. That mad glean from his eyes 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAcG4FQKon90
gone, David almost believed that the whole thing was an act. "I...I 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAjtOxbosf1i
don't know."1016Please respect copyright.PENANAubM60tYiz6
The torturer nodded and smiled again, the glean coming back. "Good."1016Please respect copyright.PENANAHNLQT2LYq0
"Now, while magic is 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAHZPsxWH2dI
amazing, variety is important as well. Wouldn't want you getting bored 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAn7QyP6y199
in your seat there." The torturer gave David a smile and pulled out some1016Please respect copyright.PENANA7EcoMmq2hE
pliers out of his bag. "Nails are pretty useless, aren't they?" He 1016Please respect copyright.PENANADVWHP2CRbs
tapped Davids fingernails with the pliers. "See it as me doing you a 1016Please respect copyright.PENANA3ADbPfZC6D
favour." The first nail was ripped, it was a weird feeling for David as 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAFPOaT1DPNA
he didn't feel pain at first, but then as the open skin was exposed pain1016Please respect copyright.PENANAFvBjpAtWPo
came and David screamed for someone to help1016Please respect copyright.PENANAa7CVMAutnv
~no one will come.~1016Please respect copyright.PENANAfMZ6nJTeG8
After pulling out all 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAWdWec62WaZ
the nails, David could hear the pliers hitting the table. His vision was1016Please respect copyright.PENANArARcx6c0f0
blurry he couldn't see or hear anything, only pain existed. "ull out 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAHPRpofZMcZ
teeth, but that's what everyone does. A hammer...." David could only 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAKFXAU5BMVn
hear bits and pieces of what the torturer said. He then felt his mouth 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAAzmD5gPWYJ
being opened. David tried to resist, he truly did, but he didn't have 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAg6syc01sBV
the strength nor the will to do anything substantial. David then sensed 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAXAzvyptwOl
something metal and cold in his mouth, touching one of his back teeth 1016Please respect copyright.PENANApS2ADw5C6Q
and then pain and the taste of blood on his tongue, slowly filling his 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAkEFDxvYQut
mouth and dribbling on the floor. The scream came soon after, as David 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAm43cUoHK0w
could only think of the pain, with only a small part hoping that someone1016Please respect copyright.PENANAKha22hWu3f
would rescue him.1016Please respect copyright.PENANAj0xlEn4XVl
~no one cares.~1016Please respect copyright.PENANA59wRXLNRqi
Next few moments were a 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAW129Eqk9NT
blur, David was sure the torturer did something else, but he had no idea1016Please respect copyright.PENANAJwi36ToLG8
what. Until finally the pain was too much and David lost consciousness.1016Please respect copyright.PENANAaeXvmXbj5n
Thoughts that no one came and cared ringing in his mind as a constant 1016Please respect copyright.PENANAuG3lRpHxJ1
companion in the darkness.
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