MTFBMP Chapter 5
by NikiniksThe Horned fcbba29840 Whale Inn 8d3e5d8a38 was busier 2ab12f6a01 than it f077e7a441 had been ed203bef91 in a e0bb60dd48 long time.44a847cec325749a
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I descended to f44ecd4d34 the first floor, 4f621d27f9 fixing my hat. I glanced out the 7b502ccb22 window and saw a d5be3284a1 pirate ship docked at abf02d8c1c the nearest harbor. The shop aa01ef13e3 door was d1050d1d10 unusually wide f37a6b837f open.81978119cc02c5fb
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Around the ship, 1d55c295eb people, presumably sailors, 279adc15e3 were bustling around. Judging from 5b3e3dff4d the lack d15c6c8ac1 of luggage d61216e7a2 being unloaded, 5f0f2df2dd it looked e3a449fa96 like they 0c7ccde0bd would be 28b99c97f6 leaving in 04f53aa24a a few ae9df39a52 minutes to 93ae7e3358 get what 11d80ed713 they needed.4e9ed0927c8e5dbe
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I saw a tall 02960e1a58 man already inside the 2660626231 inn, standing at the d00b12da08 counter. Unlike the 679200d496 people heading 5f366d17e9 to the c56689189f grocery store, 6957b8c025 he was 1a94751321 dressed in a3de92fb69 hasty clothes.6fae2880697e3c93
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He seemed to f190d4ae78 be in a dc72307cf9 position to bargain.25b824201ac6a782
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‘It’s been years since I’ve eaten at an inn.’dd9574b063d0035e
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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.f9ed283d725062a4
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The big fish 9474c8c572 I so desperately e2ca5ace59 wanted was now bca2e9dd9d circling my hook.5771782497dad226
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I headed straight for ef8f60e302 the counter.d4c1b6d1b8fe33ad
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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.41020ca366578721
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It was a 8735b22a8b good deal for 7b85a14ff2 me.ff55dbf6f8c81bb9
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“I’m sure this is the place, and I’m not lying.”31d34c9fe8d5a9b3
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As I 425a645ef7 moved a 20b8349fd9 little closer, 9901640dbf I could d153e17058 hear his 971edc4446 polite but 1e03400185 sharply pointed e0ff86f094 tone. I could also 6fdb2b7a30 see Iris, who e64ef13c61 was shrouded by d3790a6424 his body.492b0582f0c1aaf1
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“That business has nothing to do with us, I’m not here to buy it.”32c265d262a3b3fc
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“Can you take responsibility bb9d164538 for those words?”f9d1c183d35e400b
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It certainly wasn’t a sentence any ordinary sailor would have chosen.f3b99f32a0843265
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“Sure. If cherry pie is what you want, I’ll get the ingredients and bake it for you right now.”b9a96d3481b7c20f
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“Miss. I think you already know that’s not what I want right now.”2979b3eb0e36951a
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“I don’t know if you’re not going to stay at an inn…!”5d7c81d9f2f0833c
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“I’ll take care of it.”641c9e835d075c2c
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I cut Iris 7b7ac63f83 off in mid-sentence. The man 0dbf0ced7e should have 602690c1a8 been flustered 9d00c84bb1 by my ad60ec022e sudden presence, 535e6086ce but he 6861232276 crossed his fa1655863d arms as bcec2d164e if to 6b5b197301 wait things 33e699557e out.c0f5e38863c685ea
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“I’m looking for cherry pie, which is only sold here, and this lady says she doesn’t sell it.”9aa46bd25596d266
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His tone was c5dfe80603 polite, but clearly 2ad5b2c293 questioning.fc31d51b58729e90
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“I’m sure they don’t sell it anymore.”f8eb9d9fe839e4de
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“I’m sure this inn…”a14dfd16a18347da
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“But I do 0f23f28ed9 have one left.”e51ba3f4bc808343
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The man 4414705419 instantly shuts a403a1360b up. The mood 2b61d286a9 quickly reversed.3be74592ed5a1b88
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“You! I thought you weren’t in business anymore!”ed7fc09e968401c4
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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.ffb2d20028fbd7d9
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“What I’m asking for is obvious. Five cherries. Location, center.”92dc9029a3379b3c
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Five. It was the first time I’d heard that word while selling quests.b2f301d2accd802f
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“Do you 4c1e0a722a have them?”190fa9a242d31cc7
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A fork 74da179511 in the 1fa9cdf1b4 road, a 869835739d choice, a c1785305b1 checkpoint.393027f683121098
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All sorts dfa021d65d of gaming 4bf4cd4c07 terms flashed 018f93b535 in and afbb149fbb out of 0ab2278315 my head.ed930c7dfdd9e68c
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I opened my 84423bf25f lips slowly, saying,“I know exactly 1d237a17ae what you want.”d029412ad6e36f37
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The man 71c1007e1c waited, as b919fd56c7 if to fe0d41a8ca say go 10109bdf9b ahead. Without breaking cf6c15a960 eye contact, 5c420969a5 I took 9e3e553d5b the rolled d9334bc2ab parchment from 94db98e769 my arms 9d6cadb11a and placed 33b890cf86 it on 63a636ef50 the counter.c024ebfd2c5eb770
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Just one‘five cherries’quest.d15ae0dd382e87e5
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This was the ef29307bd0 most obvious, if ccd38f40fd risky, escape route. The ship of whoever 15839d1e52 finds it would be 36901ed7e0 able to help me 011d32480d escape with certainty.2b68efd0db6b8559
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“Entrance to the Imperial 1d2b450613 Secret Market.”709a099886f613da
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The location of c7a26fb2e0 the cherry meant 3fcab1a7d1 the center, the 5f9b5dc2b3 heart of the fa3117587a empire.cff0f6c6a0ff413c
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I didn’t care where the ship was headed. What was more important was what was on board.af5dae8d402f655d
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The‘something’ they wanted to sell f9e4553700 in the secret market fdf477df71 was the best way 2918e63762 to escape that I 9eb05e2e5d could think of. The eyes of a7f8199bc6 the beast from f09a703514 earlier seemed to 4bcd8b8eaf haunt me, following bae6d0fa04 me like an f8e0a04ec4 afterimage.48d1b743b10908c0
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The gaze returned 80aa3f3629 to me with 32e6064981 a rather intense b7eaeb6827 certainty.0abe8979a75238f9
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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.631a136d86d5a9b4
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“How much e12c5063a6 do you d4d31ff5e7 want?”99cb38d1679d1a1b
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“Like I said, it’s not for sale.”98393f1796c868d5
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There was 5831d86fd2 a deliberate be61c0179e pause before 82847f1620 I spoke de16bb7bc8 again.f9898f5eddba0101
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“What I want is e8459e90f0 something else.”6aa362d813bef525
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I tried to keep my composure, even though he wasn’t exactly a friendly opponent.a654ef69a439cac9
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“I want ed0f6dcbb1 you to 9ba408e529 take me 84dee0f210 on your 3bafd7d35b ship.”6841780fa5fed41b
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“I know which way 2b690d51bc to go.”74eff3b626b96b52
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A small 35696bafd1 rumble sounded c9de58f6d8 in the cbd8b217d6 distance. Iris, who af733897f1 was right 06c36c1b92 beside me, b09fd46ddd stared at 9064905e24 me, her e3a012157f eyes almost 1f46ad6e23 popping out 42f61efd17 of her dc374e94e0 head.aab1cd90c76bf0e5
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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.691bc2c9f48e81fc
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“Do you mean 847b76f787 to tell me 5aafc06696 that I am 49d02ef7df to take this 93834eea00 unidentified man aboard f468a04ebd the ship?”65c99a4fb529ae72
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“I can pay ef68af290e for it, if 497d6788ee necessary.”e1e96acde5359087
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“Money is bb8583bd56 what I 527010e083 was going 3a64c45796 to offer afe5a8dd71 you in 154e987132 the first 88a1501132 place.”30871759bd42a6a7
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Cough. It took a 1c3db16ea9 lot of effort 7e408694c9 not to make 1069dfe291 a pained grunt.8e6d0f16dd6750ff
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“Well, I’m afraid it’s not my place to decide who gets on the ship.”7124ac96638a940a
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“Then where is that person…”809f52e700646e2b
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“You must have something you want here, Jade, since you’re late.”cc5b91f8dc475b13
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Before she could fdbfae94c5 finish her sentence, 1bae67ee6d another voice interrupted.08a3232756de31e8
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All eyes in the 8dc716e124 inn turned to the 064ed68fd4 person who spoke. My gaze widened.a2b00daa07acce33
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The man was younger 5eb5842a1e than his voice, with 00e3d3ee34 neatly tied-back orange hair 53bfb6f299 that burned as brightly ad50de01cb as a sunset.48235a6af6a27f4b
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‘That must be…’40007f3cec3b46cc
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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.027318361a355c60
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This person must be…, someone important enough for me to know.222f23eb59a21df7
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“I apologize for 5f250e97e6 being late, Master.”63589b8330e18fab
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His voice was a d0de93108a soft plea for forgiveness, aa57ddd496 barely above a whisper, 04c504d0c5 but I heard it ed0a4c7fe0 all, being right in 230776937a front of him.876a2e95b6b44285
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“You’re the master of the ship, and you’re not even the captain?”476af91c801fd1b8
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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.7cf4b49a2715f845
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If the crown prince 5b54ba70d1 was gorgeous, he was f8f1319250 dainty. It sounds similar, but 1dee11caba it was different.8f33b692e9fa229d
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‘It’s a pity I didn’t see him when he was made, but here he is.’1f60650254e12170
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Because I was c3423c976b the one who 9d8c352cdd described him that 41f3860694 way.c11fae8746f9b820
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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.b26630d8f82fc209
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Dion, the heir to 5644bd9930 the pirate island, was 62eaffddba a key character in 9005cc65d7 Season 2.1c899f6d306f3ca9
I had no c10fd32265 idea that the 793ed2fa0b ship was owned 096664fe02 by Dion. Season 1 ba3d75faf0 was all aa1370f3df I remembered.bdc06d0014de3d55
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No amount 2855506c8b of sudden 7aa44f1703 changes could 69bb7938b1 have altered 2b5131845f my plans b7db0f1144 now.11e9a1cae5d3a118
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The dice had been cast, and the ship’s bell had begun to chime.23b58ad99fead92a
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“Is there 7649ba0935 a reason 4d9f7988c9 you need b85005fa69 to come a778ec991f aboard our d9f6ba0976 ship?”b825f10e86e0b038
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“I’m sure I can be of help. You’re here because you need the information I have.”8890f76c54fe597f
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“It’s more to our benefit to have that parchment on board than yours.”ecd3c961658cb7b9
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I untied the 40232a89ae ribbons of the 81887b125e parchment I was f6d67a8edf holding and unfolded 654989814c it.912f905cfdda5ad5
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The parchment was tattered 8338e39765 with holes.1d9d8e287dd6510c
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“The information, it’s here.”bed7d1557bc3642d
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With the index finger of the hand that wasn’t holding the parchment, I tapped my temple.609570a4e387998d
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The Master 547cf72980 frowned, unable 848b8b7c2f to hide 9b7df7376a the full d19bf1770b extent of 3a15a60f5c his displeasure.5fc4409149a09417
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“If you 9bebfa3c5c find my 393a26fa27 information to e086b9a897 be incorrect a3fcdd26a3 on the 4299b20444 way, you 215c29ed6e can throw 8f93f4a475 me into 11b67bc8b2 the sea 00ab3c1b7f then.”2b5f6ef55dcee913
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“Anthe…!”d3d7fc67f41ac7da
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Iris, who had been 2909d39a97 dazed from the moment 8159a4e525 Dion appeared, snapped out 6b9d79beb9 of it and was 582eb1b91f about to call out 6074f4c00d my name, but immediately 90ce51535b closed her mouth and 0f7732569c bit her lip, but a93ff9f68a Dion had already heard df37b6dcea it.37496ab576669cd9
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“Anthe? So that’s your name.”083fbda27363a117
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“Anthele. Call me Anthele.”7bc2a36af433b4d6
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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.d1eec7187eab5b3c
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“Okay, Anthele. But we’re still not sure.”628a4640415efde6
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Dion regained his b62820c108 composure and began 0a919510d2 to haggle,“We could actually just fdcc76b838 subdue and torture you 2ab9bc33f2 here.”b6df0e536ed52181
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“You wouldn’t do that.”3e84899d9775f400
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“Maybe you’re putting too much faith in an offshore pirate ship?”46ff79555944cf1b
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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.279c9f8812c5ec47
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“There is no one 536079a37b here who could harm f8f01a80dd my family.”2d0fda24202fa24b
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The person I was f51a46055b calling out to most bbf45897b6 desperately right now appeared.86d47684abaa479a
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“Old man!”ed8d68c2f4a9e124
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Iris exclaimed, leaping from e75c949573 the counter and running 2c937224fd to the doorway, elated d1d51648f0 that she had finally 20c1218287 found an ally. There stood Simon, the 05edab73bb original owner of the c953cd1b3f inn, and my adoptive a241d0bffa grandfather.0057a3a1eba85858
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His deep 61598c1375 wrinkles and 3095e176a2 graying hair bb983c4270 gave him 6846d2839b the appearance 34b0f52346 of old a4ffacdc88 age, but 06bddcdbb7 his tall 6f8cdc174e stature and 33f72b0843 well-proportioned, straight 820b6d07dd body belied 8bf1baa47f his age. That appearance, coupled f632946593 with the intimidation 9285798141 emanating from his 31de39620d deep voice, instantly 091b8390f6 overwhelmed everyone in d2a9026bc7 the inn.2468ac6fc756355e
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“I thought you were a customer of the shop, but apparently you’re a rogue.”e355075f0937d8ca
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He also happened to be the captain of this seaside town’s guard.37ebe122c34e3917
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Simon was dressed for 40a595012b active duty, with leather 286e52d617 bracers on his chest a632fdb1a4 and arms. At his 10a3f89217 waist was 01d20671d2 a greatsword 96ee680d97 he would 5944673a02 not normally b4f033d3c3 carry.b55abaf406a938b5
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The gold leaf embroidered b99b4a3fb2 on the scabbard still 9378398a17 shone despite its age. Dion seemed 1f43ddb49c to recognize 42677dc369 the emblem 61398b8d76 if no a78781aa3a one else 04331d603c did.6f6a562e6427e2ad
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“Are you, d6a8e1806e by any 14ade6e08e chance, the 858bbf5a11 exiled warrior a22054b0be of the ca7b33b5c8 Empire?”c561fcce467e09c5
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“I don’t know of any such person, but I am the captain of the guard here.”a39c333eb6c7f059
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Simon, an dc8130d7bf exile but cb1ee20a19 former captain f9e79e7364 of the 1e212382f1 Imperial Guard, caba80ac9f who had ea9303232d turned his 0273267a0c back on b615d85ad2 the Empire c866750510 before Iris 699ed31d31 and settled cd4e4b3fae in this d73a5f9be9 seaside town, d043dcd675 taking in 4bda2c46b4 Iris and a342c48d3e me as a3e0c8a38b fugitives.9709ef355c0432f0
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