[b]Grand Line - The 'Merchant' Ship[/b]

The ‘merchants’ of the ship brandishes their muskets under the bright glare of the Dragonfire. It was as if they are sworn to fight to the very end of their lives. The rapiers, encrusted in gems of rubies and Lapis Lazuli, seemed beyond what mere merchants would be able to afford.

[color=f7941d]“Halt!”[/color] The men of the so-called merchant ship lowered their weapons, albeit reluctantly. [color=f7941d]“Those pirates aren’t of Ezequiel’s flag!!”[/color]

[color=6ecff6]“If it's really Baron Ezequiel, he wouldn’t have approached you all so peacefully, not without [color=fff79a][b]Dreamhounds [/b][/color]swarming on you all, Chancellor.”[/color] Still tied to the masts, Arafael’s grey eyes glinted at the tall man of greying hair, the bony hands caressing on the silver embroidered walking stick. [i]The Scarlet Pirates’...[/i] Even after so long at this ship, Arafael still couldn’t believe on their stroke of ‘luck’. They have been attracting so much attention from all sorts of dangerous people. 

[color=f7941d]“You can claim whatever treasure that we have,”[/color] The Chancellor threw an oaken stamp towards the Pirates’ side of the ship. A gangplank was raised between the two broadsides [color=f7941d]“And I can give you more if I still had access to the Kingdom’s Treasury.”[/color]

[color=ed1c24]“You know Arafael?”[/color] Alesia was about to ask what in the world are those ‘Dreamhounds’, before picking up the stamp from that peculiar old man. Just the stamp alone, costs more than the White Pearl ship. A gold plated Emblem of an oaken tree and feather. No doubt, a Royal seal from some nation. Just as she thought they were just merchant ships, they got caught between affairs of another Kingdom. [color=ed1c24]“So what’s the catch? Your Honor.”[/color] Alesia pieced together the last few words half-heartedly, boarding the ‘Merchant’ ship. 

[color=f7941d]“Escort us safely, back to the Throne hall of Argin Kingdom. Duke Benniad is plotting against Prince Bayonnes,” [/color]The Chancellor handed Alesia an Eternal pose, opening the door to the Captain Cabin. [color=f7941d]“We barely escaped the Privateer Ezequiel’s pursuit, but Prince Bayonnes isn’t so… fortunate. His pendant is the only thing suppressing the influence of Duke Benniad’s foul abilities.”[/color]

The captain’s cabin was a messy room, though more opulent than those from her ship. From the outside Alesia could see a bedridden man of his 20s. Prince Bayonnes was unconscious, as if struck by some sort of coma. Alesia recognised the make of the pendent by colour and tint. A pendant of Sea Prism Stone.