Penitent - Book 4 Ch 23: The Generosity of Hume

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Michael and the others approached the desk. It was clear just from looking at the pile of items what each one was. King Marlo grabbed the first item and began unwrapping it.“As we were looking into what items in our vault might be suitable to encourage Swandia and Burndan to agree to the mediation, we discovered several that were never properly itemized. I’m unsure if some of my ancestors merely wished to keep them hidden for their own use, or if it was a genuine mistake caused by the passage of time.” He shrugged as he finished drawing the canvas from a long rifle and a holstered pair of pistols. “Whatever the case I’m emptying the entire vault for use immediately anyway, no sense hoarding artifacts if we’re all dead.” He held the rifle and pistols out to a wide-eyed Marcus.Michael divined them as his friend began to test their weight.Reaper’s RIfleGrants:Middling ReactionMiddling SpeedWhen Reloading these change to MajorBullets fired from this rifle always fly trueMichael described what he read as Marcus looked down the barrel of the rifle.He laughed a bit. “Always flies true? That’ll actually take a lot of adjusting to then. I’ve gotten used to compensating. Still, the help with reloading speed boost is pretty fucking great.” He carefully placed the rifle down and held up the pistols. They looked like the kind of old flintlocks one would see in a pirate movie.Michael divined them as well.The Perfect PairGrants:Major SpeedThese pistols cannot be separated. One always calls to the other. When one is reloaded, they are both reloaded.“Not the first time I’ve held a perfect pair,” said Marcus as he tested their weight.Michael frowned as he read what he had divined. “I’m not exactly sure what that last part means.”Marcus raised an (...)