- Tansui's face betrays nothing as he looks you up and down.
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You wish to pay the Ruby Tithe, yes? With your...gil, perhaps? It is just as well. Foreign currencies are in demand these days.
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I would pay for their passage to Othard.
Does this sum meet with your satisfaction?
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...The sea has been quite tempestuous of late. I cannot say with confidence that you would reach your destination safely─unless you tripled it.
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D-Do you take me for a fool? I know the price, as do all!
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Alas, we live in interesting times. As you came from Kugane, I should think I need not tell you that.
The shadow of war looms. The wise and the cautious shirk our waters and our custom, and the foolhardy sharpen their knives in anticipation.
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Sir! Sir! You've got to come quickly. The bastards're at it again!
I tried to convince them to stop, but they weren't having it.
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<sigh> Very well. I will be there shortly.
...Hm. A proposition. Your comrades strike me as a worthwhile investment. I would not hear men name me a cat before koban, so I shall consider their tithe paid─not for what they have done, but for what I expect they will do.
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I'm not sure what to make of that man, but at least the matter of our tithe is settled. For now.
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What was that he and the other pirate were talking about? Maybe we ought to go and have a look.
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Ugh... My clothes have mostly dried, but they're a bit clingy. Still, no regrets!
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I wonder─Lominsan pirates have been known to say things like, “Arrr,” but surely pirates on the opposite side of the world would use different expressions? “Errr,” or “Urrr,” or “Arururu,” perhaps?
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Doma's position on the Confederacy could be best described as one of “guarded acceptance.” They pirates, aye, but they adhere to a code and are a stabilizing force in the Ruby Sea.
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As he says, there is business to be discussed.
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That's Tansui over there, isn't it?
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Do you know what this is all about?
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Hmm...I have been away for some time, so...
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I...I am not certain this is a wise idea...
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What are we waiting for? Come, come! Soroban cannot have gone far!
...Though now that I think on it, it is passing strange that he left without warning. Mayhap he did not wish to be seen by his Kojin brethren?
I doubt he thought to leave us behind, but nevertheless, it may be prudent to return to his ship. Or at least to the Confederate encampment.
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Doma is but one of many provinces under imperial control, filled with people who have had to find ways to cope with a bitter reality...
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So they really don't care what happens to Doma? I can't...I refuse to believe that.
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Oh, my friends! A thousand pardons! ...As you may have guessed, I was reluctant to be seen in your company by my Red brothers. Ours is a...complex relationship.
I pray you do not misinterpret their actions as a reflection of our allegiances as a whole.
You...you understand? Kami be praised! Too often are shell-less quick to judge all Kojin for the deeds of one.
Right, then. Now that our business with Tansui is concluded, we can traverse the Ruby Sea without fear!
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Oh good, he's still here!
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I am sure he has his reasons for his odd behavior...and I should like very much to hear them. Trust requires honesty.
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Hah! I told you he would not abandon us!
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