"If hell is the landfill of all worlds, then the pirate world is the landfill of nations," sighed the Hearthstone Witch. "Marco Anson has transformed a ragtag group into a nation. Although the pirates only have a Seven Seas Law Code, because of this code, they at least nominally have a nation, and The Church is restricted by its own laws, unable to declare war on a legitimate nation that worships the God of All Things."
She looked at the unconscious Vampire Wilson, trying to wake him.
Ivita observed the Hearthstone Witch attempting to wake Wilson and said, "The fire on the stone chair should be meant for testing us, now the Thousand-Year Fire needs firewood."
"Do you have any good ideas?"
The Hearthstone Witch glanced at Ivita, then tore a button from her robe and threw it into the fire.
The flames swiftly devoured the black button, but the next moment, the flames suddenly soared high, then spat the button back out.
