[i][/i][i][/i][h2][center][b][color=ed1c24]Novak[/color][/b][/center][/h2]
Novak complied with Nobunaga's request, searching the hunters for anything that could be used to bind and restrain them.

[color=ed1c24]"Think of it this way,"[/color] he assured them.  [color=ed1c24]"With the Kyrinth still out there, surrendering to the custody of the village is your safest option.  And my friend here is a very deadly, very ruthless swordswoman."[/color]  Nobunaga was right, they couldn't trust these hunters to be left to their own devices.  Perhaps they believed their actions to be justified, but if so, they could justify their actions to the village upon being tried by whatever process the locals adhered to.

Novak's primary concern at the moment was that depending on how eroded the seal was, his assurance might not be entirely true.  If the hunters believed that the seal breaking was imminent, they'd be liable to do anything, no matter how risky, if it meant preventing this entire region from being flooded.  There was also the slim possibility that whatever justice system the town had might lead to a fate worse than being cut apart by razor winds, but so far he hadn't seen anything suggesting it.  Because of this, he remained on guard, half-expecting the hunters do do something foolish, keeping one hand on the hilt of his sword.

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