The rising tide

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"Is there anything faster?" I inquired. The madman at least had an answer. I needed something that could cure it, not wait it out. If I got cursed again then we would not have time for a thirty six hour nap. "If I knew I would barter for more gold, maybe even bronze. That is the only way, Chuck Norris never cries." I didn't care about his Chuck Norris crap but he was right about the bartering. He may be crazy but he is still smart. "So you have nothing else for me, anything life changing?" He looked up to the ceiling, in an obnoxious pondering pose. "That will cost you you know." I slid half an ingot across his desk. "No." Well that was a waste of imperial gold. He sat down in the chair that seemed like it would be spacious for a giant. He slid all of his imperial gold into a drawer, they made no sound as they seemed to have landed. "It's a one way gate." He said, seeming to ready mind. "It opens into a vault in hades realm that I have to open a dimension tear to get too." It was clever, I admit. "Speaking of which, can you open one so we can leave." It was not a question. "Well I can, but will I? Ehhh, screw it, I made a profit today. To where?" He finally asked, not like it meant anything. "Would it matter where I said?" "No." I thought so. "My preference is land and not in this state but still in this country." He would go that far, hopefully. "I think I might be able to accomplish th..." Why are we in New Rome? And why is their infantry regiment advancing?"Is there anything faster?" I inquired. The madman at least had an answer. I needed something that could cure it, not wait it out. If I got cursed again then we would not have time for a thirty six hour nap. "If I knew I would barter for more gold, maybe even bronze. That is the only way, Chuck Norris never cries." I didn't care about his Chuck Norris crap but he was right about the bartering. He may be crazy but he is still smart. "So you have nothing else for me, anything life changing?" He looked up to the ceiling, in an obnoxious pondering pose. "That will cost you you know." I slid half an ingot across his desk. "No." Well that was a waste of imperial gold. He sat down in the chair that seemed like it would be spacious for a giant. He slid all of his imperial gold into a drawer, they made no sound as they seemed to have landed. "It's a one way gate." He said, seeming to ready mind. "It opens into a vault in hades realm that I have to open a dimension tear to get too." It was clever, I admit. "Speaking of which, can you open one so we can leave." It was not a question. "Well I can, but will I? Ehhh, screw it, I made a profit today. To where?" He finally asked, not like it meant anything. "Would it matter where I said?" "No." I thought so. "My preference is land and not in this state but still in this country." He would go that far, hopefully. "I think I might be able to accomplish th..." Why are we in New Rome? And why is their infantry regiment advancing?

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