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[indent][indent][indent][color=gray][sub][right][color=black][b]Location:[/b][/color] City Streets, The City-State of Thorinn, Aetheria[/right][/sub][/color]
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[color=teal]“Ah.”[/color] The royal messenger began, as he looked back toward the door as the wayfarer approached him before turning his gaze back toward the approaching man. [color=teal]“Just a royal decree. That you wayfarers have been issued. By the Queen.”[/color]

Mellic thought back to what Qoren had argued—what he had overheard. How wayfarer’s were dangerous, intrusive beings that were prone to violence and irrationality. He wondered if any of it was true, though he could feel in his bones his natural reaction to the wayfarer’s abrupt presence. He took a step back, guarded as he held out his now free hand toward the door, emphasizing the piece of paper. Certainly these beings could read, right? They did understand their language so it made sense that they would be able to understand something as simple as a written sentence.

[color=teal]“In short, the Queen has decided that the vagrancy immunity will be lifted and you wayfarers who own property will be subject to a royal tax. We will be sending someone to audit the property and tell you how much you will owe us every month.”[/color]




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