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All taxes must be paid 644Please respect copyright.PENANAjsHdcRX8NJ
in a timely and organized manner. Each prince controls tax 644Please respect copyright.PENANArJzWC9Rgl8
collection in his princedom War is forbidden between the princes. All 644Please respect copyright.PENANAkhr9sWnH8A
dissatisfactions must be dealt in a civilized manner. Via duels or by 644Please respect copyright.PENANAyyDQ3HjY2S
lodging a complaint to the council of princes.The most powerful 644Please respect copyright.PENANAS8pegUF5AD
traders shall form a council of 10; with each member being called a 644Please respect copyright.PENANAMraFhsaMZV
prince. This council shall gather in emergencies: such as war, the 644Please respect copyright.PENANAETzfcYl3rw
enactment of widespread changes, as well as to deal with any 644Please respect copyright.PENANA73cgM6AePW
grievances between the princesIf any trader or isle within the trade644Please respect copyright.PENANAd7lgkzzbv5
union territory is attacked all princes must come to the defense 644Please respect copyright.PENANAKjKcp7jRhW
Declaring war on foreign bodies is forbidden. If any trader or 644Please respect copyright.PENANANX5CcUuqzD
prince is found doing so they will be stripped of their goods and 644Please respect copyright.PENANAAGeTGkZadI
factories and will have to contend with the war on their own.All magic 644Please respect copyright.PENANAMObS0TZeIO
is illegal and practitioners will be prosecuted644Please respect copyright.PENANAeMKRz6jP0L
We are traders, not warlords. We thrive on income and civility, not chaos and murder.644Please respect copyright.PENANAfHAHu3LLfQ
'The union codex, rules the traders abide by.'644Please respect copyright.PENANAibGurWXRGD
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David has been in jail 644Please respect copyright.PENANAFubk5DOS4D
before, a flying jail, a jail on the ground ground. All kinds and types.644Please respect copyright.PENANAkLNSyGpvFN
Honestly he felt kind of at home when he woke up on the cold hard floor644Please respect copyright.PENANAYyjBg4zOF8
of a ship to metal grates wishing him good morning.644Please respect copyright.PENANAx64qKHhHrr
The cell was big enough 644Please respect copyright.PENANAfO4PjLHo0j
for him to stretch his muscles and walk around a bit. He checked his 644Please respect copyright.PENANAg9Bx22xlEt
back pocket where kept Boyle's pendant but it was gone, good riddance. 644Please respect copyright.PENANA9MST0G2DkU
Luckily David didn't have any other belongings on his person and the 644Please respect copyright.PENANAuDbt9jcLvS
guards graciously allowed him to keep his clothes.644Please respect copyright.PENANAuIpLKdjFYM
David didn't even 644Please respect copyright.PENANApRLj3USumo
contemplate shouting, as it usually invited a guard and when you're the 644Please respect copyright.PENANAxGHwSmI1AJ
one in the cell why would you want a guard to be nearby. So David did 644Please respect copyright.PENANAZRqbfNnxUV
what any sane person in his situation would, he went back to sleep on 644Please respect copyright.PENANAxjRnbuRkoB
the bed hanging from the metal wall. 644Please respect copyright.PENANAXuxX6bzN1W
Sadly event the best 644Please respect copyright.PENANA5pgqKhhKrp
plans sometimes fall apart and it was the case here, as he couldn't fall644Please respect copyright.PENANAk9RW0H8hbO
asleep. There was something akin to ringing in his head, a feeling that644Please respect copyright.PENANAnmX5JeRbNo
something was close, similar to something he feels when he's near 644Please respect copyright.PENANABiARoJ9KSc
Francesca. Soon enough David heard the sound of doors moving and he 644Please respect copyright.PENANAbIiQziC68N
opened one, the only one that was working, eye. Through his eye he could644Please respect copyright.PENANAlDRi084e9h
see two guards carrying...something big, leaving a trail of blood. Now 644Please respect copyright.PENANAiBvzbdGjQi
while David didn't get a good look that did seem to eerily look like Gob644Please respect copyright.PENANAaI85zaa8T0
or at least what David wished Gob would look like. Either way that was 644Please respect copyright.PENANATx6eNPy7O0
enough to get his attention and he stood up, as the guards locked the 644Please respect copyright.PENANAFHltehR22Z
cell next door.644Please respect copyright.PENANAmG9HExWdHE
Another soldier came up 644Please respect copyright.PENANARNxElP6aKT
to David's cell, and David recognized him as the one who was trying to 644Please respect copyright.PENANAYTjRKtuFAq
talk Gob down. The officer gestured at the soldiers and they quickly 644Please respect copyright.PENANA7i1QnXd2TK
unlocked David's cell, who promptly presented his hands in submission. 644Please respect copyright.PENANArW6fBmQGLL
Sadly the guard didn't seem to care as one of them punched David in the 644Please respect copyright.PENANAZn2FVPuYK0
gut and the other handcuffed his hands, putting them behind David's 644Please respect copyright.PENANAY1mIr939rh
back.644Please respect copyright.PENANA6kXJkS75n9
While David would've 644Please respect copyright.PENANAcvZztv0o5f
preferred everyone to be civil, his mind was too preoccupied with one 644Please respect copyright.PENANA51kC5Opnqq
fact, the tug was definitely stronger when closer to the officer. It 644Please respect copyright.PENANA5C10S9lFme
seemed he was the other chosen, David was hoping there were more as 644Please respect copyright.PENANALi6ZIbXVF6
Jesters words came back to him. 644Please respect copyright.PENANAW201DGZXWS
The walk itself didn't 644Please respect copyright.PENANAJO60Ff08ze
last long as they arrived in a room with a table and two chairs, on 644Please respect copyright.PENANASRs49fTk3e
opposite sides. It was downright friendly if you ignored the blood 644Please respect copyright.PENANAlrhStmG75i
splatters all around the room.644Please respect copyright.PENANAh6ALAoGg30
David was put into the 644Please respect copyright.PENANA1Ffi7uJ4qz
chair further away from the door and his hands attached to the handles. 644Please respect copyright.PENANAgtLIlBVyQS
The officer motioned for the guards to leave them and took a sit at the 644Please respect copyright.PENANA7troyjyObW
other chair, staring into David's soul.644Please respect copyright.PENANACglt8Zzgvy
"Who are you?" So the questioning has started.644Please respect copyright.PENANApg0uDLGhqP
"I'm David, the rebels 644Please respect copyright.PENANAcjAYryKjRr
have caught me and took me hostage. I would like to..." before he could 644Please respect copyright.PENANABKyKbjzHwa
finish the interrogator held his hand out to stop David.644Please respect copyright.PENANASL0zDSnVi1
"Where are you from?"644Please respect copyright.PENANAD1oZxhYyLk
"The Isle Commonwealth, Capital isle. I was..." again the hand came out. And notes were made.644Please respect copyright.PENANAgVEyBtQdOu
"Why were you meeting with the trade union?"644Please respect copyright.PENANAIUumTioAqP
"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 nodded644Please respect copyright.PENANAACrcXXyH6J
"Where did the rebels move?"644Please respect copyright.PENANAysXVcwOl0a
"Gods, we're not getting644Please respect copyright.PENANADUrjL634My
anywhere here. I'm not a rebel. I was just captured by them if you want644Please respect copyright.PENANARy6Wghn3W6
to know names I'll give you them! I owe them no loyalty."644Please respect copyright.PENANAA7HOoDauVF
"We know the rebellion 644Please respect copyright.PENANAYR16HGaPUP
is led by Francesca Horrikh. He second in command is Gob D'Fortez. With 644Please respect copyright.PENANAcW5CczoKze
the help of officers chosen by them they lead the rebellion..."644Please respect copyright.PENANAd8Iw6oIDN3
"Well if you know all 644Please respect copyright.PENANATfcdea4lVl
that then why are you asking me? Go ask Gob you have him here!" David 644Please respect copyright.PENANAbjM9IpUPqR
interrupted the officer, acting more agitated and scared. Act clueless 644Please respect copyright.PENANAZy4igK04li
make them doubt themselves. Sadly that tactic didn't seem to be working 644Please respect copyright.PENANAYqae50rYX7
on the imperial soldier.644Please respect copyright.PENANAnN1zHZMbnw
"I wanted to make this 644Please respect copyright.PENANAnG9Gn5x26s
civilized, sadly you don't seem to want to answer my questions and I've 644Please respect copyright.PENANA9bn27VYqFd
no time. If you truly are but a simple hostage then you have my 644Please respect copyright.PENANAAf10XZ9MAd
apologies. My name is Fernand Schumah and if you so wish you can curse 644Please respect copyright.PENANAPwBjdmxOQh
my name in the afterlife." Fernand gathered his notes, got up and was 644Please respect copyright.PENANALreNZ21r89
about to leave the room. David had an idea of what was about to happen 644Please respect copyright.PENANACghZddNzRb
but judging by the blood on the floor he wanted no part of it.644Please respect copyright.PENANApS7fBsmlRM
"Wait wait!" Fernand 644Please respect copyright.PENANAlPruFf8ptd
paused. "I've heard them mentioning moving to a different isle, one of 644Please respect copyright.PENANA50DAZnYxnm
their previous hiding spots. I don't know where exactly...or how."644Please respect copyright.PENANANP37ufEDGg
Fernand was shaking his 644Please respect copyright.PENANAdOjJNDRkre
head. "Useless, we guessed they would move to a different isle, we can't644Please respect copyright.PENANA1EcTvAFe8z
keep guessing where." Fernand paused "We can't risk you knowing where 644Please respect copyright.PENANA9K2WwVLyq7
they went, my apologies." For what it was worth Fernand seemed genuinely644Please respect copyright.PENANAsAcKWT7iNq
sorry. But David was close to panicking now. Torturers were sadists by 644Please respect copyright.PENANAWzQGMNe73l
nature, they wouldn't care about anything but the screams they elicit. 644Please respect copyright.PENANA4UWUTSlSy3
"Did you have any strange dreams? Someone telling you to do, or find, something?"644Please respect copyright.PENANAm6DBhWuv6c
That made Ferdinand 644Please respect copyright.PENANAoEHDppV4hQ
pause and sit back; David could finally see a flicker of emotion on the 644Please respect copyright.PENANAVFyQRUM3bw
man's face. "Why would you know about that?"644Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZlGKJHdhk
Fernand wasn't denying 644Please respect copyright.PENANAl0zHagrjbj
it, David was glad of that. "I had a dream like that as well, and so did644Please respect copyright.PENANAUEiIWCaog7
the rebellion leader, Francesca. Apparently they're The Five trying to 644Please respect copyright.PENANAotJuGpQWnp
get us do something." 644Please respect copyright.PENANAJyYhArqPcv
"Blasphemy, he 644Please respect copyright.PENANAI2WT7zjDTt
introduced himself as such but is most likely a demon. A noble should 644Please respect copyright.PENANA3W8uD6cgrs
know better." Fernand dismissed, but didn't immediately stand up.644Please respect copyright.PENANAuUvIuWIYrp
"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" 644Please respect copyright.PENANAuBJTp5fJZc
"Demons tend to plan 644Please respect copyright.PENANAkQUKAVCR6E
elaborately for their objectives." Fernand paused and sighted. "But 644Please respect copyright.PENANAoHuESv35Qd
let's say it's true, what did your vision ask of you?"644Please respect copyright.PENANA3217PAPJyV
"To find something, he 644Please respect copyright.PENANAn8n9PnjkVn
wasn't specific." David was afraid of that, Francesca's vision seemed to644Please respect copyright.PENANAewfYBrGtoy
be pretty clear on what she had to do and David was sure it was the 644Please respect copyright.PENANAq76i4jnJEU
same for Fernand.644Please respect copyright.PENANAsyiVGKXNbh
Fernand was about to say644Please respect copyright.PENANA33kGdiq4rJ
more but shook his head. "All this just makes you more suspicious. You 644Please respect copyright.PENANAt215VILMdQ
knew of Francesca's visions, which means she trusted you enough to 644Please respect copyright.PENANAu7uR2vvI6Q
reveal that. Unless you know of a way of how I can feel Francesca as I 644Please respect copyright.PENANAb8WhjZUL5A
feel you from a distance, the apparitions and their orders are useless."644Please respect copyright.PENANAio5BPqigd3
David quickly rummaged 644Please respect copyright.PENANAVeU6QDokon
his brain on what else he could use to hook the soldier. "She'll be back644Please respect copyright.PENANAcGhthqZ8Nc
to the last isle, the one you just attacked. She seemed keen to find 644Please respect copyright.PENANAheJdCEt6lt
something on it. If you manage to find that something first you'd be 644Please respect copyright.PENANAajnCrNfnrY
able to trap her."644Please respect copyright.PENANAUOlo45id2p
"And you know what it was or where I can find it?" 644Please respect copyright.PENANATNcrRbYLfr
"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.644Please respect copyright.PENANA7wUSBasNlk
"And how will you do 644Please respect copyright.PENANAdBOxt2c8Em
that? That isle has an expansive underground system.. It was lucky we've644Please respect copyright.PENANAKsBXBgDGwi
managed to find you in the first place." Shaking his head Fernand got 644Please respect copyright.PENANAeFLqoayhqA
up. "Enough delays, you seem to know more than you're telling me this 644Please respect copyright.PENANAJwwrcPAz40
little chat proved it beyond a doubt."644Please respect copyright.PENANAfQvUIz2qAS
"But I don't! I really 644Please respect copyright.PENANAAIFU36njDG
don't! I told you everything I know!" David was shouting, the whole act 644Please respect copyright.PENANAof0O1rChL0
gone, torturing isn't something one came back fully from.644Please respect copyright.PENANARfdxaLGPWm
"Ah captain Schumah, a 644Please respect copyright.PENANAkncIbNZnEQ
pleasure as always." Came a jolly voice from the outside as Fernand 644Please respect copyright.PENANApzBIchGawf
opened the door and left the room. A tall man came in shortly. Wearing a644Please respect copyright.PENANAoiR4bRhxcN
mask to hide his identity but still revealing his teeth, half of them 644Please respect copyright.PENANAXWGw4MsDfF
black. 644Please respect copyright.PENANAKIPHbKpTFM
"Well, well. What do we 644Please respect copyright.PENANA2DCRJl2v1F
have here?" The man asked as he deposited a bag on the table. Coming 644Please respect copyright.PENANAB5LJssU8I9
closer to David and investigating his burn scars.644Please respect copyright.PENANAIYdAfIbKxm
"Look, I swear to all 644Please respect copyright.PENANAZcPAWnU6Al
gods. I don't know anymore. I'm..." his jaw was shut violently, causing 644Please respect copyright.PENANAauTcAWuRF2
his teeth to hurt and gums to bleed. 644Please respect copyright.PENANAc3jOsSHC5f
"We will find out if you644Please respect copyright.PENANASCo2Lw1g8m
do or not. Everyone is honest in front of the almighty god of pain." He644Please respect copyright.PENANAo1X1NslNYR
cackled at that. But then gave David a dissatisfied look. "Cheer up; by644Please respect copyright.PENANAhCgzo9TsXp
the time we're done here, we'll be good friends."644Please respect copyright.PENANAyL2JDkKXIp
David struggled against 644Please respect copyright.PENANAnqTCdQ60np
his bonds. But it was of no use, both his arms were attached to the 644Please respect copyright.PENANAnC30yAJt5s
chair with metal bonds, while the chair itself was fastened to the 644Please respect copyright.PENANAiBP9FjfO32
floor. No matter how much he tried to buckle it didn't move an inch644Please respect copyright.PENANAMD4KmfihxT
"Now how should we 644Please respect copyright.PENANAzWCcxxEFbd
start? With this?" The torturer took out a saw but then shook his head. 644Please respect copyright.PENANAki3yjHMtvh
"No too early, need to warm up first." He rummaged in his bag for a 644Please respect copyright.PENANAayLgLJIxKw
while longer but then stopped and looked at David. "You know, I was 644Please respect copyright.PENANAqFWbHw1wLM
supposed to get three bodies. One was already dead so I couldn't have my644Please respect copyright.PENANAblPisDBm6z
fun, the other one barely made any sound while I was having my fun, 644Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3co3j5OHq
such a bore. So you my friend, I will definitely need to take my time, 644Please respect copyright.PENANAtIZJpQS96G
with you. Make sure to scream for me." He gave David a crooked smile, as644Please respect copyright.PENANAizXA9KYEUO
he pointed a long finger straight at David's chest.644Please respect copyright.PENANArI1hkwwDyV
Before David could reply644Please respect copyright.PENANAQv1FaFJUi0
he smelt something burning under his nose, without registering the 644Please respect copyright.PENANAinnWndkTKr
pain fully he saw smoke coming from the finger, then the pain hit him, 644Please respect copyright.PENANAyzG5mW4SfO
and he screamed.644Please respect copyright.PENANArlOJLEc7QC
The torturer 644Please respect copyright.PENANAmRyYrys0AH
clapped."Perfect!" He was practically jumping with glee. "Magic! How 644Please respect copyright.PENANA7oYcbAR5tp
could I forget, you must forgive me, I should've just started off with 644Please respect copyright.PENANA4zQ3nrRWTx
this."644Please respect copyright.PENANA1IzpMwaXlI
The torturer moved his 644Please respect copyright.PENANAn35fQtqbcB
finger away from David's chest, but the pain didn't fade. Before David 644Please respect copyright.PENANAyqBGcLoVi0
could catch his breath, the burning finger was jabbed into his forehead 644Please respect copyright.PENANAaVeQzB9wV2
and he screamed again. "Hahahah! And they say magic can't affect 644Please respect copyright.PENANAQwViAbp4cc
humans. Even if you can't control the mind or heal wounds directly with 644Please respect copyright.PENANA4uyu76Evm2
magic, you can easily control or brake with the power of magic, don't 644Please respect copyright.PENANAzrCKeqhDgT
you agree?"644Please respect copyright.PENANAyDv9OUev7G
The torturer stopped his644Please respect copyright.PENANAi0GkBY30Kf
smile and coked his head. "Oh, that reminds me, I should ask you 644Please respect copyright.PENANAYeGLfat0ep
questions. Now what should I ask, I believe the good captain left me a 644Please respect copyright.PENANAc7QB7m6nZh
list?" He took out some papers from his bag and gave them a quick glance644Please respect copyright.PENANAXsQcUW1gxj
before discarding them on the floor. "Ah yes. Where did the rebellion 644Please respect copyright.PENANAhaw0F1Fe1q
go?" 644Please respect copyright.PENANAmPHqAFRLKp
David was trying to 644Please respect copyright.PENANASrUHnv8EyD
formulate an answer, a lie, a scathing rebuke, anything but his mind was644Please respect copyright.PENANAkU1oWUOkzn
too muddled to think of anything. The torturer nodded. Smiling "Now I 644Please respect copyright.PENANAxSefkv8ydn
guess saying you can't heal directly with magic is a lie, you can 644Please respect copyright.PENANAHQ34TvHOsJ
cauterize your wounds! For example..." The torturer waved his hand and 644Please respect copyright.PENANAFcMtsza71F
David felt pain coming from his right arm, as he looked down he could 644Please respect copyright.PENANAwNSsiTrFxv
see three of his fingers crushed, bone protruding. David couldn't even 644Please respect copyright.PENANABGEoXWiHuy
let out a scream before fire overtook his hand, burning it to a crisp.644Please respect copyright.PENANApTGGs52J66
"See, the bleeding stopped!" The torturer loved and David added his scream to this symphony of horror.644Please respect copyright.PENANAfYWbiimixJ
Then suddenly David was 644Please respect copyright.PENANAwjveb4AOoO
his with a force of cold water strong enough to brake his nose as it 644Please respect copyright.PENANAehgqWuQY3v
made contact with his face. "Where are the rebels?" The torturers voice 644Please respect copyright.PENANAvU1uXNECY1
changed, becoming more matter of fact. That mad glean from his eyes 644Please respect copyright.PENANAhcdviZHr3T
gone, David almost believed that the whole thing was an act. "I...I 644Please respect copyright.PENANAJKXN45syGZ
don't know."644Please respect copyright.PENANAwcerG0O08D
The torturer nodded and smiled again, the glean coming back. "Good."644Please respect copyright.PENANAGTIxALWeYF
"Now, while magic is 644Please respect copyright.PENANATVPMfZsGJo
amazing, variety is important as well. Wouldn't want you getting bored 644Please respect copyright.PENANA3nFa6RDgjj
in your seat there." The torturer gave David a smile and pulled out some644Please respect copyright.PENANAhTcgjYrahj
pliers out of his bag. "Nails are pretty useless, aren't they?" He 644Please respect copyright.PENANAbBZRd9Vheu
tapped Davids fingernails with the pliers. "See it as me doing you a 644Please respect copyright.PENANAG6xvTDQkrY
favour." The first nail was ripped, it was a weird feeling for David as 644Please respect copyright.PENANATgQMiKaiPs
he didn't feel pain at first, but then as the open skin was exposed pain644Please respect copyright.PENANAX7WfTjNC5H
came and David screamed for someone to help644Please respect copyright.PENANAbDwo99n0tB
~no one will come.~644Please respect copyright.PENANAFQm1Nfgz46
After pulling out all 644Please respect copyright.PENANA6aMijeNLwQ
the nails, David could hear the pliers hitting the table. His vision was644Please respect copyright.PENANAkrFWnG6mHD
blurry he couldn't see or hear anything, only pain existed. "ull out 644Please respect copyright.PENANAbtDs6zLXOy
teeth, but that's what everyone does. A hammer...." David could only 644Please respect copyright.PENANAgJye1ReEhy
hear bits and pieces of what the torturer said. He then felt his mouth 644Please respect copyright.PENANAzePa23N7Hr
being opened. David tried to resist, he truly did, but he didn't have 644Please respect copyright.PENANAwTDwYiSQt2
the strength nor the will to do anything substantial. David then sensed 644Please respect copyright.PENANA0actdYRbWH
something metal and cold in his mouth, touching one of his back teeth 644Please respect copyright.PENANAPVdOSfNVFp
and then pain and the taste of blood on his tongue, slowly filling his 644Please respect copyright.PENANApSaIJekEsD
mouth and dribbling on the floor. The scream came soon after, as David 644Please respect copyright.PENANA0Sr1UHpuzc
could only think of the pain, with only a small part hoping that someone644Please respect copyright.PENANA6d7iJp22Q1
would rescue him.644Please respect copyright.PENANA5R58kxyB7f
~no one cares.~644Please respect copyright.PENANAfeMQUY8eZG
Next few moments were a 644Please respect copyright.PENANAX4GqqdItfN
blur, David was sure the torturer did something else, but he had no idea644Please respect copyright.PENANAVg5sXNzov4
what. Until finally the pain was too much and David lost consciousness.644Please respect copyright.PENANAsc6Qkt2NmH
Thoughts that no one came and cared ringing in his mind as a constant 644Please respect copyright.PENANA8nI7z2uFMB
companion in the darkness.
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