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All taxes must be paid 1004Please respect copyright.PENANArjc0EWlKSv
in a timely and organized manner. Each prince controls tax 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAlUZHZpR337
collection in his princedom War is forbidden between the princes. All 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAkSyIv1lpDQ
dissatisfactions must be dealt in a civilized manner. Via duels or by 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAG497bIHSde
lodging a complaint to the council of princes.The most powerful 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAUgfGGksvPa
traders shall form a council of 10; with each member being called a 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAvt5cXEmNgs
prince. This council shall gather in emergencies: such as war, the 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA8dQQjUeLhg
enactment of widespread changes, as well as to deal with any 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA0E8IDjbuEB
grievances between the princesIf any trader or isle within the trade1004Please respect copyright.PENANAgf6QilSEDM
union territory is attacked all princes must come to the defense 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA0ZzUJPIQuE
Declaring war on foreign bodies is forbidden. If any trader or 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAmnGradFo7l
prince is found doing so they will be stripped of their goods and 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAIWVqT1gYTl
factories and will have to contend with the war on their own.All magic 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAGYVKB67lQR
is illegal and practitioners will be prosecuted1004Please respect copyright.PENANA7giN6NCAQE
We are traders, not warlords. We thrive on income and civility, not chaos and murder.1004Please respect copyright.PENANAjoyybRsTQE
'The union codex, rules the traders abide by.'1004Please respect copyright.PENANA4xCgmB8nBt
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David has been in jail 1004Please respect copyright.PENANARGXQI24olD
before, a flying jail, a jail on the ground ground. All kinds and types.1004Please respect copyright.PENANAjmIytO4OsO
Honestly he felt kind of at home when he woke up on the cold hard floor1004Please respect copyright.PENANAghkGWKkQ9k
of a ship to metal grates wishing him good morning.1004Please respect copyright.PENANAhn8PbCfDxN
The cell was big enough 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAWqZG6fFicL
for him to stretch his muscles and walk around a bit. He checked his 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA526mfGCqJY
back pocket where kept Boyle's pendant but it was gone, good riddance. 1004Please respect copyright.PENANATR8N1qsQMa
Luckily David didn't have any other belongings on his person and the 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAGrVVpEyjWN
guards graciously allowed him to keep his clothes.1004Please respect copyright.PENANApcGqrENyLA
David didn't even 1004Please respect copyright.PENANACOLL1I6UzN
contemplate shouting, as it usually invited a guard and when you're the 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA0XL2cCSjbl
one in the cell why would you want a guard to be nearby. So David did 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAPP2opGJNye
what any sane person in his situation would, he went back to sleep on 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAkH95oFrzWa
the bed hanging from the metal wall. 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAJytOexECUv
Sadly event the best 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAcooE4GfOK0
plans sometimes fall apart and it was the case here, as he couldn't fall1004Please respect copyright.PENANAYOPMJMe4wW
asleep. There was something akin to ringing in his head, a feeling that1004Please respect copyright.PENANARgoapHgM54
something was close, similar to something he feels when he's near 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA8kzCgoRWr6
Francesca. Soon enough David heard the sound of doors moving and he 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAa93B4A4zQw
opened one, the only one that was working, eye. Through his eye he could1004Please respect copyright.PENANA8jVagF58Zu
see two guards carrying...something big, leaving a trail of blood. Now 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAZYzH8yFnEI
while David didn't get a good look that did seem to eerily look like Gob1004Please respect copyright.PENANApGYriNNqod
or at least what David wished Gob would look like. Either way that was 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAcGTzu5m97d
enough to get his attention and he stood up, as the guards locked the 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAo7rcu4Dv1Z
cell next door.1004Please respect copyright.PENANAgl3nnCrzAW
Another soldier came up 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAEBDa60TWK9
to David's cell, and David recognized him as the one who was trying to 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAWHfda5nAyV
talk Gob down. The officer gestured at the soldiers and they quickly 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAtmFkrDjMYn
unlocked David's cell, who promptly presented his hands in submission. 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAqiGHBk0Y8W
Sadly the guard didn't seem to care as one of them punched David in the 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAwsHrzVI08F
gut and the other handcuffed his hands, putting them behind David's 1004Please respect copyright.PENANATZgMsYPAhF
back.1004Please respect copyright.PENANAfVmbvwmrmL
While David would've 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9I4XxJlBk
preferred everyone to be civil, his mind was too preoccupied with one 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAyKYkgeMg24
fact, the tug was definitely stronger when closer to the officer. It 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAQvKQdxtm1H
seemed he was the other chosen, David was hoping there were more as 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAhgiPVgOm6C
Jesters words came back to him. 1004Please respect copyright.PENANASsRV8lBphe
The walk itself didn't 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAOfGOmmiVSm
last long as they arrived in a room with a table and two chairs, on 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA9W47cKMeCW
opposite sides. It was downright friendly if you ignored the blood 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAGFpy9PheGF
splatters all around the room.1004Please respect copyright.PENANA1XY9ASqdvL
David was put into the 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA4bScZp2goY
chair further away from the door and his hands attached to the handles. 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA1HOxkLI1SD
The officer motioned for the guards to leave them and took a sit at the 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA3RHpKAURqE
other chair, staring into David's soul.1004Please respect copyright.PENANAnEnLnTzgJ9
"Who are you?" So the questioning has started.1004Please respect copyright.PENANAqu7W4nw96z
"I'm David, the rebels 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAE5IDGYCnTI
have caught me and took me hostage. I would like to..." before he could 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAHDTUu53e70
finish the interrogator held his hand out to stop David.1004Please respect copyright.PENANAXHR9pfdIrV
"Where are you from?"1004Please respect copyright.PENANASsKNP2AAW2
"The Isle Commonwealth, Capital isle. I was..." again the hand came out. And notes were made.1004Please respect copyright.PENANAMeJfcnw7g2
"Why were you meeting with the trade union?"1004Please respect copyright.PENANA59phtAxGAY
"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 nodded1004Please respect copyright.PENANA8NQ8EOZDim
"Where did the rebels move?"1004Please respect copyright.PENANAwiBtVk9m7R
"Gods, we're not getting1004Please respect copyright.PENANAWTHQTSppBr
anywhere here. I'm not a rebel. I was just captured by them if you want1004Please respect copyright.PENANAtfE8jWuwPL
to know names I'll give you them! I owe them no loyalty."1004Please respect copyright.PENANAkaXmcsIeRz
"We know the rebellion 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAPEtsBjJJWe
is led by Francesca Horrikh. He second in command is Gob D'Fortez. With 1004Please respect copyright.PENANACuvqPjtAVn
the help of officers chosen by them they lead the rebellion..."1004Please respect copyright.PENANAkzpaDbNlOw
"Well if you know all 1004Please respect copyright.PENANADaU3Doq3tN
that then why are you asking me? Go ask Gob you have him here!" David 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAIpcPS4q7ft
interrupted the officer, acting more agitated and scared. Act clueless 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAFL7KMkar4L
make them doubt themselves. Sadly that tactic didn't seem to be working 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAuYqIJ4XnYF
on the imperial soldier.1004Please respect copyright.PENANALZKzOhCyGn
"I wanted to make this 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAm1QGlD5tQL
civilized, sadly you don't seem to want to answer my questions and I've 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAOophTGlaA7
no time. If you truly are but a simple hostage then you have my 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAbIFoezZWHU
apologies. My name is Fernand Schumah and if you so wish you can curse 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA6KpX66nSpP
my name in the afterlife." Fernand gathered his notes, got up and was 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAP6MsJ7LxQ6
about to leave the room. David had an idea of what was about to happen 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAaf5eHi9XA2
but judging by the blood on the floor he wanted no part of it.1004Please respect copyright.PENANA20MH3H8Zti
"Wait wait!" Fernand 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAATny48ZUI5
paused. "I've heard them mentioning moving to a different isle, one of 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA5XVnu5ckme
their previous hiding spots. I don't know where exactly...or how."1004Please respect copyright.PENANAexHoTbkOwx
Fernand was shaking his 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA0YkdwNaXgq
head. "Useless, we guessed they would move to a different isle, we can't1004Please respect copyright.PENANAjhKwVgsE4k
keep guessing where." Fernand paused "We can't risk you knowing where 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA11NPKYCT1g
they went, my apologies." For what it was worth Fernand seemed genuinely1004Please respect copyright.PENANAyx6gnfP5F6
sorry. But David was close to panicking now. Torturers were sadists by 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAxvDfkAOzo4
nature, they wouldn't care about anything but the screams they elicit. 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAAgaF4Ew5vz
"Did you have any strange dreams? Someone telling you to do, or find, something?"1004Please respect copyright.PENANAAup989wl2c
That made Ferdinand 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAfoBEEuQ2wZ
pause and sit back; David could finally see a flicker of emotion on the 1004Please respect copyright.PENANALEagEECVsK
man's face. "Why would you know about that?"1004Please respect copyright.PENANAg6gnZjUV2o
Fernand wasn't denying 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA11adJaE65H
it, David was glad of that. "I had a dream like that as well, and so did1004Please respect copyright.PENANAnxw5hhonRN
the rebellion leader, Francesca. Apparently they're The Five trying to 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAzncWacKIt2
get us do something." 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAm9PdBLc1cz
"Blasphemy, he 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAuQpHnkrRKq
introduced himself as such but is most likely a demon. A noble should 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAvcoJLjDlxK
know better." Fernand dismissed, but didn't immediately stand up.1004Please respect copyright.PENANAj1mJQoOE5W
"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" 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA6wJ4X2S6Hx
"Demons tend to plan 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAhs14O9Q52p
elaborately for their objectives." Fernand paused and sighted. "But 1004Please respect copyright.PENANADXtoytgY55
let's say it's true, what did your vision ask of you?"1004Please respect copyright.PENANAuHq336x6Ic
"To find something, he 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAqA3TONRa3c
wasn't specific." David was afraid of that, Francesca's vision seemed to1004Please respect copyright.PENANA8WxH2GYyhT
be pretty clear on what she had to do and David was sure it was the 1004Please respect copyright.PENANADpSgqOWCXg
same for Fernand.1004Please respect copyright.PENANACpDsC7Vk0c
Fernand was about to say1004Please respect copyright.PENANAyKCOAeAJUj
more but shook his head. "All this just makes you more suspicious. You 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAT9rm23lwbq
knew of Francesca's visions, which means she trusted you enough to 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2LvpMa3zD
reveal that. Unless you know of a way of how I can feel Francesca as I 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA6mKJUeITtI
feel you from a distance, the apparitions and their orders are useless."1004Please respect copyright.PENANALHcOcML52t
David quickly rummaged 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA2vKtQkr7iD
his brain on what else he could use to hook the soldier. "She'll be back1004Please respect copyright.PENANAjxo0v8D6Vh
to the last isle, the one you just attacked. She seemed keen to find 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAfaEEhSfTY0
something on it. If you manage to find that something first you'd be 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAcsnHLl6oF4
able to trap her."1004Please respect copyright.PENANAOE9QOkJTB0
"And you know what it was or where I can find it?" 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA3WmXr6HVOo
"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.1004Please respect copyright.PENANA6vZzTfxIAI
"And how will you do 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAxMbcuANh4B
that? That isle has an expansive underground system.. It was lucky we've1004Please respect copyright.PENANA957c751u7w
managed to find you in the first place." Shaking his head Fernand got 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAjFBfzSUkB5
up. "Enough delays, you seem to know more than you're telling me this 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAGRfPJwAtUt
little chat proved it beyond a doubt."1004Please respect copyright.PENANAiMGdflrUD1
"But I don't! I really 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAZk0BoZOF0t
don't! I told you everything I know!" David was shouting, the whole act 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAc2xEjYIX4C
gone, torturing isn't something one came back fully from.1004Please respect copyright.PENANAyrf8x3FoDB
"Ah captain Schumah, a 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAx1WAmIcloG
pleasure as always." Came a jolly voice from the outside as Fernand 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAVnpcPAnGDI
opened the door and left the room. A tall man came in shortly. Wearing a1004Please respect copyright.PENANAXU1D0m8zMi
mask to hide his identity but still revealing his teeth, half of them 1004Please respect copyright.PENANABrMrRxPs7Y
black. 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAE6fKtyVskD
"Well, well. What do we 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAqHcsl6bSgo
have here?" The man asked as he deposited a bag on the table. Coming 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA6vccwf0FZj
closer to David and investigating his burn scars.1004Please respect copyright.PENANA8hWGtxiOAf
"Look, I swear to all 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAG1zjWWWowJ
gods. I don't know anymore. I'm..." his jaw was shut violently, causing 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA4qf7qOHt8Q
his teeth to hurt and gums to bleed. 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAw8hRTNh6JR
"We will find out if you1004Please respect copyright.PENANAWcNeMjKBCE
do or not. Everyone is honest in front of the almighty god of pain." He1004Please respect copyright.PENANAJyEniqx0jy
cackled at that. But then gave David a dissatisfied look. "Cheer up; by1004Please respect copyright.PENANANRDyVXOB37
the time we're done here, we'll be good friends."1004Please respect copyright.PENANARadwfkytRW
David struggled against 1004Please respect copyright.PENANABaZJQw4a0K
his bonds. But it was of no use, both his arms were attached to the 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAUKxAriE54g
chair with metal bonds, while the chair itself was fastened to the 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAAfFhdjPXpJ
floor. No matter how much he tried to buckle it didn't move an inch1004Please respect copyright.PENANAkPjGXf4sDG
"Now how should we 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAnitBi3vKGM
start? With this?" The torturer took out a saw but then shook his head. 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAKOWWtCUDgw
"No too early, need to warm up first." He rummaged in his bag for a 1004Please respect copyright.PENANANKVu8y3CYK
while longer but then stopped and looked at David. "You know, I was 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAGYT2I8Ax9g
supposed to get three bodies. One was already dead so I couldn't have my1004Please respect copyright.PENANArxTFw5kT46
fun, the other one barely made any sound while I was having my fun, 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAYfzLpuZpY0
such a bore. So you my friend, I will definitely need to take my time, 1004Please respect copyright.PENANArqqADHdWE0
with you. Make sure to scream for me." He gave David a crooked smile, as1004Please respect copyright.PENANAighLHupJQ5
he pointed a long finger straight at David's chest.1004Please respect copyright.PENANAbOfTKa7IbC
Before David could reply1004Please respect copyright.PENANA6EHLncMPNI
he smelt something burning under his nose, without registering the 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA58pkExVP8y
pain fully he saw smoke coming from the finger, then the pain hit him, 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA98PRyVIZz0
and he screamed.1004Please respect copyright.PENANA5uaY2mqpHB
The torturer 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA4kuA8dK9am
clapped."Perfect!" He was practically jumping with glee. "Magic! How 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA4JwitZNAZn
could I forget, you must forgive me, I should've just started off with 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAtKTBxGX7rs
this."1004Please respect copyright.PENANAfN9o3NTFMS
The torturer moved his 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA9sBkQiETO4
finger away from David's chest, but the pain didn't fade. Before David 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAwWENgyELPq
could catch his breath, the burning finger was jabbed into his forehead 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAwILjRlyxAl
and he screamed again. "Hahahah! And they say magic can't affect 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9WQwN1Zb4
humans. Even if you can't control the mind or heal wounds directly with 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA6DHlhFfVHL
magic, you can easily control or brake with the power of magic, don't 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA31DqOnt81f
you agree?"1004Please respect copyright.PENANAyTdSwhzqxm
The torturer stopped his1004Please respect copyright.PENANANg1qX78o5g
smile and coked his head. "Oh, that reminds me, I should ask you 1004Please respect copyright.PENANArm2bL8Qxq3
questions. Now what should I ask, I believe the good captain left me a 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAZdkmSTI8Wp
list?" He took out some papers from his bag and gave them a quick glance1004Please respect copyright.PENANAG15lJYPLSK
before discarding them on the floor. "Ah yes. Where did the rebellion 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAfnR5O3LEeN
go?" 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAK2qRMT63YE
David was trying to 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAK87d84awYI
formulate an answer, a lie, a scathing rebuke, anything but his mind was1004Please respect copyright.PENANAGin17ZIW9r
too muddled to think of anything. The torturer nodded. Smiling "Now I 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAWwvIfa6OVl
guess saying you can't heal directly with magic is a lie, you can 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAWUtK8wf0lo
cauterize your wounds! For example..." The torturer waved his hand and 1004Please respect copyright.PENANANgH0uNECzu
David felt pain coming from his right arm, as he looked down he could 1004Please respect copyright.PENANANQtnKAoKl9
see three of his fingers crushed, bone protruding. David couldn't even 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA1xNGy9wNMq
let out a scream before fire overtook his hand, burning it to a crisp.1004Please respect copyright.PENANAgZcfx3kDoy
"See, the bleeding stopped!" The torturer loved and David added his scream to this symphony of horror.1004Please respect copyright.PENANAjbHvulGaYh
Then suddenly David was 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAXtm1d39G5A
his with a force of cold water strong enough to brake his nose as it 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAJTWaqCt13X
made contact with his face. "Where are the rebels?" The torturers voice 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAReFfWCR6hD
changed, becoming more matter of fact. That mad glean from his eyes 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAOJ9ZCCphmP
gone, David almost believed that the whole thing was an act. "I...I 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAC4iunxoVIv
don't know."1004Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6P7AvupcY
The torturer nodded and smiled again, the glean coming back. "Good."1004Please respect copyright.PENANAyjLmdVOTnD
"Now, while magic is 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAoQJ03uROUI
amazing, variety is important as well. Wouldn't want you getting bored 1004Please respect copyright.PENANApiOPiXK3UW
in your seat there." The torturer gave David a smile and pulled out some1004Please respect copyright.PENANAjnDmSNQWYj
pliers out of his bag. "Nails are pretty useless, aren't they?" He 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAD6qdeLTOS2
tapped Davids fingernails with the pliers. "See it as me doing you a 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAMSfi3JQAbP
favour." The first nail was ripped, it was a weird feeling for David as 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAe9FtFb8kcs
he didn't feel pain at first, but then as the open skin was exposed pain1004Please respect copyright.PENANA4wRkRLZEwD
came and David screamed for someone to help1004Please respect copyright.PENANAd38X2RIYyO
~no one will come.~1004Please respect copyright.PENANAssjX7SrdAZ
After pulling out all 1004Please respect copyright.PENANATFtKFgVPE7
the nails, David could hear the pliers hitting the table. His vision was1004Please respect copyright.PENANAP6v8YsXF6W
blurry he couldn't see or hear anything, only pain existed. "ull out 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAow4OksUQnj
teeth, but that's what everyone does. A hammer...." David could only 1004Please respect copyright.PENANArd66foIvz8
hear bits and pieces of what the torturer said. He then felt his mouth 1004Please respect copyright.PENANASu7xNLWAfr
being opened. David tried to resist, he truly did, but he didn't have 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAHVq7LBZ6IR
the strength nor the will to do anything substantial. David then sensed 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAFPaDOhJWi8
something metal and cold in his mouth, touching one of his back teeth 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAurJKuAFPi6
and then pain and the taste of blood on his tongue, slowly filling his 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAHDmRVGKEaK
mouth and dribbling on the floor. The scream came soon after, as David 1004Please respect copyright.PENANA4aJwzTZyju
could only think of the pain, with only a small part hoping that someone1004Please respect copyright.PENANACXggRf642f
would rescue him.1004Please respect copyright.PENANAGLvQLvl7Pv
~no one cares.~1004Please respect copyright.PENANAfZxRAwoxbI
Next few moments were a 1004Please respect copyright.PENANAK494wXeZWy
blur, David was sure the torturer did something else, but he had no idea1004Please respect copyright.PENANAvL5MRanMuk
what. Until finally the pain was too much and David lost consciousness.1004Please respect copyright.PENANATcIaQwUICw
Thoughts that no one came and cared ringing in his mind as a constant 1004Please respect copyright.PENANATym0QpnL1A
companion in the darkness.
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