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All taxes must be paid 671Please respect copyright.PENANAnnHDusEGc3
in a timely and organized manner. Each prince controls tax 671Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4PtCa8fMe
collection in his princedom War is forbidden between the princes. All 671Please respect copyright.PENANAWNCsQATQVo
dissatisfactions must be dealt in a civilized manner. Via duels or by 671Please respect copyright.PENANAAt6RszMQGW
lodging a complaint to the council of princes.The most powerful 671Please respect copyright.PENANAHPFkPwcQd2
traders shall form a council of 10; with each member being called a 671Please respect copyright.PENANA14q5kVwv1b
prince. This council shall gather in emergencies: such as war, the 671Please respect copyright.PENANAuk8P7bRUdK
enactment of widespread changes, as well as to deal with any 671Please respect copyright.PENANAaCSAaqYEUH
grievances between the princesIf any trader or isle within the trade671Please respect copyright.PENANA1CI74GfPQM
union territory is attacked all princes must come to the defense 671Please respect copyright.PENANApA0uxKv2FM
Declaring war on foreign bodies is forbidden. If any trader or 671Please respect copyright.PENANAgcrM10ttDu
prince is found doing so they will be stripped of their goods and 671Please respect copyright.PENANAGh1HWmVy9l
factories and will have to contend with the war on their own.All magic 671Please respect copyright.PENANA0qnM1Z7BRJ
is illegal and practitioners will be prosecuted671Please respect copyright.PENANAYdsphRdWqO
We are traders, not warlords. We thrive on income and civility, not chaos and murder.671Please respect copyright.PENANA1NAmmqhnAX
'The union codex, rules the traders abide by.'671Please respect copyright.PENANAPBLPuN5bqE
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David has been in jail 671Please respect copyright.PENANAue78hPdMzc
before, a flying jail, a jail on the ground ground. All kinds and types.671Please respect copyright.PENANAem2PTtOzgT
Honestly he felt kind of at home when he woke up on the cold hard floor671Please respect copyright.PENANAwGeI5ysYjt
of a ship to metal grates wishing him good morning.671Please respect copyright.PENANAp9VREMRk1p
The cell was big enough 671Please respect copyright.PENANAX8O2a4RzA0
for him to stretch his muscles and walk around a bit. He checked his 671Please respect copyright.PENANAT6fmSpQZNB
back pocket where kept Boyle's pendant but it was gone, good riddance. 671Please respect copyright.PENANALcPdtSiIDi
Luckily David didn't have any other belongings on his person and the 671Please respect copyright.PENANAyltGKfuxPE
guards graciously allowed him to keep his clothes.671Please respect copyright.PENANATzh2HNKg9d
David didn't even 671Please respect copyright.PENANAmm8udicQ66
contemplate shouting, as it usually invited a guard and when you're the 671Please respect copyright.PENANA1r9f1sJjPY
one in the cell why would you want a guard to be nearby. So David did 671Please respect copyright.PENANAevsNhoD0rC
what any sane person in his situation would, he went back to sleep on 671Please respect copyright.PENANAmoPaqGEkGM
the bed hanging from the metal wall. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAO2Ybj7WIAa
Sadly event the best 671Please respect copyright.PENANAUZ11s7JAqC
plans sometimes fall apart and it was the case here, as he couldn't fall671Please respect copyright.PENANAVJcSqDORT8
asleep. There was something akin to ringing in his head, a feeling that671Please respect copyright.PENANAm13wO07p8B
something was close, similar to something he feels when he's near 671Please respect copyright.PENANAGbt3AFlekh
Francesca. Soon enough David heard the sound of doors moving and he 671Please respect copyright.PENANA8YpVSd8fyb
opened one, the only one that was working, eye. Through his eye he could671Please respect copyright.PENANAzrLJemOSve
see two guards carrying...something big, leaving a trail of blood. Now 671Please respect copyright.PENANA0cWIqTCscO
while David didn't get a good look that did seem to eerily look like Gob671Please respect copyright.PENANAnlTsDh4G1q
or at least what David wished Gob would look like. Either way that was 671Please respect copyright.PENANA4xrPkXQM2w
enough to get his attention and he stood up, as the guards locked the 671Please respect copyright.PENANAVy8TqcBMo2
cell next door.671Please respect copyright.PENANAw4QSeFVDU5
Another soldier came up 671Please respect copyright.PENANAwUNlPSDd9l
to David's cell, and David recognized him as the one who was trying to 671Please respect copyright.PENANAAJSbQ20XvA
talk Gob down. The officer gestured at the soldiers and they quickly 671Please respect copyright.PENANAwhySAkHVrW
unlocked David's cell, who promptly presented his hands in submission. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAvLPMIeveFu
Sadly the guard didn't seem to care as one of them punched David in the 671Please respect copyright.PENANApK9gtmhM3O
gut and the other handcuffed his hands, putting them behind David's 671Please respect copyright.PENANAw9r3cM9b8Z
back.671Please respect copyright.PENANAPlP39nWzN4
While David would've 671Please respect copyright.PENANAzXHNE5yyjB
preferred everyone to be civil, his mind was too preoccupied with one 671Please respect copyright.PENANAvcnnz0lGjL
fact, the tug was definitely stronger when closer to the officer. It 671Please respect copyright.PENANA6BU5DXAgIh
seemed he was the other chosen, David was hoping there were more as 671Please respect copyright.PENANARQ6rcdJ8RM
Jesters words came back to him. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAZeFAVWRqSu
The walk itself didn't 671Please respect copyright.PENANAa1ZKNyx6Po
last long as they arrived in a room with a table and two chairs, on 671Please respect copyright.PENANAQXKc13D9iw
opposite sides. It was downright friendly if you ignored the blood 671Please respect copyright.PENANAMJGNqYoOcH
splatters all around the room.671Please respect copyright.PENANAmMOlEpkCtX
David was put into the 671Please respect copyright.PENANAaGqmgLoriK
chair further away from the door and his hands attached to the handles. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAy1asxVrhyF
The officer motioned for the guards to leave them and took a sit at the 671Please respect copyright.PENANAtTAqFeBbq5
other chair, staring into David's soul.671Please respect copyright.PENANAPP0SWLZqpC
"Who are you?" So the questioning has started.671Please respect copyright.PENANAKRmkKbzcZn
"I'm David, the rebels 671Please respect copyright.PENANAnqh6KaVvMd
have caught me and took me hostage. I would like to..." before he could 671Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3Trwekkpl
finish the interrogator held his hand out to stop David.671Please respect copyright.PENANAJBL69YVnqE
"Where are you from?"671Please respect copyright.PENANAA88uEYHKf8
"The Isle Commonwealth, Capital isle. I was..." again the hand came out. And notes were made.671Please respect copyright.PENANAra3KHNj940
"Why were you meeting with the trade union?"671Please respect copyright.PENANAewCHk31Teu
"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 nodded671Please respect copyright.PENANAWmaDJEx6ER
"Where did the rebels move?"671Please respect copyright.PENANAvwGhwComzZ
"Gods, we're not getting671Please respect copyright.PENANAdSi6t1qQ5B
anywhere here. I'm not a rebel. I was just captured by them if you want671Please respect copyright.PENANA5usYOc9MoY
to know names I'll give you them! I owe them no loyalty."671Please respect copyright.PENANAsUQfvfp1mQ
"We know the rebellion 671Please respect copyright.PENANAhuLqhxglNF
is led by Francesca Horrikh. He second in command is Gob D'Fortez. With 671Please respect copyright.PENANAAg8d0Fb7y4
the help of officers chosen by them they lead the rebellion..."671Please respect copyright.PENANAYBWtfqu95Z
"Well if you know all 671Please respect copyright.PENANA4IUmeMXFcf
that then why are you asking me? Go ask Gob you have him here!" David 671Please respect copyright.PENANAXP5bGOJ8pM
interrupted the officer, acting more agitated and scared. Act clueless 671Please respect copyright.PENANARJxNmUsFsM
make them doubt themselves. Sadly that tactic didn't seem to be working 671Please respect copyright.PENANAjO38yiRD90
on the imperial soldier.671Please respect copyright.PENANAG5NytUP410
"I wanted to make this 671Please respect copyright.PENANAE36BaBt2pY
civilized, sadly you don't seem to want to answer my questions and I've 671Please respect copyright.PENANAgUnKhDHpAk
no time. If you truly are but a simple hostage then you have my 671Please respect copyright.PENANAu91kSmiMjo
apologies. My name is Fernand Schumah and if you so wish you can curse 671Please respect copyright.PENANAYeO7kXgbpj
my name in the afterlife." Fernand gathered his notes, got up and was 671Please respect copyright.PENANACRe7JLx3AF
about to leave the room. David had an idea of what was about to happen 671Please respect copyright.PENANA2D5gv8Ds8r
but judging by the blood on the floor he wanted no part of it.671Please respect copyright.PENANAlrkMNSp2nU
"Wait wait!" Fernand 671Please respect copyright.PENANAkTbbGX66Rg
paused. "I've heard them mentioning moving to a different isle, one of 671Please respect copyright.PENANAolr5SobcSN
their previous hiding spots. I don't know where exactly...or how."671Please respect copyright.PENANALXzK4S2EGn
Fernand was shaking his 671Please respect copyright.PENANAjgNV4bfKS1
head. "Useless, we guessed they would move to a different isle, we can't671Please respect copyright.PENANAKYGHXmgUUz
keep guessing where." Fernand paused "We can't risk you knowing where 671Please respect copyright.PENANAnSTNIlogf1
they went, my apologies." For what it was worth Fernand seemed genuinely671Please respect copyright.PENANAvdiSgGs6wJ
sorry. But David was close to panicking now. Torturers were sadists by 671Please respect copyright.PENANAEGf11qGDsz
nature, they wouldn't care about anything but the screams they elicit. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAKRiutm9J7h
"Did you have any strange dreams? Someone telling you to do, or find, something?"671Please respect copyright.PENANATt3M52Gg1o
That made Ferdinand 671Please respect copyright.PENANAbWuPmXXbUj
pause and sit back; David could finally see a flicker of emotion on the 671Please respect copyright.PENANAuNMkh0YDF3
man's face. "Why would you know about that?"671Please respect copyright.PENANAufgyjUB3tv
Fernand wasn't denying 671Please respect copyright.PENANAWC4qSvEQvb
it, David was glad of that. "I had a dream like that as well, and so did671Please respect copyright.PENANAeQf5IzLrkd
the rebellion leader, Francesca. Apparently they're The Five trying to 671Please respect copyright.PENANAiFzO7nAf3M
get us do something." 671Please respect copyright.PENANAs4b58v7BJV
"Blasphemy, he 671Please respect copyright.PENANAqb7Q5Ca0sP
introduced himself as such but is most likely a demon. A noble should 671Please respect copyright.PENANAdGeIhVWZGd
know better." Fernand dismissed, but didn't immediately stand up.671Please respect copyright.PENANAdFLgj7O9yE
"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" 671Please respect copyright.PENANAVlxwKOyTsR
"Demons tend to plan 671Please respect copyright.PENANAjwadUvRWle
elaborately for their objectives." Fernand paused and sighted. "But 671Please respect copyright.PENANA9SjHQtfNbo
let's say it's true, what did your vision ask of you?"671Please respect copyright.PENANAqtCX2Nyphn
"To find something, he 671Please respect copyright.PENANAsLY8PmoqoM
wasn't specific." David was afraid of that, Francesca's vision seemed to671Please respect copyright.PENANANunlBiFyUi
be pretty clear on what she had to do and David was sure it was the 671Please respect copyright.PENANAYaBsdmHoTr
same for Fernand.671Please respect copyright.PENANAlNqPgFip60
Fernand was about to say671Please respect copyright.PENANAcv8rwL4BVX
more but shook his head. "All this just makes you more suspicious. You 671Please respect copyright.PENANAZPCr54Pc5S
knew of Francesca's visions, which means she trusted you enough to 671Please respect copyright.PENANAueuBNrYvcJ
reveal that. Unless you know of a way of how I can feel Francesca as I 671Please respect copyright.PENANATJvGXdD10d
feel you from a distance, the apparitions and their orders are useless."671Please respect copyright.PENANAu6Z560SyEt
David quickly rummaged 671Please respect copyright.PENANA3PTHLFYsap
his brain on what else he could use to hook the soldier. "She'll be back671Please respect copyright.PENANAd2ucRR679N
to the last isle, the one you just attacked. She seemed keen to find 671Please respect copyright.PENANAULaKIj9G7g
something on it. If you manage to find that something first you'd be 671Please respect copyright.PENANAWj6n7XSWPk
able to trap her."671Please respect copyright.PENANAU5OjBJJfxm
"And you know what it was or where I can find it?" 671Please respect copyright.PENANAsbxOjbjyOt
"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.671Please respect copyright.PENANAiSYeWmxYSp
"And how will you do 671Please respect copyright.PENANADriKaJwBQf
that? That isle has an expansive underground system.. It was lucky we've671Please respect copyright.PENANACzk6Wk8fnq
managed to find you in the first place." Shaking his head Fernand got 671Please respect copyright.PENANADGNSlJmCpp
up. "Enough delays, you seem to know more than you're telling me this 671Please respect copyright.PENANAJAAALwaPcy
little chat proved it beyond a doubt."671Please respect copyright.PENANATf7wTDqVI0
"But I don't! I really 671Please respect copyright.PENANAGMDyJXGxvY
don't! I told you everything I know!" David was shouting, the whole act 671Please respect copyright.PENANAzd3mo7b9gt
gone, torturing isn't something one came back fully from.671Please respect copyright.PENANASWuXBhlFiV
"Ah captain Schumah, a 671Please respect copyright.PENANA5Fc2Pyxbjb
pleasure as always." Came a jolly voice from the outside as Fernand 671Please respect copyright.PENANAEdSmRLJhCD
opened the door and left the room. A tall man came in shortly. Wearing a671Please respect copyright.PENANAsImTjkysKF
mask to hide his identity but still revealing his teeth, half of them 671Please respect copyright.PENANAhZ0c40MNkU
black. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAyjg9Dvaor8
"Well, well. What do we 671Please respect copyright.PENANA9hSwOzSQJw
have here?" The man asked as he deposited a bag on the table. Coming 671Please respect copyright.PENANACyU3mEyb4Y
closer to David and investigating his burn scars.671Please respect copyright.PENANAIOnj0T3ojO
"Look, I swear to all 671Please respect copyright.PENANATNEiUHWJK2
gods. I don't know anymore. I'm..." his jaw was shut violently, causing 671Please respect copyright.PENANA4EiikfXUzv
his teeth to hurt and gums to bleed. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAYTjm8gwAND
"We will find out if you671Please respect copyright.PENANAwOOuLlWMS5
do or not. Everyone is honest in front of the almighty god of pain." He671Please respect copyright.PENANAfrz72A9NZm
cackled at that. But then gave David a dissatisfied look. "Cheer up; by671Please respect copyright.PENANArKOmngWDmH
the time we're done here, we'll be good friends."671Please respect copyright.PENANAfQG3mdMSUP
David struggled against 671Please respect copyright.PENANAQMHsd4045R
his bonds. But it was of no use, both his arms were attached to the 671Please respect copyright.PENANAWLGotgSZnt
chair with metal bonds, while the chair itself was fastened to the 671Please respect copyright.PENANARLJ4umSmkE
floor. No matter how much he tried to buckle it didn't move an inch671Please respect copyright.PENANAiQZVpFQLNF
"Now how should we 671Please respect copyright.PENANAdR5m7Yp804
start? With this?" The torturer took out a saw but then shook his head. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAknI3Hp9ec2
"No too early, need to warm up first." He rummaged in his bag for a 671Please respect copyright.PENANAknAPlt8dZr
while longer but then stopped and looked at David. "You know, I was 671Please respect copyright.PENANAlHZO8593QV
supposed to get three bodies. One was already dead so I couldn't have my671Please respect copyright.PENANAIMzGqIOAgj
fun, the other one barely made any sound while I was having my fun, 671Please respect copyright.PENANA2FgCqquf7w
such a bore. So you my friend, I will definitely need to take my time, 671Please respect copyright.PENANAuBXA7tXC79
with you. Make sure to scream for me." He gave David a crooked smile, as671Please respect copyright.PENANAWn1G5qRegc
he pointed a long finger straight at David's chest.671Please respect copyright.PENANAkbykLU7D3v
Before David could reply671Please respect copyright.PENANA6yX7vQFPmN
he smelt something burning under his nose, without registering the 671Please respect copyright.PENANAEFRaP2CKO2
pain fully he saw smoke coming from the finger, then the pain hit him, 671Please respect copyright.PENANAqRLmLJm6vL
and he screamed.671Please respect copyright.PENANA3Zi4VgqKhw
The torturer 671Please respect copyright.PENANAmPO4GCqvRi
clapped."Perfect!" He was practically jumping with glee. "Magic! How 671Please respect copyright.PENANA8MCPlH98Ex
could I forget, you must forgive me, I should've just started off with 671Please respect copyright.PENANAoI1kSLyW3j
this."671Please respect copyright.PENANAO7wmKWMGOF
The torturer moved his 671Please respect copyright.PENANA1kU6xEjEJH
finger away from David's chest, but the pain didn't fade. Before David 671Please respect copyright.PENANAun1RRETq47
could catch his breath, the burning finger was jabbed into his forehead 671Please respect copyright.PENANAc4kmTSd2Sp
and he screamed again. "Hahahah! And they say magic can't affect 671Please respect copyright.PENANAHoqbzV945c
humans. Even if you can't control the mind or heal wounds directly with 671Please respect copyright.PENANA6uAp8R3e16
magic, you can easily control or brake with the power of magic, don't 671Please respect copyright.PENANALCxq8MFhom
you agree?"671Please respect copyright.PENANAYyDYjoYnwI
The torturer stopped his671Please respect copyright.PENANAYWKJjfYBjP
smile and coked his head. "Oh, that reminds me, I should ask you 671Please respect copyright.PENANAOkpMllBlrw
questions. Now what should I ask, I believe the good captain left me a 671Please respect copyright.PENANAsKN7DX4c95
list?" He took out some papers from his bag and gave them a quick glance671Please respect copyright.PENANAsXlllvqDqD
before discarding them on the floor. "Ah yes. Where did the rebellion 671Please respect copyright.PENANA49r5Pi2GPo
go?" 671Please respect copyright.PENANAtfk57oXPMx
David was trying to 671Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1CQOgc64m
formulate an answer, a lie, a scathing rebuke, anything but his mind was671Please respect copyright.PENANA62xo8ZwsjO
too muddled to think of anything. The torturer nodded. Smiling "Now I 671Please respect copyright.PENANAxN8zjQXltK
guess saying you can't heal directly with magic is a lie, you can 671Please respect copyright.PENANAxOxipFynNG
cauterize your wounds! For example..." The torturer waved his hand and 671Please respect copyright.PENANAKsGJWUj4YW
David felt pain coming from his right arm, as he looked down he could 671Please respect copyright.PENANA443q8rFJOs
see three of his fingers crushed, bone protruding. David couldn't even 671Please respect copyright.PENANA7AdQ2IiPVP
let out a scream before fire overtook his hand, burning it to a crisp.671Please respect copyright.PENANAvjEuD4g5jK
"See, the bleeding stopped!" The torturer loved and David added his scream to this symphony of horror.671Please respect copyright.PENANA8pMfKIsnPr
Then suddenly David was 671Please respect copyright.PENANAItUsexXf9H
his with a force of cold water strong enough to brake his nose as it 671Please respect copyright.PENANACQ9l1Rncv0
made contact with his face. "Where are the rebels?" The torturers voice 671Please respect copyright.PENANAzWkEFPhDZ3
changed, becoming more matter of fact. That mad glean from his eyes 671Please respect copyright.PENANAZEUoK6Eyy5
gone, David almost believed that the whole thing was an act. "I...I 671Please respect copyright.PENANAgf1BF2aLeB
don't know."671Please respect copyright.PENANAaxMKyi3w2R
The torturer nodded and smiled again, the glean coming back. "Good."671Please respect copyright.PENANA66kWFED8Ev
"Now, while magic is 671Please respect copyright.PENANAX0Kp41otbT
amazing, variety is important as well. Wouldn't want you getting bored 671Please respect copyright.PENANAoqGcg9zShf
in your seat there." The torturer gave David a smile and pulled out some671Please respect copyright.PENANAIR6DKWBTcH
pliers out of his bag. "Nails are pretty useless, aren't they?" He 671Please respect copyright.PENANAdMHLA2Sy9p
tapped Davids fingernails with the pliers. "See it as me doing you a 671Please respect copyright.PENANAXIXSrxV0YI
favour." The first nail was ripped, it was a weird feeling for David as 671Please respect copyright.PENANAX7p0pwHTfg
he didn't feel pain at first, but then as the open skin was exposed pain671Please respect copyright.PENANAo70Sj2xAVF
came and David screamed for someone to help671Please respect copyright.PENANAH0Zg1BgJ9G
~no one will come.~671Please respect copyright.PENANADzFQmuXVtW
After pulling out all 671Please respect copyright.PENANA9zNWfosU31
the nails, David could hear the pliers hitting the table. His vision was671Please respect copyright.PENANArtMWxBoUYG
blurry he couldn't see or hear anything, only pain existed. "ull out 671Please respect copyright.PENANA1eGkTx3f1v
teeth, but that's what everyone does. A hammer...." David could only 671Please respect copyright.PENANAYL20HvghsB
hear bits and pieces of what the torturer said. He then felt his mouth 671Please respect copyright.PENANAjkggc35moj
being opened. David tried to resist, he truly did, but he didn't have 671Please respect copyright.PENANA3q7cvLabJH
the strength nor the will to do anything substantial. David then sensed 671Please respect copyright.PENANAZkVMQj7HgQ
something metal and cold in his mouth, touching one of his back teeth 671Please respect copyright.PENANAS6QYUBpSl7
and then pain and the taste of blood on his tongue, slowly filling his 671Please respect copyright.PENANAwC5NNpAlN1
mouth and dribbling on the floor. The scream came soon after, as David 671Please respect copyright.PENANAFSaCO0PyC1
could only think of the pain, with only a small part hoping that someone671Please respect copyright.PENANAlyIIfYYUZS
would rescue him.671Please respect copyright.PENANAw2IFw5yjuy
~no one cares.~671Please respect copyright.PENANAKnF0tg8yeY
Next few moments were a 671Please respect copyright.PENANA5pf39dCHV9
blur, David was sure the torturer did something else, but he had no idea671Please respect copyright.PENANAfDqQ6xDsf2
what. Until finally the pain was too much and David lost consciousness.671Please respect copyright.PENANAKptBOjI1cX
Thoughts that no one came and cared ringing in his mind as a constant 671Please respect copyright.PENANA6x87FIse2k
companion in the darkness.
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671Please respect copyright.PENANAKJNpbF7SHJ