p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="068db359d2eb458a5c7d685012c5506a"As Maxx loaded a bag full of miscellaneous tools, Nadia tapped her foot nervously and thought about just how illegal her life had become. First, she had united with an outlaw. Then, they had stolen horses and supplies. Now, they were going to steal back a boat./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="a34237d712a7477ca61801a445e1880e"It wasn't really stealing, Nadia decided, if it had been em style="box-sizing: border-box;"her /emboat to begin with. Really, the Port had stolen her boat from em style="box-sizing: border-box;"her. /emNot the other way around./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="0de9e07fdf9381d4662dd865a50bec7c"Plus, they probably wouldn't be able to pull it off, so there was that./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="b85bf203cfc333e53154b46178b92688"Maxx straightened up and smiled widely. "Now, who's ready to go steal back a boat?!"br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /*br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /"How are you always so sure of yourself ?" Nadia asked Maxx as they snuck through the streets of the Port. The horses had been left back at the warehouse, as they would be conspicuous, the exact opposite of what was currently needed./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="a41894966b7c3db37cebeaeeae3d67c6""Well, I think of it this way," Maxx said, staring fixedly ahead. "If I don't believe in myself, it lowers my chances of success by a big amount. It also lowers the faith in me of those around me. So I can either spend my life knowing that I'm going to fail, or knowing I'm going to succeed. And life's short, kid. So I picked the second option."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="c04ef928c2ba033ca22eeefbeefd4c83"Nadia just stared at him for a second before proclaiming, "I think that's the most mature thing you've ever said."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="ca38ae4ef8f845df5944d9cf0a62b728"Maxx smiled slightly. "I guess I'll take that as a compliment?"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="5712a77a90e2d68b89ed5f7cf6c234fe"Nadia giggled and fell silent as they approached the docks. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="c28e389fadbb4d8617d656d6de348d37"Maxx turned to the group. "Now," he whispered. "Here's the deal. I'm going to need a distraction to draw those two guards away from their post and down the street," he began. "I want Jenna, Beetle, and Septimus to do that. Pretend to have an argument and then whip out your weapons. Fake fight, moving your way down the street. The guards will be bound to follow you and try to break it up by the law. Once you've drawn them out of sight, run. Go back to the warehouse, wait, and then come back."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="1a64e18640f60f01324daf299ec58eff""How long are we waiting?" Beetle questioned as Jenna nodded and checked the knife at her waist. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="67a704a072394351307962331b79427c""Give me five minutes," Maxx decided. "I should be good by then."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="a4cc50df1d7a6833dee002ab04038e5f"Jenna and Beetle nodded. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="b2818c6f04114940984b3e3321658e07""Nadia, Ms. Woods? You're with me. When the guards are drawn away, I'll need a lookout as I pick the lock to the warehouse. Once in, we find your boat, open the door leading to the water, and wait in the bay. We'll park the boat at a dock to make it seem like we've been there all the time. You guys will have to act natural, got it?"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="d59ddc874d38432671bc366e2aa10728"Mother and daughter nodded in unison./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="c115cad7fda644424c99a6dabd2a42e8""All right," Maxx said, hissing air through his teeth and holding out his hand. "For the wizards."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="b7d6bf389c5fa1f2d41bc1f1cb275011"Nadia placed her hand readily on top of his. "For the wizards."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="8c5cda0548a607764b5ced135dc1515d"The rest of the group did the same. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="1e145524fd55582fdfef0765605159e6""Now, let's go!" whisper-shouted Maxx, and their hands flew into the air./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="a34237d712a7477ca61801a445e1880e"It wasn't really stealing, Nadia decided, if it had been em style="box-sizing: border-box;"her /emboat to begin with. Really, the Port had stolen her boat from em style="box-sizing: border-box;"her. /emNot the other way around./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="0de9e07fdf9381d4662dd865a50bec7c"Plus, they probably wouldn't be able to pull it off, so there was that./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="b85bf203cfc333e53154b46178b92688"Maxx straightened up and smiled widely. "Now, who's ready to go steal back a boat?!"br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /*br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /"How are you always so sure of yourself ?" Nadia asked Maxx as they snuck through the streets of the Port. The horses had been left back at the warehouse, as they would be conspicuous, the exact opposite of what was currently needed./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="a41894966b7c3db37cebeaeeae3d67c6""Well, I think of it this way," Maxx said, staring fixedly ahead. "If I don't believe in myself, it lowers my chances of success by a big amount. It also lowers the faith in me of those around me. So I can either spend my life knowing that I'm going to fail, or knowing I'm going to succeed. And life's short, kid. So I picked the second option."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="c04ef928c2ba033ca22eeefbeefd4c83"Nadia just stared at him for a second before proclaiming, "I think that's the most mature thing you've ever said."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="ca38ae4ef8f845df5944d9cf0a62b728"Maxx smiled slightly. "I guess I'll take that as a compliment?"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="5712a77a90e2d68b89ed5f7cf6c234fe"Nadia giggled and fell silent as they approached the docks. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="c28e389fadbb4d8617d656d6de348d37"Maxx turned to the group. "Now," he whispered. "Here's the deal. I'm going to need a distraction to draw those two guards away from their post and down the street," he began. "I want Jenna, Beetle, and Septimus to do that. Pretend to have an argument and then whip out your weapons. Fake fight, moving your way down the street. The guards will be bound to follow you and try to break it up by the law. Once you've drawn them out of sight, run. Go back to the warehouse, wait, and then come back."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="1a64e18640f60f01324daf299ec58eff""How long are we waiting?" Beetle questioned as Jenna nodded and checked the knife at her waist. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="67a704a072394351307962331b79427c""Give me five minutes," Maxx decided. "I should be good by then."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="a4cc50df1d7a6833dee002ab04038e5f"Jenna and Beetle nodded. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="b2818c6f04114940984b3e3321658e07""Nadia, Ms. Woods? You're with me. When the guards are drawn away, I'll need a lookout as I pick the lock to the warehouse. Once in, we find your boat, open the door leading to the water, and wait in the bay. We'll park the boat at a dock to make it seem like we've been there all the time. You guys will have to act natural, got it?"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="d59ddc874d38432671bc366e2aa10728"Mother and daughter nodded in unison./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="c115cad7fda644424c99a6dabd2a42e8""All right," Maxx said, hissing air through his teeth and holding out his hand. "For the wizards."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="b7d6bf389c5fa1f2d41bc1f1cb275011"Nadia placed her hand readily on top of his. "For the wizards."/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="8c5cda0548a607764b5ced135dc1515d"The rest of the group did the same. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #555555;" data-p-id="1e145524fd55582fdfef0765605159e6""Now, let's go!" whisper-shouted Maxx, and their hands flew into the air./p