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All taxes must be paid 373Please respect copyright.PENANAfuMPzO1DQt
in a timely and organized manner. Each prince controls tax 373Please respect copyright.PENANAzFn008YPAj
collection in his princedom War is forbidden between the princes. All 373Please respect copyright.PENANAZ99dYlvnrX
dissatisfactions must be dealt in a civilized manner. Via duels or by 373Please respect copyright.PENANAl48m2SWiIJ
lodging a complaint to the council of princes.The most powerful 373Please respect copyright.PENANAhHRF1rOMXT
traders shall form a council of 10; with each member being called a 373Please respect copyright.PENANAmYFAcHYzzv
prince. This council shall gather in emergencies: such as war, the 373Please respect copyright.PENANAJVc5ArsRxz
enactment of widespread changes, as well as to deal with any 373Please respect copyright.PENANA6RZ27DAyL4
grievances between the princesIf any trader or isle within the trade373Please respect copyright.PENANAx9KZl2cKo0
union territory is attacked all princes must come to the defense 373Please respect copyright.PENANAAqldD98h3e
Declaring war on foreign bodies is forbidden. If any trader or 373Please respect copyright.PENANAtdUaR8waz8
prince is found doing so they will be stripped of their goods and 373Please respect copyright.PENANAoLD3PSfjKn
factories and will have to contend with the war on their own.All magic 373Please respect copyright.PENANAuxO0teMZpr
is illegal and practitioners will be prosecuted373Please respect copyright.PENANA1esO421yHi
We are traders, not warlords. We thrive on income and civility, not chaos and murder.373Please respect copyright.PENANA2V929GIV1y
'The union codex, rules the traders abide by.'373Please respect copyright.PENANA8U44jCYT7m
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David has been in jail 373Please respect copyright.PENANAxSyDAyyuxc
before, a flying jail, a jail on the ground ground. All kinds and types.373Please respect copyright.PENANAiVPrmP9nOx
Honestly he felt kind of at home when he woke up on the cold hard floor373Please respect copyright.PENANAMhD4Bei3kJ
of a ship to metal grates wishing him good morning.373Please respect copyright.PENANARMZFFZuLyg
The cell was big enough 373Please respect copyright.PENANAkkLUKhTUlW
for him to stretch his muscles and walk around a bit. He checked his 373Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZJ6eeUu3y
back pocket where kept Boyle's pendant but it was gone, good riddance. 373Please respect copyright.PENANAkt9rzxdKV7
Luckily David didn't have any other belongings on his person and the 373Please respect copyright.PENANAVRjUdfw7Zp
guards graciously allowed him to keep his clothes.373Please respect copyright.PENANAjjIkTBM9rE
David didn't even 373Please respect copyright.PENANAP1wrn0qCp2
contemplate shouting, as it usually invited a guard and when you're the 373Please respect copyright.PENANApqYguJ1Bbb
one in the cell why would you want a guard to be nearby. So David did 373Please respect copyright.PENANAOramzBIfIk
what any sane person in his situation would, he went back to sleep on 373Please respect copyright.PENANApE5TOdP9hI
the bed hanging from the metal wall. 373Please respect copyright.PENANA6DFd9FyFc4
Sadly event the best 373Please respect copyright.PENANAGXEVGqv78M
plans sometimes fall apart and it was the case here, as he couldn't fall373Please respect copyright.PENANAthIPtBVnWd
asleep. There was something akin to ringing in his head, a feeling that373Please respect copyright.PENANA14CyoHhcCT
something was close, similar to something he feels when he's near 373Please respect copyright.PENANAldGXCgFk1h
Francesca. Soon enough David heard the sound of doors moving and he 373Please respect copyright.PENANAPnBRwx3A8E
opened one, the only one that was working, eye. Through his eye he could373Please respect copyright.PENANA8Fpcw0RjBh
see two guards carrying...something big, leaving a trail of blood. Now 373Please respect copyright.PENANARtzGSB99qT
while David didn't get a good look that did seem to eerily look like Gob373Please respect copyright.PENANAUUs3ul5CiD
or at least what David wished Gob would look like. Either way that was 373Please respect copyright.PENANA518GucnqdV
enough to get his attention and he stood up, as the guards locked the 373Please respect copyright.PENANADzU8TQDcW9
cell next door.373Please respect copyright.PENANAJsy0nUCrYP
Another soldier came up 373Please respect copyright.PENANACC4VTs18HK
to David's cell, and David recognized him as the one who was trying to 373Please respect copyright.PENANAiFXlb7PLKn
talk Gob down. The officer gestured at the soldiers and they quickly 373Please respect copyright.PENANADuX9W3Y1F0
unlocked David's cell, who promptly presented his hands in submission. 373Please respect copyright.PENANAOlBJafDMwu
Sadly the guard didn't seem to care as one of them punched David in the 373Please respect copyright.PENANAS4FxWJrMrP
gut and the other handcuffed his hands, putting them behind David's 373Please respect copyright.PENANAWkHKVpoYdb
back.373Please respect copyright.PENANAuWpWkxHzSQ
While David would've 373Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZxoKCbuPP
preferred everyone to be civil, his mind was too preoccupied with one 373Please respect copyright.PENANAHc9dNsbXQs
fact, the tug was definitely stronger when closer to the officer. It 373Please respect copyright.PENANAYxG6EqHt4R
seemed he was the other chosen, David was hoping there were more as 373Please respect copyright.PENANAGpSkHjaYSW
Jesters words came back to him. 373Please respect copyright.PENANAqeeXIrfXlR
The walk itself didn't 373Please respect copyright.PENANABPsNcp72Kl
last long as they arrived in a room with a table and two chairs, on 373Please respect copyright.PENANAGnADjjWXP5
opposite sides. It was downright friendly if you ignored the blood 373Please respect copyright.PENANAgNfYmb3OoF
splatters all around the room.373Please respect copyright.PENANA4bI61un6aZ
David was put into the 373Please respect copyright.PENANAKkXcNL4DYI
chair further away from the door and his hands attached to the handles. 373Please respect copyright.PENANAarMMHKosH0
The officer motioned for the guards to leave them and took a sit at the 373Please respect copyright.PENANAOIFv3QEoQg
other chair, staring into David's soul.373Please respect copyright.PENANA6DcC3pBIu7
"Who are you?" So the questioning has started.373Please respect copyright.PENANAwTGByVicL1
"I'm David, the rebels 373Please respect copyright.PENANAVYapgg7oEJ
have caught me and took me hostage. I would like to..." before he could 373Please respect copyright.PENANAN0aGfidapi
finish the interrogator held his hand out to stop David.373Please respect copyright.PENANAe980Pmgvtw
"Where are you from?"373Please respect copyright.PENANAwIK02ZcUyE
"The Isle Commonwealth, Capital isle. I was..." again the hand came out. And notes were made.373Please respect copyright.PENANAz5fy15ROEb
"Why were you meeting with the trade union?"373Please respect copyright.PENANA7evgInWmLE
"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 nodded373Please respect copyright.PENANAJznM9ljsrI
"Where did the rebels move?"373Please respect copyright.PENANAQ76829onye
"Gods, we're not getting373Please respect copyright.PENANAj1wYd1WccT
anywhere here. I'm not a rebel. I was just captured by them if you want373Please respect copyright.PENANAKfLxUVfc1g
to know names I'll give you them! I owe them no loyalty."373Please respect copyright.PENANA95YQEnpLBY
"We know the rebellion 373Please respect copyright.PENANAUroTmMFdqt
is led by Francesca Horrikh. He second in command is Gob D'Fortez. With 373Please respect copyright.PENANAgdAJIotxGT
the help of officers chosen by them they lead the rebellion..."373Please respect copyright.PENANAJPXl16VL5t
"Well if you know all 373Please respect copyright.PENANAuFulw90NHc
that then why are you asking me? Go ask Gob you have him here!" David 373Please respect copyright.PENANA6jwU9Cx94N
interrupted the officer, acting more agitated and scared. Act clueless 373Please respect copyright.PENANAGtctHuDjhS
make them doubt themselves. Sadly that tactic didn't seem to be working 373Please respect copyright.PENANA0xEKpeXDFZ
on the imperial soldier.373Please respect copyright.PENANAN4UlfnfVbd
"I wanted to make this 373Please respect copyright.PENANAGYQzIC7Ta2
civilized, sadly you don't seem to want to answer my questions and I've 373Please respect copyright.PENANAgLopGhyXze
no time. If you truly are but a simple hostage then you have my 373Please respect copyright.PENANAH4dEH95kNH
apologies. My name is Fernand Schumah and if you so wish you can curse 373Please respect copyright.PENANAx3vYMBlt7n
my name in the afterlife." Fernand gathered his notes, got up and was 373Please respect copyright.PENANAiqk7Wpa5H1
about to leave the room. David had an idea of what was about to happen 373Please respect copyright.PENANANU62K9zvG8
but judging by the blood on the floor he wanted no part of it.373Please respect copyright.PENANA8MMS5sVOoZ
"Wait wait!" Fernand 373Please respect copyright.PENANACypawHhAF9
paused. "I've heard them mentioning moving to a different isle, one of 373Please respect copyright.PENANAFrTJDyiYt0
their previous hiding spots. I don't know where exactly...or how."373Please respect copyright.PENANA1jXLatQROn
Fernand was shaking his 373Please respect copyright.PENANApxF1EWAPPS
head. "Useless, we guessed they would move to a different isle, we can't373Please respect copyright.PENANArdTtGFXEDF
keep guessing where." Fernand paused "We can't risk you knowing where 373Please respect copyright.PENANAZYSOFHAZ5Y
they went, my apologies." For what it was worth Fernand seemed genuinely373Please respect copyright.PENANAN8s1K6KeuW
sorry. But David was close to panicking now. Torturers were sadists by 373Please respect copyright.PENANAWDL5xyrlaA
nature, they wouldn't care about anything but the screams they elicit. 373Please respect copyright.PENANAsFRdZHgWis
"Did you have any strange dreams? Someone telling you to do, or find, something?"373Please respect copyright.PENANAVaJAEXV03I
That made Ferdinand 373Please respect copyright.PENANA8FdzA8Q0Ek
pause and sit back; David could finally see a flicker of emotion on the 373Please respect copyright.PENANAsvgGuCIBKo
man's face. "Why would you know about that?"373Please respect copyright.PENANAcQW5pNguJ6
Fernand wasn't denying 373Please respect copyright.PENANABOLxspLNFK
it, David was glad of that. "I had a dream like that as well, and so did373Please respect copyright.PENANAobI1aPFzQB
the rebellion leader, Francesca. Apparently they're The Five trying to 373Please respect copyright.PENANAFwkujaugQ9
get us do something." 373Please respect copyright.PENANAMnFFTWNh6w
"Blasphemy, he 373Please respect copyright.PENANAyfckcc8kaC
introduced himself as such but is most likely a demon. A noble should 373Please respect copyright.PENANAuCu9nrBXOs
know better." Fernand dismissed, but didn't immediately stand up.373Please respect copyright.PENANAyF0B0VbFvj
"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" 373Please respect copyright.PENANANFS2xwPVZL
"Demons tend to plan 373Please respect copyright.PENANAqA0xNnXcS8
elaborately for their objectives." Fernand paused and sighted. "But 373Please respect copyright.PENANACn3jkQdEPW
let's say it's true, what did your vision ask of you?"373Please respect copyright.PENANA5KAEkQZo65
"To find something, he 373Please respect copyright.PENANA7i4mv0J1Lq
wasn't specific." David was afraid of that, Francesca's vision seemed to373Please respect copyright.PENANAWspJk8W25X
be pretty clear on what she had to do and David was sure it was the 373Please respect copyright.PENANAB959EtwrSZ
same for Fernand.373Please respect copyright.PENANARYsVpoqALK
Fernand was about to say373Please respect copyright.PENANA9u8qKTbgbH
more but shook his head. "All this just makes you more suspicious. You 373Please respect copyright.PENANArQ2Zt6QwTm
knew of Francesca's visions, which means she trusted you enough to 373Please respect copyright.PENANAS18Jki5YrX
reveal that. Unless you know of a way of how I can feel Francesca as I 373Please respect copyright.PENANANbYiuQgne0
feel you from a distance, the apparitions and their orders are useless."373Please respect copyright.PENANAXpMMqLZJ6O
David quickly rummaged 373Please respect copyright.PENANA43WDRSM5hf
his brain on what else he could use to hook the soldier. "She'll be back373Please respect copyright.PENANAmDWirBtNKN
to the last isle, the one you just attacked. She seemed keen to find 373Please respect copyright.PENANAtJfxJnSAhg
something on it. If you manage to find that something first you'd be 373Please respect copyright.PENANASn7D3VVWc8
able to trap her."373Please respect copyright.PENANAi4sKRBkDOG
"And you know what it was or where I can find it?" 373Please respect copyright.PENANAecyDEXmDss
"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.373Please respect copyright.PENANAqv3THaCbAK
"And how will you do 373Please respect copyright.PENANAPWwHqIVaMq
that? That isle has an expansive underground system.. It was lucky we've373Please respect copyright.PENANAMTEqCPT5N7
managed to find you in the first place." Shaking his head Fernand got 373Please respect copyright.PENANA5Qv5qdEnDa
up. "Enough delays, you seem to know more than you're telling me this 373Please respect copyright.PENANASTwWbMOi6V
little chat proved it beyond a doubt."373Please respect copyright.PENANAU7Ix6BAyIC
"But I don't! I really 373Please respect copyright.PENANAhEz5bbXor6
don't! I told you everything I know!" David was shouting, the whole act 373Please respect copyright.PENANAhwxPrPT5BA
gone, torturing isn't something one came back fully from.373Please respect copyright.PENANAoVcZ9CYSZP
"Ah captain Schumah, a 373Please respect copyright.PENANA5CjwleJeal
pleasure as always." Came a jolly voice from the outside as Fernand 373Please respect copyright.PENANAUUI9Arj6QG
opened the door and left the room. A tall man came in shortly. Wearing a373Please respect copyright.PENANArprtQ92Giv
mask to hide his identity but still revealing his teeth, half of them 373Please respect copyright.PENANAR8QIg0hmAf
black. 373Please respect copyright.PENANAYh6FH9HyPU
"Well, well. What do we 373Please respect copyright.PENANAS9WAjDG1vO
have here?" The man asked as he deposited a bag on the table. Coming 373Please respect copyright.PENANAiNNw3ZFXjN
closer to David and investigating his burn scars.373Please respect copyright.PENANAousiQ4VhzL
"Look, I swear to all 373Please respect copyright.PENANAWJav6dp7ib
gods. I don't know anymore. I'm..." his jaw was shut violently, causing 373Please respect copyright.PENANAeXmwnzkN60
his teeth to hurt and gums to bleed. 373Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8Qoy1t0mJ
"We will find out if you373Please respect copyright.PENANADgQJ8Dyu8B
do or not. Everyone is honest in front of the almighty god of pain." He373Please respect copyright.PENANAw4mZdvPTcS
cackled at that. But then gave David a dissatisfied look. "Cheer up; by373Please respect copyright.PENANAxl0mgPEeSW
the time we're done here, we'll be good friends."373Please respect copyright.PENANAPeKGd7wxjG
David struggled against 373Please respect copyright.PENANAq8TFJVFF2t
his bonds. But it was of no use, both his arms were attached to the 373Please respect copyright.PENANA7tL8n4l9nR
chair with metal bonds, while the chair itself was fastened to the 373Please respect copyright.PENANAZNBkOy8Uc0
floor. No matter how much he tried to buckle it didn't move an inch373Please respect copyright.PENANAQudtXoEFRZ
"Now how should we 373Please respect copyright.PENANAAugucJNuRs
start? With this?" The torturer took out a saw but then shook his head. 373Please respect copyright.PENANA3qzwO73A98
"No too early, need to warm up first." He rummaged in his bag for a 373Please respect copyright.PENANAA4Egcrw0Sw
while longer but then stopped and looked at David. "You know, I was 373Please respect copyright.PENANAOebydilDK9
supposed to get three bodies. One was already dead so I couldn't have my373Please respect copyright.PENANA9mm1UbrLib
fun, the other one barely made any sound while I was having my fun, 373Please respect copyright.PENANAMlwmicUV5M
such a bore. So you my friend, I will definitely need to take my time, 373Please respect copyright.PENANAr47DglyqC8
with you. Make sure to scream for me." He gave David a crooked smile, as373Please respect copyright.PENANAQOx0EsnAk1
he pointed a long finger straight at David's chest.373Please respect copyright.PENANAvMT8Q8huEC
Before David could reply373Please respect copyright.PENANAi2PoncHOcd
he smelt something burning under his nose, without registering the 373Please respect copyright.PENANAL7AMzgv6Zg
pain fully he saw smoke coming from the finger, then the pain hit him, 373Please respect copyright.PENANA7ABctJoTTi
and he screamed.373Please respect copyright.PENANAGqouaDKoTY
The torturer 373Please respect copyright.PENANAxGKGyb1SdC
clapped."Perfect!" He was practically jumping with glee. "Magic! How 373Please respect copyright.PENANAv43Qv7NVQL
could I forget, you must forgive me, I should've just started off with 373Please respect copyright.PENANAT6xjch24BT
this."373Please respect copyright.PENANAPSTCfgVesB
The torturer moved his 373Please respect copyright.PENANAeLoem0rfSK
finger away from David's chest, but the pain didn't fade. Before David 373Please respect copyright.PENANAN2n0FUsuRU
could catch his breath, the burning finger was jabbed into his forehead 373Please respect copyright.PENANAe6gqK0Qn2j
and he screamed again. "Hahahah! And they say magic can't affect 373Please respect copyright.PENANAioZvn5YcI8
humans. Even if you can't control the mind or heal wounds directly with 373Please respect copyright.PENANArVYjcYJtk4
magic, you can easily control or brake with the power of magic, don't 373Please respect copyright.PENANAaHuQFUfeAA
you agree?"373Please respect copyright.PENANASPD63TFao6
The torturer stopped his373Please respect copyright.PENANAYwW9Iffa3c
smile and coked his head. "Oh, that reminds me, I should ask you 373Please respect copyright.PENANAJeHd21BJoT
questions. Now what should I ask, I believe the good captain left me a 373Please respect copyright.PENANAuyQTREJNJu
list?" He took out some papers from his bag and gave them a quick glance373Please respect copyright.PENANAtdQd5LtBhd
before discarding them on the floor. "Ah yes. Where did the rebellion 373Please respect copyright.PENANA65IOqfzvdO
go?" 373Please respect copyright.PENANAGq50sk8D4U
David was trying to 373Please respect copyright.PENANAk2BtHdZoiu
formulate an answer, a lie, a scathing rebuke, anything but his mind was373Please respect copyright.PENANAAubDCqDGjj
too muddled to think of anything. The torturer nodded. Smiling "Now I 373Please respect copyright.PENANAGbb5QpgO2U
guess saying you can't heal directly with magic is a lie, you can 373Please respect copyright.PENANAEXcID4lj2Y
cauterize your wounds! For example..." The torturer waved his hand and 373Please respect copyright.PENANAt0w6mD9z3H
David felt pain coming from his right arm, as he looked down he could 373Please respect copyright.PENANAsxfMQUJj0O
see three of his fingers crushed, bone protruding. David couldn't even 373Please respect copyright.PENANANZf1bt5BfN
let out a scream before fire overtook his hand, burning it to a crisp.373Please respect copyright.PENANAI7MuxI8gxJ
"See, the bleeding stopped!" The torturer loved and David added his scream to this symphony of horror.373Please respect copyright.PENANAI0tatdGPRo
Then suddenly David was 373Please respect copyright.PENANAvEi1R4vBJk
his with a force of cold water strong enough to brake his nose as it 373Please respect copyright.PENANAzl0dVHSWwv
made contact with his face. "Where are the rebels?" The torturers voice 373Please respect copyright.PENANA20WzSA2LXO
changed, becoming more matter of fact. That mad glean from his eyes 373Please respect copyright.PENANAgNE4wWzeyp
gone, David almost believed that the whole thing was an act. "I...I 373Please respect copyright.PENANArKqlp2pbNd
don't know."373Please respect copyright.PENANAqLsgQok21x
The torturer nodded and smiled again, the glean coming back. "Good."373Please respect copyright.PENANADA2BdBlHyk
"Now, while magic is 373Please respect copyright.PENANAZLXLgQ9MLs
amazing, variety is important as well. Wouldn't want you getting bored 373Please respect copyright.PENANAcvS5UacBnR
in your seat there." The torturer gave David a smile and pulled out some373Please respect copyright.PENANAW4zn8lw7Yh
pliers out of his bag. "Nails are pretty useless, aren't they?" He 373Please respect copyright.PENANAglkkrxkEdc
tapped Davids fingernails with the pliers. "See it as me doing you a 373Please respect copyright.PENANA4ov7r2pt3t
favour." The first nail was ripped, it was a weird feeling for David as 373Please respect copyright.PENANAB4x5mFDQyC
he didn't feel pain at first, but then as the open skin was exposed pain373Please respect copyright.PENANAA9OWDTLoEl
came and David screamed for someone to help373Please respect copyright.PENANAKSDHPLgi7Z
~no one will come.~373Please respect copyright.PENANAeEXAAjdM61
After pulling out all 373Please respect copyright.PENANANkFRbWZUHw
the nails, David could hear the pliers hitting the table. His vision was373Please respect copyright.PENANAsFrPKQCArE
blurry he couldn't see or hear anything, only pain existed. "ull out 373Please respect copyright.PENANAN0wjmg2E6C
teeth, but that's what everyone does. A hammer...." David could only 373Please respect copyright.PENANAAyNcniQcEZ
hear bits and pieces of what the torturer said. He then felt his mouth 373Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5PQsQUprm
being opened. David tried to resist, he truly did, but he didn't have 373Please respect copyright.PENANAF43m81IEuO
the strength nor the will to do anything substantial. David then sensed 373Please respect copyright.PENANAh0Wx57NY8n
something metal and cold in his mouth, touching one of his back teeth 373Please respect copyright.PENANASZuvRaBTax
and then pain and the taste of blood on his tongue, slowly filling his 373Please respect copyright.PENANA67IWqFnXQ4
mouth and dribbling on the floor. The scream came soon after, as David 373Please respect copyright.PENANAkyxcmFzp0D
could only think of the pain, with only a small part hoping that someone373Please respect copyright.PENANAGyfMYzpBOt
would rescue him.373Please respect copyright.PENANAokhtro2saz
~no one cares.~373Please respect copyright.PENANAbsU2OGTjJI
Next few moments were a 373Please respect copyright.PENANAC3ofEaEBcG
blur, David was sure the torturer did something else, but he had no idea373Please respect copyright.PENANAdNBPAwmm0f
what. Until finally the pain was too much and David lost consciousness.373Please respect copyright.PENANAklt9sokm5t
Thoughts that no one came and cared ringing in his mind as a constant 373Please respect copyright.PENANAhxv0rZeVQ4
companion in the darkness.
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