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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4253190" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>The Consequences of Vice: Part 2c – The Freeport Institute</strong></p><p></p><p>“Get your beads here!” shouted yet another cart vendor. “Get your shiny beads here!”</p><p></p><p>Ilmarė couldn’t see the vendor but knew what was going to happen next. Sure enough, beads went flying in every direction. She leaped over them. </p><p></p><p>Hayden had fled into Scurvytown. Prostitutes and drunks were everywhere. </p><p></p><p>“The Sea Lord’s Guard!” shouted Hayden. “Run for your life!”</p><p></p><p>Ilmarė cursed as a mass of panicked bodies fled in all directions. Some of them slipped and fell on the beads, piling up on top of each other. She could leap over obstacles, but it was impossible to navigate through the panicked throng. </p><p></p><p>“Stupid humans,” she snarled. They’d stomp each other to death just to get away from the Guard.</p><p></p><p>“That’s enough,” said Sebastian. He pointed towards the sky. “<span style="font-family: 'Impact'">Incendiaries globus!</span>”</p><p></p><p>A fireball burst into the air overhead, suffused with red and black flames. The crowd shrieked and collapsed to the ground. People covered their heads and prayed to whatever gods they thought might save them.</p><p></p><p>“You!” shouted Beldin, picking through the cowering crowd. He kicked one brown haired student’s prone form. “Get up!”</p><p></p><p>Hayden slowly rose to his feet. He wouldn’t make eye contact with Beldin. “Don’t kill me! I swear, I don’t know what Frederick owed Finn but I don’t have it!”</p><p></p><p>“Finn?” asked Ilmarė.</p><p></p><p>Kham sauntered out of a bar, a mug still in his hand. “Finn. You remember, the guy Egil owed money to? Nice fireworks by the way. Since when did you learn that spell?”</p><p></p><p>Sebastian looked embarrassed. “Wilimina is an excellent teacher.”</p><p></p><p>Kham slurped from his mug to hide his grin. “I’m sure you’re an excellent student.”</p><p></p><p>Beldin was shaking Hayden. “You nearly got a lot of people hurt, boy. Why did you run?”</p><p></p><p>“You mean you’re not with Finn?” Hayden asked sheepishly.</p><p></p><p>“No.” Kham looked at his companions. “Well, they’re not, anyway.”</p><p></p><p>“We just came to talk.” Beldin shook the boy again. “So start talking.”</p><p></p><p>“I swear,” said Hayden. “All I know is that Frederick was in to Finn’s Syndicate for big money after losing on some recent bets. He went to see Finn at the Undir Benevolent Association in the Eastern District the night he died.”</p><p></p><p>The crowd slowly dispersed, realizing that the danger was over. </p><p></p><p>“So he was poor and desperate. Sounds like Finn’s kind of operation.” asked Ilmarė. </p><p></p><p>“Well, he seemed to have another source of income.” Hayden glanced around nervously. “He was living it up for awhile there.”</p><p></p><p>“His father is Aljandros Haddon,” said Kham. “He’s not exactly poor.”</p><p></p><p>Hayden shook his head. “They didn’t get along, so it couldn’t have been him. Frederick must have had a side operation going on. But I have no idea what it was.”</p><p></p><p>“Fine,” said Beldin. “Then it’s back to our original plan.”</p><p></p><p>“What’s that?” Hayden’s eyes were wide.</p><p></p><p>“We’re going to rip your dorm room apart,” said Ilmarė with a smirk.</p><p></p><p>Hayden gulped hard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4253190, member: 3285"] [b]The Consequences of Vice: Part 2c – The Freeport Institute[/b] “Get your beads here!” shouted yet another cart vendor. “Get your shiny beads here!” Ilmarė couldn’t see the vendor but knew what was going to happen next. Sure enough, beads went flying in every direction. She leaped over them. Hayden had fled into Scurvytown. Prostitutes and drunks were everywhere. “The Sea Lord’s Guard!” shouted Hayden. “Run for your life!” Ilmarė cursed as a mass of panicked bodies fled in all directions. Some of them slipped and fell on the beads, piling up on top of each other. She could leap over obstacles, but it was impossible to navigate through the panicked throng. “Stupid humans,” she snarled. They’d stomp each other to death just to get away from the Guard. “That’s enough,” said Sebastian. He pointed towards the sky. “[FONT=Impact]Incendiaries globus![/FONT]” A fireball burst into the air overhead, suffused with red and black flames. The crowd shrieked and collapsed to the ground. People covered their heads and prayed to whatever gods they thought might save them. “You!” shouted Beldin, picking through the cowering crowd. He kicked one brown haired student’s prone form. “Get up!” Hayden slowly rose to his feet. He wouldn’t make eye contact with Beldin. “Don’t kill me! I swear, I don’t know what Frederick owed Finn but I don’t have it!” “Finn?” asked Ilmarė. Kham sauntered out of a bar, a mug still in his hand. “Finn. You remember, the guy Egil owed money to? Nice fireworks by the way. Since when did you learn that spell?” Sebastian looked embarrassed. “Wilimina is an excellent teacher.” Kham slurped from his mug to hide his grin. “I’m sure you’re an excellent student.” Beldin was shaking Hayden. “You nearly got a lot of people hurt, boy. Why did you run?” “You mean you’re not with Finn?” Hayden asked sheepishly. “No.” Kham looked at his companions. “Well, they’re not, anyway.” “We just came to talk.” Beldin shook the boy again. “So start talking.” “I swear,” said Hayden. “All I know is that Frederick was in to Finn’s Syndicate for big money after losing on some recent bets. He went to see Finn at the Undir Benevolent Association in the Eastern District the night he died.” The crowd slowly dispersed, realizing that the danger was over. “So he was poor and desperate. Sounds like Finn’s kind of operation.” asked Ilmarė. “Well, he seemed to have another source of income.” Hayden glanced around nervously. “He was living it up for awhile there.” “His father is Aljandros Haddon,” said Kham. “He’s not exactly poor.” Hayden shook his head. “They didn’t get along, so it couldn’t have been him. Frederick must have had a side operation going on. But I have no idea what it was.” “Fine,” said Beldin. “Then it’s back to our original plan.” “What’s that?” Hayden’s eyes were wide. “We’re going to rip your dorm room apart,” said Ilmarė with a smirk. Hayden gulped hard. [/QUOTE]
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