Unseen Actions: A Zemira Souta Adventure

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|224Unseen|_Actions:|_A|_Zemira|_Souta|_Adventure|_is|_a|_fictional|_adventure|_story|_by|_Alizeh|_Seahope.|/|/|224The|_story|_is|_summarized|_as|_follows|_....|/|/|455.oO0Oo.|_.oO0Oo.|_.oO0Oo.|_.oO0Oo.|_.oO0Oo.|_.oO0Oo.|_.oO0Oo.|_.oO0Oo.|_.oO0Oo.|_.oO0Oo.|_.oO0Oo.|_.oO0Oo.|/|/|225A|_story|_of|_intrigue.|_Adventure.|_High|_seas.|_Zemira|_Souta|_is|_a|_commoner|_that|_works|_for|_the|_Royal|_|/|225Seekers.|_A|_secret|_organization|_founded|_by|_Queen|_Alarice|_the|_Great|_for|_the|_preservation|_and|_the|_|/|225excavation|_of|_magical|_and|_mundane|_objects|_of|_great|_importance.|_Those|_in|_the|_Seekers|_only|_know|_|/|225each|_other|_by|_a|_secret|_handshake|_and|_a|_particular|_brand|_on|_the|_inner|_wrist|_side|_of|_their|_|/|225leather|_bracers.|_Zemira|_is|_only|_one|_of|_a|_group.|_Yet|_it|_is|_her|_adventures|_we|_follow.|/|/|235In|_the|_opening,|_Zemira|_Souta|_is|_trapped|_on|_a|_ship.|_Her|_hands|_holding|_a|_bronze|_sextant.|_In|_laid|_|/|235in|_the|_metal|_is|_the|_mark|_of|_the|_House|_of|_Marin.|_She|_can|_feel|_it|_hum|_in|_her|_hands|_before|_she|_|/|235shoves|_it|_quickly|_into|_a|_pack|_hoping|_to|_avoid|_those|_that|_are|_above|_deck.|_As|_she|_is|_about|_to|_|/|235steal|_off|_into|_the|_night|_on|_a|_shore|_boat,|_she|_is|_found|_by|_the|_crew|_and|_dragged|_before|_the|_|/|235captain.|/|/|315Zemira|_doesn’t|_flinch|_as|_she|_is|_pressed|_to|_her|_knees|_before|_the|_captain,|_a|_dashing|_man|_with|_a|_|/|315bright|_smile.|_As|_her|_hands|_move|_to|_press|_behind|_her|_head,|_the|_Captain|_-|_a|_Lord|_Jedrek|_Barsotti|_|/|315sends|_his|_men|_from|_the|_room.|_Making|_some|_comment|_about|_needing|_to|_bed|_a|_woman.|_As|_the|_door|_|/|315closes|_on|_the|_cabin,|_a|_fight|_breaks|_out|_between|_the|_two|_of|_them|_where|_it|_is|_revealed|_that|_Lord|_|/|315Jedrek|_Barsotti|_is|_part|_of|_the|_Royal|_Seekers|_like|_Zemira.|_He|_has|_taken|_over|_the|_crew|_and|_is|_|/|315trying|_to|_get|_the|_artifacts|_from|_the|_hold.|_|/|/|325They|_fake|_Zemira’s|_death|_and|_being|_tossed|_overboard|_so|_that|_Zemira|_and|_the|_Marin|_sextant|_can|_|/|325make|_it|_back|_to|_Arx|_and|_the|_Queen|_safely.|_Zemira|_thinking|_that|_is|_the|_end|_of|_it|_prepares|_for|_|/|325her|_next|_mission.|_One|_to|_the|_Saffron|_Chain.|_A|_mission|_to|_find|_an|_artifact|_that|_can|_protect|_all|_|/|325of|_Arx|_from|_what|_lays|_in|_the|_shadows.|/|/|335As|_the|_next|_scene|_opens|_we|_are|_in|_the|_middle|_of|_a|_steamy|_scene|_it|_isn’t|_until|_a|_few|_paragraphs|_|/|335in|_that|_we|_find|_that|_we|_are|_in|_the|_middle|_of|_Lord|_Jedrek’s|_dream|_about|_the|_Dark|_Haired|_Seeker|_|/|335he|_helped|_secret|_off|_his|_ship.|_He|_wakes|_up|_drenched|_in|_sweat|_wondering|_how|_to|_meet|_her|_again.|_|/|335Then|_drowns|_himself|_in|_a|_bottle|_of|_rum.|/|/|345Zemira|_is|_walking|_down|_the|_dock|_when|_we|_get|_the|_allusion|_of|_doom|_coming|_up|_behind|_her.|_The|_|/|345description|_of|_heavy|_boot|_sounds|_and|_the|_like.|_Zemira|_leads|_them|_to|_a|_secluded|_area|_of|_the|_|/|345dockyard|_and|_daggers|_flashing|_she|_manages|_to|_pin|_…|_Lord|_Jedrek|_to|_the|_wall|_of|_a|_storage|_shed.|_|/|345With|_a|_sigh|_she|_pulls|_back|_and|_a|_further|_series|_of|_teases|_on|_Jedrek’s|_side|_and|_groans|_and|_witty|_|/|345retorts|_on|_Zemira’s|_side|_we|_find|_that|_Jedrek|_is|_her|_ride|_to|_the|_Saffron|_Chain.|_With|_a|_different|_|/|345crew|_of|_course.|/|/|415On|_the|_ship|_ride|_to|_the|_Saffron|_Chain|_we|_find|_a|_few|_bits|_of|_back|_story.|_Lord|_Jedrek|_likes|_to|_|/|415drown|_his|_problems|_in|_drink|_over|_some|_mistake|_that|_was|_made|_in|_the|_past.|_We|_do|_not|_find|_out|_what|_|/|415that|_secret|_is|_just|_that|_he|_is|_torn|_up|_over|_it.|_Zemira|_feels|_it|_is|_her|_duty|_to|_protect|_the|_|/|415artifacts.|_It|_was|_something|_her|_mother|_died|_doing|_and|_she|_feels|_it|_is|_up|_to|_her|_to|_live|_her|_|/|415mother’s|_duty.|_Conflict|_arises|_between|_Zemira|_and|_Lord|_Jedrek.|_The|_conflict|_of|_Pride|_vs|_Duty.|_It|_|/|415is|_a|_theme|_that|_will|_probably|_come|_up|_many|_times|_between|_the|_two.|/|/|425When|_they|_get|_to|_the|_Saffron|_Chain,|_Zemira|_asks|_around|_for|_clues|_to|_find|_the|_new|_artifact|_as|_|/|425Lord|_Jedrek|_finds|_the|_local|_watering|_hole|_glad|_to|_be|_off|_the|_ship|_and|_away|_from|_Zemira.|_Though|_|/|425he|_can’t|_seem|_to|_get|_the|_damned|_woman|_from|_his|_mind.|_He|_drowns|_himself|_in|_drink.|/|/|445Zemira|_on|_the|_other|_hand|_finds|_herself|_in|_the|_middle|_of|_a|_darker|_plot.|_She|_finds|_that|_cultists|_|/|445have|_taken|_the|_artifact|_and|_secreted|_it|_into|_the|_deepest|_parts|_of|_the|_port|_town.|_On|_her|_way|_|/|445down|_her|_vision|_goes|_black.|_The|_book|_ends|_with|_....|/|/|455What|_secrets|_has|_Zemira|_found?|_Will|_Lord|_Jedrek|_drown|_himself|_in|_drink?|_Will|_the|_cultists|_|/|455destroy|_the|_artifact?|_Find|_out|_in|_the|_next|_Zemira|_Souta|_Adventure!|/