MTFBMP Chapter 5
by NikiniksThe Horned Whale Inn 5cda38e6e8 was busier than it 4e389bd52e had been in a 82870073d9 long time.7a74efc0be1b4949
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I descended to 7b35f6c13a the first floor, 50a2957871 fixing my hat. I glanced out the 2bc1528b61 window and saw a 6d3ea044b9 pirate ship docked at 8afb286a92 the nearest harbor. The shop door 9a9d8b9b50 was unusually wide fc7737f739 open.64f774a5123c7064
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Around the ship, people, a86dc252e4 presumably sailors, were bustling cf3ff6953d around. Judging from 6384ffc18b the lack 25445d418b of luggage 169372b932 being unloaded, 19832e4b0d it looked 32ddb5d05c like they 24eb7a5a15 would be 8e2b0f0da0 leaving in 5e3968b686 a few ade064c881 minutes to a24533756b get what ccedf3a3ae they needed.d7d8a261bc149b0c
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I saw a d684aed902 tall man already 1433ec5ed4 inside the inn, 5a775cec13 standing at the e61ee475c5 counter. Unlike the people dc380d702a heading to the f64dca385a grocery store, he 38d0ea9567 was dressed in e4a7af392c hasty clothes.9c9ba078013ca6cc
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He seemed to be 4beefec6f4 in a position to ce91b11323 bargain.ccf3d0cfae286f5c
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‘It’s been years since I’ve eaten at an inn.’2f0db831601fbc1c
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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.2572359051497bc0
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The big fish 909a192122 I so desperately c66a556f0a wanted was now 2b1e2e88c6 circling my hook.1426989ee07ba203
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I headed straight for cd449b23d6 the counter.e08bf73f672f905b
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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.55e04fffe702e52c
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It was 8df78e6657 a good 3719a18b8a deal for 37ac2eb071 me.5057a8a13c5de7dc
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“I’m sure this is the place, and I’m not lying.”214f6692201de0a7
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As I moved 2fc0ec0841 a little closer, 358a31aa7c I could hear f1d62a6a3c his polite but 972885b56e sharply pointed tone. I could also see fd5ac5affc Iris, who was shrouded 7d72e86f45 by his body.8d4dc5528e789606
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“That business has nothing to do with us, I’m not here to buy it.”1d6b230231f7152b
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“Can you take df3079ff7a responsibility for those bd2d571f8c words?”5ce1254014cf1c4f
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It certainly wasn’t a sentence any ordinary sailor would have chosen.538d05ffbcb9ca0b
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“Sure. If cherry pie is what you want, I’ll get the ingredients and bake it for you right now.”ea140ccdbfea743c
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“Miss. I think you already know that’s not what I want right now.”a88801dc8598024e
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“I don’t know if you’re not going to stay at an inn…!”3a7b13af7c92b5a8
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“I’ll take care of it.”46b10a3fdac19702
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I cut Iris off 6218ecec58 in mid-sentence. The man 8151609692 should have d5faf15f5f been flustered a0b0f1256a by my 07bc403542 sudden presence, 4c541641ab but he 962e9128f2 crossed his bd2a1d90bc arms as 5832e1f935 if to e467b3d5e0 wait things 1e8a391196 out.9fcb196d38d0c372
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“I’m looking for cherry pie, which is only sold here, and this lady says she doesn’t sell it.”7c1558a810185a1c
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His tone a6a9dd1475 was polite, 819be6dd20 but clearly 8e6b630153 questioning.7e56bac8439a4c1b
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“I’m sure they don’t sell it anymore.”a5f217d68d83813b
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“I’m sure this inn…”4b68cb3e704ac521
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“But I do ecd10a4966 have one left.”229d384677430334
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The man instantly 3ac903430a shuts up. The mood quickly reversed.3108e393e7fac322
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“You! I thought you weren’t in business anymore!”44ca595217a8a65c
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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.c932d933ad6b0f0e
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“What I’m asking for is obvious. Five cherries. Location, center.”4af3f2d1b581f3b1
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Five. It was the first time I’d heard that word while selling quests.b35b0dcc562ed7f1
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“Do you have them?”c259a9c1c21f99f2
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A fork in the f3fd9c191b road, a choice, a 37c6831f35 checkpoint.ce88d7a4e3d5d220
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All sorts of gaming 93df6b13dc terms flashed in and 1250358149 out of my head.b356f8986d76311f
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I opened my c242467033 lips slowly, saying,“I know a8a01307fe exactly what 6988cd38ea you want.”87f8e3e9fb48bd83
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The man 3682c60d04 waited, as 763c951f94 if to abf5e5d30e say go f4acf56c29 ahead. Without breaking eye 687c9fbe26 contact, I took 20747e74ca the rolled parchment 905b8193b6 from my arms 2129e48a5a and placed it e573b493d0 on the counter.eb7c2ef3e3cd18f5
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Just one‘five cherries’quest.837b597b02f68d7d
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This was 8d8abf8de2 the most d4a8740d94 obvious, if 7d631e55be risky, escape ba329b566d route. The ship 05e9c190da of whoever 31f1471571 finds it 341eeec710 would be 6d13a3556d able to 82d19a3e37 help me a34ff058ac escape with ec16bc3607 certainty.408843366fb4248b
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“Entrance to 31c77faffd the Imperial 1d64d27f71 Secret Market.”7c192bcacd92b7d2
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The location of the 49ad08a364 cherry meant the center, 7fb6c5b5ac the heart of the 1e1136b628 empire.93768c7cafdc0da7
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I didn’t care where the ship was headed. What was more important was what was on board.1ac32c458670e20e
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The‘something’ they wanted 4295c906e4 to sell ea08e37841 in the 56b0b7a057 secret market c18885b41c was the dfe1ddba21 best way 677b7e39f2 to escape b5807334bf that I b355b64fb6 could think 54d841a5c2 of. The eyes of c86b24b470 the beast from da07ff1091 earlier seemed to 305ba09e57 haunt me, following 1659b8525c me like an d9376c1e22 afterimage.19190a46a4ec78e0
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The gaze returned to ce522f4c36 me with a rather 0e803c2225 intense certainty.22d4a1f4ce800eb3
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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.f8d9b6c0c7f25cfe
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“How much c4ec5f1c76 do you d67142fd5e want?”490b6140c85406a1
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“Like I said, it’s not for sale.”949259265831b796
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There was a 7507bfeee1 deliberate pause before 3ed2917e5e I spoke again.a6820931057586ec
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“What I ec9d386ae1 want is 0945e2dc45 something else.”e52fa9171319cb5f
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I tried to keep my composure, even though he wasn’t exactly a friendly opponent.41f6c6483529819a
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“I want you to 5e28395abc take me on your f269035a99 ship.”9aaee5fb79237bc2
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“I know which 9f19d422f1 way to go.”61d58c94f440b81b
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A small rumble sounded a1a3874ebc in the distance. Iris, who de94e7e8eb was right 2df35b0702 beside me, dfc0c919f9 stared at f2f900d3d1 me, her e6a36a9eee eyes almost af1b775a66 popping out 62c438fb47 of her 4870a8ffdb head.836275c5c183d49e
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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.93af4e75f3c2187f
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“Do you b27570ed44 mean to 97934ddb3b tell me 8bd53d6541 that I c3848140b2 am to baacbbf6ab take this 0097b8aa09 unidentified man 02ba379041 aboard the 9306905899 ship?”b5a4f3e498c53a83
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“I can pay for eb4fdfcd92 it, if necessary.”bd6576cf5e2ef103
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“Money is what I 0a963d25c8 was going to offer 505e85b8ab you in the first b51dae3e80 place.”0074ee34c6d0f5ba
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Cough. It took a lot f5087bed6f of effort not to 3288c8aaeb make a pained grunt.591d7dc32225b0f2
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“Well, I’m afraid it’s not my place to decide who gets on the ship.”48f086d682c5bae3
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“Then where is that person…”281d33d9fc32434d
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“You must have something you want here, Jade, since you’re late.”ab4bcfce615065da
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Before she 3f02b23ece could finish a58cd0daaf her sentence, a09d9ed7e4 another voice 74b151eafe interrupted.f08c34ba28f6905c
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All eyes in the afa134f1b7 inn turned to the 3df91799a0 person who spoke. My gaze widened.4e3ec73cd36cc981
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The man b474f8d4b0 was younger 4413ae1cb7 than his 99126a8f0b voice, with 71dd5fadc6 neatly tied-back fdd0d744c6 orange hair e22d51edc2 that burned 42eb3d1460 as brightly 4266712117 as a a86fc81aaf sunset.7319e7146fee1be6
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‘That must be…’c078588b4b6b794c
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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.a4b1a24c0ee33a25
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This person must be…, someone important enough for me to know.307d85108bfad16f
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“I apologize 1ad149668f for being 3e7ce78afc late, Master.”a79ae5647c5d0a2d
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His voice was f8e725b42f a soft plea e7f777f0f0 for forgiveness, barely 89409dc3b6 above a whisper, 5d808fb511 but I heard e32d3db10f it all, being 499ce02778 right in front 0b535ba1a2 of him.ec56fcd251a2c42c
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“You’re the master of the ship, and you’re not even the captain?”818cf3101e7064ee
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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.6f4b642d83da0dfb
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If the crown f2e21f8543 prince was gorgeous, 96b0a52112 he was dainty. It sounds similar, 4e48c7d721 but it was cb99dab614 different.f6402266ee07299d
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‘It’s a pity I didn’t see him when he was made, but here he is.’1b2c6108e6c19eaf
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Because I d47d7b9f6e was the 3352788f0f one who ea836663f1 described him 12fbf71397 that way.509c717cbc93febd
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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.9ed481bd750b82e9
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Dion, the b580581ec3 heir to f823135f6e the pirate 0eb11213a1 island, was 54e87f9339 a key 1fb1fb31a1 character in 9ef645209f Season 2.b2585841ea7f93c2
I had no idea 7de5dbd131 that the ship was c25e5d1f00 owned by Dion. Season 1 was all 7f5984d67b I remembered.f5a868f2e740791f
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No amount of sudden 4fb893ae1f changes could have altered e25bdfb0f4 my plans now.85211ecf9a520702
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The dice had been cast, and the ship’s bell had begun to chime.b45a99fd8d21fdd7
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“Is there a 3d126f8aaa reason you need 1430b757e7 to come aboard 2075c8283c our ship?”2272b95758c9f2c0
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“I’m sure I can be of help. You’re here because you need the information I have.”353e3cab19689db4
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“It’s more to our benefit to have that parchment on board than yours.”d7a2d23609cad43b
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I untied the be9b824d58 ribbons of the a6c4ed6913 parchment I was 075ae895c2 holding and unfolded 8895b847e2 it.0f62c3f1d16f666a
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The parchment 47f572d0b4 was tattered 1355aa3021 with holes.ea9b8277d11a4249
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“The information, it’s here.”60587c4096f9c698
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With the index finger of the hand that wasn’t holding the parchment, I tapped my temple.0102173d2804554b
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The Master frowned, 220509e3db unable to hide 9d605eee4e the full extent db7a438dd7 of his displeasure.4194cc0b86e93a35
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“If you find my 97c1d24391 information to be incorrect 1ddbe6c306 on the way, you b0bd39f3db can throw me into d5b5aebcc6 the sea then.”e335cf05f3462814
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“Anthe…!”7de4358cff3dd21d
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Iris, who 50eb43a917 had been b3184eae3e dazed from f94f7b4204 the moment 0bd94cd714 Dion appeared, f835bd0af5 snapped out 7facb0d31a of it 44e3b940c8 and was 2927e3ee5f about to b02178d9b8 call out b7e353ba6d my name, 356394755d but immediately c6714634f4 closed her 829f603928 mouth and 7a72811db6 bit her a9ea20b90b lip, but bc2939e545 Dion had f8c31acb07 already heard 38a7f66b9a it.1b167d8496b62841
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“Anthe? So that’s your name.”e66d74667e99cf6e
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“Anthele. Call me Anthele.”acc763486c3d800e
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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.5e8e2b9d3c612ae8
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“Okay, Anthele. But we’re still not sure.”247a4f4409c49a50
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Dion regained 17c249a814 his composure a1f58131a8 and began 1d1029e7fd to haggle,“We could d88029ef6d actually just e0419220ca subdue and eb01396d4e torture you 9be24dc9e0 here.”6da6b1cc8f2e7dbe
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“You wouldn’t do that.”a55b280a702e9e95
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“Maybe you’re putting too much faith in an offshore pirate ship?”5adee86783b7258c
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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.b9f7b05dc91cd9f7
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“There is 56bcfb0791 no one b7757e455f here who 6cbeb4a103 could harm 7eca135c25 my family.”0a35b1ef45e11151
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The person d1e89c39f0 I was 1a2013f874 calling out 2cf77b6fe4 to most e7b2c5e673 desperately right a2a4dc3293 now appeared.c8e5195b9f34adf7
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“Old man!”99f17528aaeb40a2
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Iris exclaimed, 3a1fc954e5 leaping from b4ca3b6931 the counter 0791a953da and running 5ca64c7558 to the 750838375f doorway, elated 880b86d1ee that she 3ac9ab26a4 had finally 05cdd14c2a found an 1f8f026a81 ally. There stood 2f0443471e Simon, the 82b93204b7 original owner c684636703 of the b31b4ae1e9 inn, and 9015f718cf my adoptive 5d42eb3c6e grandfather.7a758922030f8c06
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His deep 6349056a3b wrinkles and ab9dd818bb graying hair 38aca905c8 gave him 13275bd7d0 the appearance 4016ce896a of old 3557f08573 age, but b6706e9a0f his tall e058195eb9 stature and 2aed708f1d well-proportioned, straight 6816745d68 body belied a3665e9a12 his age. That appearance, coupled with 861a98ce09 the intimidation emanating from 72063f85a0 his deep voice, instantly 2728db0b01 overwhelmed everyone in the e4bd219d07 inn.f1063cf8f61c3eab
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“I thought you were a customer of the shop, but apparently you’re a rogue.”9385dad24310526e
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He also happened to be the captain of this seaside town’s guard.07fed4f61501df36
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Simon was dec627d581 dressed for fee94aa241 active duty, 80dcccd766 with leather 7dc1484ace bracers on b3dfe3701c his chest b7983e5a5f and arms. At his waist b7bce827e4 was a greatsword 48d815a363 he would not c36edc2a9e normally carry.7d2b3687d84c52f3
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The gold f6ef5646dd leaf embroidered 1080f52ba8 on the 75f3e526d1 scabbard still 02406a75d9 shone despite d7a2f6dcb8 its age. Dion seemed to bfb87351f1 recognize the emblem 8314c9e28e if no one f67245a19b else did.74e39092f899a2be
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“Are you, by bb5ee3848e any chance, the 29d8aac6be exiled warrior of 68283500b0 the Empire?”4f326d3d6874aa05
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“I don’t know of any such person, but I am the captain of the guard here.”724602d344d4a6f4
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He was the d949f689a9 most powerful man 7fba4a0a60 I ever knew.af1141417a5e98cb
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