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All taxes must be paid 371Please respect copyright.PENANA9MtH0KMSla
in a timely and organized manner. Each prince controls tax 371Please respect copyright.PENANAtgjBrRf70x
collection in his princedom War is forbidden between the princes. All 371Please respect copyright.PENANAyW9pshVZJt
dissatisfactions must be dealt in a civilized manner. Via duels or by 371Please respect copyright.PENANAdROKNSErmZ
lodging a complaint to the council of princes.The most powerful 371Please respect copyright.PENANAPQFnapRU8B
traders shall form a council of 10; with each member being called a 371Please respect copyright.PENANAG0XZTZOlqm
prince. This council shall gather in emergencies: such as war, the 371Please respect copyright.PENANAzvdQbtVnnW
enactment of widespread changes, as well as to deal with any 371Please respect copyright.PENANAnKfPpMRP4I
grievances between the princesIf any trader or isle within the trade371Please respect copyright.PENANA0h989j2qRD
union territory is attacked all princes must come to the defense 371Please respect copyright.PENANAShttqz7yz9
Declaring war on foreign bodies is forbidden. If any trader or 371Please respect copyright.PENANAIYNDHEn2JC
prince is found doing so they will be stripped of their goods and 371Please respect copyright.PENANAar5L5kqTOr
factories and will have to contend with the war on their own.All magic 371Please respect copyright.PENANAEPNorP2SVY
is illegal and practitioners will be prosecuted371Please respect copyright.PENANAZWno2LJOhx
We are traders, not warlords. We thrive on income and civility, not chaos and murder.371Please respect copyright.PENANAkvPBK1HREf
'The union codex, rules the traders abide by.'371Please respect copyright.PENANAi6KyEHJLfa
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David has been in jail 371Please respect copyright.PENANACcdVlBEGMK
before, a flying jail, a jail on the ground ground. All kinds and types.371Please respect copyright.PENANAbtBfsb6s9U
Honestly he felt kind of at home when he woke up on the cold hard floor371Please respect copyright.PENANA7EdaTtZckI
of a ship to metal grates wishing him good morning.371Please respect copyright.PENANA4HnGLd9Jmz
The cell was big enough 371Please respect copyright.PENANA5enU1Nm8Wt
for him to stretch his muscles and walk around a bit. He checked his 371Please respect copyright.PENANAbiMVoIaKQL
back pocket where kept Boyle's pendant but it was gone, good riddance. 371Please respect copyright.PENANABZusWtIxQ2
Luckily David didn't have any other belongings on his person and the 371Please respect copyright.PENANARHFuYaqah4
guards graciously allowed him to keep his clothes.371Please respect copyright.PENANAeTyONyILJY
David didn't even 371Please respect copyright.PENANAtVz9WjLUaZ
contemplate shouting, as it usually invited a guard and when you're the 371Please respect copyright.PENANAgqckecLZ4P
one in the cell why would you want a guard to be nearby. So David did 371Please respect copyright.PENANAQbGedsnlCT
what any sane person in his situation would, he went back to sleep on 371Please respect copyright.PENANAjlvcZiyKkp
the bed hanging from the metal wall. 371Please respect copyright.PENANAXDLk6h7SUW
Sadly event the best 371Please respect copyright.PENANAm51Zd355Nm
plans sometimes fall apart and it was the case here, as he couldn't fall371Please respect copyright.PENANARvLm3IbKgz
asleep. There was something akin to ringing in his head, a feeling that371Please respect copyright.PENANAyGLSLmvwkW
something was close, similar to something he feels when he's near 371Please respect copyright.PENANAB8Lrf2LAuH
Francesca. Soon enough David heard the sound of doors moving and he 371Please respect copyright.PENANARmD1UYXstF
opened one, the only one that was working, eye. Through his eye he could371Please respect copyright.PENANASHzDLsGbfd
see two guards carrying...something big, leaving a trail of blood. Now 371Please respect copyright.PENANAXWNDFoUZP3
while David didn't get a good look that did seem to eerily look like Gob371Please respect copyright.PENANAmjeNZZ1rQg
or at least what David wished Gob would look like. Either way that was 371Please respect copyright.PENANAyz6cmG2w37
enough to get his attention and he stood up, as the guards locked the 371Please respect copyright.PENANAXFVnRFkfzF
cell next door.371Please respect copyright.PENANARz7CKGmGm2
Another soldier came up 371Please respect copyright.PENANAw8nihI1aKZ
to David's cell, and David recognized him as the one who was trying to 371Please respect copyright.PENANAe9UYkYmufV
talk Gob down. The officer gestured at the soldiers and they quickly 371Please respect copyright.PENANAzjKj6J6uOX
unlocked David's cell, who promptly presented his hands in submission. 371Please respect copyright.PENANAVOeq3uFlKY
Sadly the guard didn't seem to care as one of them punched David in the 371Please respect copyright.PENANAtjARp0rOrh
gut and the other handcuffed his hands, putting them behind David's 371Please respect copyright.PENANAldYsuCGlEf
back.371Please respect copyright.PENANA6MMEezvYxT
While David would've 371Please respect copyright.PENANAmLxa3RjyW7
preferred everyone to be civil, his mind was too preoccupied with one 371Please respect copyright.PENANAPwhtnb8tma
fact, the tug was definitely stronger when closer to the officer. It 371Please respect copyright.PENANABYjF9nW8gp
seemed he was the other chosen, David was hoping there were more as 371Please respect copyright.PENANA9KpqsydRee
Jesters words came back to him. 371Please respect copyright.PENANAvPxIWcuvGY
The walk itself didn't 371Please respect copyright.PENANA9x8TX9wmxz
last long as they arrived in a room with a table and two chairs, on 371Please respect copyright.PENANAjBIu6Bz5MG
opposite sides. It was downright friendly if you ignored the blood 371Please respect copyright.PENANACrMQtHdmWa
splatters all around the room.371Please respect copyright.PENANAzaC5oeuf5w
David was put into the 371Please respect copyright.PENANAiGPFDuJ5gG
chair further away from the door and his hands attached to the handles. 371Please respect copyright.PENANAramIhf06R1
The officer motioned for the guards to leave them and took a sit at the 371Please respect copyright.PENANA1mLMOySps5
other chair, staring into David's soul.371Please respect copyright.PENANA8I990QXWlj
"Who are you?" So the questioning has started.371Please respect copyright.PENANAxZfn1BLLo9
"I'm David, the rebels 371Please respect copyright.PENANA9H7zz37Th7
have caught me and took me hostage. I would like to..." before he could 371Please respect copyright.PENANAnn3zGSZT5S
finish the interrogator held his hand out to stop David.371Please respect copyright.PENANAMPdqoTwYIl
"Where are you from?"371Please respect copyright.PENANAzgd55Lw0PX
"The Isle Commonwealth, Capital isle. I was..." again the hand came out. And notes were made.371Please respect copyright.PENANAWHmn87u0bp
"Why were you meeting with the trade union?"371Please respect copyright.PENANAcGe35hSY07
"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 nodded371Please respect copyright.PENANAY7VjEL8GY2
"Where did the rebels move?"371Please respect copyright.PENANAkJ7evLe1Sx
"Gods, we're not getting371Please respect copyright.PENANA5CpuxRgfM4
anywhere here. I'm not a rebel. I was just captured by them if you want371Please respect copyright.PENANAu3833vdptt
to know names I'll give you them! I owe them no loyalty."371Please respect copyright.PENANAPEwvZFVmYF
"We know the rebellion 371Please respect copyright.PENANAeWMh9cJT5f
is led by Francesca Horrikh. He second in command is Gob D'Fortez. With 371Please respect copyright.PENANAsqjdrYD8Ku
the help of officers chosen by them they lead the rebellion..."371Please respect copyright.PENANAHOYVO6FwTp
"Well if you know all 371Please respect copyright.PENANAJRb4SLV004
that then why are you asking me? Go ask Gob you have him here!" David 371Please respect copyright.PENANApOmoWC16gV
interrupted the officer, acting more agitated and scared. Act clueless 371Please respect copyright.PENANAiIJjJ9T8Kn
make them doubt themselves. Sadly that tactic didn't seem to be working 371Please respect copyright.PENANAkFPAFRJySE
on the imperial soldier.371Please respect copyright.PENANAR3mUEyYHfX
"I wanted to make this 371Please respect copyright.PENANAUrcmvW5Vq1
civilized, sadly you don't seem to want to answer my questions and I've 371Please respect copyright.PENANAUq3VysjfG8
no time. If you truly are but a simple hostage then you have my 371Please respect copyright.PENANAPkl6fxkeFk
apologies. My name is Fernand Schumah and if you so wish you can curse 371Please respect copyright.PENANAfodO80GHQj
my name in the afterlife." Fernand gathered his notes, got up and was 371Please respect copyright.PENANAjKhyCILX9D
about to leave the room. David had an idea of what was about to happen 371Please respect copyright.PENANAYhfhBenQLa
but judging by the blood on the floor he wanted no part of it.371Please respect copyright.PENANAN1C4Gsewt1
"Wait wait!" Fernand 371Please respect copyright.PENANAXkeleQhvgz
paused. "I've heard them mentioning moving to a different isle, one of 371Please respect copyright.PENANA5wloAeffhP
their previous hiding spots. I don't know where exactly...or how."371Please respect copyright.PENANARu9RmeuNcP
Fernand was shaking his 371Please respect copyright.PENANAgKp72RCVLv
head. "Useless, we guessed they would move to a different isle, we can't371Please respect copyright.PENANAOAoeQNTLiz
keep guessing where." Fernand paused "We can't risk you knowing where 371Please respect copyright.PENANAgfwG4Ak4lD
they went, my apologies." For what it was worth Fernand seemed genuinely371Please respect copyright.PENANAvknTTxlcBg
sorry. But David was close to panicking now. Torturers were sadists by 371Please respect copyright.PENANAHWOJwS5Dic
nature, they wouldn't care about anything but the screams they elicit. 371Please respect copyright.PENANAuQAJYURQrR
"Did you have any strange dreams? Someone telling you to do, or find, something?"371Please respect copyright.PENANATYWo1TYtVc
That made Ferdinand 371Please respect copyright.PENANATNFxAzfTRB
pause and sit back; David could finally see a flicker of emotion on the 371Please respect copyright.PENANATrvrT93TzB
man's face. "Why would you know about that?"371Please respect copyright.PENANAmJ4c45GzeX
Fernand wasn't denying 371Please respect copyright.PENANAywAoMHEDsG
it, David was glad of that. "I had a dream like that as well, and so did371Please respect copyright.PENANABrhyzOCbmh
the rebellion leader, Francesca. Apparently they're The Five trying to 371Please respect copyright.PENANAo9Zbki89dh
get us do something." 371Please respect copyright.PENANAx2IWumPZAV
"Blasphemy, he 371Please respect copyright.PENANA40lgc52rHF
introduced himself as such but is most likely a demon. A noble should 371Please respect copyright.PENANAQEadKRBOE4
know better." Fernand dismissed, but didn't immediately stand up.371Please respect copyright.PENANAxddBlzcE0M
"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" 371Please respect copyright.PENANATB85AqvQFH
"Demons tend to plan 371Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3EppsOiF2
elaborately for their objectives." Fernand paused and sighted. "But 371Please respect copyright.PENANAT85q84KOvl
let's say it's true, what did your vision ask of you?"371Please respect copyright.PENANAyRYp6wFXUn
"To find something, he 371Please respect copyright.PENANAZvzHFsjx6j
wasn't specific." David was afraid of that, Francesca's vision seemed to371Please respect copyright.PENANAsKMJfUUv7e
be pretty clear on what she had to do and David was sure it was the 371Please respect copyright.PENANA40yd1XzU7b
same for Fernand.371Please respect copyright.PENANAQjQvAs6stR
Fernand was about to say371Please respect copyright.PENANASDCPQCeEsg
more but shook his head. "All this just makes you more suspicious. You 371Please respect copyright.PENANAMVzSP57OAJ
knew of Francesca's visions, which means she trusted you enough to 371Please respect copyright.PENANADRFmPLvWMT
reveal that. Unless you know of a way of how I can feel Francesca as I 371Please respect copyright.PENANAtjzZa3FDCM
feel you from a distance, the apparitions and their orders are useless."371Please respect copyright.PENANAgyTq0G4LKn
David quickly rummaged 371Please respect copyright.PENANAUU0wkTdgmP
his brain on what else he could use to hook the soldier. "She'll be back371Please respect copyright.PENANAJiokKqwSCf
to the last isle, the one you just attacked. She seemed keen to find 371Please respect copyright.PENANA9ahKqOTWeE
something on it. If you manage to find that something first you'd be 371Please respect copyright.PENANAMo2UnYZLIS
able to trap her."371Please respect copyright.PENANAV4Xfi4ENZ5
"And you know what it was or where I can find it?" 371Please respect copyright.PENANAD0TUde1Wl1
"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.371Please respect copyright.PENANAx5fmYm5Tyr
"And how will you do 371Please respect copyright.PENANAIupOWMsiWx
that? That isle has an expansive underground system.. It was lucky we've371Please respect copyright.PENANAjznQ0KHk5y
managed to find you in the first place." Shaking his head Fernand got 371Please respect copyright.PENANAJXb0o6t9Lu
up. "Enough delays, you seem to know more than you're telling me this 371Please respect copyright.PENANAPdESUnOSKK
little chat proved it beyond a doubt."371Please respect copyright.PENANAx1kS3wP3iU
"But I don't! I really 371Please respect copyright.PENANAsEwzMemHta
don't! I told you everything I know!" David was shouting, the whole act 371Please respect copyright.PENANAyqtDL44txv
gone, torturing isn't something one came back fully from.371Please respect copyright.PENANAmNCQZIMmbm
"Ah captain Schumah, a 371Please respect copyright.PENANAnM3WKZE1Bz
pleasure as always." Came a jolly voice from the outside as Fernand 371Please respect copyright.PENANAhJEYmqSCjS
opened the door and left the room. A tall man came in shortly. Wearing a371Please respect copyright.PENANAW7CECyQoL7
mask to hide his identity but still revealing his teeth, half of them 371Please respect copyright.PENANA8NjAWyzg34
black. 371Please respect copyright.PENANA56OiQwsbL1
"Well, well. What do we 371Please respect copyright.PENANA2QmSwIKqnA
have here?" The man asked as he deposited a bag on the table. Coming 371Please respect copyright.PENANATL4hpsLMlV
closer to David and investigating his burn scars.371Please respect copyright.PENANAB6N2oO8zhu
"Look, I swear to all 371Please respect copyright.PENANA0CMp5GYDPD
gods. I don't know anymore. I'm..." his jaw was shut violently, causing 371Please respect copyright.PENANAYqe2GxWVBB
his teeth to hurt and gums to bleed. 371Please respect copyright.PENANALkdr2MKjhI
"We will find out if you371Please respect copyright.PENANAKpyWZr3YF7
do or not. Everyone is honest in front of the almighty god of pain." He371Please respect copyright.PENANABC1xKpcDlj
cackled at that. But then gave David a dissatisfied look. "Cheer up; by371Please respect copyright.PENANA6lf0SplijU
the time we're done here, we'll be good friends."371Please respect copyright.PENANAk9qR5cS7za
David struggled against 371Please respect copyright.PENANAh6w4IIuZNV
his bonds. But it was of no use, both his arms were attached to the 371Please respect copyright.PENANALUGUSFzf6e
chair with metal bonds, while the chair itself was fastened to the 371Please respect copyright.PENANAVIxJt4OibN
floor. No matter how much he tried to buckle it didn't move an inch371Please respect copyright.PENANApPs07Xgadl
"Now how should we 371Please respect copyright.PENANA3UriipHKHr
start? With this?" The torturer took out a saw but then shook his head. 371Please respect copyright.PENANADCuifaRJTS
"No too early, need to warm up first." He rummaged in his bag for a 371Please respect copyright.PENANAI5WY35T36N
while longer but then stopped and looked at David. "You know, I was 371Please respect copyright.PENANAhm3lYsRtSS
supposed to get three bodies. One was already dead so I couldn't have my371Please respect copyright.PENANAlq3c68Kess
fun, the other one barely made any sound while I was having my fun, 371Please respect copyright.PENANAKUQUaHB0hD
such a bore. So you my friend, I will definitely need to take my time, 371Please respect copyright.PENANAUpMUVqE961
with you. Make sure to scream for me." He gave David a crooked smile, as371Please respect copyright.PENANAPrCW6UlpQf
he pointed a long finger straight at David's chest.371Please respect copyright.PENANA7zRyQ2dScg
Before David could reply371Please respect copyright.PENANAdabyfRNFHm
he smelt something burning under his nose, without registering the 371Please respect copyright.PENANAHGsDuuAESA
pain fully he saw smoke coming from the finger, then the pain hit him, 371Please respect copyright.PENANAkQrQBvFD8w
and he screamed.371Please respect copyright.PENANATmid6Ram79
The torturer 371Please respect copyright.PENANAkc4zLqm5b8
clapped."Perfect!" He was practically jumping with glee. "Magic! How 371Please respect copyright.PENANARGgoFqe6ns
could I forget, you must forgive me, I should've just started off with 371Please respect copyright.PENANAxD1j7y4vhb
this."371Please respect copyright.PENANAcUv7eWJTl8
The torturer moved his 371Please respect copyright.PENANAiZsTdJJTT7
finger away from David's chest, but the pain didn't fade. Before David 371Please respect copyright.PENANA73jNkXUARe
could catch his breath, the burning finger was jabbed into his forehead 371Please respect copyright.PENANAxLAjBu5hL7
and he screamed again. "Hahahah! And they say magic can't affect 371Please respect copyright.PENANAwpUjcHxclv
humans. Even if you can't control the mind or heal wounds directly with 371Please respect copyright.PENANARTUZ9be9UJ
magic, you can easily control or brake with the power of magic, don't 371Please respect copyright.PENANA44ByxtOBnJ
you agree?"371Please respect copyright.PENANAUmzmUGH8IB
The torturer stopped his371Please respect copyright.PENANAEEQKBLkdme
smile and coked his head. "Oh, that reminds me, I should ask you 371Please respect copyright.PENANAxueUmW31hw
questions. Now what should I ask, I believe the good captain left me a 371Please respect copyright.PENANApTHflMMZbi
list?" He took out some papers from his bag and gave them a quick glance371Please respect copyright.PENANAIDDmEjSSP7
before discarding them on the floor. "Ah yes. Where did the rebellion 371Please respect copyright.PENANAzYBHslYTv7
go?" 371Please respect copyright.PENANAK7yBVQhw50
David was trying to 371Please respect copyright.PENANAtfyd97n37f
formulate an answer, a lie, a scathing rebuke, anything but his mind was371Please respect copyright.PENANABGzShsmd6j
too muddled to think of anything. The torturer nodded. Smiling "Now I 371Please respect copyright.PENANAAK0JpctIxw
guess saying you can't heal directly with magic is a lie, you can 371Please respect copyright.PENANAbgMF14fJKV
cauterize your wounds! For example..." The torturer waved his hand and 371Please respect copyright.PENANASMTorJUOOJ
David felt pain coming from his right arm, as he looked down he could 371Please respect copyright.PENANA7eDC41EExq
see three of his fingers crushed, bone protruding. David couldn't even 371Please respect copyright.PENANArJ4L5qUnBC
let out a scream before fire overtook his hand, burning it to a crisp.371Please respect copyright.PENANAXSDL0YEE04
"See, the bleeding stopped!" The torturer loved and David added his scream to this symphony of horror.371Please respect copyright.PENANAKlk1XDNhIL
Then suddenly David was 371Please respect copyright.PENANACgm5H1G1Nb
his with a force of cold water strong enough to brake his nose as it 371Please respect copyright.PENANAXKoUJW1dzc
made contact with his face. "Where are the rebels?" The torturers voice 371Please respect copyright.PENANAlsFtQqa3de
changed, becoming more matter of fact. That mad glean from his eyes 371Please respect copyright.PENANAqAhP6pb1cU
gone, David almost believed that the whole thing was an act. "I...I 371Please respect copyright.PENANAKYZDTHJJYv
don't know."371Please respect copyright.PENANA8DwIwbghp6
The torturer nodded and smiled again, the glean coming back. "Good."371Please respect copyright.PENANAyxhtILjjyw
"Now, while magic is 371Please respect copyright.PENANAzxFrDlbdzL
amazing, variety is important as well. Wouldn't want you getting bored 371Please respect copyright.PENANAV8pmo3faJz
in your seat there." The torturer gave David a smile and pulled out some371Please respect copyright.PENANAOPalXnY42h
pliers out of his bag. "Nails are pretty useless, aren't they?" He 371Please respect copyright.PENANAM5cpHGmPDc
tapped Davids fingernails with the pliers. "See it as me doing you a 371Please respect copyright.PENANAjFaDOgDkud
favour." The first nail was ripped, it was a weird feeling for David as 371Please respect copyright.PENANAgOPXztwfPB
he didn't feel pain at first, but then as the open skin was exposed pain371Please respect copyright.PENANArpbJP1SwxD
came and David screamed for someone to help371Please respect copyright.PENANAyJi2bPAvgL
~no one will come.~371Please respect copyright.PENANAwxJDSm3NW0
After pulling out all 371Please respect copyright.PENANAU1kRqoetSl
the nails, David could hear the pliers hitting the table. His vision was371Please respect copyright.PENANAK9Lo52aXeU
blurry he couldn't see or hear anything, only pain existed. "ull out 371Please respect copyright.PENANAFXm1RMixOl
teeth, but that's what everyone does. A hammer...." David could only 371Please respect copyright.PENANAdydrsT1SfB
hear bits and pieces of what the torturer said. He then felt his mouth 371Please respect copyright.PENANAEvdOj5fDA7
being opened. David tried to resist, he truly did, but he didn't have 371Please respect copyright.PENANAsdBMON7f1f
the strength nor the will to do anything substantial. David then sensed 371Please respect copyright.PENANAecrJzJKygZ
something metal and cold in his mouth, touching one of his back teeth 371Please respect copyright.PENANA8hsDIHTplI
and then pain and the taste of blood on his tongue, slowly filling his 371Please respect copyright.PENANAhTyOXDs0No
mouth and dribbling on the floor. The scream came soon after, as David 371Please respect copyright.PENANAQXfd9QdZwH
could only think of the pain, with only a small part hoping that someone371Please respect copyright.PENANA3AlC2UF5HD
would rescue him.371Please respect copyright.PENANApYAJM9gmXr
~no one cares.~371Please respect copyright.PENANA7wWU3yPyu1
Next few moments were a 371Please respect copyright.PENANA4GZu9a2rez
blur, David was sure the torturer did something else, but he had no idea371Please respect copyright.PENANAShaEYig6jb
what. Until finally the pain was too much and David lost consciousness.371Please respect copyright.PENANAs5fwucltiP
Thoughts that no one came and cared ringing in his mind as a constant 371Please respect copyright.PENANANdcxKHhOZf
companion in the darkness.
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