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of here.”
The two wolves did as they were told and the crowd parted for them to carry out their unconscious teammate. Fenris lingered behind, staring at Sharkskin and Shift. “You’d better watch yourselves. We’ve got something good going here on this island, and we don’t need you ruining it for the rest of us.”
“That’s enough, Fenris,” said the Exemplar.
Fenris turned his gaze to Arcadia’s leader. “Hope you know what you’re getting yourself into.” He turned and followed the rest of his team.
Once the wolves were gone, the Exemplar rose higher into the air to address the onlookers. “That’s enough excitement for one day. Go about your business.”
The Exemplar lowered again as Sharkskin transformed back into Koji. The Exemplar looked at the wounds the two had on them.
“We should get you patched up,” he said. “I think we have a lot to talk about.”
CHAPTER 5
The Exemplar floated just above the ground as he led Erin and Koji around the main town square of Arcadia. “What I learned from the time I was held prisoner by the Red Fist was that there would always be people like the Khagan and Azarov who would exploit specials for their own uses.”
He led them from the town square towards a hill with a series of stone steps ascending upwards. While the Exemplar simply flew higher, Erin and Koji climbed up the steps. At the summit was a stone building and the ridge overlooked Arcadia.
The Exemplar gestured in one direction where farmland was visible. “We’re very self-sufficient here. We not only grow our own food, but we also send out fishing expeditions. The island also has some wildlife, but we don’t hunt them too much for fear of dwindling their numbers. Some specials use their abilities to help power our generators and provide the island with more than enough electricity to meet our needs. And anything else we need, the Ferryman can get for us.”
“How did you get this set up so quickly?” asked Koji. “It’s only been what, six months since we stopped the Khagan?”
“I got to work as soon as we returned. Found others like me who could help me set this up.” The Exemplar approached the building and knocked a few times. The door opened and standing in the frame was a young woman of Native American ancestry. She stepped aside so they could enter.
A round table sat in the center of the room and a familiar cloaked man sat at the table, nodding to the new arrivals.
“I’d like to introduce you both to Shift and Sharkskin.” The Exemplar looked at Erin and Koji while gesturing to the cloaked man. “You’ve already met the Ferryman. And this,” he stepped behind the woman, placing his hands on her shoulders, “is Tuwa. She’s responsible for the terraforming that made Arcadia possible.”
“Terraforming?” asked Erin, shaking Tuwa’s hand.
“I can manipulate the earth,” said Tuwa. “That’s also what made it possible to construct many of the buildings you see around here so quick.”
“Pretty impressive,” said Koji.
Tuwa smiled.
“Have you had any trouble since creating this place? A nation of specials would probably make some people nervous,” said Erin.
“Especially with you running it,” said Koji, looking at the Exemplar.
“A fair point,” said the Exemplar. “I don’t run things here. We have meetings where we discuss issues and vote on them. The three of us just help oversee some of the more mundane issues.”
“And no one’s objected?” asked Erin.
“You mean Cerberus, don’t you?” asked Tuwa.
“Crossed my mind. There’s been a lot of talk about them online, hard to separate fact from fiction.”
“We have some specials who are able to keep us more or less invisible,” said the Exemplar. “The Ferryman is the only way anyone has ever accessed this place.”
“I heard there was some commotion when you two arrived,” said Tuwa.
“The Pack,” said the Exemplar.
Both Tuwa and the Ferryman groaned. Koji studied
The two wolves did as they were told and the crowd parted for them to carry out their unconscious teammate. Fenris lingered behind, staring at Sharkskin and Shift. “You’d better watch yourselves. We’ve got something good going here on this island, and we don’t need you ruining it for the rest of us.”
“That’s enough, Fenris,” said the Exemplar.
Fenris turned his gaze to Arcadia’s leader. “Hope you know what you’re getting yourself into.” He turned and followed the rest of his team.
Once the wolves were gone, the Exemplar rose higher into the air to address the onlookers. “That’s enough excitement for one day. Go about your business.”
The Exemplar lowered again as Sharkskin transformed back into Koji. The Exemplar looked at the wounds the two had on them.
“We should get you patched up,” he said. “I think we have a lot to talk about.”
CHAPTER 5
The Exemplar floated just above the ground as he led Erin and Koji around the main town square of Arcadia. “What I learned from the time I was held prisoner by the Red Fist was that there would always be people like the Khagan and Azarov who would exploit specials for their own uses.”
He led them from the town square towards a hill with a series of stone steps ascending upwards. While the Exemplar simply flew higher, Erin and Koji climbed up the steps. At the summit was a stone building and the ridge overlooked Arcadia.
The Exemplar gestured in one direction where farmland was visible. “We’re very self-sufficient here. We not only grow our own food, but we also send out fishing expeditions. The island also has some wildlife, but we don’t hunt them too much for fear of dwindling their numbers. Some specials use their abilities to help power our generators and provide the island with more than enough electricity to meet our needs. And anything else we need, the Ferryman can get for us.”
“How did you get this set up so quickly?” asked Koji. “It’s only been what, six months since we stopped the Khagan?”
“I got to work as soon as we returned. Found others like me who could help me set this up.” The Exemplar approached the building and knocked a few times. The door opened and standing in the frame was a young woman of Native American ancestry. She stepped aside so they could enter.
A round table sat in the center of the room and a familiar cloaked man sat at the table, nodding to the new arrivals.
“I’d like to introduce you both to Shift and Sharkskin.” The Exemplar looked at Erin and Koji while gesturing to the cloaked man. “You’ve already met the Ferryman. And this,” he stepped behind the woman, placing his hands on her shoulders, “is Tuwa. She’s responsible for the terraforming that made Arcadia possible.”
“Terraforming?” asked Erin, shaking Tuwa’s hand.
“I can manipulate the earth,” said Tuwa. “That’s also what made it possible to construct many of the buildings you see around here so quick.”
“Pretty impressive,” said Koji.
Tuwa smiled.
“Have you had any trouble since creating this place? A nation of specials would probably make some people nervous,” said Erin.
“Especially with you running it,” said Koji, looking at the Exemplar.
“A fair point,” said the Exemplar. “I don’t run things here. We have meetings where we discuss issues and vote on them. The three of us just help oversee some of the more mundane issues.”
“And no one’s objected?” asked Erin.
“You mean Cerberus, don’t you?” asked Tuwa.
“Crossed my mind. There’s been a lot of talk about them online, hard to separate fact from fiction.”
“We have some specials who are able to keep us more or less invisible,” said the Exemplar. “The Ferryman is the only way anyone has ever accessed this place.”
“I heard there was some commotion when you two arrived,” said Tuwa.
“The Pack,” said the Exemplar.
Both Tuwa and the Ferryman groaned. Koji studied
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