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All taxes must be paid 502Please respect copyright.PENANAjtpZsALElt
in a timely and organized manner. Each prince controls tax 502Please respect copyright.PENANAnZI6n3betZ
collection in his princedom War is forbidden between the princes. All 502Please respect copyright.PENANAwvFR2Ydkxj
dissatisfactions must be dealt in a civilized manner. Via duels or by 502Please respect copyright.PENANASQbpZiXV2O
lodging a complaint to the council of princes.The most powerful 502Please respect copyright.PENANAHEIxV9LGYA
traders shall form a council of 10; with each member being called a 502Please respect copyright.PENANAPD1wGwqFfk
prince. This council shall gather in emergencies: such as war, the 502Please respect copyright.PENANAeRdoTE2GhR
enactment of widespread changes, as well as to deal with any 502Please respect copyright.PENANAfDFaKo0EJZ
grievances between the princesIf any trader or isle within the trade502Please respect copyright.PENANAqjVqH3S8Lr
union territory is attacked all princes must come to the defense 502Please respect copyright.PENANAMYs8xDvKR8
Declaring war on foreign bodies is forbidden. If any trader or 502Please respect copyright.PENANAnC2eoL0j0a
prince is found doing so they will be stripped of their goods and 502Please respect copyright.PENANAsDm79nKYxa
factories and will have to contend with the war on their own.All magic 502Please respect copyright.PENANADJE0dn4W3m
is illegal and practitioners will be prosecuted502Please respect copyright.PENANAM7q4NQBTkF
We are traders, not warlords. We thrive on income and civility, not chaos and murder.502Please respect copyright.PENANAGXOkb3TsNu
'The union codex, rules the traders abide by.'502Please respect copyright.PENANA5JdPOzI08v
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David has been in jail 502Please respect copyright.PENANAvVt98ZeMXL
before, a flying jail, a jail on the ground ground. All kinds and types.502Please respect copyright.PENANAkhxEvkWaap
Honestly he felt kind of at home when he woke up on the cold hard floor502Please respect copyright.PENANAucHlKKKXVq
of a ship to metal grates wishing him good morning.502Please respect copyright.PENANA8Kbt418bRK
The cell was big enough 502Please respect copyright.PENANAaZ02fXSBSW
for him to stretch his muscles and walk around a bit. He checked his 502Please respect copyright.PENANAZqGeqZORf3
back pocket where kept Boyle's pendant but it was gone, good riddance. 502Please respect copyright.PENANAhLLDjvxmH1
Luckily David didn't have any other belongings on his person and the 502Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5N6wgbDjI
guards graciously allowed him to keep his clothes.502Please respect copyright.PENANAzSYIOGP8S4
David didn't even 502Please respect copyright.PENANAUYiu4XYRSl
contemplate shouting, as it usually invited a guard and when you're the 502Please respect copyright.PENANAsMwyPghG1e
one in the cell why would you want a guard to be nearby. So David did 502Please respect copyright.PENANAq7dvnOgOpg
what any sane person in his situation would, he went back to sleep on 502Please respect copyright.PENANAOScWe2wiFv
the bed hanging from the metal wall. 502Please respect copyright.PENANA1tIIo67bXC
Sadly event the best 502Please respect copyright.PENANAf15nrSIMdL
plans sometimes fall apart and it was the case here, as he couldn't fall502Please respect copyright.PENANAzG0cfsvbq3
asleep. There was something akin to ringing in his head, a feeling that502Please respect copyright.PENANAFeOCkU82ba
something was close, similar to something he feels when he's near 502Please respect copyright.PENANAqOWlfxJ1c4
Francesca. Soon enough David heard the sound of doors moving and he 502Please respect copyright.PENANAdDe7onxdo0
opened one, the only one that was working, eye. Through his eye he could502Please respect copyright.PENANAI6SKnmRM4i
see two guards carrying...something big, leaving a trail of blood. Now 502Please respect copyright.PENANAOueIy31yab
while David didn't get a good look that did seem to eerily look like Gob502Please respect copyright.PENANAcwwKodrlVa
or at least what David wished Gob would look like. Either way that was 502Please respect copyright.PENANArqy0tUk9SH
enough to get his attention and he stood up, as the guards locked the 502Please respect copyright.PENANAwuTnuXZfw5
cell next door.502Please respect copyright.PENANAmYQqo14UG6
Another soldier came up 502Please respect copyright.PENANAyxl8LS0jfp
to David's cell, and David recognized him as the one who was trying to 502Please respect copyright.PENANAXE3OJYQkVG
talk Gob down. The officer gestured at the soldiers and they quickly 502Please respect copyright.PENANAi8Gu5bxwnP
unlocked David's cell, who promptly presented his hands in submission. 502Please respect copyright.PENANApfZRgfEJP5
Sadly the guard didn't seem to care as one of them punched David in the 502Please respect copyright.PENANA3UUclFVP11
gut and the other handcuffed his hands, putting them behind David's 502Please respect copyright.PENANAltjM2SBEq4
back.502Please respect copyright.PENANABbcUk2y4ml
While David would've 502Please respect copyright.PENANAhOFifsRZgP
preferred everyone to be civil, his mind was too preoccupied with one 502Please respect copyright.PENANAOPXIuLeD0E
fact, the tug was definitely stronger when closer to the officer. It 502Please respect copyright.PENANAtRF6hQiSmv
seemed he was the other chosen, David was hoping there were more as 502Please respect copyright.PENANAPIPdgAHZqS
Jesters words came back to him. 502Please respect copyright.PENANAKIPurNmrBV
The walk itself didn't 502Please respect copyright.PENANA0lhUCD9WP1
last long as they arrived in a room with a table and two chairs, on 502Please respect copyright.PENANAKXZhN2l7bZ
opposite sides. It was downright friendly if you ignored the blood 502Please respect copyright.PENANAbN3KmLmfKK
splatters all around the room.502Please respect copyright.PENANAXMu3MioEdI
David was put into the 502Please respect copyright.PENANAqgC2zZSi6v
chair further away from the door and his hands attached to the handles. 502Please respect copyright.PENANAkn54evo8V0
The officer motioned for the guards to leave them and took a sit at the 502Please respect copyright.PENANAycZ26Nd4Tl
other chair, staring into David's soul.502Please respect copyright.PENANAS9767XrCM5
"Who are you?" So the questioning has started.502Please respect copyright.PENANAe5eEPuFaxZ
"I'm David, the rebels 502Please respect copyright.PENANAU6HxTBE8Aa
have caught me and took me hostage. I would like to..." before he could 502Please respect copyright.PENANAKSoSzB5eph
finish the interrogator held his hand out to stop David.502Please respect copyright.PENANAfskzgzWxvk
"Where are you from?"502Please respect copyright.PENANA46fERL9PrL
"The Isle Commonwealth, Capital isle. I was..." again the hand came out. And notes were made.502Please respect copyright.PENANAJJKLGwbIfV
"Why were you meeting with the trade union?"502Please respect copyright.PENANA97Vy7hCSKU
"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 nodded502Please respect copyright.PENANAv3GcyAffeF
"Where did the rebels move?"502Please respect copyright.PENANA1I4voGZPTn
"Gods, we're not getting502Please respect copyright.PENANAd7D2VMgBcM
anywhere here. I'm not a rebel. I was just captured by them if you want502Please respect copyright.PENANAalx6OEbwHy
to know names I'll give you them! I owe them no loyalty."502Please respect copyright.PENANAXefjdwn92l
"We know the rebellion 502Please respect copyright.PENANA7EmlGs7Hho
is led by Francesca Horrikh. He second in command is Gob D'Fortez. With 502Please respect copyright.PENANAj5MFqwLtCc
the help of officers chosen by them they lead the rebellion..."502Please respect copyright.PENANAzSV3ptL6WH
"Well if you know all 502Please respect copyright.PENANArBt7lM2BBx
that then why are you asking me? Go ask Gob you have him here!" David 502Please respect copyright.PENANAM52YEtdyV8
interrupted the officer, acting more agitated and scared. Act clueless 502Please respect copyright.PENANAKPvicAH1UA
make them doubt themselves. Sadly that tactic didn't seem to be working 502Please respect copyright.PENANAoEjKHeqwCA
on the imperial soldier.502Please respect copyright.PENANAONPNBZ7599
"I wanted to make this 502Please respect copyright.PENANAragtClHPVh
civilized, sadly you don't seem to want to answer my questions and I've 502Please respect copyright.PENANATBbRvNjLA6
no time. If you truly are but a simple hostage then you have my 502Please respect copyright.PENANAIKNq1QcWqz
apologies. My name is Fernand Schumah and if you so wish you can curse 502Please respect copyright.PENANAQzvjwl7vjy
my name in the afterlife." Fernand gathered his notes, got up and was 502Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9BpzkYFke
about to leave the room. David had an idea of what was about to happen 502Please respect copyright.PENANAEwmSNSgor6
but judging by the blood on the floor he wanted no part of it.502Please respect copyright.PENANAI6jkVVdAYp
"Wait wait!" Fernand 502Please respect copyright.PENANArYtBSOuxqq
paused. "I've heard them mentioning moving to a different isle, one of 502Please respect copyright.PENANA0vVeRmWhSD
their previous hiding spots. I don't know where exactly...or how."502Please respect copyright.PENANAtOx6ZDKa2W
Fernand was shaking his 502Please respect copyright.PENANAaNekbo89uG
head. "Useless, we guessed they would move to a different isle, we can't502Please respect copyright.PENANAotRX0DhD4t
keep guessing where." Fernand paused "We can't risk you knowing where 502Please respect copyright.PENANAVE00ZjQ0Gh
they went, my apologies." For what it was worth Fernand seemed genuinely502Please respect copyright.PENANAjdvvqApSrT
sorry. But David was close to panicking now. Torturers were sadists by 502Please respect copyright.PENANABWM0xSyXuL
nature, they wouldn't care about anything but the screams they elicit. 502Please respect copyright.PENANA0veMM3yIMu
"Did you have any strange dreams? Someone telling you to do, or find, something?"502Please respect copyright.PENANARvGWd6bz7P
That made Ferdinand 502Please respect copyright.PENANAnMxGiVAUuV
pause and sit back; David could finally see a flicker of emotion on the 502Please respect copyright.PENANA18BxLknYk6
man's face. "Why would you know about that?"502Please respect copyright.PENANASKJ5qujeML
Fernand wasn't denying 502Please respect copyright.PENANACJVEI8dGqF
it, David was glad of that. "I had a dream like that as well, and so did502Please respect copyright.PENANAEMHIxnk0yt
the rebellion leader, Francesca. Apparently they're The Five trying to 502Please respect copyright.PENANA39ybaR4EbV
get us do something." 502Please respect copyright.PENANArEWqFfAGGA
"Blasphemy, he 502Please respect copyright.PENANAf6aq1Dgb9C
introduced himself as such but is most likely a demon. A noble should 502Please respect copyright.PENANAKXHAykShqn
know better." Fernand dismissed, but didn't immediately stand up.502Please respect copyright.PENANACjz6JuDBCg
"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" 502Please respect copyright.PENANAod1Y8fJafo
"Demons tend to plan 502Please respect copyright.PENANAu1mXdcBIRl
elaborately for their objectives." Fernand paused and sighted. "But 502Please respect copyright.PENANAUS1eUi3QRJ
let's say it's true, what did your vision ask of you?"502Please respect copyright.PENANAAfX6EXIJQf
"To find something, he 502Please respect copyright.PENANATiHbIQbSc9
wasn't specific." David was afraid of that, Francesca's vision seemed to502Please respect copyright.PENANAYHMpZwEIFT
be pretty clear on what she had to do and David was sure it was the 502Please respect copyright.PENANADVxFxOK6oJ
same for Fernand.502Please respect copyright.PENANA47vaOnJYfz
Fernand was about to say502Please respect copyright.PENANASsWKLLVwKZ
more but shook his head. "All this just makes you more suspicious. You 502Please respect copyright.PENANAWsghnS0UIc
knew of Francesca's visions, which means she trusted you enough to 502Please respect copyright.PENANAnKX8IWtVWX
reveal that. Unless you know of a way of how I can feel Francesca as I 502Please respect copyright.PENANAAkxjydBJNC
feel you from a distance, the apparitions and their orders are useless."502Please respect copyright.PENANASrA2wwv61m
David quickly rummaged 502Please respect copyright.PENANAQYTF0ZyNtt
his brain on what else he could use to hook the soldier. "She'll be back502Please respect copyright.PENANAFYYbDUjMtB
to the last isle, the one you just attacked. She seemed keen to find 502Please respect copyright.PENANAixd6rMvb8L
something on it. If you manage to find that something first you'd be 502Please respect copyright.PENANAWdXXckJFqL
able to trap her."502Please respect copyright.PENANA21UEdzV9c1
"And you know what it was or where I can find it?" 502Please respect copyright.PENANAPz9Z4DenB4
"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.502Please respect copyright.PENANA7YfQ25ntRZ
"And how will you do 502Please respect copyright.PENANAO3pirS7uno
that? That isle has an expansive underground system.. It was lucky we've502Please respect copyright.PENANA1VBUwahFpy
managed to find you in the first place." Shaking his head Fernand got 502Please respect copyright.PENANATxAeMINjTB
up. "Enough delays, you seem to know more than you're telling me this 502Please respect copyright.PENANAlTWwY4lvpD
little chat proved it beyond a doubt."502Please respect copyright.PENANACtTgL8zfsW
"But I don't! I really 502Please respect copyright.PENANAHF9HZ6OM2H
don't! I told you everything I know!" David was shouting, the whole act 502Please respect copyright.PENANA68dNyIWWET
gone, torturing isn't something one came back fully from.502Please respect copyright.PENANAI6OJVINTIa
"Ah captain Schumah, a 502Please respect copyright.PENANAzH9GKY6RBQ
pleasure as always." Came a jolly voice from the outside as Fernand 502Please respect copyright.PENANAn1ahgqiEZf
opened the door and left the room. A tall man came in shortly. Wearing a502Please respect copyright.PENANAdqnon6Bu2W
mask to hide his identity but still revealing his teeth, half of them 502Please respect copyright.PENANAcFQckvB8Fa
black. 502Please respect copyright.PENANAGTalA0JSyS
"Well, well. What do we 502Please respect copyright.PENANA76L1X9ub64
have here?" The man asked as he deposited a bag on the table. Coming 502Please respect copyright.PENANApV7GuJyg2R
closer to David and investigating his burn scars.502Please respect copyright.PENANAlXwwubqyUE
"Look, I swear to all 502Please respect copyright.PENANATIa3f3QgtC
gods. I don't know anymore. I'm..." his jaw was shut violently, causing 502Please respect copyright.PENANAt81KgdlXyt
his teeth to hurt and gums to bleed. 502Please respect copyright.PENANAfk5HkMDsRK
"We will find out if you502Please respect copyright.PENANAAcWTmKz6nJ
do or not. Everyone is honest in front of the almighty god of pain." He502Please respect copyright.PENANAqpXPvfvz7t
cackled at that. But then gave David a dissatisfied look. "Cheer up; by502Please respect copyright.PENANAx5yQ47EEH8
the time we're done here, we'll be good friends."502Please respect copyright.PENANAcHtINhg7gh
David struggled against 502Please respect copyright.PENANAHFNHXqpJjF
his bonds. But it was of no use, both his arms were attached to the 502Please respect copyright.PENANAXOPbNqSwQ2
chair with metal bonds, while the chair itself was fastened to the 502Please respect copyright.PENANABo0tZQmzY0
floor. No matter how much he tried to buckle it didn't move an inch502Please respect copyright.PENANAi1CQEJNgiT
"Now how should we 502Please respect copyright.PENANApnZlJJIq3I
start? With this?" The torturer took out a saw but then shook his head. 502Please respect copyright.PENANAqsJzv4wvWd
"No too early, need to warm up first." He rummaged in his bag for a 502Please respect copyright.PENANAxD0Blx6nYn
while longer but then stopped and looked at David. "You know, I was 502Please respect copyright.PENANAOZVKUWTNVQ
supposed to get three bodies. One was already dead so I couldn't have my502Please respect copyright.PENANAxq8eEZJE2w
fun, the other one barely made any sound while I was having my fun, 502Please respect copyright.PENANABN6yBig6YO
such a bore. So you my friend, I will definitely need to take my time, 502Please respect copyright.PENANAFTzy32HHib
with you. Make sure to scream for me." He gave David a crooked smile, as502Please respect copyright.PENANAc42SEbyf2a
he pointed a long finger straight at David's chest.502Please respect copyright.PENANA7vvR4Br6GZ
Before David could reply502Please respect copyright.PENANAvNQctnkuwb
he smelt something burning under his nose, without registering the 502Please respect copyright.PENANAk1ifnktjSY
pain fully he saw smoke coming from the finger, then the pain hit him, 502Please respect copyright.PENANAKlhnztaugo
and he screamed.502Please respect copyright.PENANA0DVPwd0UM1
The torturer 502Please respect copyright.PENANA78o6rjtyQ0
clapped."Perfect!" He was practically jumping with glee. "Magic! How 502Please respect copyright.PENANAcm4zDIse3G
could I forget, you must forgive me, I should've just started off with 502Please respect copyright.PENANA49tlrYQGk2
this."502Please respect copyright.PENANAqU46K5Ly6J
The torturer moved his 502Please respect copyright.PENANAOIl96FrGeA
finger away from David's chest, but the pain didn't fade. Before David 502Please respect copyright.PENANAW4s6EB9enr
could catch his breath, the burning finger was jabbed into his forehead 502Please respect copyright.PENANAAKnoAebq8D
and he screamed again. "Hahahah! And they say magic can't affect 502Please respect copyright.PENANAcyUrpCDrTx
humans. Even if you can't control the mind or heal wounds directly with 502Please respect copyright.PENANAe9VLghnk2j
magic, you can easily control or brake with the power of magic, don't 502Please respect copyright.PENANAmYbrAuv3tM
you agree?"502Please respect copyright.PENANApyoMx92F0V
The torturer stopped his502Please respect copyright.PENANA70wsCEUlQ8
smile and coked his head. "Oh, that reminds me, I should ask you 502Please respect copyright.PENANAIyuMha1rH7
questions. Now what should I ask, I believe the good captain left me a 502Please respect copyright.PENANA50wAxkfifA
list?" He took out some papers from his bag and gave them a quick glance502Please respect copyright.PENANARryvqXbpel
before discarding them on the floor. "Ah yes. Where did the rebellion 502Please respect copyright.PENANAEx40tPaVF6
go?" 502Please respect copyright.PENANASpxqfKkwJ7
David was trying to 502Please respect copyright.PENANAArgN8RdcZe
formulate an answer, a lie, a scathing rebuke, anything but his mind was502Please respect copyright.PENANA8CoOTTsasQ
too muddled to think of anything. The torturer nodded. Smiling "Now I 502Please respect copyright.PENANAtXXEwOoEnR
guess saying you can't heal directly with magic is a lie, you can 502Please respect copyright.PENANAV46SFq9o97
cauterize your wounds! For example..." The torturer waved his hand and 502Please respect copyright.PENANApIHthOo8CE
David felt pain coming from his right arm, as he looked down he could 502Please respect copyright.PENANAIZTi0PNK5A
see three of his fingers crushed, bone protruding. David couldn't even 502Please respect copyright.PENANAKp90xBqopz
let out a scream before fire overtook his hand, burning it to a crisp.502Please respect copyright.PENANAL4uvEaGTyJ
"See, the bleeding stopped!" The torturer loved and David added his scream to this symphony of horror.502Please respect copyright.PENANA2WLtABtClt
Then suddenly David was 502Please respect copyright.PENANAfsYQcZs3vb
his with a force of cold water strong enough to brake his nose as it 502Please respect copyright.PENANA2lyJHnVfPr
made contact with his face. "Where are the rebels?" The torturers voice 502Please respect copyright.PENANAEdUivxYBxE
changed, becoming more matter of fact. That mad glean from his eyes 502Please respect copyright.PENANAfruFeF9E7v
gone, David almost believed that the whole thing was an act. "I...I 502Please respect copyright.PENANAemxty2iQej
don't know."502Please respect copyright.PENANATRbR8X2Rdx
The torturer nodded and smiled again, the glean coming back. "Good."502Please respect copyright.PENANAm7y4M4VeZe
"Now, while magic is 502Please respect copyright.PENANA2mNzs1UD0m
amazing, variety is important as well. Wouldn't want you getting bored 502Please respect copyright.PENANAt7aT1RjbpD
in your seat there." The torturer gave David a smile and pulled out some502Please respect copyright.PENANAmi7XvTIMS3
pliers out of his bag. "Nails are pretty useless, aren't they?" He 502Please respect copyright.PENANAwLuCN7FdO6
tapped Davids fingernails with the pliers. "See it as me doing you a 502Please respect copyright.PENANAYd97OsF2Jg
favour." The first nail was ripped, it was a weird feeling for David as 502Please respect copyright.PENANArg21hUP3jh
he didn't feel pain at first, but then as the open skin was exposed pain502Please respect copyright.PENANAsGiCz4M5dp
came and David screamed for someone to help502Please respect copyright.PENANAX8Fbfp2BDu
~no one will come.~502Please respect copyright.PENANAePhmNGs6VV
After pulling out all 502Please respect copyright.PENANAeOHpS0z3W7
the nails, David could hear the pliers hitting the table. His vision was502Please respect copyright.PENANAIWZfuTHX34
blurry he couldn't see or hear anything, only pain existed. "ull out 502Please respect copyright.PENANApoXYTpSRg4
teeth, but that's what everyone does. A hammer...." David could only 502Please respect copyright.PENANAI1zIfXqGAH
hear bits and pieces of what the torturer said. He then felt his mouth 502Please respect copyright.PENANAtVZFQUBg8g
being opened. David tried to resist, he truly did, but he didn't have 502Please respect copyright.PENANAEOYUbKaL81
the strength nor the will to do anything substantial. David then sensed 502Please respect copyright.PENANAXEDNEuoj8j
something metal and cold in his mouth, touching one of his back teeth 502Please respect copyright.PENANAlMJp3BWjAK
and then pain and the taste of blood on his tongue, slowly filling his 502Please respect copyright.PENANAMZMGNOyybi
mouth and dribbling on the floor. The scream came soon after, as David 502Please respect copyright.PENANAWWg5KwxHXP
could only think of the pain, with only a small part hoping that someone502Please respect copyright.PENANAdZZU10wDeR
would rescue him.502Please respect copyright.PENANA2ePj70WTMw
~no one cares.~502Please respect copyright.PENANACLPcSOXtsb
Next few moments were a 502Please respect copyright.PENANAXRIQG9ZBRh
blur, David was sure the torturer did something else, but he had no idea502Please respect copyright.PENANAN8z1WYgenC
what. Until finally the pain was too much and David lost consciousness.502Please respect copyright.PENANAnZ9vtYim0n
Thoughts that no one came and cared ringing in his mind as a constant 502Please respect copyright.PENANAetGnIEkn5Q
companion in the darkness.
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