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The Thieves Guild

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by Jake Kerr.

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Episode 24:

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The Old Quarter.

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The entrance to the Old Quarter was sad and
depressing.

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As Raylan walked off the bridge, he stepped into a
world of decaying buildings,

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huts made from what looked like old furniture
repurposed into tied-together

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walls and roofs, and streets full of brush and
dirt and grime.

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"This really is the wretched Quarter," Raylan
thought.

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The thought that a large number of people lived in
these conditions broke his heart.

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At least he couldn't see anyone sleeping on the
crumbling cobblestone or in the door

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frames of collapsed houses.

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A laugh caught Raylan's attention, and as he
looked off to the left, he saw a group of

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Harvest Guild workers laughing as they walked
along the main road that connected with the

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great bridge.

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That led Raylan to look around, and what he saw
shocked him.

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While the buildings were falling apart, the people
seemed normal, even

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happy. None of them were walking to any of the
buildings that were on the verge of

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collapse.

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They all seemed to be heading toward the center of
the Old Quarter, down the main road.

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Not what you thought you'd find?

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Said a voice to Raylan's left.

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It was the dirty man who had helped him after he
was pulled from the

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horse.

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No, I can't say it is.

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Raylan stared ahead as he slowly followed the
groups of people walking down the road.

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Where is everyone heading?

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To their homes, of course.

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He waved an arm from left to right.

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This is all just for show.

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The whites never come further than the end of the
bridge.

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Raylan stopped. "Wait. So this isn't the Old
Quarter?"

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Aye, it is, but the Old Quarter is large and
contains many secrets.

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The man winked at Raylan.

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They resumed walking.

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"I'm Raylan."

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Raylan held out his hand.

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"Thank you for helping me."

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I know who you are, Guildmaster. Was an honor to
help you. I'm Trendle.

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He grasped Raylan's hand in a firm handshake.

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But the real credit goes to the Captain.

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'Twas her idea to have everyone rush the bridge
when you arrived.

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"Captain."

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Aye, Maela, she's the captain of the Flats.

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She oversees operations there.

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Nodding his head, Raylan asked,

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"So all those people who rushed the bridge, that
wasn't a normal crowd at the end of the day?"

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No, sir. Maela put the word out and we organized
everyone to mill about and wait for

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the horses. Unfortunately, there was only one
horse, but it was the important one.

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Once we saw you, we all walked to the bridge."

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Trendle nodded. "It was a good plan."

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"Yes, it was. Genius, even."

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Raylan looked around.

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"So all these people agreed to help the thieves?"

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Ah, no sir. All these people are thieves.

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Raylan looked around at the people in the Harvest
Guild green.

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He thought back to the hundreds of people that
helped him cross the bridge.

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"All of them?"

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Aye, all of us here crossed the bridge.

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Raylan stopped again, which elicited a smile from
Trendle.

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"Everyone in the Old Quarter is in the Thieves
Guild?"

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Trendle nodded, and a stunned Raylan continued
walking. He looked around.

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The Old Quarter was huge, probably as big as the
Flats, the Warehouse District, and

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the Lower Triangle combined.

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He could barely see the wall to the west in the
distance.

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In the distance to his left, behind fallen
buildings, lay the Ash Fields.

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If everyone in the Old Quarter was a thief, he
worried about the job he had in front

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of him.

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It was huge, and it was wretched. His guild was
truly

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desperate.

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At that moment, Raylan and Trendle turned a
corner, and the crumbling houses and

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buildings ended, replaced by a large square, which
was bright and

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clean and opened up in front of them. There was a
tavern and a number of shops, and

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families were walking around with carts full of
food and goods.

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As Raylan stood and stared, the people around him
started to pull off their Harvest Guild greens,

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replacing them with tunics, robes, and shirts of
the black of the Thieves

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Guild. Trendle smiled.

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"Welcome to your new home, Guildmaster."

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(instrumental music plays)