Davros Tales ~Treasure Incident~

A blue tiger ran in the sea of trees attempting to catch up with the flying pegasus knight. The Gallian citizens saw this scene with wonder, amusement, or a perplexed look. Something was hanging from the pegasus attached to a dangling object... or rather a figure.

"Farina! Please! Calm your anger!" Mordecai pleaded as he called out to her in his transformed state.

"Stay out of this, Mordecai! He deserves this!" Farina shushed the blue tiger with anger not directed at the beast Laguz. She looked down at the figure whose limbs were tied up and his body dangling from Murphy on a rope. "How dare you take my funds, Dart!"

It all started when Farina found that the loot and gold she'd accumulated from her work and pirating had been absconded. And there was only one person who could be responsible for such a mess...

"I needed some loot to hide away! Nothin' beats a good reward to find some gold and a piece of the legendary pirate's treasure!" Dart replied proudly unashamed of his deed. Even when he was being dragged through the trees, he smiled.

"Not if you took my treasure to begin with!" Farina screeched out. "Now where is my gold, Dart!?"

While this incident was occurring near the castle, Ranulf and Lethe observed the scene from the open-air palace that doubled as a structure to oversee the vast forests. All the while, Geitz was on the sidelines next to them laughing and slapping his knee clearly amused by the altercation.

"Is this... some sort of Beorc tradition?" Lethe asked with a confused expression.

She more or less accepted the presence of the pirates for the past month. Despite having various grievances against Beorcs as a whole, she reluctantly was drawn into the charm of the Davros (not that she would admit it). If only they didn't ogle at her or other female Laguz. They were all so strange to her...

Ranulf also shared similar sentiments but found the crew very fun to be with. He even helped Dart find the perfect spot to hide his treasure... Not that Farina should know. Ever. He had a feeling he would end up being strung along that rope if Farina were to know (despite his agile nature).

"Looks like tomfoolery to me... is this like one of the Beorc lover quarrels I read about?" Ranulf voiced out with amusement in his tone.

"I heard that!" Farina yelled out, surprising the pair of Laguz with her hearing sense. "If you think I'll be with this fool, you got another thing coming!"

"That's not what I heard the other night! Right after you chugged and won a drinking contest for 1,000 gold!" Dart remarked with a grin despite his precarious state. If he had use of his arms which were currently tied up, he would be stroking his chin. "Something about having kids, being set for life, and making more gold...?"

Farina blushed with a deep red on her face and ears. She suddenly remembered her drunken state spouting nonsense.

"You'd be best off hiding away your money when you get married to this fool!" Geitz added with a smile and drank from a bottle of ale. He then gave a mischievous grin as he stared at Dart in particular. "He took some of my money as well! So make sure you keep him strung up a little longer! I'll give you extra apples and carrots later, Murphy!"

Farina's steed neighed in excitement. Murphy kicked his legs and flapped his wings faster as a result of Geitz's goading, causing the trio to be elevated further into the air.

Lethe sighed from the antics displayed. Currently, their king was appeasing the Gallian statemen (and the hot-blooded nephew of their ruler) who wished to cast off the pirates. It was understandable, but they have done well to assist civilians in constructing houses and driving off other pirates near their coast.

While the Beorcs residing in Gallia numbered a fifth of the Gallian population (due to various cultural projects with Crimea), many of the Laguz were skeptical and reluctant to believe in these pirates. However, the Davros stated they would leave in a week for the other Laguz countries despite the fact they could request a formal audience with beast tribe escorts. That way, they wouldn't be immediately raked by hawks, gouged out by ravens, or get turned to ashes with a single breath from Goldoan sentries.

Meanwhile, Captain Fargus was in the middle of a meeting with the few living Beorc communities from Crimea and learning about them. All the while, the trio that consisted of Davros's Suicide Squad were to remain in the capital. Or in Dart's case, give him time to hide away his (which was mainly Farina's money) treasure where most people wouldn't be able to find it (or in this case, be able to obtain it).

"A little sad they're leaving?" Ranulf asked Lethe who snorted. The latter crossed her arms and closed her eyes in response.

"No! I'm glad they're leaving!" Lethe declared. "I won't have to hear their empty compliments or their drunken tales and falsehoods!"

Ranulf shrugged to himself as he noticed the thrashing of her tail. He knew she was in denial as evident by her listening intently to the tales especially when Dart recounted he met and traveled with three of the famed strongest in their homeland (Vaida, Karla, and Karel). And they were all coincidentally in the same group... By the time Dart realized in his conversations with Karel (when he wanted to know who was the strongest in Elibe), he was glad that there was no test of strength between their members while they were in the same army. After all, that meant he would have fought with his sibling, and that was to be frowned upon.

"Eh," Geitz added as he took a swig of ale. "You'll see us again someday..."

"You sure you don't want to take a Gallian escort with you?" Ranulf offered to the corsair who shook his head.

"Sounds interesting, but unless you're joining the Davros or are our companions we traveled with, I don't think you'll gain a spot on the boat..." Geitz pointed out as he watched the duo in the sky bicker endlessly. "But who knows what will happen in the future...? Ah, almost forgot to mention."

The pair turned their attention to the purple-haired sailor who held a rare serious expression. "If we encounter any slave traders or alike, we'll find a way to send your brethren back to you or wherever they came from."

AN: Just a side story before returning to main story and cover the invasion of Crimea.