Haddock Tortures Stranger

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Stranger: Get your act together boys… I so not have time to play petty games…
Peach: Have some respect for your opposition, Stranger. Not all of us are “boys.” I am a goddess.
Hemlock: And yet the game you do indulge in is but a magnified version of theirs…with higher stakes, yes?
Haddock: Get your own act together. Please. Explain to me what’s going on. We don’t need to prolong anything. I am here and completely willing to talk. Say your intentions.
Stranger: Freedom… but it comes with a price…
Haddock: Explain what you mean by “freedom” and tell me what that price is.
Stranger: Prices come in all shapes and sizes… freedom as in to be set free… what other kind of freedom is there?
Haddock: The past of the Warden’s jailing us, the past of the Tyrant’s coldness, and the past of Vox’s death are all things that would need to be erased for us to be truly free from the past.
But there are other ways to free ourselves from the past, such as defeating the Warden as we stand. We can press forward to a brighter future, and through that erase the pains of the past. That is my planned course. I don’t know what yours is.
How much *I* am worth? Are you saying I am a sacrifice? Do you imply I must sacrifice myself?
Stranger: Read what you would like into it… for my decision is still undecided… 
Haddock: Decide now, tell me what you’re planning, and I’ll tell you whether or not I’m in the deal.
Stranger: If I tell you it might ruin the surprise… You might charge your armies onto something that is currently working… The sacrifice you may make is rallying your armies.. Do not go looking for Tree… I have her.. she is safe…
Haddock: You’re saying I have to give up my armies? Step away from the rebellion? And quit looking for Tree because you “have her”? It better not be in the same way you “have Akkey”!
What then is there for me to do? I just sit like a stump and you magically “cure the past” for me? Is that what you mean?
Stranger: Akkey merely got caught in cross hairs… You let her leave i simply picked her up… Now as for the whole what you do… Rally your armies…
Stranger: Back home… give them a day off… It may get you no where but me very far…
Haddock: No.
* whips out sword and places it right at your chest *
That suggestion is dangerous and makes us all vulnerable.
You speak in riddles.
I hate that.
So.
Either talk to me.
Clearly.
No vagueness.
Tell me everything.
Or.
You’re dead.
Stranger: If I die you have gotten no where… *steps back looking down* but i must tell you forgiveness is key… to getting freedom… 
Haddock: And suddenly you’re talking like a religious guru. Randomly discussing forgiveness has nothing to do with you or releasing armies for a day. You’ve never said a thing about ‘forgiving’ in your plan until now, and I don’t think it’s a part of your plan. It is a red herring to your bargain with me. Keep to the topic at hand and tell me why my armies need to take the day off. That’s not so hard, is it?
* steps forward, sword still extended, eyes intense *
If you die, you’ve gotten nowhere, either. Speak. Or everything you’ve done will fall apart, just as your heart will soon fall from your chest.
Stranger: Your armies do not need to be around Tree… It is a theory that if tree forgives herself… Lostvox is only helping…
Haddock: In a quick maneuver, almost too rapidly to be seen, King Haddock whips forth his sword. As he steps forward to roughly force the Stranger downward, he stabs his blade tip completely through the Stranger’s hand and uses it pin his assailant to the ground. Blood from the Stranger’s palm immediately begins to paint the earth. Haddock’s boot pushes down against the Stranger’s chest, and he leans in menacingly.
With his other hand, Haddock pulls out a dagger and presses it against firmly the Stranger’s arm. A small cut forms on the whitened skin. “If you don’t start talking, I’m going to start peeling your skin back, slicing first at this arm, then your next, and continue through the rest of your body, and listen to your howls until I get a proper answer or you die. Never taunt me. I do not bluff.
“Suffer the agony of my blade. Or talk. Your choice.”
Stranger: A man of great power… *laughs* Tree forgives herself and she is free… In theory i thought if someone showed her love and forgiveness it would be an easy process… *hisses at pain* but she can’t touch the water! 
Haddock: WHAT WATER? TELL EVERYTHING, ALL CONTEXTS. * knife pushes deeper *
Stranger: *clenches jaw* The water in which vox was shipped… They are there… together…
Haddock: And what purpose is any of this? To the Tyrant? To them? Vox is gone.
You’re still being cryptic. Are my blades not clear enough?
* peels along underarm near elbow *
Stranger: TO FREE TREE!!! It was just to free Tree… *glares up at you* I saw a friend in need… i thought if she was surrounded by her friends with lostvox talking tp her maybe she would become free.. I’m sorry if that is not enough for you…
Haddock: YOU COULDN’T HAVE JUST SAID THAT SOONER WITHOUT OMINOUS LANGUAGE??? YOU COULDN’T HAVE DONE THAT WITHOUT TELLING ME TO “SACRIFICE SOMETHING”?
THIS SOUNDS LIKE LIES.
THERE IS MORE GOING ON THAT YOU ARE PLOTTING.
OUT WITH IT.
Peach: Haddock. Stop. You are losing control of yourself. Do not let yourself be beating by this…creature and its manipulations, no matter its intentions. Do not lose sight of yourself. *coalesces in the clouds* Remember who you are.
Haddock: “I am being beaten by this creature? This is the closest I’ve had to besting it.”
But Haddock is abashed to be chastised by his Goddess Peach. Pauses. Suddenly hesitates. Stares down at the blood. Just as much red splatters him as his victim.
"I… I…”
Haddock has no words to say.
“I……..
"The end result, Peach. This is for the end result. Of us being free from tyranny at the end.”
Peach: I know not what this creature is, or if it is related to the Tyrant, only that it is causing strife and conflict amongst the Rebellion. If we truly wish to achieve our goals - whatever they be - we must be unified. We must not lose sight of what we wish to accomplish.
Haddock: You’ve… got a point.
We don’t know what connection this Stranger has to the Tyrant.
But the threats… and the animosity… the Stranger has shown me…
Stonegit: “We will be able to sort it out King Haddock, but for now may I suggest you clean the blood off of your blade, and your hands for that matter." 
*glances down at the Stranger. “Besides, we can always peel more of these riddles and lies away once we have ourselves regrouped.”
Haddock: Very well. Let us secure this Stranger in a cell for now. I will speak more with others (especially my reverent goddess Peach) before… extracting more information, if I must. But… * exhales noisily * …I hope we do not need to. After Peach chastised me, my temper has faded, and… and I do not know if I made the right decision after all, even though I only meant to follow the leads and find a way to help everyone to freedom… I still do not trust this Stranger’s cryptic speech, and there is much more we need to discuss… but… I will desist.
For now.
* very quietly * Oh gods, what came over me? If the Stranger has nothing to do with the Tyrant… then I attacked someone innocent… innocent in that respect at least… oh gods.
Stranger: YOU CANNOT DO THIS TO ME! I REFUSED TO BE CHAINED! I HAVE SUFFERED ENOUGH… let me go…
Stonegit: *feels uneasy* *not used to trying to console someone outside of logical advice.* *Reaches one finger out but then pulls it back and stuffs hands awkwardly in pockets*
"Um, my King ( battleofthegroundeddungeon ) I believe that I stated in my credentials that I have experience in interrogation. I should be able to extract accurate information out of @anonymousbotgd.”
*Shrugs* “Besides, you may not have to fear that you hurt an innocent man. People will say anything to stop extreme pain. He could have been lying. If you will allow me, I would be happy to question this man.”   
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