jadeddragon212: WE HAVE TO PUT IN A LOVE INTEREST!

cousinofjadeddragon212: Why? I like the story as it is…

jadeddragon212: Come on! Please? Pretty please? With lots of sprinkles and stuff on top?

cousinofjadeddragon212: I really think we should leave the story alone.

jadeddragon212: PLEASE? I'M BEGGING YOU!

cousinofjadeddragon212: I know. And it's annoying the hell out of me. Why can't we put a female in the story who can be just a friend to Artemis? Why does the main character always have to fall in love with the made-up character

jadeddragon212: Otherwise it's just boring. Friendship is boring. Well, in the fantasy world it is. This is a fantasy and I'm fantasizing a romance between Artemis and Esmeralda.

cousinofjadeddragon212: I was thinking romance between Quill…

jadeddragon212: NO!

cousinofjadeddragon212: Can you stop shouting at me? Fine. Goshdammit

jadeddragon212: Yay!

cousinofjadeddragon212: But, I get to make up Esmeralda's character. You'll just make her all soppy and idiotic.

jadeddragon212: That wasn't nice to say. And can you blame me? I read a lot of romance novels.

cousinofjadeddragon212: And not even good ones…

(jadeddragon212 jumps on cousinofjadeddragon212)

Chapter Nine:

"Esmeralda Desperado."

Esmeralda looked up from her worn out and raggedy converses. "Sir?"

"You have revealed much of the Veritas Knowledge to the commoner Quill Williams. Your answer?"

"I acknowledge this as…true."

"You are aware of the recent ritualistic murders?"

"Yes, Sir."

"You are aware of who is responsible?"

"Yes, Sir. It is the commoner, Quill Williams."

"You are aware of what he plans to do?"

"Yes, Sir."

"You are aware of the gravity of this case?"

"Yes, Sir."

"Because you are the one that revealed the Veritas to the commoner, Quill Williams, you are responsible for his every action. Do you agree?"

"Yes, Sir."

"Are you aware of the penalty of failure?"

"Banishment from the clan and the removal of my Veritas Knowledge."

"Then you will stop the commoner without fail on pain of the ultimate penalty?"

"Or so help me Truth."

"Goodbye, Esmeralda. Good luck."

"Thank you, Father. I will not fail."