"Yes I heard you, but I still don't understand you Mr. Lorentino." My rescuer was Leland Pavarosi the Fourth (I don't actually know if he was the fourth Leland or he just liked the title), a relative of the shorty I saved back in the day. So that at least explained why he risked his life and that of his fellow circus folk to save me. Well it sort of does, gods know I wouldn't risk my life for someone that helped a relative of mine, not that I have any of those left anyway! Also when I say circus, I mean den of thieves. And not like informally, he admitted as much to me that their "circus" is at best a cover for them robbing people blind. I had to admit the operation was genius, distract people with tricks, steal everything that isn't nailed down while that happens, and then pull up stakes before the authorities catch on.
"Its simple I can't exactly run away, and the only idiot who can tell me whats going on, is set to be executed himself, so now I have to save him thus doubly proving I was in on a conspiracy I was certainly not involved with." Leland looked at me with a squint that showed he did not understand what I was saying.
"That doesn't make any sense."
"And that will be the last thing they expect, look I can't expect your circus to get involved in this, you already risked enough, but I have to do this, because I'm not going back to the Red Hand or east, I'm staying in Ronerawth and figuring out who's trying to kill me."
"The government, the entire government is out to kill you." He was right, but you know just because someone is right doesn't mean they are right. Understand that? Exactly.
"All I need is a horse, a pistol, and possibly a sword, and I think I can pull this off." I was overestimating my abilities by just a little bit.
"Have you ever broken into a prison to free someone before?"
"Sure lots of times, wait break in? No, I've been thrown in though, same deal right?" Leland shook his head, I could see behind him the twins were learning a new "magic" trick from one of his helpers, the magic of course was in palming someones wallet while doing the trick. Leland had picked up the twins when he'd heard about my execution, he was intending on grabbing useful things from my house and didn't realize they'd be there, an unlike me he would have felt guilty just leaving a couple young girls to probably be executed for treason for being connected with me (look I can admit it, I'm not that great a parental figure).
Leland sighed again and then pulled out a map from a nearby satchel, "I figured you'd want to do something stupid like this, my ancestors warned me that if I ever felt the need to work with you, I'd have to deal with crazy, I had no idea how right they were."
"So you're going to help me?"
"If you won't leave these lands, this is my bands best chance of getting out of the hole I dug them in saving you."
"Ahh so I'm not the only one who doesn't think their plans through?"
"Yep, both of us have proven to be damned idiots, who else to plan another rescue?"
And so it came that Leland and his circus of thieves helped me rescue a prince who may or may not have actually committed treason. In looking back I think we should have figured out if he was actually treasonous first. Oh well in hindsight everything I do seems foolish. Maybe that says something?
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