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when she's most vulnerable.

And if I refuse?

You've hungered for this day

when you could be who you are

and what you are

to let those dark urges free.

Mother said this will lead you to him.

With this token

he will know you

and you shall know him,

and this will help you

to understand the sorcery.

You're not a child

but a Princess of Abelar,

a leader with responsibilities.

Act it.

Find your father.

Save our people.

Douras

My princess.

You shouldn't have been wearing this?

Please.

Sixth Tale

"Gathering Of Helpers"

- You cheated, Dog.

- What?

Go weep to the gods.

You will die.

I shall cleave your thick ugly faces.

No dog cheats me and lives.

Thankfully, I'm not a dog

but I do like to cheat.

Now, I'm gonna have to kill you

like a b*tch pup.

Holy sh*t.

I want this man.

She wants me.

I'll tell you what, wench,

let me kill this dog

and then I will bed you so hard...

Somebody you want me.

Wench, you've diminished

my reputation.

It could be diminished, sir?

Why bog me,

did I do your mother, huh,

or, uh, sister perhaps?

The last of it,

the late great Abelar

and how it came to be overcome.

- Sir.

- I mean no disrespect, lady.

I noticed your cloak.

It came from the palace guard.

So, it is.

Like yourself, I barely escaped

these foul creatures.

I'm here to spread the word

of what these eyes have seen.

- You've seen much.

- Aye.

In this one world.

That's why you're here.

You've seen far too much, sir.

Brother and sister?

Different mothers

but a common father.

And you say we were meant

to find our father?

Exactly. And together

we're to destroy the Sorceress Xia

and return Abelar to the people.

Uh-huh.

So, Princess, you speak

for the Royal House?

That is correct.

How much am I to be paid

to save your precious Abelar?

Paid?

I didn't mention anything

about a bounty.

We do this because it's right

- and just and it's what we should...

- This sword will not be drawn

until it received proper compensation.

You disappoint again.

Oh, my lady,

one night in bed with me and...

I'm your sister.

Half.

How could I expect any nobility

from a pig like you.

Wait.

Look,

your tail holds a certain fancy,

but I am in need of coin and I'm willing

to take your word that there will be a bounty.

What do you know about him?

Well, not much.

Nothing at all.

Nor a trickster?

Aye, but this trickster knows

where our sister may be,

and to her our dear father.

A sister?

Where?

About that bounty?

If your word proves true,

then you shall have it.

I gave you my word.

That should be sufficient.

I am called Aedan.

And what are you doing here?

What?

Can't a brother help his sister?

After five years?

No.

This comes with some terrible price.

You're not a woman

with many an option.

There's a foul tempered undertaker

and eventual traitor

wanting to see you skinned at dawn.

And what is this act of brotherly

love going to cost me?

It's more privilege than the price.

We get to save Abelar.

I don't think I'm dressed appropriately.

Plus, of course, there is a bounty.

And where would you

get real bounty?

From Abelar.

She's your sister.

But maybe a...

little more.

Well, what is your name?

You would like to sit down

and have a drink with me, huh?

Tell us the tale, sister.

A fortnight ago

the Sorceress Xia captured Abelar.

My sister, the Queen, was murdered.

Xia?

Didn't father

put that Devil wench down

or is that another tall tale?

Well, clearly he didn't put her

permanently down,

thus creating an opportunity.

She's back and she's taking Abelar

with sorcery.

Which is to say she's infested Abelar.

Don't you have

any conversation for me?

You are so beautiful.

It's all Greek to me.

She will continue to feed,

to spread her darkness

until the next full moon rises.

- And then?

- Oh, this part is good.

Xia will open the doorway

to the Nether Worlds.

You were saying?

Thus ending our very existence.

It's all so dire.

You see, sister, there's no bounty

too great for saving this world.

Say we fancy the idea for a moment.

And that there is this massive

bounty in gold, of course.

Aye, what makes you think us three here

can stop this Vampire Queen?

I told her we're lovers not fighters.

When need to have a plan,

something less daunting, more rewarding.

- I am at a loss.

- We should take the traditional action,

and hire mercenaries,

like our dear father.

Yes, yes,

but we're under time constraints.

In only a fortnight

the moon will be full.

- I have a thought.

- It was only a matter of time.

Malia, you will find father and see

if he has any ideas on the matter,

and I with what funds to princess

has on her presently

will arrange for a dozen armed men.

Not just any men,

no, no, no, but the type with honor

and courage enough to win back Abelar.

By the gods I've heard that there are

experienced barbarians in nearby Primeria,

precisely the type of warriors

that we needs. So, the Princess...

she can wait here at Durris for our return,

you know, holding down the fortress

- sort of thing.

- Or let us split the funds you possess,

give us both a chance to hire

the best warriors we can find on our way.

Aye, that could work as well.

Well, sister?

You take me as a fool at your own peril.

You are both much less

than I'd hoped.

At the prison I spoke to the magistrate

and he gave me your recent histories,

- theft, assault, cheating, embezzling...

- Right.

- Pick pocket and street whore?

- I have never picked a pocket.

You're both are the lowest

of character,

but my sister was firm

and we must find our father

and you are my only hope.

We'll need horses.

I can acquire them.

- Are there other brothers and sisters?

- Ah, yeah, yeah,

she's a day's ride away

in a village called Chiba

Agreed then to Chiba Village.

Our father still lives?

I suppose. Last summer he was

carousing in the secret of Nobu.

That was years ago.

The dog is likely dead as a cock, though,

rotting in some dungeon.

- 55.

- 50.

And I suggest we seal this fast.

What's going on, sir?

Having an adventure, sister?

- A b*tch dog.

- Come to lose again?

It isn't long now.

An entire new world.

I use Xia's body as a conduct.

It's a doorway.

What have you learned?

The princess seeks one like her father.

The warrior who helped with Mitadonia.

He can see us fall into the Abyss.

Reduce her to dust.

Should I kill them now,

the Princess and these two fools?

Learn the whereabouts of this father.

As you wish.

Chiba Village

I tried to find father once

right here.

- What was it like?

- Ah, it was like this...

except for people trying to kill me.

- It's early yet.

- Maybe they'll remember you.

Oh, Malia, they would

if they were still alive.

I meant what was it like to see him?

I didn't see father.

I found Rajan,

our half-sister.

Stay put.

What does Rajan do here as a trade?

You mean when

she's not drunk or passed out?

Hello, sister.

I have a wonderful opportunity for you.

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