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Quintus knew the area, so he led the trio towards the Baron's Keep.

They walked through the small town to the fortified building where the Baron of Tulune made his home.

At the gatehouse, the guards blocked their path. "What is your purpose in the Keep, Imperial?" They asked Evalana and her subordinates.

"You seem quite pleased with the deal." Freydis was a bit surprised. She had never had a pirate crew be this passive when dealing with her for the first time. Usually they acted tough until she twisted their arm a bit and forced them to submit to her.

"That is true, but know that I dislike secrets, especially from allies. It makes it harder to know what kind of cards I'm playing with." The Prince said. "Have you any more secrets that you're hiding, King Cassander?"

The island was barren, but it wasn't exactly a desert. It had a savana-like terrain with small shrubbery and a few lone trees dotting the landscape.

The scout would take a few hours to reach Fort Cyrus, but he would eventually make it there.

Back at Fort Cyrus, Abdul was being healed by the fort's mage. He was still in serious condition, but his life was no longer being threatned. He remained unconscious.

News of the assassination attempt on the captain and the death of Sergeant Mujib spread to the men, making them restless and angry.

Sergeant Saryat was the highest ranked soldier at the fort currently and he took matters into his own hands. They grabbed Zirkan's body and examined it, discovering the mark of the Nelthars on him.

"Sir, that's the same mark that those pirates possess." One of the soldiers helping with the examination pointed out.

Saryat remembered it. The bounty hunter Jerod had showed them the mark during his explanation a few hours ago before his departure. "Then it seems the pirates have made the first move. Double the patrols on the battlements, I will not accept another assassin slipping through our defenses."

"Sir." The soldier saluted and went off to relay the order.

Saryat left Zirkan's body at the examination table in the healer's quarters and headed towards the dungeon. "It's past time we interrogate the prisoners." Driven by anger for the death of his close friend Mujib, he was determined to torture the captured Bonemask pirates until they spilled what they knew about Naerion's crew.