Obviously, I tried to talk to the thing. It - and I could not bring myself to think of it as he - showed no sign of comprehension. I tried something m...re basic, offered it some of the food that I had in my pack - an apricot, to be exact. It did grab the fruit - I only just avoided getting my hand savaged in the process - and then it bolted... up the wall, over my head and into the ornate carvings surrounding the ceiling. I could just about keep track of its movements, at first, following it at. "Oh I think you can, I can offer you enough money for you to retire to wherever you wish and live in comfort for the rest of your life," the commander said, slightly confused."No, you don't understand. I no longer have claim to that system," Logan said calmly."WHAT!!!" the commander bellowed, unable to control himself."I sold it approximately half an hour after I had claimed it, and for a considerable sum too. If you wish to try for the system yourself, you should take it up with the new. "Yeah," Elise giggled quietly. "I got up to pee and heard Brad awake in his room. So I snuck over there and returned the favor. Just like we talked about."Midnight tickle run? Sometimes I wondered about Elise. But I guess it was harmless enough."Paid him back good, huh?" I mumbled. "Was he surprised?" Yep," Elise replied, still giggling. "I still can't believe you wanted me to do it. He was sitting on the couch and didn't see me come in at first. Before he had a chance to say anything I dropped. With a shrug of incomprehension towards each other, they followed the growing crowd. A swell of bodies began as rivulets from the small side streets and grew into large rivers of bodies streaming towards the center square. The excitement was palpable, as the entire city seemed drawn to the main square.Sardaford maintained a large square deep in the heart of its Byzantine lanes. The temple anchored the north end with flying buttresses and the governor's mansion with its ornate columns,.