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| [ "There's no way to go on... " Ram smiled like a tired soul, "too much... too much that I havelost, too much that turned my heart and soul black..." ] | |||||||||
| Although successfully escaped from Karlmn, the persuers from Akaron family are still chasing close for Rio, Vomn and the others. After a few days of fleeing around, they reach Lucole Province of Gathorine Kingdom, ready to dash their way down South. Unfortunately due to some recent incidents in the Province, the access has been recently closed and the security is tightened. The Gathorine Mustketeers on the gate, who are Special Royal Force that sent to watch over the Province in this troubled time, see Rio and others as suspicious ones and have them taken in for questioning. While the group soon find out the famous Commander of Gathorine Musketeers -- Ram, is actually another past companion of Rio... | |||||||||
| After forcefully "invite" Rio for a dual to "see if he's really Rio", Ram forcefully "invite" the group to temporary stay in her estate and work as "Special Tutors" for her Gathorine Musketeers, teaching mainly skills and knowledge of wars and combat...(They accepted, since the way to South is temporarily blocked anyway.) Seems like Rio and Emir are back to being teachers once again afterall... And, needless to say, Rio never changes and doing his meddling here there everywhere then get beaten up. Being together with the Musketters it feels like back to the days in the Academy and those fellow students... some how it feels quite long ago, although really it was just near a month ago... | |||||||||
| Ram seems to has never changed since the past, always a straight, loud, charismatic leader, and a bit sadly, always seem as a man like others. (Except her fellow Musketters, who are all girls and see her as "the perfect woman and role model".) She drinks and chatters loud with Rio and Vomn of their past, while sometimes makes good company with Lune and others. The group slowly remember the feeling they had back in the days in the Academy and Green Valley, and begin to have thoughts of settling their lives in here... | |||||||||
| Soon, seeing Ram's political influence and interference, the group learnt the recently major incidents in Lucole Province -- that the 2 biggest noble families in Gathorine Kingdom have long been in conflict and power struggle with each other, despite the civilians being crushed and harmed between their powers. What's worse is that the noble families have somehow decided to test their powers by turning Lucole into the battle ground of their conflict... causing flights here and there while wounding or killing many innocent. Since Lucole is located in border of Gathorine Kingdom, close to Thargas in South and serve as trading or travel points, the Royal Family fears that the nobles may summon allies from Thargas to enlarge and complicate the matter, thus sent the Special Royal Force - Gathorine Musketters to watch over their actions -- although even with that there's little effect since the nobles are simply too powerful to be stopped. | |||||||||
| The only way to stop the nobles is perhaps finding evidence of their connection to their allies in Thargas, which as be used to accuse them for treason and dispatch their power. Knowing that, Rio, Lune and others decides to help the investigation, and by browsing through the underground for a few days, they smashed straight into some of the nobles' men and learnt that there is indeed many large orders of weapons going on in recent days within the black market, furthermore, the rumors where nobles are rallying allies from Thargas to start a all out war seems true. Shocked, the group rushes to return to tell Ram --but only found her being kidnapped. | |||||||||
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