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All taxes must be paid 364Please respect copyright.PENANAVOsyXlgQRw
in a timely and organized manner. Each prince controls tax 364Please respect copyright.PENANAy0v5fsyv3p
collection in his princedom War is forbidden between the princes. All 364Please respect copyright.PENANAhsmu5H6nxQ
dissatisfactions must be dealt in a civilized manner. Via duels or by 364Please respect copyright.PENANAlSc0nIh2dG
lodging a complaint to the council of princes.The most powerful 364Please respect copyright.PENANAvcfVrfnVY9
traders shall form a council of 10; with each member being called a 364Please respect copyright.PENANA5WVPxP8cx3
prince. This council shall gather in emergencies: such as war, the 364Please respect copyright.PENANA6fWoX17OmQ
enactment of widespread changes, as well as to deal with any 364Please respect copyright.PENANA43k2Qmw3OR
grievances between the princesIf any trader or isle within the trade364Please respect copyright.PENANA1IcaNMKDNG
union territory is attacked all princes must come to the defense 364Please respect copyright.PENANAQE3I935Hm0
Declaring war on foreign bodies is forbidden. If any trader or 364Please respect copyright.PENANAMRkrWThbvT
prince is found doing so they will be stripped of their goods and 364Please respect copyright.PENANAukUTdvpMZM
factories and will have to contend with the war on their own.All magic 364Please respect copyright.PENANAbipJyC2DlO
is illegal and practitioners will be prosecuted364Please respect copyright.PENANAsNne6Nao5u
We are traders, not warlords. We thrive on income and civility, not chaos and murder.364Please respect copyright.PENANARBi5Z1vCgI
'The union codex, rules the traders abide by.'364Please respect copyright.PENANABrZoUNvHnr
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David has been in jail 364Please respect copyright.PENANApAMqqkp4RX
before, a flying jail, a jail on the ground ground. All kinds and types.364Please respect copyright.PENANApQOL6KRSsZ
Honestly he felt kind of at home when he woke up on the cold hard floor364Please respect copyright.PENANAzo8vxIsG50
of a ship to metal grates wishing him good morning.364Please respect copyright.PENANAkJqaTJWsGC
The cell was big enough 364Please respect copyright.PENANALrjDwicERx
for him to stretch his muscles and walk around a bit. He checked his 364Please respect copyright.PENANAGTftWWKbdW
back pocket where kept Boyle's pendant but it was gone, good riddance. 364Please respect copyright.PENANAaK5J2k5rbs
Luckily David didn't have any other belongings on his person and the 364Please respect copyright.PENANAYfwJrFFefF
guards graciously allowed him to keep his clothes.364Please respect copyright.PENANA5cVUUwfFtj
David didn't even 364Please respect copyright.PENANA8xewjEKcUJ
contemplate shouting, as it usually invited a guard and when you're the 364Please respect copyright.PENANA9aR5eJSGzF
one in the cell why would you want a guard to be nearby. So David did 364Please respect copyright.PENANAHw8eV8CjwY
what any sane person in his situation would, he went back to sleep on 364Please respect copyright.PENANAE4F8UPrq01
the bed hanging from the metal wall. 364Please respect copyright.PENANAk3i8CsykcO
Sadly event the best 364Please respect copyright.PENANA9LqOBymgOw
plans sometimes fall apart and it was the case here, as he couldn't fall364Please respect copyright.PENANAiuHvUIDDu4
asleep. There was something akin to ringing in his head, a feeling that364Please respect copyright.PENANAiRle7uJPBH
something was close, similar to something he feels when he's near 364Please respect copyright.PENANAkH5Fim2rkI
Francesca. Soon enough David heard the sound of doors moving and he 364Please respect copyright.PENANAHdbsqxzUSB
opened one, the only one that was working, eye. Through his eye he could364Please respect copyright.PENANAhjY7RFmFWt
see two guards carrying...something big, leaving a trail of blood. Now 364Please respect copyright.PENANAXfoQVm6Nsr
while David didn't get a good look that did seem to eerily look like Gob364Please respect copyright.PENANABvuyK5hGiI
or at least what David wished Gob would look like. Either way that was 364Please respect copyright.PENANAxjzXxyILr4
enough to get his attention and he stood up, as the guards locked the 364Please respect copyright.PENANAKZBsIdhjG1
cell next door.364Please respect copyright.PENANA7bDgTDssiy
Another soldier came up 364Please respect copyright.PENANA7t9m2Mx1fG
to David's cell, and David recognized him as the one who was trying to 364Please respect copyright.PENANA2HhpsXL820
talk Gob down. The officer gestured at the soldiers and they quickly 364Please respect copyright.PENANAa3aC7iZW5L
unlocked David's cell, who promptly presented his hands in submission. 364Please respect copyright.PENANAStrXjlGhWX
Sadly the guard didn't seem to care as one of them punched David in the 364Please respect copyright.PENANA0i962q45dr
gut and the other handcuffed his hands, putting them behind David's 364Please respect copyright.PENANAEFl7PUxFq2
back.364Please respect copyright.PENANAdHkPQUTMMH
While David would've 364Please respect copyright.PENANAAT8HrFeO2I
preferred everyone to be civil, his mind was too preoccupied with one 364Please respect copyright.PENANAc07m46NBD4
fact, the tug was definitely stronger when closer to the officer. It 364Please respect copyright.PENANAk2fG6pWaGx
seemed he was the other chosen, David was hoping there were more as 364Please respect copyright.PENANAwiIO8ZdOB3
Jesters words came back to him. 364Please respect copyright.PENANAIseeNUm7nM
The walk itself didn't 364Please respect copyright.PENANAAx5hfeqSRf
last long as they arrived in a room with a table and two chairs, on 364Please respect copyright.PENANAOIRC2XKN1j
opposite sides. It was downright friendly if you ignored the blood 364Please respect copyright.PENANAr91pXRGCGm
splatters all around the room.364Please respect copyright.PENANAe0CAYATinL
David was put into the 364Please respect copyright.PENANA4ikUObGUyP
chair further away from the door and his hands attached to the handles. 364Please respect copyright.PENANAlMxcN0oU2O
The officer motioned for the guards to leave them and took a sit at the 364Please respect copyright.PENANAanXgEqll3R
other chair, staring into David's soul.364Please respect copyright.PENANA9BkXqJ4Ja4
"Who are you?" So the questioning has started.364Please respect copyright.PENANADevuhMFfLv
"I'm David, the rebels 364Please respect copyright.PENANArAEjdDWcjm
have caught me and took me hostage. I would like to..." before he could 364Please respect copyright.PENANAzib6vgVV4V
finish the interrogator held his hand out to stop David.364Please respect copyright.PENANATbLv2Rb5Di
"Where are you from?"364Please respect copyright.PENANACJtEMAMAFh
"The Isle Commonwealth, Capital isle. I was..." again the hand came out. And notes were made.364Please respect copyright.PENANAzFdZxe5Ji0
"Why were you meeting with the trade union?"364Please respect copyright.PENANAADAUx7yl8h
"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 nodded364Please respect copyright.PENANAGOR2MGJ4dQ
"Where did the rebels move?"364Please respect copyright.PENANArtMmtujBb1
"Gods, we're not getting364Please respect copyright.PENANAMwuB1t8fNZ
anywhere here. I'm not a rebel. I was just captured by them if you want364Please respect copyright.PENANAVBNiG4jnSG
to know names I'll give you them! I owe them no loyalty."364Please respect copyright.PENANAYmyk3WyDDA
"We know the rebellion 364Please respect copyright.PENANAWy9rZVRSdj
is led by Francesca Horrikh. He second in command is Gob D'Fortez. With 364Please respect copyright.PENANACmQk3Gafft
the help of officers chosen by them they lead the rebellion..."364Please respect copyright.PENANARiYiO7cTkX
"Well if you know all 364Please respect copyright.PENANAZQrDlOteA5
that then why are you asking me? Go ask Gob you have him here!" David 364Please respect copyright.PENANA1JbFeKNAeT
interrupted the officer, acting more agitated and scared. Act clueless 364Please respect copyright.PENANAPlEmREWD2C
make them doubt themselves. Sadly that tactic didn't seem to be working 364Please respect copyright.PENANAoEBkcWLvsW
on the imperial soldier.364Please respect copyright.PENANAXaxVJDMWae
"I wanted to make this 364Please respect copyright.PENANAPlNEZwW7j2
civilized, sadly you don't seem to want to answer my questions and I've 364Please respect copyright.PENANAYRZPiYMy8d
no time. If you truly are but a simple hostage then you have my 364Please respect copyright.PENANA1gYTbh7EWO
apologies. My name is Fernand Schumah and if you so wish you can curse 364Please respect copyright.PENANAib8WP6vcP4
my name in the afterlife." Fernand gathered his notes, got up and was 364Please respect copyright.PENANAk8nBJavPyI
about to leave the room. David had an idea of what was about to happen 364Please respect copyright.PENANARQ7tYTlyqa
but judging by the blood on the floor he wanted no part of it.364Please respect copyright.PENANAa0jg2DMaJS
"Wait wait!" Fernand 364Please respect copyright.PENANAdoQDvYJ00l
paused. "I've heard them mentioning moving to a different isle, one of 364Please respect copyright.PENANAM8hpsq4tSQ
their previous hiding spots. I don't know where exactly...or how."364Please respect copyright.PENANAlhkzCeM8iz
Fernand was shaking his 364Please respect copyright.PENANA4rtN1bn7yG
head. "Useless, we guessed they would move to a different isle, we can't364Please respect copyright.PENANALGghQSJ5iL
keep guessing where." Fernand paused "We can't risk you knowing where 364Please respect copyright.PENANAM1Agr7zxII
they went, my apologies." For what it was worth Fernand seemed genuinely364Please respect copyright.PENANAam4fhdwfCC
sorry. But David was close to panicking now. Torturers were sadists by 364Please respect copyright.PENANAocBMejQmBN
nature, they wouldn't care about anything but the screams they elicit. 364Please respect copyright.PENANAr0OTaaMnbU
"Did you have any strange dreams? Someone telling you to do, or find, something?"364Please respect copyright.PENANAhei3I6TrZs
That made Ferdinand 364Please respect copyright.PENANA67oHci94eD
pause and sit back; David could finally see a flicker of emotion on the 364Please respect copyright.PENANAxaQk43RJqV
man's face. "Why would you know about that?"364Please respect copyright.PENANAp2CslQgVAU
Fernand wasn't denying 364Please respect copyright.PENANA3HdeHvM3Yh
it, David was glad of that. "I had a dream like that as well, and so did364Please respect copyright.PENANAIlklXoZQWk
the rebellion leader, Francesca. Apparently they're The Five trying to 364Please respect copyright.PENANAeEx46Fbt98
get us do something." 364Please respect copyright.PENANAjVyxP7kWDK
"Blasphemy, he 364Please respect copyright.PENANA3GuYK3wezD
introduced himself as such but is most likely a demon. A noble should 364Please respect copyright.PENANAfX4alFT2O5
know better." Fernand dismissed, but didn't immediately stand up.364Please respect copyright.PENANAnKQBulDcuc
"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" 364Please respect copyright.PENANAmMaftYXFEi
"Demons tend to plan 364Please respect copyright.PENANA6AgXQFxfoP
elaborately for their objectives." Fernand paused and sighted. "But 364Please respect copyright.PENANAS29IxRB28k
let's say it's true, what did your vision ask of you?"364Please respect copyright.PENANAYWQ2cNCANr
"To find something, he 364Please respect copyright.PENANA3OU4uptX7x
wasn't specific." David was afraid of that, Francesca's vision seemed to364Please respect copyright.PENANARqi8lSBfwK
be pretty clear on what she had to do and David was sure it was the 364Please respect copyright.PENANAwEAJCholKd
same for Fernand.364Please respect copyright.PENANAdS52L9B2z6
Fernand was about to say364Please respect copyright.PENANAbYaowsJ6n3
more but shook his head. "All this just makes you more suspicious. You 364Please respect copyright.PENANA1KQkFpXuJE
knew of Francesca's visions, which means she trusted you enough to 364Please respect copyright.PENANAfxjajkBfHV
reveal that. Unless you know of a way of how I can feel Francesca as I 364Please respect copyright.PENANAAs1KwAojd1
feel you from a distance, the apparitions and their orders are useless."364Please respect copyright.PENANAZCcvAUn2Ms
David quickly rummaged 364Please respect copyright.PENANAWL3r1iF61z
his brain on what else he could use to hook the soldier. "She'll be back364Please respect copyright.PENANAbH19yVDJCw
to the last isle, the one you just attacked. She seemed keen to find 364Please respect copyright.PENANAufEcjvKIKH
something on it. If you manage to find that something first you'd be 364Please respect copyright.PENANAPimMiolmZT
able to trap her."364Please respect copyright.PENANAkT63aWq0Zn
"And you know what it was or where I can find it?" 364Please respect copyright.PENANAZCH7WsVsSP
"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.364Please respect copyright.PENANAX3D07yBwUu
"And how will you do 364Please respect copyright.PENANACku8lAcWJB
that? That isle has an expansive underground system.. It was lucky we've364Please respect copyright.PENANAh54aRnCITb
managed to find you in the first place." Shaking his head Fernand got 364Please respect copyright.PENANAsqbFGIn6Z4
up. "Enough delays, you seem to know more than you're telling me this 364Please respect copyright.PENANAU9SskW2t1R
little chat proved it beyond a doubt."364Please respect copyright.PENANAUfdO0rnPTp
"But I don't! I really 364Please respect copyright.PENANA3S8hLgEvOQ
don't! I told you everything I know!" David was shouting, the whole act 364Please respect copyright.PENANAx1irL41r0s
gone, torturing isn't something one came back fully from.364Please respect copyright.PENANANMqzZFQz6i
"Ah captain Schumah, a 364Please respect copyright.PENANAuLOJiq5HPx
pleasure as always." Came a jolly voice from the outside as Fernand 364Please respect copyright.PENANAnJYuxsfaOJ
opened the door and left the room. A tall man came in shortly. Wearing a364Please respect copyright.PENANA44DL4udsxP
mask to hide his identity but still revealing his teeth, half of them 364Please respect copyright.PENANAAjcJ3Wq4yk
black. 364Please respect copyright.PENANA5niz9VNNXN
"Well, well. What do we 364Please respect copyright.PENANAhzk1ChFTTd
have here?" The man asked as he deposited a bag on the table. Coming 364Please respect copyright.PENANAaNSacwL5Rw
closer to David and investigating his burn scars.364Please respect copyright.PENANAUQEtj1MJgR
"Look, I swear to all 364Please respect copyright.PENANAt9NFBwVpcM
gods. I don't know anymore. I'm..." his jaw was shut violently, causing 364Please respect copyright.PENANAtK9T42c9ae
his teeth to hurt and gums to bleed. 364Please respect copyright.PENANAUbUMZWsAhA
"We will find out if you364Please respect copyright.PENANAk20EqM81ui
do or not. Everyone is honest in front of the almighty god of pain." He364Please respect copyright.PENANAFF9HG3wSfu
cackled at that. But then gave David a dissatisfied look. "Cheer up; by364Please respect copyright.PENANAJh6o8CdOKv
the time we're done here, we'll be good friends."364Please respect copyright.PENANAqlfc3n83q5
David struggled against 364Please respect copyright.PENANAthCk6RBNbX
his bonds. But it was of no use, both his arms were attached to the 364Please respect copyright.PENANAzFTiU8oFfw
chair with metal bonds, while the chair itself was fastened to the 364Please respect copyright.PENANAsqQRlFsk4j
floor. No matter how much he tried to buckle it didn't move an inch364Please respect copyright.PENANASUxC7gJQZF
"Now how should we 364Please respect copyright.PENANAFJDbTnjlmf
start? With this?" The torturer took out a saw but then shook his head. 364Please respect copyright.PENANATreWkPAuaW
"No too early, need to warm up first." He rummaged in his bag for a 364Please respect copyright.PENANA5c9iGeiwdS
while longer but then stopped and looked at David. "You know, I was 364Please respect copyright.PENANAEwBwAb8Dkb
supposed to get three bodies. One was already dead so I couldn't have my364Please respect copyright.PENANAImqAyOzlnL
fun, the other one barely made any sound while I was having my fun, 364Please respect copyright.PENANAyPtoL7Xxs5
such a bore. So you my friend, I will definitely need to take my time, 364Please respect copyright.PENANAZwaR1G1ldU
with you. Make sure to scream for me." He gave David a crooked smile, as364Please respect copyright.PENANAFDaIVfROny
he pointed a long finger straight at David's chest.364Please respect copyright.PENANAGJifMQrfng
Before David could reply364Please respect copyright.PENANAdxxbMeKWDa
he smelt something burning under his nose, without registering the 364Please respect copyright.PENANAWf77khkbt6
pain fully he saw smoke coming from the finger, then the pain hit him, 364Please respect copyright.PENANAaEoe02sYpW
and he screamed.364Please respect copyright.PENANAPBIXeWb4Yh
The torturer 364Please respect copyright.PENANALIGAh3lIat
clapped."Perfect!" He was practically jumping with glee. "Magic! How 364Please respect copyright.PENANAkN1nf9mNwq
could I forget, you must forgive me, I should've just started off with 364Please respect copyright.PENANAMhi7oIw3Mi
this."364Please respect copyright.PENANAHqAuUgHKj4
The torturer moved his 364Please respect copyright.PENANAF4YhdaIN7I
finger away from David's chest, but the pain didn't fade. Before David 364Please respect copyright.PENANA40nvQpH3aN
could catch his breath, the burning finger was jabbed into his forehead 364Please respect copyright.PENANAieggohjax2
and he screamed again. "Hahahah! And they say magic can't affect 364Please respect copyright.PENANA45AnG6FdIC
humans. Even if you can't control the mind or heal wounds directly with 364Please respect copyright.PENANA1LHMvqXbcy
magic, you can easily control or brake with the power of magic, don't 364Please respect copyright.PENANAhTnA610bmw
you agree?"364Please respect copyright.PENANA2GQmOvT5Vk
The torturer stopped his364Please respect copyright.PENANA8rBx2bBTbB
smile and coked his head. "Oh, that reminds me, I should ask you 364Please respect copyright.PENANA4FwUlI1yAX
questions. Now what should I ask, I believe the good captain left me a 364Please respect copyright.PENANAGfPEjESu0p
list?" He took out some papers from his bag and gave them a quick glance364Please respect copyright.PENANAfOpocKCjNP
before discarding them on the floor. "Ah yes. Where did the rebellion 364Please respect copyright.PENANATgIU0gbzuL
go?" 364Please respect copyright.PENANAUSiryaV7Id
David was trying to 364Please respect copyright.PENANAsW8zIOQIzB
formulate an answer, a lie, a scathing rebuke, anything but his mind was364Please respect copyright.PENANAlmkW3ZONk4
too muddled to think of anything. The torturer nodded. Smiling "Now I 364Please respect copyright.PENANALeFrYUkYyF
guess saying you can't heal directly with magic is a lie, you can 364Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7i1YlS7EF
cauterize your wounds! For example..." The torturer waved his hand and 364Please respect copyright.PENANAYH9RId2gqG
David felt pain coming from his right arm, as he looked down he could 364Please respect copyright.PENANAAzbTN4x3m3
see three of his fingers crushed, bone protruding. David couldn't even 364Please respect copyright.PENANAoRPg5Gu5jW
let out a scream before fire overtook his hand, burning it to a crisp.364Please respect copyright.PENANAHktsKvZ6Yb
"See, the bleeding stopped!" The torturer loved and David added his scream to this symphony of horror.364Please respect copyright.PENANAojGvhajQ0O
Then suddenly David was 364Please respect copyright.PENANAowu2RoRdry
his with a force of cold water strong enough to brake his nose as it 364Please respect copyright.PENANA0upBEVDWP9
made contact with his face. "Where are the rebels?" The torturers voice 364Please respect copyright.PENANAANBFZqBe6y
changed, becoming more matter of fact. That mad glean from his eyes 364Please respect copyright.PENANAx4u8CN2PKv
gone, David almost believed that the whole thing was an act. "I...I 364Please respect copyright.PENANA3MfwSHHEaZ
don't know."364Please respect copyright.PENANAc83yTLtQ0r
The torturer nodded and smiled again, the glean coming back. "Good."364Please respect copyright.PENANAA9qzthlrwB
"Now, while magic is 364Please respect copyright.PENANAqqPuOvxGoj
amazing, variety is important as well. Wouldn't want you getting bored 364Please respect copyright.PENANANSSnmellov
in your seat there." The torturer gave David a smile and pulled out some364Please respect copyright.PENANAW979C5PoCb
pliers out of his bag. "Nails are pretty useless, aren't they?" He 364Please respect copyright.PENANAtFTtXqXlnz
tapped Davids fingernails with the pliers. "See it as me doing you a 364Please respect copyright.PENANAZb5p2cuS4q
favour." The first nail was ripped, it was a weird feeling for David as 364Please respect copyright.PENANAdrthi25BO8
he didn't feel pain at first, but then as the open skin was exposed pain364Please respect copyright.PENANAhn1XuM424u
came and David screamed for someone to help364Please respect copyright.PENANAUQSCWRzsIS
~no one will come.~364Please respect copyright.PENANAwldDPPBcga
After pulling out all 364Please respect copyright.PENANAnMjJEoQQmM
the nails, David could hear the pliers hitting the table. His vision was364Please respect copyright.PENANAWoZsvy4ENf
blurry he couldn't see or hear anything, only pain existed. "ull out 364Please respect copyright.PENANAAPx0Io3kHL
teeth, but that's what everyone does. A hammer...." David could only 364Please respect copyright.PENANA9vttnRCmIW
hear bits and pieces of what the torturer said. He then felt his mouth 364Please respect copyright.PENANA454ICqShUN
being opened. David tried to resist, he truly did, but he didn't have 364Please respect copyright.PENANAijMSFCirVm
the strength nor the will to do anything substantial. David then sensed 364Please respect copyright.PENANA1b4ebrzGpQ
something metal and cold in his mouth, touching one of his back teeth 364Please respect copyright.PENANAKIXYA6OiTP
and then pain and the taste of blood on his tongue, slowly filling his 364Please respect copyright.PENANABqkNk5xrYj
mouth and dribbling on the floor. The scream came soon after, as David 364Please respect copyright.PENANAMh4KfQ7OJt
could only think of the pain, with only a small part hoping that someone364Please respect copyright.PENANAAEEG3CcoJX
would rescue him.364Please respect copyright.PENANALerTAFNqvq
~no one cares.~364Please respect copyright.PENANAPcpKYqCDAZ
Next few moments were a 364Please respect copyright.PENANAANvLQULHjl
blur, David was sure the torturer did something else, but he had no idea364Please respect copyright.PENANAVkGFcr4YNx
what. Until finally the pain was too much and David lost consciousness.364Please respect copyright.PENANAx2T6CPDDZv
Thoughts that no one came and cared ringing in his mind as a constant 364Please respect copyright.PENANAI612NYXgSD
companion in the darkness.
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