Jonas blinks as he peers into a the dark , he tries to move and realizes he is tied down to a chair
"hello?" he calls out
"damnit " he says to himself as he tries to loosen his binds using his second eye
"don't bother" a voice says in his ear
A lantern is lit and his eyes dart around, he is in what looks like an underground cave, two people sat facing him. A bald man with grey eyes, in his late thirties with a bushy beard, dressed in blueish black robes and wearing a pendant of priesthood , next to him sits an old lady of high nobility, he could tell from the way she held up her head and looked extremely disgusted to be here,and the gold rings she wore on each finger were more than enough proof
"where am i?"
"we'll be the ones asking questions" the lady says disdainfully
"lady merril, please!"
Lady merril just clicks her tongue distastefully
"my name is father joab, what's yours child?"
the bald man says, staring at jonas so intently jonas was sure he could see his soul
"jonas … jonas feire "
"ah , i knew your father once " father joab says with a twinkle in his eyes
" you did?"
"he was a good man "
"that's what people keep telling me"
"okay ,let's cut to the chase , why are you here" lady merril says and leans forward in her seat
"would you believe me if i said i came for the beautiful scenery?" jonas smirks and someone clubs him on the side of the head
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Lady merril chuckles and smiles sweetly at jonas
"we know you are running?, but from what?"
Jonas leans forward in his chair as if to whisper something
"why don't you find out yourself?"
he sucks in air through his mouth and prepares for a blow but none comes,
he blinks in surprise
Lady merril is still smiling at him
"huh?, you're more cooperative than the last one, can you believe he tried to hit me?" lady merril says and laughs, it's a beautiful sound, one that charms jonas and he finds himself unable to look away. Father joab snaps his fingers in order to release him from her charm
"auburn hair, looks sickly pale?"
"levi?"
"hmm, levi, what an interesting name" lady merril says and sighs
"how do we know you are not a spy? After all you are from casilerock and are a citizen of Kinston, and on top of all that you are nobility?" father joab said clutching his pendant tightly and jonas realizes it's a lie detector, so inconspicuously hidden in plain sight
"i WAS nobility, as you already know my father was killed in the great war and my family was torn apart, my mother is dead, my sister is lost and my uncle, curse him, threw me out and lays claim to the title my late father held, rest his soul, now do tell me,do i stand to gain anything as a spy? No! I do not, i was cast out of my home by people i once called family, casilerock holds nothing for me, and i am tired of Kinston, and the fake unity they trick every one with, i'm tired of their taxes, i'm tired of the king, i'm tired of the noblility, and so here i am"
"hmm"
" lady merril"
lady merril mutters under her breath and glares at father joab
" i would grant you amnesty but you are not a citizen, if you want to stay here you have to cast away your old garments and put on new ones"
"you are not preaching a sermon father!" lady merril says amused
"what he means is..."
"lady merril, come quick" a servant says as he burst into the room
"how dare you interrupt me?!" lady merril screeches
" my lady , i beg forgiveness but lord kye fell from the balcony, broke his legs "
"gods" father joab says and springs to his feet, so does lady merril and they rush out of the dungeon together
"uhm, i'm still here?"
A dwarf walks in and regarding jonas with small beady eyes signals whoever was standing behind jonas and the thug fades into the darkness
"you can stay, but… you have to cut all ties with kinston"
"but… my sister"
"will be lost to you forever "
Jonas gulps.
"of course"
"and my fr…"
"your friends will be with you shortly"
The dwarf says interrupting him
He sighs as he is handed back his longsword, his only reminder he was nobility, he glanced at his family crest, a dragon, a symbol of honour and scoffed as he sheathed the sword, he was also handed his coin pouch which seemed much heavier than it originally was…
"compliments from the lady merril"
"huh?" jonas says turning to look at the dwarf who gestures to the coin pouch
"oh"
He is handed a blindfold and he blinks at the dwarf in confusion
"for security reasons" the dwarf says with a shrugg
Jonas groans but puts on the blindfold and is guided through a very very complicated maze, he feels the sun on his skin and takes off his blindfold, the dwarf is nowhere to be seen and he is standing in an alley
Jonas walks into the streets,so tightly packed with peopls that for the first time in his life he is concious of how much is on him and he looks down at his coin pouch just to be sure it's still there
He spots a sign that says darsha's inn, and heads towards it, there are people gathered around a door and he assume's it must be leading to the inn, he pushes his way through the crowd and steps through the door, and right into a bar fight
He opens his mouth to say something but is punched and someone slams into him, throwing him backwards
"ooof"
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Unfortunately for him he was standing right in front of the door, so he was thrown backwards, taking the door with him as he flew into the street, he landed
heavy thud on the cobbled floor and heard ringing in his ears
"you are going to pay for that door!" someone yells at him from inside the inn
"are you okay?" someone in the crowd asks
"serves him right " someone else says
Someone takes his hand and hauls him to his feet
"you alright?"
"i… garcia!! How are you…"
"apparently, i passed their test " she says seething and starts to walk away
"come on" she calls to him and increases her pace
Jonas starts to walk but his legs buckle under him and he falls to the ground, garcia is beside him in less than a second, she helps him stand and he leans on her as he limps, she takes him to a healer and afterwards to an inn, where she booked a room, it's already evening when they arrive at the inn
"have you seen devon?" jonas aks once they are in her room
"nope" garcia says and sits on the bed
"levi?"
"nope"
"what are we going to do now?"
"i don't know"
"devon always had a plan"
"i'm not devon"
"i know, are you okay?"
"yeah, why wouldn't i be?"
"you look off"
"oh"
"do you want to talk about it?"
"nah"
"oh, okay"
"yeah, try to get some sleep"
" i will"
garcia sighed and laid down facing the wall
Jonas thought about the lady he met in the dungeon or cell or carven..whatever that place was
"goodnight"
"i...goodnight"
idiot,she's obviously upset yet you couldn't say anything, couldn't do anything to console her>
Jonas clenches his fists and makes up his mind to find merril tomorrow, he stares through the window at the moon, wondering what he'll say … then decides to cross that bridge when he comes to it, sighing he puts off the candle and goes to sleep,fluffing a pillow before laying on the couch and drifting off to sleep