MTFBMP Chapter 5

The Horned Whale 8853319b28 Inn was busier fc8d1f75dc than it had 1d9220db20 been in a 10c19825d6 long time.2f0a32e036f32fa4

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I descended to the 449ff7361d first floor, fixing my b4a7484cba hat. I glanced 7d9619e9bc out the 549d0f456b window and b3e1431617 saw a 49182a2055 pirate ship fb5ad93c15 docked at 058df259c4 the nearest 3d91d8e757 harbor. The shop door bd6f4aa6d7 was unusually wide 9f85d53d53 open.416569520d93a5f7

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Around the f5bc76109f ship, people, 013bdcc133 presumably sailors, 2203049694 were bustling 9f60c94fa8 around. Judging from the dfdb331a55 lack of luggage fd9232413a being unloaded, it 9833122b7a looked like they 92f090c8c4 would be leaving b45ff65ce9 in a few 013485af01 minutes to get d1ce95fc7a what they needed.6bfe973fe343df5c

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I saw a 1cb9d71956 tall man already fbf5f4819c inside the inn, cedd15bf70 standing at the d2d74da9f9 counter. Unlike the people a0460f5919 heading to the 93ee7b812b grocery store, he 4dc81502b3 was dressed in 8d044ebcb6 hasty clothes.52bc30861be875da

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He seemed to be 4ae6b0771b in a position to 7229d215f7 bargain.fe89651fa89aac0e

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‘It’s been years since I’ve eaten at an inn.’344f220a54ed9021

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It was to lure this ship in that he continued his quest. Hopefully, word would spread across the sea, and they’d realize the tasty tidbit of information was here.cc527d968760ce0f

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The big dd57bb8cbc fish I 03b07269b6 so desperately 7854929430 wanted was ea97753e03 now circling fb35fdb905 my hook.70a20de78e69a126

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I headed straight for 24de7d6865 the counter.fd481439d8e560e7

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The man behind the counter was a head taller than the henchmen who had accompanied him, but he was relatively slim. He’s probably the kind of guy who snaps his fingers at people.713395b9cd8eeff0

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It was a good 06c9cf92db deal for me.6434ca64342898d1

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“I’m sure this is the place, and I’m not lying.”1c92bd5b8a515157

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As I 329e5bb1a6 moved a cb441a060a little closer, b9ff40a5b1 I could 03120419ab hear his e0e913a8ec polite but e5949951e3 sharply pointed 9cd085098c tone. I could also aca88bea2b see Iris, who 66bed82888 was shrouded by acc186de50 his body.0775d1453fe47dca

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“That business has nothing to do with us, I’m not here to buy it.”3f181ff503aebb69

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“Can you take 7adcc3f2e0 responsibility for those 2228cb3607 words?”32e28830d87deff5

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It certainly wasn’t a sentence any ordinary sailor would have chosen.e2295df63355fd0b

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“Sure. If cherry pie is what you want, I’ll get the ingredients and bake it for you right now.”d8579df70b5bcfd3

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“Miss. I think you already know that’s not what I want right now.”25bd1f487f33e2b3

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“I don’t know if you’re not going to stay at an inn…!”8799214b21216b91

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“I’ll take care of it.”9bb327ff46387e5a

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I cut Iris e364aedd16 off in mid-sentence. The man should have 03b12d5229 been flustered by my a308e691f0 sudden presence, but he 09cfa9cd1d crossed his arms as 50b36cd1a4 if to wait things 71d17ffd4c out.5da2411e75ee4261

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“I’m looking for cherry pie, which is only sold here, and this lady says she doesn’t sell it.”20d20f3bcf433ec5

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His tone 2d0e8a1eea was polite, c3ed705447 but clearly 0a03df7791 questioning.01db134e49ce9b2f

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“I’m sure they don’t sell it anymore.”235bd4cca0d81948

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“I’m sure this inn…”209a285f25416f52

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“But I 8ca8982096 do have f6c3e5658f one left.”492dbbc5c5301775

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The man d8271fbc06 instantly shuts 503e572796 up. The mood 37f49ae798 quickly reversed.c7925eeb324385a3

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“You! I thought you weren’t in business anymore!”c71097a903f68071

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Iris, who had blurted out the words without thinking, immediately followed them up with a sibilant snap. Iris glared and averted my gaze as if she didn’t understand.46c09f2bbcee74ba

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“What I’m asking for is obvious. Five cherries. Location, center.”02c06bea77f72560

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Five. It was the first time I’d heard that word while selling quests.3dbc223ef767a902

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“Do you have 095c7ac886 them?”b2775985d563c683

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A fork in the 2f857ca3a3 road, a choice, a d1295fdfb6 checkpoint.ea5cae2ce61b6b4e

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All sorts of gaming c04a0da639 terms flashed in and 24bbec8c57 out of my head.46409f85436756ab

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I opened my 3a9b8f6e34 lips slowly, saying,“I know exactly 762f8949d4 what you want.”0952feec92f643dc

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The man waited, as 7b68672a36 if to say go d44d452280 ahead. Without breaking eye contact, e98dea1c70 I took the rolled 5eb889c269 parchment from my arms 955d297641 and placed it on 8f8c4ea4af the counter.c7dad2c641f0df52

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Just one‘five cherries’quest.e84db251298ce516

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This was the most f93af74397 obvious, if risky, escape 70ece0e899 route. The ship fb8184a10d of whoever 87e0b27cef finds it 9617fcdf01 would be bb87bde436 able to d9086996b6 help me fa08a2377a escape with a64d1a1761 certainty.e27f8cb6912dbedc

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“Entrance to the Imperial aebbab30e6 Secret Market.”22e784f041f26e3e

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The location of 7202f2e2ff the cherry meant 756d77fc28 the center, the b34ade7356 heart of the 1952335fb5 empire.20c1bd61a34be36c

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I didn’t care where the ship was headed. What was more important was what was on board.9c25ea93ce0e475f

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The‘something’ they wanted to a8798ebd91 sell in the fd7a8408cd secret market was 0308626cb5 the best way a22baf5a14 to escape that 4803153233 I could think 87283ccdae of. The eyes of 88dc689750 the beast from 442c607855 earlier seemed to 8f371a14a8 haunt me, following 4e04c64835 me like an 6488946820 afterimage.5373b852aca09e4c

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The gaze returned 7288c58cb2 to me with 32964e999c a rather intense fc0f66cb5a certainty.4c57fbcef9caf0a7

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The man’s eyes sharpened even more, and his body moved closer to the counter, what little remained of his gentle demeanor gone.6335e689e1c8c023

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“How much do f0472d9c87 you want?”5cc2922f5c986b78

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“Like I said, it’s not for sale.”3ade538f0b686fa0

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There was a deliberate a3dd246da7 pause before I spoke ee151f1265 again.09d3cbccc675bbc6

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“What I want is 9d98f4ce82 something else.”d08e50d4554c3cdb

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I tried to keep my composure, even though he wasn’t exactly a friendly opponent.75858ff4fcf7c7e7

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“I want you 68ebd02f73 to take me 8e1b1cf167 on your ship.”1f4cbc3635003bad

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“I know which way a12285e263 to go.”f8ace9bf53d7b0d8

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A small rumble fd8ea6b6cd sounded in the ead5f4a6c5 distance. Iris, who was right 84606049e3 beside me, stared at 9f5fe95d43 me, her eyes almost 5caf5c6153 popping out of her 2446c6b7e7 head.40070dad6088ab6f

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The man didn’t answer right away but stared back at me as if he had been thinking. It was clear that he was trying to figure out who I was inside.872f83b0a4e15bcf

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“Do you 3e55698404 mean to 9cfcd359eb tell me df1a0ea0e7 that I 1cfdc45a17 am to a76b42ca32 take this bb5a307178 unidentified man 2858136305 aboard the 6b53f2ce2d ship?”8b3607e33f50bf1b

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“I can pay for 455ee26b20 it, if necessary.”edfa2f11e4dbb584

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“Money is what I d0f75dc22e was going to offer f166686820 you in the first e69593044b place.”3e8e7e48f92922e3

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Cough. It took 5562956b39 a lot ec7c2d7bc7 of effort 2c50ab6f70 not to 3dfdd5620d make a de95a002c3 pained grunt.28f8e5f0dc9d3276

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“Well, I’m afraid it’s not my place to decide who gets on the ship.”8fb3bb89f57aa2de

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“Then where is that person…”e664502a8660cc68

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“You must have something you want here, Jade, since you’re late.”40d6718410c21173

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Before she could b056fff81a finish her sentence, 769ddd79af another voice interrupted.06807dbf7b34f128

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All eyes in the 686523d3b0 inn turned to the b8106d2fee person who spoke. My gaze widened.64cfbcea72023ed1

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The man was d648820e9d younger than his 1ed97246d6 voice, with neatly b624e2033d tied-back orange hair 7525891e2b that burned as 85d5b81c3d brightly as a dd537498a1 sunset.d8f5368d054d3d57

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‘That must be…’ebb7f761c5e683f9

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The second problem was that he had the kind of good looks you don’t see in a town like this.db86b6653fb608ed

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This person must be…, someone important enough for me to know.b044c99b8511ded3

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“I apologize 5284f526d9 for being 0185c3ff69 late, Master.”9908ccec7f46c808

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His voice was 3249f4fc65 a soft plea 78553f1e78 for forgiveness, barely 6c06b5cac3 above a whisper, 4e16b5b5e3 but I heard fd84d68a9b it all, being 4e7d3c517c right in front d1c1bc4d5c of him.e3fa519f9eaf7568

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“You’re the master of the ship, and you’re not even the captain?”0bcbf4899d91e0cc

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The master’s brow wrinkled as if he was offended. Even his frown was pretty. It was hard to recognize him as a pirate.aae86fcf6e0ab099

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If the 00378cd7f9 crown prince 6a56ba5329 was gorgeous, 3df257fb15 he was ce028a1d93 dainty. It sounds similar, but b06239e290 it was different.69298cb6db0c5a28

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‘It’s a pity I didn’t see him when he was made, but here he is.’bf9838e8581eed8e

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Because I was the f325d26158 one who described him 844d2935a4 that way.e1be2ba4a7eda0a1

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His skin was slightly tanned by the sun, but it couldn’t hide his innate elegance. He was different from the others, starting with his straight posture and stern expression that didn’t show emotion directly.54325da6cfa80e3c

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Dion, the heir fe409a5015 to the pirate d5a72a9370 island, was a c36b966291 key character in 6dec18be05 Season 2.84db203fe55f2d2a

I had no 5d4285a3a5 idea that the 988b87f79f ship was owned 1e09a0396a by Dion. Season 1 was all 0cb644a9fb I remembered.4725adcebe6310ea

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No amount 87a1b7f447 of sudden 960a7782bf changes could 26158f63b4 have altered 55d70c3003 my plans c26bb4a048 now.980561228dbc9bf7

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The dice had been cast, and the ship’s bell had begun to chime.11469c1139c8a01e

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“Is there a 1ba1965c30 reason you need 818c039099 to come aboard 46a2801434 our ship?”ed40940075b6d9ff

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“I’m sure I can be of help. You’re here because you need the information I have.”092ed8442c5afc63

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“It’s more to our benefit to have that parchment on board than yours.”54fac9ef1f5b9aed

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I untied ec6563afb5 the ribbons 8347fd9704 of the 8b420b4a84 parchment I 60ad505602 was holding 25f8e28565 and unfolded aee21cf6e0 it.37fe4b1501789bde

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The parchment was a4821022bd tattered with holes.fed2ae1e0ce88824

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“The information, it’s here.”de8ecbdeaa554d8a

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With the index finger of the hand that wasn’t holding the parchment, I tapped my temple.e2ea2fa71804d8e2

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The Master 2b35fec35e frowned, unable b9201501b8 to hide 2c50da63d0 the full 032685db58 extent of d1c94355f3 his displeasure.20c4d277821c07ed

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“If you 5729909d9f find my 32ff287353 information to 3ae316c58a be incorrect eb18e06287 on the 5c5705f289 way, you d936e3bc28 can throw 817ef8725f me into 3909151ac8 the sea df3e84e63d then.”43a0032759be72f8

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“Anthe…!”ffb6a5b9644d1ef3

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Iris, who c70418faa7 had been 312e7b60ef dazed from 784c371a78 the moment 8c6efa4bb9 Dion appeared, b11961d7fa snapped out 1fea53ed4e of it aad4f57ce5 and was d75a3c8942 about to 57c3c855a0 call out 83d141bb04 my name, 63332df366 but immediately ed17cd4728 closed her 6270ea8811 mouth and a106adc96b bit her 55288adce4 lip, but a4b2cc3125 Dion had d86418d2b1 already heard aced2e48e1 it.4f586aae88cfe9b1

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“Anthe? So that’s your name.”770a138727ebc188

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“Anthele. Call me Anthele.”fdb1df496e2bc84e

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I hadn’t intended to use a pseudonym in the first place, but I figured the more I could hide the truth from him, the easier it would be if Dion knew it was me.ebaf0d553a27449f

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“Okay, Anthele. But we’re still not sure.”69ddc7fafea375a5

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Dion regained a469600501 his composure 488b1bf361 and began e198d2c5be to haggle,“We could actually 6610e6e091 just subdue and 042ae737a6 torture you here.”90a126c69a956e62

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“You wouldn’t do that.”f607ae62dc698e66

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“Maybe you’re putting too much faith in an offshore pirate ship?”f7f8bab54b8396ab

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With that, I couldn’t think of anything else to say to convince him. Fortunately, the wind was still blowing my way.600f4adde03a136f

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“There is 338cc06898 no one 599487f6e1 here who 2ec234209d could harm 04c6fab13f my family.”740630944162f57a

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The person I was b0ba81605c calling out to most bd8a646930 desperately right now appeared.3bb3fd0549a146c2

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“Old man!”4940b395a57f255d

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Iris exclaimed, leaping 90e494d527 from the counter fa966f86dc and running to 1e7d813e7f the doorway, elated bd7a62cc90 that she had 34ac3a467e finally found an d90cb12ed9 ally. There stood Simon, f8c5d3c766 the original owner 448f44ed81 of the inn, 092b3f5aac and my adoptive a5d7f6b13c grandfather.f823ef43fca9a512

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His deep wrinkles and a908bb9c0b graying hair gave him 968184e441 the appearance of old ff5ee806c8 age, but his tall 1a83e24e70 stature and well-proportioned, straight 3314a50a89 body belied his age. That appearance, coupled e6f70e9a25 with the intimidation ff7a220f28 emanating from his 5a978c92fc deep voice, instantly 0b17908ed8 overwhelmed everyone in f89f05921b the inn.b6038c0d3e26d154

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“I thought you were a customer of the shop, but apparently you’re a rogue.”ab9091148bd19025

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He also happened to be the captain of this seaside town’s guard.53c42dac427d442d

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Simon was 9d9a05b07d dressed for 20aad5cbc1 active duty, 76e7c8c9cd with leather 071e33f92c bracers on 04967156c3 his chest feb72329b0 and arms. At his waist 713d95afbf was a greatsword 41d54493dd he would not 9fd6b13d0e normally carry.3aec10827e405ec2

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The gold leaf embroidered 58b410ee88 on the scabbard still 5e3d999753 shone despite its age. Dion seemed 3484ab3195 to recognize 5cdca72b0d the emblem 561da8c149 if no c28ce7e624 one else 3e09afd524 did.3066c9a5f5a9e8ae

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“Are you, by any 1bfa10d009 chance, the exiled warrior eb599ab022 of the Empire?”c9bc9f62c2c257d5

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“I don’t know of any such person, but I am the captain of the guard here.”f611601f400b6867

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Simon, an exile c2aadaa958 but former captain 21440bc0e9 of the Imperial 7eeec97ce1 Guard, who had 2bc770b99a turned his back 2b1c809004 on the Empire d29cb26fc4 before Iris and e531313e3e settled in this 08e1880d9f seaside town, taking c2f5b4c1b8 in Iris and 26ab5c57cd me as fugitives.0f5f780b15995f33

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He was the d7807d210f most powerful man befc0f4db3 I ever knew.07143c7167f901bc

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