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All taxes must be paid 956Please respect copyright.PENANAYj3vMtWTsZ
in a timely and organized manner. Each prince controls tax 956Please respect copyright.PENANALKNLhOVTKM
collection in his princedom War is forbidden between the princes. All 956Please respect copyright.PENANAmuQ7JC1jR2
dissatisfactions must be dealt in a civilized manner. Via duels or by 956Please respect copyright.PENANAEOqUdcoGeg
lodging a complaint to the council of princes.The most powerful 956Please respect copyright.PENANAOBJwIpIGUQ
traders shall form a council of 10; with each member being called a 956Please respect copyright.PENANAUYp0Cle3Ss
prince. This council shall gather in emergencies: such as war, the 956Please respect copyright.PENANA1vkilXPV8j
enactment of widespread changes, as well as to deal with any 956Please respect copyright.PENANAhrxMnbypDp
grievances between the princesIf any trader or isle within the trade956Please respect copyright.PENANAL2VAmGoZJa
union territory is attacked all princes must come to the defense 956Please respect copyright.PENANARtNeIjaXpS
Declaring war on foreign bodies is forbidden. If any trader or 956Please respect copyright.PENANAgBKIVqP2cy
prince is found doing so they will be stripped of their goods and 956Please respect copyright.PENANAHWq9hk9FLW
factories and will have to contend with the war on their own.All magic 956Please respect copyright.PENANAZl4XU2HVBP
is illegal and practitioners will be prosecuted956Please respect copyright.PENANAHZzDJQXpGt
We are traders, not warlords. We thrive on income and civility, not chaos and murder.956Please respect copyright.PENANARwsaK27g9r
'The union codex, rules the traders abide by.'956Please respect copyright.PENANArSQqciJv1E
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David has been in jail 956Please respect copyright.PENANA6LTSlN7fIb
before, a flying jail, a jail on the ground ground. All kinds and types.956Please respect copyright.PENANA13vFdJmfOU
Honestly he felt kind of at home when he woke up on the cold hard floor956Please respect copyright.PENANAg0MwpfojxE
of a ship to metal grates wishing him good morning.956Please respect copyright.PENANAJUlZSC7uYu
The cell was big enough 956Please respect copyright.PENANAIGVUwvMvPN
for him to stretch his muscles and walk around a bit. He checked his 956Please respect copyright.PENANADgKeYoS0NT
back pocket where kept Boyle's pendant but it was gone, good riddance. 956Please respect copyright.PENANATFDSWYe5il
Luckily David didn't have any other belongings on his person and the 956Please respect copyright.PENANABlyWf805w3
guards graciously allowed him to keep his clothes.956Please respect copyright.PENANAffibM7Lsxj
David didn't even 956Please respect copyright.PENANAeXu5j215zA
contemplate shouting, as it usually invited a guard and when you're the 956Please respect copyright.PENANAUzLGaa7Uz6
one in the cell why would you want a guard to be nearby. So David did 956Please respect copyright.PENANALAQW5nq6Ar
what any sane person in his situation would, he went back to sleep on 956Please respect copyright.PENANAqkpxAAf73m
the bed hanging from the metal wall. 956Please respect copyright.PENANAi85U2cg9Hw
Sadly event the best 956Please respect copyright.PENANAJ51lTmCBFd
plans sometimes fall apart and it was the case here, as he couldn't fall956Please respect copyright.PENANAehFsvU76jn
asleep. There was something akin to ringing in his head, a feeling that956Please respect copyright.PENANAEgdw8jSk8z
something was close, similar to something he feels when he's near 956Please respect copyright.PENANAXhr2Qjb8FJ
Francesca. Soon enough David heard the sound of doors moving and he 956Please respect copyright.PENANAfXvAu7bvSS
opened one, the only one that was working, eye. Through his eye he could956Please respect copyright.PENANADYNKPlUbaG
see two guards carrying...something big, leaving a trail of blood. Now 956Please respect copyright.PENANAJaTiWi9W04
while David didn't get a good look that did seem to eerily look like Gob956Please respect copyright.PENANAHMvubIDMr7
or at least what David wished Gob would look like. Either way that was 956Please respect copyright.PENANA0ikuDowlEt
enough to get his attention and he stood up, as the guards locked the 956Please respect copyright.PENANASUG0uVOfmq
cell next door.956Please respect copyright.PENANAS4qNU9zNCG
Another soldier came up 956Please respect copyright.PENANAB6plaHDdmU
to David's cell, and David recognized him as the one who was trying to 956Please respect copyright.PENANAQmA2EmmDEY
talk Gob down. The officer gestured at the soldiers and they quickly 956Please respect copyright.PENANANIc0vSfRMy
unlocked David's cell, who promptly presented his hands in submission. 956Please respect copyright.PENANA8VHHOn2Q71
Sadly the guard didn't seem to care as one of them punched David in the 956Please respect copyright.PENANA7wRKJJIl0h
gut and the other handcuffed his hands, putting them behind David's 956Please respect copyright.PENANAgYXMl8y0FM
back.956Please respect copyright.PENANACllFT9MJCE
While David would've 956Please respect copyright.PENANAdugKHZYm1I
preferred everyone to be civil, his mind was too preoccupied with one 956Please respect copyright.PENANA9ifweEGzT1
fact, the tug was definitely stronger when closer to the officer. It 956Please respect copyright.PENANA6yil2azUok
seemed he was the other chosen, David was hoping there were more as 956Please respect copyright.PENANAbRydsEHb5N
Jesters words came back to him. 956Please respect copyright.PENANA3fEnM79D1h
The walk itself didn't 956Please respect copyright.PENANAeI1OlqIzD6
last long as they arrived in a room with a table and two chairs, on 956Please respect copyright.PENANAcWtMRBxMyA
opposite sides. It was downright friendly if you ignored the blood 956Please respect copyright.PENANAK67rkg1QKb
splatters all around the room.956Please respect copyright.PENANAIK2zWsxJKB
David was put into the 956Please respect copyright.PENANAmaiLeqoK9v
chair further away from the door and his hands attached to the handles. 956Please respect copyright.PENANADmG0seuQ1z
The officer motioned for the guards to leave them and took a sit at the 956Please respect copyright.PENANAMasK4HPcrR
other chair, staring into David's soul.956Please respect copyright.PENANAfqG6wDt3W9
"Who are you?" So the questioning has started.956Please respect copyright.PENANAek367AE6bX
"I'm David, the rebels 956Please respect copyright.PENANAasqNwKGtlA
have caught me and took me hostage. I would like to..." before he could 956Please respect copyright.PENANAgCeVDdMj8R
finish the interrogator held his hand out to stop David.956Please respect copyright.PENANAYhvtnYhYTl
"Where are you from?"956Please respect copyright.PENANAMqTlLF625L
"The Isle Commonwealth, Capital isle. I was..." again the hand came out. And notes were made.956Please respect copyright.PENANAmb64n27Afs
"Why were you meeting with the trade union?"956Please respect copyright.PENANAUgYX4RcunO
"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 nodded956Please respect copyright.PENANAqGbKcutgbm
"Where did the rebels move?"956Please respect copyright.PENANAoWxRhuuVTQ
"Gods, we're not getting956Please respect copyright.PENANA36BGOI1TZi
anywhere here. I'm not a rebel. I was just captured by them if you want956Please respect copyright.PENANAoCGLyeyk6F
to know names I'll give you them! I owe them no loyalty."956Please respect copyright.PENANAJic7POmugX
"We know the rebellion 956Please respect copyright.PENANAOUSD6bz4UP
is led by Francesca Horrikh. He second in command is Gob D'Fortez. With 956Please respect copyright.PENANA77m8ViaT49
the help of officers chosen by them they lead the rebellion..."956Please respect copyright.PENANAZYnE1aMsjg
"Well if you know all 956Please respect copyright.PENANALfjVvUKbZw
that then why are you asking me? Go ask Gob you have him here!" David 956Please respect copyright.PENANA3KbBoVN7fX
interrupted the officer, acting more agitated and scared. Act clueless 956Please respect copyright.PENANArN9RA3csiW
make them doubt themselves. Sadly that tactic didn't seem to be working 956Please respect copyright.PENANA2GEOlu0vak
on the imperial soldier.956Please respect copyright.PENANAo5hnuJ9pYJ
"I wanted to make this 956Please respect copyright.PENANAtV4Jzj2zgM
civilized, sadly you don't seem to want to answer my questions and I've 956Please respect copyright.PENANA3x87HbpJEk
no time. If you truly are but a simple hostage then you have my 956Please respect copyright.PENANAfVX4KfuF8p
apologies. My name is Fernand Schumah and if you so wish you can curse 956Please respect copyright.PENANAgDyvEJKBXt
my name in the afterlife." Fernand gathered his notes, got up and was 956Please respect copyright.PENANAIQi3kQKlrC
about to leave the room. David had an idea of what was about to happen 956Please respect copyright.PENANAYMrgwXIPgU
but judging by the blood on the floor he wanted no part of it.956Please respect copyright.PENANA1ir3bNebkB
"Wait wait!" Fernand 956Please respect copyright.PENANAqYeDmbzB7p
paused. "I've heard them mentioning moving to a different isle, one of 956Please respect copyright.PENANAveQSqi45CB
their previous hiding spots. I don't know where exactly...or how."956Please respect copyright.PENANA3W85Ero9Dg
Fernand was shaking his 956Please respect copyright.PENANAvsmJFPUAvX
head. "Useless, we guessed they would move to a different isle, we can't956Please respect copyright.PENANAYD5tnuPoHz
keep guessing where." Fernand paused "We can't risk you knowing where 956Please respect copyright.PENANAr4hnDbqqMU
they went, my apologies." For what it was worth Fernand seemed genuinely956Please respect copyright.PENANARGmIQPnPX8
sorry. But David was close to panicking now. Torturers were sadists by 956Please respect copyright.PENANAhg1pc5zXzx
nature, they wouldn't care about anything but the screams they elicit. 956Please respect copyright.PENANAXaOXul1CkD
"Did you have any strange dreams? Someone telling you to do, or find, something?"956Please respect copyright.PENANACMUkWoWFvy
That made Ferdinand 956Please respect copyright.PENANA6zzh3Q1kxK
pause and sit back; David could finally see a flicker of emotion on the 956Please respect copyright.PENANAjLlwvRPeOO
man's face. "Why would you know about that?"956Please respect copyright.PENANAmEvJD42nzd
Fernand wasn't denying 956Please respect copyright.PENANA9Lle96ZaeR
it, David was glad of that. "I had a dream like that as well, and so did956Please respect copyright.PENANALS2MaIlrmI
the rebellion leader, Francesca. Apparently they're The Five trying to 956Please respect copyright.PENANA28bfFysTgc
get us do something." 956Please respect copyright.PENANApz95ax2XOK
"Blasphemy, he 956Please respect copyright.PENANADRmZWeLO3i
introduced himself as such but is most likely a demon. A noble should 956Please respect copyright.PENANAlv8ctC87EM
know better." Fernand dismissed, but didn't immediately stand up.956Please respect copyright.PENANAbNIMqnVjiu
"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" 956Please respect copyright.PENANALnFEM8Fkxd
"Demons tend to plan 956Please respect copyright.PENANA1WT1pempa4
elaborately for their objectives." Fernand paused and sighted. "But 956Please respect copyright.PENANAPeYDHTNnJx
let's say it's true, what did your vision ask of you?"956Please respect copyright.PENANAu2YtZY3mtT
"To find something, he 956Please respect copyright.PENANAIVXapsGkSz
wasn't specific." David was afraid of that, Francesca's vision seemed to956Please respect copyright.PENANAkNinIz2Pad
be pretty clear on what she had to do and David was sure it was the 956Please respect copyright.PENANAuzFkNsFpuK
same for Fernand.956Please respect copyright.PENANASoKphzFyUp
Fernand was about to say956Please respect copyright.PENANA9xLPQAf5Zm
more but shook his head. "All this just makes you more suspicious. You 956Please respect copyright.PENANA3jqKoSHRY3
knew of Francesca's visions, which means she trusted you enough to 956Please respect copyright.PENANAmM8Efetu2H
reveal that. Unless you know of a way of how I can feel Francesca as I 956Please respect copyright.PENANAzdQ5vomGm2
feel you from a distance, the apparitions and their orders are useless."956Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7bPA97bgM
David quickly rummaged 956Please respect copyright.PENANALaw2yLCSzC
his brain on what else he could use to hook the soldier. "She'll be back956Please respect copyright.PENANAnOCzP4eHtt
to the last isle, the one you just attacked. She seemed keen to find 956Please respect copyright.PENANANlz6OTF0h5
something on it. If you manage to find that something first you'd be 956Please respect copyright.PENANAeTzK59X7qm
able to trap her."956Please respect copyright.PENANAARMAEtasqm
"And you know what it was or where I can find it?" 956Please respect copyright.PENANAMfMy7Wekhr
"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.956Please respect copyright.PENANAj0JbRjtpQ1
"And how will you do 956Please respect copyright.PENANApAqrKkO8Ne
that? That isle has an expansive underground system.. It was lucky we've956Please respect copyright.PENANAhzaW04lscc
managed to find you in the first place." Shaking his head Fernand got 956Please respect copyright.PENANA3KoNDM15Zb
up. "Enough delays, you seem to know more than you're telling me this 956Please respect copyright.PENANABxomjwCHaV
little chat proved it beyond a doubt."956Please respect copyright.PENANAuXT3MIKVw3
"But I don't! I really 956Please respect copyright.PENANA25OYLs3zdl
don't! I told you everything I know!" David was shouting, the whole act 956Please respect copyright.PENANAbgBsnWHTFX
gone, torturing isn't something one came back fully from.956Please respect copyright.PENANA2utRfK8HnS
"Ah captain Schumah, a 956Please respect copyright.PENANAC4lYZtXxuU
pleasure as always." Came a jolly voice from the outside as Fernand 956Please respect copyright.PENANAr4E3sUNTjf
opened the door and left the room. A tall man came in shortly. Wearing a956Please respect copyright.PENANA3qPxFekc61
mask to hide his identity but still revealing his teeth, half of them 956Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7eE3jNIzi
black. 956Please respect copyright.PENANALhrTZoXA23
"Well, well. What do we 956Please respect copyright.PENANAWpO9nXK3zV
have here?" The man asked as he deposited a bag on the table. Coming 956Please respect copyright.PENANADWdhoRG9Nd
closer to David and investigating his burn scars.956Please respect copyright.PENANAq7DwLYort0
"Look, I swear to all 956Please respect copyright.PENANAEOjNtoO7cL
gods. I don't know anymore. I'm..." his jaw was shut violently, causing 956Please respect copyright.PENANAbraCQttg2G
his teeth to hurt and gums to bleed. 956Please respect copyright.PENANArLWuEwYnE9
"We will find out if you956Please respect copyright.PENANAIBwxHYM9wu
do or not. Everyone is honest in front of the almighty god of pain." He956Please respect copyright.PENANAtLKUyYSWCG
cackled at that. But then gave David a dissatisfied look. "Cheer up; by956Please respect copyright.PENANAhOnQM8PZLr
the time we're done here, we'll be good friends."956Please respect copyright.PENANAYCqHjno6Ru
David struggled against 956Please respect copyright.PENANA3ppXg5kfL9
his bonds. But it was of no use, both his arms were attached to the 956Please respect copyright.PENANAiigO81mfti
chair with metal bonds, while the chair itself was fastened to the 956Please respect copyright.PENANAtSo8zn9OcB
floor. No matter how much he tried to buckle it didn't move an inch956Please respect copyright.PENANAHZX6YWv5VP
"Now how should we 956Please respect copyright.PENANAgu6sgpsSQJ
start? With this?" The torturer took out a saw but then shook his head. 956Please respect copyright.PENANAfCIiJynDg5
"No too early, need to warm up first." He rummaged in his bag for a 956Please respect copyright.PENANAeWMm884ZzJ
while longer but then stopped and looked at David. "You know, I was 956Please respect copyright.PENANAS9DrCaAYb1
supposed to get three bodies. One was already dead so I couldn't have my956Please respect copyright.PENANAkTQS9nJc2B
fun, the other one barely made any sound while I was having my fun, 956Please respect copyright.PENANAs7ElCr9xnA
such a bore. So you my friend, I will definitely need to take my time, 956Please respect copyright.PENANAVDTTnkYZI2
with you. Make sure to scream for me." He gave David a crooked smile, as956Please respect copyright.PENANADFUcAvz9r3
he pointed a long finger straight at David's chest.956Please respect copyright.PENANAL4qsyMnlPN
Before David could reply956Please respect copyright.PENANAp3pjimMM2w
he smelt something burning under his nose, without registering the 956Please respect copyright.PENANABneurMJ4Rh
pain fully he saw smoke coming from the finger, then the pain hit him, 956Please respect copyright.PENANAKXq8flxcFW
and he screamed.956Please respect copyright.PENANALuNq3pvJwJ
The torturer 956Please respect copyright.PENANAxC4iRaP6yK
clapped."Perfect!" He was practically jumping with glee. "Magic! How 956Please respect copyright.PENANACoDsMlIvP6
could I forget, you must forgive me, I should've just started off with 956Please respect copyright.PENANAHSmYb8v2Ia
this."956Please respect copyright.PENANAz0p9z6PrM6
The torturer moved his 956Please respect copyright.PENANAzY0KFOAWsH
finger away from David's chest, but the pain didn't fade. Before David 956Please respect copyright.PENANA69tvxTjMDj
could catch his breath, the burning finger was jabbed into his forehead 956Please respect copyright.PENANA8ph6jJRBDA
and he screamed again. "Hahahah! And they say magic can't affect 956Please respect copyright.PENANABC6kBIigHS
humans. Even if you can't control the mind or heal wounds directly with 956Please respect copyright.PENANAhf9vhTSJn3
magic, you can easily control or brake with the power of magic, don't 956Please respect copyright.PENANALPCjWU5xKZ
you agree?"956Please respect copyright.PENANAytym5OszW0
The torturer stopped his956Please respect copyright.PENANA8LTdbEBcbX
smile and coked his head. "Oh, that reminds me, I should ask you 956Please respect copyright.PENANAYqpkau5iTr
questions. Now what should I ask, I believe the good captain left me a 956Please respect copyright.PENANAnEN5ubtvEi
list?" He took out some papers from his bag and gave them a quick glance956Please respect copyright.PENANAdGuvqfX3s6
before discarding them on the floor. "Ah yes. Where did the rebellion 956Please respect copyright.PENANAlLjxjKNhQw
go?" 956Please respect copyright.PENANAIvjYnN6uZx
David was trying to 956Please respect copyright.PENANAbtyjFiuowP
formulate an answer, a lie, a scathing rebuke, anything but his mind was956Please respect copyright.PENANAxrnFRLowrL
too muddled to think of anything. The torturer nodded. Smiling "Now I 956Please respect copyright.PENANAf4IN3iXKmD
guess saying you can't heal directly with magic is a lie, you can 956Please respect copyright.PENANACpbm4FVUrf
cauterize your wounds! For example..." The torturer waved his hand and 956Please respect copyright.PENANA6KQrpszp1S
David felt pain coming from his right arm, as he looked down he could 956Please respect copyright.PENANACIRLWXEn4K
see three of his fingers crushed, bone protruding. David couldn't even 956Please respect copyright.PENANAqUyYynFkm7
let out a scream before fire overtook his hand, burning it to a crisp.956Please respect copyright.PENANAh1d3hEefP1
"See, the bleeding stopped!" The torturer loved and David added his scream to this symphony of horror.956Please respect copyright.PENANAr07ukBJIlF
Then suddenly David was 956Please respect copyright.PENANA3cYbvnGrhJ
his with a force of cold water strong enough to brake his nose as it 956Please respect copyright.PENANAbosIROoEX6
made contact with his face. "Where are the rebels?" The torturers voice 956Please respect copyright.PENANAyd0EpF6y8b
changed, becoming more matter of fact. That mad glean from his eyes 956Please respect copyright.PENANAnL72O3JBBN
gone, David almost believed that the whole thing was an act. "I...I 956Please respect copyright.PENANA2rRuICuwvE
don't know."956Please respect copyright.PENANAJr2ReWoGOu
The torturer nodded and smiled again, the glean coming back. "Good."956Please respect copyright.PENANAQg33oJKQFU
"Now, while magic is 956Please respect copyright.PENANA1JDKd8Sx77
amazing, variety is important as well. Wouldn't want you getting bored 956Please respect copyright.PENANA3ZltndDaMi
in your seat there." The torturer gave David a smile and pulled out some956Please respect copyright.PENANAKNnMRnVWcy
pliers out of his bag. "Nails are pretty useless, aren't they?" He 956Please respect copyright.PENANAtCPlwD7FqD
tapped Davids fingernails with the pliers. "See it as me doing you a 956Please respect copyright.PENANAFviKVPWrrR
favour." The first nail was ripped, it was a weird feeling for David as 956Please respect copyright.PENANAjBiCMxgei9
he didn't feel pain at first, but then as the open skin was exposed pain956Please respect copyright.PENANAga0cyx5B43
came and David screamed for someone to help956Please respect copyright.PENANAjI7NNP0P7f
~no one will come.~956Please respect copyright.PENANAfxayflkWVo
After pulling out all 956Please respect copyright.PENANAUdHM8rcBcm
the nails, David could hear the pliers hitting the table. His vision was956Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6RqCDD4Ma
blurry he couldn't see or hear anything, only pain existed. "ull out 956Please respect copyright.PENANAxJVmQG7T6J
teeth, but that's what everyone does. A hammer...." David could only 956Please respect copyright.PENANAL4h55ZajZc
hear bits and pieces of what the torturer said. He then felt his mouth 956Please respect copyright.PENANAl4OKwYj4s1
being opened. David tried to resist, he truly did, but he didn't have 956Please respect copyright.PENANAZWOeoUkIVf
the strength nor the will to do anything substantial. David then sensed 956Please respect copyright.PENANAIOmWUFvAbC
something metal and cold in his mouth, touching one of his back teeth 956Please respect copyright.PENANALxXpIfxcj8
and then pain and the taste of blood on his tongue, slowly filling his 956Please respect copyright.PENANAGvjuoLPpEc
mouth and dribbling on the floor. The scream came soon after, as David 956Please respect copyright.PENANAKHzkLLi0gg
could only think of the pain, with only a small part hoping that someone956Please respect copyright.PENANAcwrQ8qtoG6
would rescue him.956Please respect copyright.PENANA7mG32pkkcO
~no one cares.~956Please respect copyright.PENANAY3EmvWGVkY
Next few moments were a 956Please respect copyright.PENANA7bdrJXxwmS
blur, David was sure the torturer did something else, but he had no idea956Please respect copyright.PENANAwThuZUf9g2
what. Until finally the pain was too much and David lost consciousness.956Please respect copyright.PENANA1cBJrnkBK7
Thoughts that no one came and cared ringing in his mind as a constant 956Please respect copyright.PENANAaJ6ivWs6Y3
companion in the darkness.
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