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Chapter 16 - Drinking the medicine

Commander Smynth was frustrated. The secret entrance to the Largengarten estate was much better hidden than what he was expecting. He had sent multiple mercenaries to investigate, but they were way too indiscreet, and were found out by the family servants multiple times. He couldn't risk his plan going to waste… so he had to drink the medicine, as they said in Crvensee. And to the capital he went, searching for that misbehaved band of bandits that called themselves Nightsky. He hated to admit it, but they could do great work, and they were such a ragtag band they would be hard to link back to him. Yet they were so stupidly hard to find…

He searched until the famous red river of Crvensee appeared on the borders of the harbor district, the sun seeming to be settling down on the water. It was beautiful, but he was sick of it already. Yet while he was bathing in his resentment, he noticed one of them: He wore a huge straw hat, and carried two very sharp swords on his hip. His dark skin and flowy clothes were unmistakable: it was Nazik the Untethered.

He was sitting on a boat (not his) fishing with a cane (not his either) while looking at the sunset. He smiled at Smynth when he noticed him staring, and beckoned him to come closer. When Smynth approached, Nazik talked with a deep voice:

"If you're here, you want something from me, don't you?"

"No, not from you, specifically." said Symynth said, almost mockingly "Where's your leader?"

"You know I have no leader. I go where the winds take me! Nothing can tether me!" Nazik answered, still with a smile.

"Well the winds must have stopped for a while" said Smynth "Considering how much you're working with Nightsky"

"Fine. I'll take you to Unnus" Nazik smile had banished as he continued "But this better be good."