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A seasoned merchant-figure challenges the boy’s views on trust, reliability, and “integrity,” contrasting it with fear and intimidation. The exchange turns into a test when a one-krone coin appears, prompting an immediate choice and reinforcing themes of honesty, responsibility, and long-term relationships.","Birth of Assassins  \nDawn of Assassins, Volume 0.5 Jon Cronshaw  \nPublished by Wyvern Books, Ltd, 2021.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nThis is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.  \nBIRTH OF ASSASSINS  \nFirst edition. August 15, 2021.  \nCopyright © 2021 Jon Cronshaw. ISBN: 979-8201041670 Written by Jon Cronshaw.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nTable of Contents  \nTitle Page  \nCopyright Page  \nDedication  \nI. The Reward  \nII. The Rusty Sail  \nIII. The Scam  \nIV. The Den  \nV. The Gang  \nVI. The Monte  \nVII. The Prop Bet  \nVIII. The Bump Drop  \nIX. The Best Move  \nX. The Game  \nXI. The Initiation  \nXII. The Purse  \nXIII. The Debt  \nXIV. The Pact  \nYour Invite to the Ravenglass Universe Community  \nWhat Awaits You:  \nDawn of Assassins – excerpt | I. The Wyvern  \nII. The Cup  \nFind Jon online  \nHave you read The Ravenglass Chronicles? | Kat is heir to a brutal empire...  \n| ...but the last thing she wants to do is rule.  \nAcknowledgements  \nAbout the Author  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nFor Isaac.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nI. The Reward  \nFedor blew out the flame and dipped his brush into the melted polish. He studied the man’s shoes—simple, but well-made, soft black leather fastened with silver buckles.  \nHe applied the polish to the right shoe, building up the first layer with gentle circles until the leather turned matte.  \n“You know, child. I was once where you were.”  \nFedor applied the foundation layer to the left shoe.  \n“Though it was Hafendorf where I first plied my trade.”  \nFedor gazed up at him with a raised eyebrow.“You were a polish boy?”“No. I used to run messages on the docks.”  \nFedor spat on the right shoe and brushed back and forth across the polish.  \n“Aren’t you going to ask me what I did?”  \nFedor shrugged.“What’s the point?”  \nThe man chuckled.“What’s the point? The point is I’m trying to teach you something. Tell me, child, how old are you?”  \n“I don’t know.” He brushed around the buckles and moved onto the other shoe.  \n“You’re not a man yet. What are you—twelve, thirteen?”  \n“I said, I don’t know.” He glared at the man’s questions and quickly averted his gaze—this was no way to get tips.  \n“I started off as a lowly messenger, dodging the curses of sailors, and I now run a merchant company with trading houses in Welttor, Nebel Hafen, Reichsherz, and I’m always looking to expand my operation.” He chuckled to himself.“And yet I still find myself dodging the curses of sailors.”  \n“Right.”  \n“And do you know how I did it?”  \n“I don’t.” Fedor pulled a leather cloth from his box and made small circles in the leather, bringing the surface to a deep shine.  \nThe man leaned forward and tapped Fedor ’s shoulder.“Do you want to know the secret?”  \nFedor frowned.“To what?”  \n“To everything, of course.” The man looked around the market square, seemingly seeking inspiration from something or someone. Alchemical lights shone from the cave roof above, twisting his features with shadows.“The secret, my boy, is integrity.” He held Fedor ’s gaze.“If you can be trustworthy, people will come back to you again and again.”  \n“Right.” He pulled his gaze away and wiped a mark from the left buckle.  \n“Believe me. It works much better than fear.”  \nFedor sniffed.“You should tell that to the gangs round here.”  \n“Of course, you can get things done with fear and intimidation, but noone will thank you for it. As soon as your back is turned, you’re likely to find someone willing to drive a knife into your back.”  \n“I get it. Treat people bad and it comes back threefold. Priest talks about that all the time.”  \n“But it’s about more than merely avoiding pain. No, it’s about building trust over time. It’s about being reliable. It’s about integrity.”  \n“I don’t know what that word means.”  \nThe man shook his head.“Simply put, integrity is about knowing the difference between right and wrong.”  \n“I know about sin.”  \n“Indeed. But there’s a difference between ","cbCaifVcnRkDzvnC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifVcnRkDzvnC","pdf",893863,7,176,"English","en",105,"# Table of Contents\n## I. The Reward\n## II. The Rusty Sail\n## III. The Scam\n## IV. The Den\n## V. The Gang\n## VI. The Monte\n## VII. The Prop Bet\n## VIII. The Bump Drop\n## IX. The Best Move\n## X. The Game\n## XI. The Initiation\n## XII. The Purse\n## XIII. The Debt\n## XIV. 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