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He reached for his pipe and took a drag. "I should have known it was you. I guess the apple didn't fall far from the tree".
"seems old habits havens changed" Hamiran countered.
"still playing with barrels and smoking tobacco "
Ferdil crackled with laughter
"an idle man "
"where are they? " Hawk ordered
"I don't know " Ferdil shrugged innocently.
Hawk lowered his axe from his shoulders
"am not going to ask again, where are they? "
"or what" Ferdil replied coldly, his expression suddenly serious
Hawk leveled his axe at Ferdil with all his might in the attempt to split his dismantle his skull.
With the palm of his hand, Ferdil caught the metallic part of the axe and twisted it into a sausage like roll, rendering the weapon useless.

The bandits stared in awe
"enough" the unnamed ordered Hawk.
"you are no match for him"
"listen old man", Hamiran began
"we both know what am after, I will let today's incidence slide, for old times sake.  Get in my way again and not even a fighter your caliber will escape unscathed. A very good morning to you uncle ".

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