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"I had an idea..."
The Tale of the Mad Wizard of Imbroglio
By Pukaq
Chapter 11
With each ship that entered port, there was a surge in business at the Candolis tavern. I strained to hear any news they might offer. Rumors that the Glacian Swan had failed to show up at far off Egratia Point were heard for days. None of it was the news I needed to hear, though.
A few nights later, Anniu spoke to me again - still in the East.
"I'm so tired... he makes me do horrible things..."
"Who does?" I asked.
"I don't know."
"Who else is there?"
"No one - I'm all alone."
"I don't understand," I said as my head began to pound.
"They want to take it away from me. I can't let them. It'll kill me if they get it, so he kills them first."
"Who?" I asked again.
"I have to do something. I have to protect myself. I can't let them take it away."
"I don't understand," I repeated.
"I'm on a group of islands. I need... I need..."
"What do you need?" but the connection was gone.
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Six months passed by as I continued to work at the Candolis tavern, hoping to hear news of Anniu and where he might have gone. Then one night, I heard Anniu again.
"Damn them! Why did they have to come?"
"Who? Where?"
"It doesn't matter, he killed them too. Promise me you'll never try to find me. He'll kill you if you do."
"Who? Tell me who, please!" I begged.
"I don't know. A demon sorcerer, I think. He knows things. He makes me do things I thought impossible."
"What can you tell me?" I asked.
"He found them and killed them. They were building on 'his' islands, so he killed them. He's laid traps. Oh gods, he made them suffer."
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