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All taxes must be paid 357Please respect copyright.PENANA00gtZMGUJZ
in a timely and organized manner. Each prince controls tax 357Please respect copyright.PENANAxTRvfOObF6
collection in his princedom War is forbidden between the princes. All 357Please respect copyright.PENANAxLcPpAplUQ
dissatisfactions must be dealt in a civilized manner. Via duels or by 357Please respect copyright.PENANA67AZUg2nWM
lodging a complaint to the council of princes.The most powerful 357Please respect copyright.PENANADLDGQykXbz
traders shall form a council of 10; with each member being called a 357Please respect copyright.PENANAUrHfg0h2e9
prince. This council shall gather in emergencies: such as war, the 357Please respect copyright.PENANA0o5IeoV755
enactment of widespread changes, as well as to deal with any 357Please respect copyright.PENANA3srZr5DGD8
grievances between the princesIf any trader or isle within the trade357Please respect copyright.PENANACT0AyqY6ZL
union territory is attacked all princes must come to the defense 357Please respect copyright.PENANAGhTdaP1sKw
Declaring war on foreign bodies is forbidden. If any trader or 357Please respect copyright.PENANA6gLtlQDBmg
prince is found doing so they will be stripped of their goods and 357Please respect copyright.PENANAFfTmo0qLSk
factories and will have to contend with the war on their own.All magic 357Please respect copyright.PENANASzM09llboK
is illegal and practitioners will be prosecuted357Please respect copyright.PENANAFB4G0Ok4Ou
We are traders, not warlords. We thrive on income and civility, not chaos and murder.357Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6lMUjbh7w
'The union codex, rules the traders abide by.'357Please respect copyright.PENANAzSxKSWBSpS
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David has been in jail 357Please respect copyright.PENANAHajvIx5eDx
before, a flying jail, a jail on the ground ground. All kinds and types.357Please respect copyright.PENANAmBljRTzNRV
Honestly he felt kind of at home when he woke up on the cold hard floor357Please respect copyright.PENANAeG5hSELD7p
of a ship to metal grates wishing him good morning.357Please respect copyright.PENANAR3BhhJPXCr
The cell was big enough 357Please respect copyright.PENANAdmMq43Waas
for him to stretch his muscles and walk around a bit. He checked his 357Please respect copyright.PENANA2vGPp9dEeU
back pocket where kept Boyle's pendant but it was gone, good riddance. 357Please respect copyright.PENANA7nUTQHYHx6
Luckily David didn't have any other belongings on his person and the 357Please respect copyright.PENANA2sL9oOXCAa
guards graciously allowed him to keep his clothes.357Please respect copyright.PENANAw5hhwvYxKN
David didn't even 357Please respect copyright.PENANAviv58zCi9Y
contemplate shouting, as it usually invited a guard and when you're the 357Please respect copyright.PENANA2KQtSJaPWj
one in the cell why would you want a guard to be nearby. So David did 357Please respect copyright.PENANAdts1Xp3pbQ
what any sane person in his situation would, he went back to sleep on 357Please respect copyright.PENANAeZwqXWphPj
the bed hanging from the metal wall. 357Please respect copyright.PENANAT2pvZlY9iR
Sadly event the best 357Please respect copyright.PENANAuZY1x41Fnk
plans sometimes fall apart and it was the case here, as he couldn't fall357Please respect copyright.PENANAjHA4qL0983
asleep. There was something akin to ringing in his head, a feeling that357Please respect copyright.PENANAlTkLeiEEs4
something was close, similar to something he feels when he's near 357Please respect copyright.PENANAu5YqehK7TJ
Francesca. Soon enough David heard the sound of doors moving and he 357Please respect copyright.PENANAtbmysYWGzW
opened one, the only one that was working, eye. Through his eye he could357Please respect copyright.PENANAnkc0x3Ypo1
see two guards carrying...something big, leaving a trail of blood. Now 357Please respect copyright.PENANAHG4med3fsR
while David didn't get a good look that did seem to eerily look like Gob357Please respect copyright.PENANA4Y6t1Fmv9H
or at least what David wished Gob would look like. Either way that was 357Please respect copyright.PENANAur3YQrJzsy
enough to get his attention and he stood up, as the guards locked the 357Please respect copyright.PENANASZtliSy7jd
cell next door.357Please respect copyright.PENANAJDvVhsXzY7
Another soldier came up 357Please respect copyright.PENANAxch7UyI5Ds
to David's cell, and David recognized him as the one who was trying to 357Please respect copyright.PENANAsTGhgXnthF
talk Gob down. The officer gestured at the soldiers and they quickly 357Please respect copyright.PENANAze0BtcLscS
unlocked David's cell, who promptly presented his hands in submission. 357Please respect copyright.PENANAondfrrwTc4
Sadly the guard didn't seem to care as one of them punched David in the 357Please respect copyright.PENANAoP7iPRtmEk
gut and the other handcuffed his hands, putting them behind David's 357Please respect copyright.PENANAro5jwdpAjL
back.357Please respect copyright.PENANAVGOFXJeQX1
While David would've 357Please respect copyright.PENANASnhp3tG9uE
preferred everyone to be civil, his mind was too preoccupied with one 357Please respect copyright.PENANAP2Y51zwrcA
fact, the tug was definitely stronger when closer to the officer. It 357Please respect copyright.PENANAuuIJ19iMcH
seemed he was the other chosen, David was hoping there were more as 357Please respect copyright.PENANArD5d6zagiA
Jesters words came back to him. 357Please respect copyright.PENANApZtXJWN9bL
The walk itself didn't 357Please respect copyright.PENANAv9cYwtK4AS
last long as they arrived in a room with a table and two chairs, on 357Please respect copyright.PENANADFCEkQW9bI
opposite sides. It was downright friendly if you ignored the blood 357Please respect copyright.PENANAK8qqVMbaK5
splatters all around the room.357Please respect copyright.PENANApmwTxQgwqP
David was put into the 357Please respect copyright.PENANAIoJ5XP4knT
chair further away from the door and his hands attached to the handles. 357Please respect copyright.PENANAkoCktm0P2b
The officer motioned for the guards to leave them and took a sit at the 357Please respect copyright.PENANAkNaNdxPAzb
other chair, staring into David's soul.357Please respect copyright.PENANAHJGv7DUB5d
"Who are you?" So the questioning has started.357Please respect copyright.PENANA3UlxjQEGlM
"I'm David, the rebels 357Please respect copyright.PENANASwLaL1XWsk
have caught me and took me hostage. I would like to..." before he could 357Please respect copyright.PENANAR7Sgqsj7l0
finish the interrogator held his hand out to stop David.357Please respect copyright.PENANAMQC0obHx70
"Where are you from?"357Please respect copyright.PENANAKVaScKFZFO
"The Isle Commonwealth, Capital isle. I was..." again the hand came out. And notes were made.357Please respect copyright.PENANA764lwpbT3n
"Why were you meeting with the trade union?"357Please respect copyright.PENANAem7KWddTwY
"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 nodded357Please respect copyright.PENANA9CtqcWGOqj
"Where did the rebels move?"357Please respect copyright.PENANApG5ay6bz8B
"Gods, we're not getting357Please respect copyright.PENANASxo9x8PjTx
anywhere here. I'm not a rebel. I was just captured by them if you want357Please respect copyright.PENANAH9IRUloazZ
to know names I'll give you them! I owe them no loyalty."357Please respect copyright.PENANAks6KhiIKOD
"We know the rebellion 357Please respect copyright.PENANAZtHEAYeMnc
is led by Francesca Horrikh. He second in command is Gob D'Fortez. With 357Please respect copyright.PENANAf7gS4XLwbs
the help of officers chosen by them they lead the rebellion..."357Please respect copyright.PENANAzrCdT3jxJ2
"Well if you know all 357Please respect copyright.PENANA13JIoKQE97
that then why are you asking me? Go ask Gob you have him here!" David 357Please respect copyright.PENANAof4lRBY7yU
interrupted the officer, acting more agitated and scared. Act clueless 357Please respect copyright.PENANAsFdYeEC2r9
make them doubt themselves. Sadly that tactic didn't seem to be working 357Please respect copyright.PENANAxX9JY1lmDQ
on the imperial soldier.357Please respect copyright.PENANAmqNEujqBdl
"I wanted to make this 357Please respect copyright.PENANAchJsvSH6tP
civilized, sadly you don't seem to want to answer my questions and I've 357Please respect copyright.PENANAAUQ1kd59A3
no time. If you truly are but a simple hostage then you have my 357Please respect copyright.PENANAKxIov2e4b9
apologies. My name is Fernand Schumah and if you so wish you can curse 357Please respect copyright.PENANAUCfbm33Jur
my name in the afterlife." Fernand gathered his notes, got up and was 357Please respect copyright.PENANAwGTvRgSq3L
about to leave the room. David had an idea of what was about to happen 357Please respect copyright.PENANAwci4EB6iny
but judging by the blood on the floor he wanted no part of it.357Please respect copyright.PENANA9pXLHmIiX6
"Wait wait!" Fernand 357Please respect copyright.PENANAdxoaAmHOUI
paused. "I've heard them mentioning moving to a different isle, one of 357Please respect copyright.PENANAnNg3MeURIE
their previous hiding spots. I don't know where exactly...or how."357Please respect copyright.PENANAgWjwx1x1Y4
Fernand was shaking his 357Please respect copyright.PENANAPGv73YJhFA
head. "Useless, we guessed they would move to a different isle, we can't357Please respect copyright.PENANA2AjeK4KJzr
keep guessing where." Fernand paused "We can't risk you knowing where 357Please respect copyright.PENANAcFLSJOXLH7
they went, my apologies." For what it was worth Fernand seemed genuinely357Please respect copyright.PENANAjCN2Wf5nLS
sorry. But David was close to panicking now. Torturers were sadists by 357Please respect copyright.PENANAxvG47qmAY0
nature, they wouldn't care about anything but the screams they elicit. 357Please respect copyright.PENANARCxAsQExHX
"Did you have any strange dreams? Someone telling you to do, or find, something?"357Please respect copyright.PENANAy4OpqTRvao
That made Ferdinand 357Please respect copyright.PENANAENVAVilI2V
pause and sit back; David could finally see a flicker of emotion on the 357Please respect copyright.PENANAlnPOJ8t3DF
man's face. "Why would you know about that?"357Please respect copyright.PENANAA3E1n3NLpY
Fernand wasn't denying 357Please respect copyright.PENANAgVoNINQsRU
it, David was glad of that. "I had a dream like that as well, and so did357Please respect copyright.PENANAvGyKci4i1t
the rebellion leader, Francesca. Apparently they're The Five trying to 357Please respect copyright.PENANA04f8kO4bFh
get us do something." 357Please respect copyright.PENANAxA7lws7OIF
"Blasphemy, he 357Please respect copyright.PENANALPP1sKtwrT
introduced himself as such but is most likely a demon. A noble should 357Please respect copyright.PENANAfi7ZfRTrf5
know better." Fernand dismissed, but didn't immediately stand up.357Please respect copyright.PENANAnoCDXY5gC0
"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" 357Please respect copyright.PENANArBpGsdGXSL
"Demons tend to plan 357Please respect copyright.PENANAIuJ5Bk8fIr
elaborately for their objectives." Fernand paused and sighted. "But 357Please respect copyright.PENANAEWh3RsIp1I
let's say it's true, what did your vision ask of you?"357Please respect copyright.PENANA5S42c1FFhn
"To find something, he 357Please respect copyright.PENANAUrkzoAxpEC
wasn't specific." David was afraid of that, Francesca's vision seemed to357Please respect copyright.PENANAIiuRWsCh8q
be pretty clear on what she had to do and David was sure it was the 357Please respect copyright.PENANAgTlVqy6VYU
same for Fernand.357Please respect copyright.PENANAjEOaH8RCYr
Fernand was about to say357Please respect copyright.PENANAmNrFFUvbU0
more but shook his head. "All this just makes you more suspicious. You 357Please respect copyright.PENANA3NIULpf1C4
knew of Francesca's visions, which means she trusted you enough to 357Please respect copyright.PENANAXEBOjYUq8D
reveal that. Unless you know of a way of how I can feel Francesca as I 357Please respect copyright.PENANA2fvm0yx3Fe
feel you from a distance, the apparitions and their orders are useless."357Please respect copyright.PENANA6TJJ1d0VgC
David quickly rummaged 357Please respect copyright.PENANAn03iYEmA7g
his brain on what else he could use to hook the soldier. "She'll be back357Please respect copyright.PENANALl0J7VacfY
to the last isle, the one you just attacked. She seemed keen to find 357Please respect copyright.PENANAUFMIy9o8Kj
something on it. If you manage to find that something first you'd be 357Please respect copyright.PENANAWBwxg6Xqgb
able to trap her."357Please respect copyright.PENANAb8cetrKX2p
"And you know what it was or where I can find it?" 357Please respect copyright.PENANAHjoVm7sQ6D
"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.357Please respect copyright.PENANAKGMdb5nwki
"And how will you do 357Please respect copyright.PENANA7QOxzh7ivu
that? That isle has an expansive underground system.. It was lucky we've357Please respect copyright.PENANARovTbbiWQf
managed to find you in the first place." Shaking his head Fernand got 357Please respect copyright.PENANAduNE1U7VZp
up. "Enough delays, you seem to know more than you're telling me this 357Please respect copyright.PENANAxynuk7fSxY
little chat proved it beyond a doubt."357Please respect copyright.PENANAt46eXIN8B6
"But I don't! I really 357Please respect copyright.PENANAVsEDJ9H9V9
don't! I told you everything I know!" David was shouting, the whole act 357Please respect copyright.PENANAv7wyMZQckH
gone, torturing isn't something one came back fully from.357Please respect copyright.PENANAyMOcVllnzs
"Ah captain Schumah, a 357Please respect copyright.PENANAlKb6g5QR3K
pleasure as always." Came a jolly voice from the outside as Fernand 357Please respect copyright.PENANACK35Jd2DvP
opened the door and left the room. A tall man came in shortly. Wearing a357Please respect copyright.PENANAABampzAqF9
mask to hide his identity but still revealing his teeth, half of them 357Please respect copyright.PENANAD0IKx8KTJE
black. 357Please respect copyright.PENANA3lNgcY550X
"Well, well. What do we 357Please respect copyright.PENANALCt4vQVTY4
have here?" The man asked as he deposited a bag on the table. Coming 357Please respect copyright.PENANArvp5RgPedL
closer to David and investigating his burn scars.357Please respect copyright.PENANAW7HPGQh0dz
"Look, I swear to all 357Please respect copyright.PENANAAJUtzZJj2P
gods. I don't know anymore. I'm..." his jaw was shut violently, causing 357Please respect copyright.PENANA2Byq8VavVM
his teeth to hurt and gums to bleed. 357Please respect copyright.PENANAOWmuEP3FwM
"We will find out if you357Please respect copyright.PENANA9iNVQqXeQm
do or not. Everyone is honest in front of the almighty god of pain." He357Please respect copyright.PENANAcuLQQ9XxTb
cackled at that. But then gave David a dissatisfied look. "Cheer up; by357Please respect copyright.PENANAOW2XI53uU0
the time we're done here, we'll be good friends."357Please respect copyright.PENANAszhs9xS0ZJ
David struggled against 357Please respect copyright.PENANA7bXf4vTSbI
his bonds. But it was of no use, both his arms were attached to the 357Please respect copyright.PENANAhljEyNKqP2
chair with metal bonds, while the chair itself was fastened to the 357Please respect copyright.PENANArafL3w6t3O
floor. No matter how much he tried to buckle it didn't move an inch357Please respect copyright.PENANAG70DqXUh74
"Now how should we 357Please respect copyright.PENANAFmHJhnNwWA
start? With this?" The torturer took out a saw but then shook his head. 357Please respect copyright.PENANANYp1SeFFQ2
"No too early, need to warm up first." He rummaged in his bag for a 357Please respect copyright.PENANAgtblqGWVXu
while longer but then stopped and looked at David. "You know, I was 357Please respect copyright.PENANAaXBkWgIRVC
supposed to get three bodies. One was already dead so I couldn't have my357Please respect copyright.PENANAZm4n4n5Ua2
fun, the other one barely made any sound while I was having my fun, 357Please respect copyright.PENANAt8yKz3jRvt
such a bore. So you my friend, I will definitely need to take my time, 357Please respect copyright.PENANAgENwMJtbaO
with you. Make sure to scream for me." He gave David a crooked smile, as357Please respect copyright.PENANAExOSRswcHJ
he pointed a long finger straight at David's chest.357Please respect copyright.PENANAbfw8V440jV
Before David could reply357Please respect copyright.PENANAphPBOklBm9
he smelt something burning under his nose, without registering the 357Please respect copyright.PENANABEfMeayCYJ
pain fully he saw smoke coming from the finger, then the pain hit him, 357Please respect copyright.PENANAqAlk5p9dJ4
and he screamed.357Please respect copyright.PENANAdLxTuCkcH7
The torturer 357Please respect copyright.PENANASSThI1H939
clapped."Perfect!" He was practically jumping with glee. "Magic! How 357Please respect copyright.PENANAUzbZCm9Lf7
could I forget, you must forgive me, I should've just started off with 357Please respect copyright.PENANAv415IdXA5T
this."357Please respect copyright.PENANAoUmlnuuLto
The torturer moved his 357Please respect copyright.PENANAZE6ZJdDPNm
finger away from David's chest, but the pain didn't fade. Before David 357Please respect copyright.PENANAnGom2gx2SX
could catch his breath, the burning finger was jabbed into his forehead 357Please respect copyright.PENANAqIMPk1ytbd
and he screamed again. "Hahahah! And they say magic can't affect 357Please respect copyright.PENANAn1Q7B7ZUou
humans. Even if you can't control the mind or heal wounds directly with 357Please respect copyright.PENANAI4azLVY74o
magic, you can easily control or brake with the power of magic, don't 357Please respect copyright.PENANAg9Jsz9lfvp
you agree?"357Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0qpAZzWr2
The torturer stopped his357Please respect copyright.PENANA7h8s7Kc26z
smile and coked his head. "Oh, that reminds me, I should ask you 357Please respect copyright.PENANAbIvKNq6rxx
questions. Now what should I ask, I believe the good captain left me a 357Please respect copyright.PENANAANmh6G1bvZ
list?" He took out some papers from his bag and gave them a quick glance357Please respect copyright.PENANAtX8fjlH1gq
before discarding them on the floor. "Ah yes. Where did the rebellion 357Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9PuCF85Ps
go?" 357Please respect copyright.PENANAPQwj48AJPR
David was trying to 357Please respect copyright.PENANAFUh7XCa1jV
formulate an answer, a lie, a scathing rebuke, anything but his mind was357Please respect copyright.PENANA2t39JOaGdc
too muddled to think of anything. The torturer nodded. Smiling "Now I 357Please respect copyright.PENANAhKmuQiMGMc
guess saying you can't heal directly with magic is a lie, you can 357Please respect copyright.PENANAtyoCMdTs2r
cauterize your wounds! For example..." The torturer waved his hand and 357Please respect copyright.PENANAFUsAysasav
David felt pain coming from his right arm, as he looked down he could 357Please respect copyright.PENANA7fmNVOyVjE
see three of his fingers crushed, bone protruding. David couldn't even 357Please respect copyright.PENANAY8V7613uXb
let out a scream before fire overtook his hand, burning it to a crisp.357Please respect copyright.PENANALuyeWE9BOl
"See, the bleeding stopped!" The torturer loved and David added his scream to this symphony of horror.357Please respect copyright.PENANAWuVKQQCsS0
Then suddenly David was 357Please respect copyright.PENANAx9d7CYKMoP
his with a force of cold water strong enough to brake his nose as it 357Please respect copyright.PENANAwWE2Za5V4D
made contact with his face. "Where are the rebels?" The torturers voice 357Please respect copyright.PENANANWL7fCYdsL
changed, becoming more matter of fact. That mad glean from his eyes 357Please respect copyright.PENANAcS6dT0BhvO
gone, David almost believed that the whole thing was an act. "I...I 357Please respect copyright.PENANAaynNj4R8LL
don't know."357Please respect copyright.PENANAcfmOwLEoGM
The torturer nodded and smiled again, the glean coming back. "Good."357Please respect copyright.PENANA4S5xKNQPry
"Now, while magic is 357Please respect copyright.PENANAbHtWxi0W65
amazing, variety is important as well. Wouldn't want you getting bored 357Please respect copyright.PENANAtxVXfaL4zN
in your seat there." The torturer gave David a smile and pulled out some357Please respect copyright.PENANAxp6Eigb9u2
pliers out of his bag. "Nails are pretty useless, aren't they?" He 357Please respect copyright.PENANApL9mxZVfyS
tapped Davids fingernails with the pliers. "See it as me doing you a 357Please respect copyright.PENANAkLL8B1j6KB
favour." The first nail was ripped, it was a weird feeling for David as 357Please respect copyright.PENANA04oJjWtnMX
he didn't feel pain at first, but then as the open skin was exposed pain357Please respect copyright.PENANAjys36fx5Zf
came and David screamed for someone to help357Please respect copyright.PENANAhzqfm1ShcF
~no one will come.~357Please respect copyright.PENANANM3rSA7OmI
After pulling out all 357Please respect copyright.PENANAhXTjkKHK2Q
the nails, David could hear the pliers hitting the table. His vision was357Please respect copyright.PENANAXXNKbmOwpH
blurry he couldn't see or hear anything, only pain existed. "ull out 357Please respect copyright.PENANAwrudB5fM81
teeth, but that's what everyone does. A hammer...." David could only 357Please respect copyright.PENANA5F0wfvoFVD
hear bits and pieces of what the torturer said. He then felt his mouth 357Please respect copyright.PENANATQByPrpuMY
being opened. David tried to resist, he truly did, but he didn't have 357Please respect copyright.PENANAOaT6ytyq5Q
the strength nor the will to do anything substantial. David then sensed 357Please respect copyright.PENANAE2dtpoEj8T
something metal and cold in his mouth, touching one of his back teeth 357Please respect copyright.PENANARMTXDm66yQ
and then pain and the taste of blood on his tongue, slowly filling his 357Please respect copyright.PENANAt2rSTKVBRw
mouth and dribbling on the floor. The scream came soon after, as David 357Please respect copyright.PENANAYSU2fkv6Xf
could only think of the pain, with only a small part hoping that someone357Please respect copyright.PENANAMTwLNHnvOT
would rescue him.357Please respect copyright.PENANAUcC3o3TFBH
~no one cares.~357Please respect copyright.PENANAvNuSeULxbc
Next few moments were a 357Please respect copyright.PENANAfkB6vw4GsX
blur, David was sure the torturer did something else, but he had no idea357Please respect copyright.PENANArsPW3wRnGY
what. Until finally the pain was too much and David lost consciousness.357Please respect copyright.PENANAdRZEsqmOCf
Thoughts that no one came and cared ringing in his mind as a constant 357Please respect copyright.PENANADeQOazAkBy
companion in the darkness.
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