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Thangred continued fiddling with the electronics inside the console. As he worked, he muttered Dwarven curses to himself. \u201cI worked on this kind of console all the time on the Endeavor<\/em>!\u201d he grunted. \u201cWhy\u2019s this one giving me grief?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey, should that green thing be tilted?\u201d asked Twirja. He pointed to a green piece of electronic circuitry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026As a matter of fact, no, it shouldn\u2019t,\u201d remarked Thangred. He then turned it to a horizontal position and the console came to life. \u201cThe data-linkage, of COURSE! Thanks, Twirja!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAny time.\u201d Thangred then typed away at the console and went through file after file until he came to something that was restricted, something called \u201cProject: Veil\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDamn!\u201d he swore. \u201cI hoped there wasn\u2019t anything secret!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet me try,\u201d offered Endram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEnny, with all due respect, there\u2019s no way the computer\u2019s going to recognize your override code,\u201d argued Twirja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it will. With the Endeavor<\/em> in the area, it should read on what\u2019s the up-to-date codes since the last update. Given that Dauntless<\/em>-class vessel computers always check each other, I think it should work.\u201d Endram then typed in a code for the files. A loading screen then popped up. \u201cGAH! COME ON!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLoading screens: the bane of all technology lovers,\u201d chuckled Thangred. It took two minutes for the screen to change. Once it did, the new screen read \u201cAccess Granted\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPerfect!\u201d cheered Endram. \u201cTenth level code black, my ass!\u201d He typed away and opened up tech specs. As he looked at them, his brow furrowed. \u201c\u2026Thangred, what\u2019s your opinion on this?\u201d Thangred got a look and goggled in horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPre-made light refraction spells, spell-diffusors made for the outside of a hull, Endram, this is a severe breach of the Dwelga Accords if I ever saw one!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA breach of the\u2026\u201d Twirja then realized what the schematics were for. \u201c\u2026Are you telling me\u2026?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m getting an arrest warrant for Empria!\u201d snarled Endram as he began a call to Realmfleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cMy council has heard something about a treaty known as the Dwelga Accords,\u201d Erudsa remarked to Aldarval as they investigated the Sick Bay for use as a potential infirmary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, that? That was a treaty signed during the First Age,\u201d explained Aldarval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are the specifics?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, before all that, I need to explain the history surrounding it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m a bit of a history buff. Please, explain.\u201d Aldarval took a deep breath before beginning the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was during the First Age of Unity when it all started. Back then, when the Goblins were first using the Realmgates, they had constructed machines that could make a ship look invisible, using pre-casted spells and machinery woven throughout the ship\u2019s hull. They weren\u2019t on good terms with the earliest iteration of Realmfleet, the Realm Skyship Federation, as they used to be raiders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRaiders? What would they raid for?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll sorts of valuable objects, food, water, money, all that stuff. However, then came the Raider Skirmishes. For a while, both sides used these cloaking devices to attack each other, but the people hated the guerilla tactics used by both sides, so the royal families of all Realms stepped in and forced both the Federation and the Goblin Imperium to talk. Eventually, both sides agreed to end the construction and use of ship-board cloaking devices and signed the Dwelga Accords. The royal families signed the treaty as well. Now, any ship using such a device is to be considered crewed by pirates and everyone will be arrested with a maximum penalty of a life sentence.\u201d Erudsa thought on what Aldarval had said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026Harsh, but fair. You know, I think the Gorgons would benefit from signing this treaty. Is there room for my signature?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere should be. The Treaty is self-updating, so each signature changes to the current ruler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPerfect, then after this mess, I will\u2026\u201d Erudsa was interrupted as Aldarval\u2019s badge chimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat in\u2026?\u201d Aldarval opened her badge and read the notification. Her eyes went wide as she reread it twice over. \u201c\u2026I don\u2019t believe it!\u201d She showed the notification to Erudsa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026I thought Realmfleet was bound by the Dwelga Accords!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are. This is us only now fixing an oversight! I can\u2019t believe this! Right under my nose! I let that silver-tongued idiot convince me to not look too deeply into this! Her use of a tenth level code black should have alerted me from day one!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat will you do to fix it?\u201d asked the Gorgon Queen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt the moment, corner her and place her under arrest!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cDrows and Shadow Dragons?\u201d Empria asked Arsha as they searched another room near the bridge. \u201cI thought they were extinct.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor a while, Dalengor hoped so,\u201d replied Arsha. \u201cThat is, until she convinced them to join us as Oyed only saw them as a tool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, they\u2019re fighting for the Under-realm right now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYep. \u2026Although, Mordek DID suffer a bit. Don\u2019t get me wrong, it was necessary, but it somehow felt\u2026weird to see a God humbled like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI must admit, I never thought they were capable of wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, apparently, they are. From what Mordek said, he wronged my first ancestor, Mortak, as she led a successful slave revolt and became the Queen of the Mid-realm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, your family was wronged by the Divine Ones?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m surprised Mortak never mentioned it in her diary, though.\u201d As they searched, they heard footsteps. The whole group turned to see Aldarval, Erudsa, Endram, Twirja, and Thangred approaching them, with Aldarval leveling her wand at Empria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLady Empria Dewlna, you\u2019ve got some explaining to do!\u201d she snarled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAdmiral, what ARE you talking about?\u201d asked Empria. \u201cAnd what\u2019s with the wand business? Do you REALLY need to point it at me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConsidering that we learned what Project: Veil was, yes!\u201d snarled Endram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t believe you!\u201d growled Twirja. \u201cEndram and I lost our arms over a Ones-damned CLOAKING DEVICE?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026You poked your nose into the wrong files, Enny,\u201d grunted Empria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe correct form of address is \u2018Your Majesty\u2019!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHold on, did I hear that right?!\u201d snarled Bashoon. \u201cIs that why this boat\u2019s invisible?! Realmfleet was constructing a cloaking device?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEmpria will explain the story,\u201d hissed Endram as he went behind Empria and grabbed her shoulders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026You just lost all the respect I had for you, Endram!\u201d growled Empria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thangred continued fiddling with the electronics inside the console. As he worked, he muttered Dwarven curses to himself. \u201cI worked on this kind of console all the time on the Endeavor!\u201d he grunted. \u201cWhy\u2019s this one giving me grief?!\u201d \u201cHey, should that green thing be tilted?\u201d asked Twirja. He pointed to a green piece of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,237],"tags":[482],"class_list":["post-4159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-three-realms","category-the-three-realms-book-4-trials-of-light-and-dark","tag-fantasy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4159"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4160,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4159\/revisions\/4160"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}