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Alex's journey from Vesper to Britain took about five days due to bad weather and stopping at a wares shop on the way for supplies and repairs his armour and weapons. He had ran across a spawn of undead on his way and had to dispatch of them. He had aslo ran across a Trio of Trolls. Trying to spy on there camp and learn of what the trolls where planning on doing Alex had accidently steped on a fallen branch and drew attention to himself. The battle with the Trolls almost took an hour but Alex was able to dispatch them with hardly a cut or bruise on him.

Alex now found himself staring at public moongate outside of the City of Britain. He was unsure of his decision to go after the raiders that had attacked Vesper but knew it had to be done. He had found out information in Britain about the raiders. He learned there kind often docked in the town of Buc's Den in Felucca. Alex had heard many things about this place how it was home to raiders and murderer's and how some that went there seeking justice often never returned. Alex took a deep breath and then walked through the gate while keeping in his mind the location he wished to visit. When Alex opened his eye's he found himself standing near the coastline in the City of Buc's Den. So far everything was good. No one was around and all seemd quiet. Now he had to just find the Pirates Plunder. He knew the tavern had to be to the southwest somewhere from the directions he was given.


Alex walked about the town of Buc's Den for almost two hours. A few people were about most to drunk to pay him any attention a few saw him and pointed him out to there friends. It wasnt hard to determine that wasnt daily visitor of Buc's Den. He neither dressed or looked the part of a Priate or a Murderer. Those that pointed him out quickly ran off in the other direction when Alex's stare fell on them. After almost three hours of searching Alex finally found the Pirates Plunder. Once inside Alex quickly had a hand to his mouth to cover the smell of the place. The smell of salt water, ale, vomit, sweat, and other things was enough to make anyone gag but most seem not to recongize the foul odor for they were either to drunk and having a good time or where so use to it they didnt know there was a bad odor in the tavern. Once Alex's eyes cleared he looked around and sighed a bit. There had to be nearly one hundred people in this tavern. How in the world was he going find the men that were incharge of the raiders ship.


Alex slowly made his way to an open table. After sitting down and placing his money pouch on the table the barkeep quickly made his way to Alex's table and asked him what he wanted to drink or eat. Alex then motioned for the barkeep to move closer and showed the barkeep a drawing of the flags that were on the raiders ship. The barkeep looked at the flags and then shook his head saying he never saw those before. Alex then handed the man the bag of gold telling the barkeep to look again. After two mintutes the barkeep told Alex to wait there and he'd find someone that could help him. The barkeep then went off and to a table in the back of the tavern approached a man looked to be twice the size of Alex and maybe even not a man at all. After the barkeep got done talking to the man he then went back to serving his customers. The man he talked to got up from his table and made his way toward Alex. Once there the made stuck out his hand and introduced himself as Gladius Bronzebuckle. He then preceded to tell Alex the men he was looking for were at this moment loading there ship up to go out for another run. Gladius then told Alex he could take him to these men for a price. Alex looked up and the man and began to stand. He then held out his hand and shook Gladius's hand. The both then made there way out of the tavern and towards the docks.


It took Alex and Gladius nearly thirty mintutes to make it to the docks once there Alex was shocked to see no one there. As he turned around to ask Gladius what the meaning of this was a fist connected with his face. The blow of the punch knocked Alex to the ground but not completely out.
Alex slowly got to his feet and as he shook off the blow and tryed to clear his vision he got hit in the back with a club. The blow once again knocked him back on the ground and this time took the breath out of him. If it wasnt for his armour his back would have been broke. Alex lay on the ground for nearly two mintutes as he regained his senses. He heard laugher all about him. Alex cursed himself for being so stupid for falling into a trap. After finally figuring out where his attackers where. Alex reached for his sword as he flipped himself off the ground..Opening his eye's he was stunned to see ten men standing around him in a circle.

He spotted Gladius near the back laughing out loud. Gladius then shouted towards Alex that here are the men ye are looking for Knight! The men then all brust out in laughter. Glaudius then raised his hand to silence the group and then approached Alex. "If ye pay us 20,000 gold crowns we will let yet go free but only after we strip you naked and make you walk back to the gate that way!" Glaudius said as all the men began to laugh again. Gladius then silenced the crowd again and waited for Alex's answer. Alex looked at the gaint man and then with one swift motion drove his sword into the ground before him and then reared back his right hand and punched Glaudius with all his might and anger within. The blow knocked Gladius two feet into there air and down ont the ground. Further more it knocked the big man out leaving him with a broke jaw.


The onslaught that occured after the punch delivered to Gladius was furious and fast. The ten men standing around coming to there senses and realizing the Knight meant to fight his way out of this all moved into action..three of them charaged the Knight dead on wielding there maces wildly the Knight seeing them coming out of the corner of his eye unlatched his shield and turned around swiftly as his right hand reached for his sword and pulled it out of the ground. Just as he turned the blows of the maces struck the shield nearly toppling the Knight. Alex with one swift motion of his sword cut the inexperienced macers down with one strike that cut all three of them across the belly for there swings had left there defenses open. Just as Alex about to get up a man wielding a viking sword charaged in with his sword held high ready to strike. Alex seeing what the man intended to do side steped the mand and slashed the man across the back and then across the legs leaving the man helpless and unable to move. The next two attackers where more expericned then the last four. The battle with them took longer then expected but both eventually fell to the Knight. The remaining four seeing that six of there friends had died so quickly to this Knight decided the Knight was not worth dying over and fled as the Knight was about ot approach them. Alex after seeing the other run and waiting to see if they returned walked amongst the dead and said a silent prayer to each. He then preceded to gather certain things he knew these men stole from Vesper. Like the gold with Vesper's City seal. Alex then bowed his head and said a prayer again and also vowing to return these things to Vesper once he was back there. He then looked and beyond the distance could see a mob heading his way. He knew it was time to get out of here.. Justice was delievered this day but not in the way Alex had hoped yet it was. Know only one last deed needed to be done and time was growing short. As Alex ran toward the moongate with the pirates chasing he wondered how he would succede in this last part of his Quest and where this last part will lead him..only time will tell he kept telling himself as he steped through the moongate and back to safety.
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Ser Derek uth Matar