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Galthar was a bustling place, in the center of the Eastern continent of the Mid-realm, north of Arsha\u2019s home of Largandra. The Endeavor <\/em>touched down at the Realmfleet base that resided there. Arsha, Marshii, and Thengo stepped down the landing ramp and were greeted by Commander Orbo, the one in charge of the base. The medical supplies were being loaded into the Endeavor<\/em>\u2019s cargo bay as Orbo spoke with Arsha. \u201cI must admit,\u201d the Commander said in his usual gruff grandpa tone, \u201cI had no idea you would make a fine Captain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re laying it on thick,\u201d observed Arsha. \u201cYou don\u2019t usually do that unless something\u2019s on your mind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026All right, it\u2019s about the Vorkath Monastery,\u201d admitted Orbo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat about it?\u201d asked Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe results they get are coming much too fast,\u201d explained Orbo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re researching how to cure most, if not all, diseases,\u201d countered Arsha. \u201cI think we can safely say they\u2019re doing what they do for the greater good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always felt twitchy about that \u2018greater good\u2019 thing,\u201d muttered Orbo. \u201cToo many tyrants in the Mid-realm\u2019s history alone used that phrase for their actions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t tell me you think the Monastery\u2019s up to no good,\u201d sighed Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m just saying, they\u2019re a little too private about their methods,\u201d replied Orbo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey don\u2019t want their secrets to leak to the Splitters,\u201d debated Arsha, \u201cI would think they should have all the privacy they need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have to side with Commander Orbo here,\u201d called Thengo\u2019s voice as she joined them. \u201cThere are significant gaps in their methods whenever the Realmfleet Science board gets a report. That screams \u2018hiding something\u2019 to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat IS unusual, I grant you,\u201d conceded Arsha, \u201cbut medical research has been used against someone for ill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBesides,\u201d answered Marshii\u2019s voice as she joined them, \u201cthey have the best technological means available to them. I think they know how to keep the Oath.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDid\u2026Marshii just\u2026?\u201d asked Thengo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSupport technological methods of healing?\u201d finished Arsha. Marshii frowned at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere ARE some illnesses that magic can\u2019t fix,\u201d she grumbled. \u201cNow, if you lot are finished playing \u2018Poke Holes in Marshii\u2019s Logic\u2019, the medical supplies are all loaded.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll right then,\u201d replied Arsha, \u201cwe leave at once. Commander, we\u2019ll look into the Monastery to see if there ARE nefarious plots going on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat is all I ask,\u201d finished Orbo. The Endeavor<\/em> was soon cleared for departure and left the base, leaving some crew members concerned after the conversation with Orbo made the rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCaptain,\u201d remarked Shalvey, \u201cI don\u2019t think I can fully dismiss what Orbo said. The monks there are more guarded than any monk I\u2019ve ever met.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot you too!\u201d protested Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCommander,\u201d called Dalengor, \u201cI find it highly unlikely that the monks would do anything that would breach the Doctor\u2019s Oath. Under that, experimentation on unwilling life-forms is forbidden.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan we please keep this conversation to a minimum?\u201d asked Arsha. \u201cWe have a job and speculating about it isn\u2019t gonna get it done faster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf I may be a little selfish,\u201d muttered Nazay, \u201cI\u2019m getting a headache from this. I\u2019d rather find the nearest Realmgate without any\u2026\u201d The ship rocked. \u201cNow what?!\u201d said Nazay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReport!\u201d called Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPirate ship of the port aft!\u201d reported Malak. \u201cRaising shields now!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnother firefight?\u201d moaned Arsha as she snapped her fingers and teleported her hairpiece from her hair to its resting place in Arsha\u2019s ready room desk. \u201cI\u2019m starting to get sick of this!\u201d she continued. \u201cReady weapons. Target their propulsion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWeapons locked on target,\u201d replied Malak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFire at will,\u201d ordered Arsha. Malak let fly with laser fire, but the shots were absorbed by the shields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo effect,\u201d reported Malak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re being hailed!\u201d called Shalvey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn screen,\u201d directed Arsha. A male Kitsune in pirate\u2019s gear came up. \u201cThis is Captain Arsha Royana of the Endeavor<\/em>! Explain yourself!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am Captain Harune,\u201d introduced the Kitsune. \u201cHeave to and prepare to be boarded or we\u2019ll blow your ship out of there sky.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou have no jurisdiction here!\u201d snapped Arsha. \u201cWe\u2019re not stopping! Move along or we\u2019ll tow your ship to the nearest Realmfleet base!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour medical supplies are needed for my crew,\u201d dismissed Harune. \u201cI say again, heave to or you will be permanently grounded.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019d love to stay and chat,\u201d hissed Arsha, \u201cbut I\u2019m on a tight schedule. Shalvey, cut transmission.\u201d Shalvey obeyed. \u201cTorpedoes,\u201d Arsha ordered Malak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReleasing safety catches on torpedo tubes 1 and 2,\u201d reported Malak. \u201cFiring. \u2026No effect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a Nomad<\/em> class ship,\u201d called Nazay, noting the pirate\u2019s ship. \u201cIt shouldn\u2019t have shields designed to stop our torpedoes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTry again,\u201d urged Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCaptain, another ship is entering visual range,\u201d reported Malak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hailing us,\u201d relayed Shalvey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn screen,\u201d relayed Arsha. A female Cecaelia appeared. She had purple hair and jewelry, wore a white top with purple dots, disconnected purple sleeves that flared out and went past the wrist, a purple choker around her neck, a purple skirt with a white petticoat, and an eyepatch over her right eye. One of her purple legs was on the steering wheel of her ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAhoy there!\u201d called the Cecaelia. \u201cDo you require help?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPartrica Looden,\u201d said Arsha with a little distaste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCAPTAIN Partrica Looden,\u201d corrected Partrica. \u201cI\u2019ve been hunting the bilge-rat, Harune, for quite a while. You must have some valuable cargo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cValuable for the Vorkath Monastery,\u201d replied Arsha. Partrica whistled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAye, that\u2019s enough to attract attention,\u201d she conceded. \u201cMe and my crew will hold him off. You get to the nearest Realmgate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026All right,\u201d sighed Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRealmgate located, Ma\u2019am,\u201d reported Nazay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGet us there now,\u201d ordered Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFarewell, Captain!\u201d cheered Partrica. The call ended and the Endeavor<\/em> set off towards the Realmgate. The enemy pirates fired but were then distracted by Partrica\u2019s ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know we owe her,\u201d muttered Arsha, \u201cbut I find it a little too convenient that Partrica happened to be in the area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe IS a Protector Pirate,\u201d reminded Elmar. \u201cRealmfleet owes a great deal to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPirates are robbers, though!\u201d grumbled Malak. \u201cProtector Pirates steal the goods from the unsavory pirates and don\u2019t even bother returning them! It feels like a racket!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPartrica\u2019s crew, sir,\u201d interjected Elmar, \u201cis a trustworthy one. Besides, the goods the unsavory pirates obtain are just as unsavory.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo you always feel the need to remind people of obvious stuff?\u201d groaned Malak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow, now,\u201d called Arsha. \u201cLet\u2019s not go there. Malak, status of the enemy ship?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey are still occupied by Partrica\u2019s ship,\u201d reported Malak. \u201cThey cannot pursue us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRealmgate just ahead,\u201d remarked Nazay as the familiar stone ring opened a green vortex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNice and easy,\u201d directed Arsha as she summoned her hairpiece and put it back on. The Endeavor<\/em> then passed through the gate and entered the permanently sunny skies of the Over-realm. The portal behind them was now grey and white. Oak, Shalvey, Laverda, Orthena, and Thengo sighed happily. Elmar contented himself with a small smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf I may be egotistical for a minute,\u201d chuckled Thengo, \u201cnothing compares to our Realm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have to agree,\u201d sighed Malak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCaptain, we\u2019re being hailed by a nearby ship,\u201d replied Shalvey. \u201cCumulonimbus<\/em> Class, registry CRS-3395.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPrince Lardeth\u2019s ship,\u201d mused Elmar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPut them through,\u201d ordered Arsha. Lardeth\u2019s face filled the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWelcome to the Over-Realm, Captain Arsha,\u201d greeted Lardeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGood to be here,\u201d replied Arsha. \u201cWe just escaped from pirates who were after the medical supplies we have for the Vorkath Monastic Hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFalnii told me you were making a delivery there,\u201d answered Lardeth. \u201cSorry I can\u2019t stay in the Over-realm. I need to settle a feud between Falgreth and Dwelga. After Lord and Lady Varsek\u2019s murder, tensions became even more strained.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOuch,\u201d winced Arsha. \u201cWell, good luck. Safe travels!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you!\u201d bid Lardeth as the call ended. The Endeavor<\/em> then moved aside to let the High Sky<\/em> through. The Realmgate\u2019s portal color changed from grey and white to red to allow the ship to enter the Under-realm. When the High Sky<\/em> went through, the Endeavor <\/em>turned eastwards towards Vorkath, the city of Chimeras.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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