Very slowly, the body returned to its skeletal state. I closed the lid again and looked at the others. "You heard the lady. Get in contact with closest clerics of the Church of the Moon and arrange a sale. Quickly!" I snapped at them to get them moving. The scrambled to get it done. In the meantime, I had the chief and the other bandits sign the vows and I fixed my seal to it. There were eighteen of them and a few grunts. I had them kneel in front of me. The bandits did so without delay. I then took out my rapier and dubbed them knights of the Order of the Thorny Bush. I left the rest up to them. I did not want to be there if a curse was given out by that saint. On the way to my order's fort, I was ambushed by three assassins. I had to kill them before I could move on. Once that was done, I finally got to the fort. I stayed there for a few days and made sure it was well equipped and filled with recruits. After that, I moved to the other one. On the road, I got a message delivered to me by a messenger from the guild. It was from Trois. I hoped it was a letter telling me he was leaving. The week was up.
When I read it, it was disappointing. He said "I spent the whole week searching up and down Epic City. Well played, scum. I know that you have got to be laughing at my expense. Since the week is now up, I have missed the deadline set by my master. But if you thought this was over, you are going to be disappointed. I never said that I was leaving. Un will be joining me and we will search for the Black Ops members together." That was a pretty bad turn of events. The letter was not over. "From the first moment we met, I believed that you were a good person. I believed that you were misguided about me. That if I tried, we could come to an understanding and be on good terms with one another. Now... I know who you are, Canan Hawks. I know exactly what you are now. I know all about you and all you've done on Pollo Island. You are an enemy and I show none to enemies of the island and of my master. For your treachery and crimes, I will punish you. You'll be dead when I see you, so you better prepare yourself." it finished. That was pretty ominous. I continued to the fort and rested.
Yelling and screaming alerted me to something being seriously wrong. I was so not ready for Trois to be breaking into the fort from the front gate. I told the men to shoot at him from the walls. There was nothing that could be done to stop him, but they could at least make the effort. I got on the walls soon after and told him to stop. He just looked up at me and said "Come down here and accept your death. We can talk then." I decided to get it over with. I unfurled my wings and glided down to him. "Fine. If I die, it will actually help me out. Get it over with if you need it so badly." I said. He drew his blade and stabbed me in the chest. I died immediately. That was fine with me because he could not do any shenanigans with my body once it was gone. He was too strong for me. I had to wait for five minutes before I could respawn. I appeared in my room in the fort. I then returned to where I was. Trois was still a bit angry. "Are you going to tell me where the Black Ops members are now!? It would be in your best interest." he demanded. I said "No way. They are my friends and they did nothing wrong."
