If any of you have made it this far I will be extremely happy. I'm sorry it took me so long to get this chapter up but I'm sure you all understand. I hope you all enjoy my story.

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Small town outside Red River base area

In a small town just out side of Red River a tall man wearing leather from head to toe walked the streets. People went out of their way not to cross his path. Something about him screamed trouble, maybe it was his sunglasses or the bite me sign that was practically written on his forehead, what ever the reason the townsfolk kept their distance and it seemed to suite him just fine.

Meanwhile word had spread about the strange man and rumors arose some said he was an assassin, others believed that he was a mercenary, and still others talked about him being a pirate sizing up the town for their next raid. None of which were correct but in time of war people get rather paranoid. The man had just reached the edge of town when he was intercepted by military police. Needless to say the man wasn't pleased but seeing as how he had nothing better to do he went along with the uniformed men.

At Red River

Hermann had just received news that a suspected pirate/assassin/mercenary was in the small military town. Acting on the tip he had the man brought in for questioning. He was somewhat puzzled though. If he were an assassin or pirate spy he certainly wasn't very good at keeping himself hidden. He did seem to fit the mercenary bit though from you can't tell me what to do look to the indifferent air that seemed to choke everything around him.

"I assume you know why you're here?" Hermann asked sitting across from the white haired man.

"You think I'm some kind of mercenary sent by the Imperialists to do some kind of damage to the small town I was taken form or obtain some kind of information from this base." He leaned back in his chair as if getting ready to argue for a long time.

"Basically, yes. Now, if you don't mind it's awful hard to talk to someone who's name you don't know. Would you mind telling me to make this easier?"

"My name's Tsume. Like you said it's hard to talk to people who you can't call by their name so what's yours?" Tsume eyed him from over his sunglasses.

"Capitan Robert Hermann of the Republic." Hermann replied simply. "So Tsume what is your business here?"

"I was just passing through."

"Really. Would you mind telling me where you were headed to?"

"I was thinking about going to those mountains over there." Tsume jabbed his thumb in the eastern direction.

"I see. Why do you want to go there?"

"I'm looking for some people."

"Who are you looking for?"

"You wouldn't know who they are."

"I might I know a lot of people."

"They're probably lost we're pretty new to this area."

"So what makes you think they'd be at the mountains?"

"Because it was the last place we were headed." Tsume was getting annoyed with all of the questions. They weren't even useful one like; are you trying to pull something or who are you working for, no these seemed to be just random nonchalant questions. "Is there a point here pr are you just wasting my time?"

"I assure you Tsume I do have a point in asking you these questions. Now why were you and your friends so interested in going to those mountains over there?"

"We were looking for something but it's too late now the thing we were looking for has been destroyed."

"What were you looking for?"

"Are you sure you have a point?" growled Tsume he was just about ready to bite Capitan Hermann's head off.

"Why are you being so defensive if you have nothing to hide from me?"

"Who says I don't have things to hide from you?" Probably not the best thing to have said just then but then again it's not like Tsume was stuck there. In fact he had at least ten escape routes planned out already.

"Are you hiding things from me?"

"If I was would I have said that?"

"You know Tsume you're really getting on my nerves."

"Glad to see that the feeling is mutual."

"Well since this isn't going anywhere I hope you find your cell comfortable because you're going to be here until you cooperate."

"Or at least until I feel like leaving."

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"Why don't you tell me soldier boy." With that Tsume was lead away to one of the most secure cells in the base. There was only one problem the cell was designed to keep humans against their will not animals. While the bars for the door were too small for even a wolf to get out the bars on the windows were not. So it was s simple matter for Tsume to knock out the sad excuse for a security camera and be on his merry way.

This is by far the shortest chapter I have ever written so I'm sorry

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