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n'Threeeeeewwwwwwww!!!'

nThe season was soon coming to an end, and the late Autumn breeze.... gently carried the brownish colored leaves into the air, as it spiralled them about playfully.

nIt was the magic of the hour!

nThe sun's golden rays, warmly peeked out through the somewhat golden colored trees.

nMost of the trees were bald, as many of their leaves had been blown away by the season.

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nIt was 10 A.M, and 2 men on horseback could be seen making their way towards Baymard.

nAnd as they rode, the cold crisp air blew past them..... and rustled up their hair, as well as left tiny leaves on them while they journeyed on.

nToday, these men would begin their Rescue mission.

n.

n'Gallop! Gallop!'

nThe men rode undeterred, and soon..... they saw Baymard's massive walls.

nAnd Instantly.... their state of cautiousness, seemed to have multiplied to an enormous degree.

nThis was enemy territory after all.

n.

nBut upon entering through the city gates, they were immediately taken aback!

nIn essence... they had been prepared to have several arguments with the enemy's guards about access into the city.

nBut who knew that the people would even welcome them with open arms?

nSomething wasn't right here!

nWere these people enemies or not!

n.

nDidn't the reports say that Eli and his team had taken over Baymard?

nPlease!!!..... they knew Eli, and all these sort of people couldn't have come from him.

nTo know one's leader, is to know how his army would be under him.

nOr was this a new diversion tactic?

nTyrants typically had crazed subordinates, and vice versa.

n.

nJust by looking at the strange unique clothes of these 'enemy' knights, the men were even sure that it couldn't have been Eli.

nSo the question was, who were these people?

nAnd what did they want in Arcadina?

nMore specifically, what did they do to Landon?

n.

nOf course, the people's attitudes weren't the only things that struck them numb.

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"Brock!.... is this real?

" Tyler asked.

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"Y.... yeah... I think it is!

" Brock replied, while looking at the tall magnificent glass building before him.

n.

nIt took them a few seconds, for their brains to register what they were seeing..... as even though it was right before their eyes, something kept telling them that it was a mirage.

nIt had to be God-Dammit!!

nJust how rich were the enemies?

n.

nEven someone like Alec Barn, could only afford 12 glass doors with all his wealth..... but these people could?

nLooking at how wealthy their enemies were, they couldn't help but break out in cold sweat.

nThis could definitely be bad for their master!

n.

n'Brummm!'

nThe magic doors opened all by itself.... and out of reflex, they quickly backed away from the door and drew out their swords.

n'Sling!'

nThey were taking no chances!

n.

n'Bamm!'

nThe door closed again like magic, as the men had already backed away from it.

nStaring at this shocking new portal, the men's hearts raced profoundly..... as if it would fly out of their chests any moment from now.

n.

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"Brock!.... how did the door open on it's own?

nI think that this might be sorcery.

"

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"Yeah.... It's definitely a trap!

nBut if we back it now, wouldn't we look even more suspicious?

"

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"You're right!.....

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"Do you think that we'll make it out alive again?

"

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"No matter what brother, we have just one choice right now.

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"Hmhm..... Ready when you are!

"

n.

nBoth men braced themselves for a full minute, before running in through the portal at full speed.

n'Bamm!'

nThe doors opened and closed again..... and soon, the men were in!

nBut their initial battle Stance, quickly died down as soon as they stepped through the portal.

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"Welcome to Baymard!

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n.

nLooking at the polite staff before them, the men began to feel a little shameful.

nJust kill them now!

nHow embarrassing!!

nLuckily, the workers didn't laugh or looked down on them.... and continued the conversation as if nothing happened at all.

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"Please follow me, and I'll get your Visa application started.

"

n'Visa application?

nWhat was that?' The men inwardly asked, as they had never heard of such a thing before.

n.

nFor sure, 2 separate staff members could've separately handled the procedures for each of them.

nBut of course... since they wanted to stick together, they chose to stay at the same place.

nSo Tyler went forward first, while Brock sat on the waiting seats.

n.

nThey were questioned on their purpose for coming here, as well as asked to sign and agree to all of Baymard's rules and regulations.

nThe staff members did their best to explain the punishments for a majority of the crimes.... lest someone dares to claim that they had no idea about those.

n.

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"Excuse me..... but who is your master?

" Tyler asked curiously.

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"Master?... you mean leader?

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"Yes!... yes!.... that's exactly who I meant!!!

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"Ahhh!!!.... well our leader is his Majesty Landon Barn.

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"Excuse me... but could you repeat that again, I think I misheard you for a moment.

" Tyler said, as he realized that he must've surely had wax in his ears.

nOr had he just been thinking about the mission so much, so that he was hearing Landon's name everywhere he went?

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"Yes.... our King's name is his Majesty Landon Barn.

nAny problem?

"

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nAfter finding out that the leader was the same person they were here to save, both men turned completely silent for a while.

nHow was that even possible?

nHow could someone who left with 330 knights and a few gold coins, own all of these?

nNo!!.... they had to confirm it for themselves.

nAfter all, seeing is believing.

n.

nThey completed their check-in process in shock, as they kept receiving numerous surprises altogether.

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"Tyler!.... taste this!!

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"Hmm!!!..... So tasty!

nHere, taste mine.... this one is called Frutopia!!

"

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"Look!, they call this a pen, and it even has the City's name printed on it!

nJust how did they do it?

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n.

nThe men waited for their bus in excitement, as they went about all the stores within the Landport.

nThey acted like Tourists, who had just arrived in Greece for the first time.

nOne could hear several Ahhh's and Ouhhh's from them every now and then.

nIt was like they were watching some sort of show, as they excitedly passed through the shops.

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"Wait! Wait!.... the mission!

nThis could be their way of distracting us!!

"

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"You're right... we have to stay strong and complete....

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nThe men hadn't even finished talking yet, when they saw the bus arriving.

nForget it!... they ran out towards it like 5 year old children.

nNo one they knew was here, so why not let loose?

nThose were the thoughts of people who had almost promised to stay in control.

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"Good morning!

nMay I have your tickets please?

"

nThe men quickly shoved it into the conductor's hands and walked into the moving carriage with their mouths wide open.

nThey continued to walk in a daze, until they finally took their seats.

nAnd when their butts touched the soft cushions, they felt like they could melt away at any moment.

nNothing was softer!

n.

nHorses were hard..... and so were carriage seats that used cloth.

nBut this one felt so soft, as it cushioned their butts ever so gently.

nAnd even though they had previously sat on cushioned seats at the Landport, they still expected the carriage to have hard seats.

nSo this was definitely a pleasant surprise to them.

n.

nAs the bus left King's Landing, they had been given several documents like brochures, entertainment map, and so on.

nAnd by the time they had reached their hotel and checked in, they had gotten somewhat of a rundown of Baymard's history.

n.

nApparently, all these came from the brain of this Landon Barn?

nIf that were true, then Alec Barn was the biggest fool ever!!

nHaving Landon was like having a national treasure.

nThis sort of person could improve and develop any empire's economy and power.

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nWithin their hotel, they had jumped on the soft mattress beds like 5 times already, as well as stared at the lights for more than 4 minutes too.

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nAnd one wouldn't be able to imagine how many times they had turned the tap on and off.

nHow could running water flow just like that?

nAnd it could even turn hot on it's own?

nAt this point, they had immense respect towards Landon... that is, if he were truly the king here.

n.

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"What do you think?

" Tyler asked, while eating the most delicious meal ever.

nPizza!

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"Do you even need to ask?

nThis place is heaven!!

"

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"I agree!.... but how do we confirm the identity of their king?

nIt's not like well just see him around just like that right?

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"Wait!.... it says here that they'll be holding something called Christmas on December 7th.

nThat's only 3 days from now, so let's wait till then.

"

n.

nThe men visited the mall, the go-kart racing track, Skating Ring and so many other entertainment sites.

nAnd soon, they had experienced their first Christmas holiday as well.

nIt was truly touching and breathtaking to say the least.

n.

nLooking at the happy people that came around and sang Christmas Carol's, they couldn't help but feel the holiday spirit as well.

nThe people exchanged gifts under the biggest decorated tree that they had ever seen..... and some even did something called a 'proposal', to their new fiance's too.

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nThey clapped and cheered, alongside everyone else..... and just like that, they had ended up spending an entire week in Baymard.

nTheir mission was somewhat completed, as they had seen and verified that Landon was indeed the king of Baymard.

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nAt the end of their stay, they bought several pens, books and other small items, before heading out.

nThey had to quickly tell their master all that they had seen here.

nAnd buying some of these goods, would only support their claims even more.

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nMore importantly, they had to let their master know that the reports were wrong!!

nThe supposedly weak bastard prince, was definitely a tiger pretending to be a lamb.

nAnd to think that they had come here to rescue him.

nWhat a joke!!!

n.

nBut even though they didn't think that Landon was a foe, that decision would be left for their Master to figure out.

nFor now, they had to get to their master quickly!!

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