A Guild of Outlaws

Chapter 17
"Enter!" called Lahar.

Jason walked into the magic council's meeting room.

"Just say it like we rehearsed," said Mephiles.

"Esteemed members of the magic council," said Jason. "I come before you today to found a guild."

"Then you could've simply sent a written request asking if you could form a guild," said Org.

"I know, but my request for members is very unorthodox," said Jason. "I want the members of my new guild to be former dark mages incarcerated by the magic council."

"That's absurd!" shouted a councilmen.

"Please calm yourselves, let's hear the man out," said Org. "Continue."

"Thank you," said Jason. "I think that the prisoners you keep here will never be rehabilitated if you keep them in cages all the time.  They need to get the chance to get out, see the sun, feel the bond of camaraderie, do honest work.

"Honest work?" cried one of the councilmen. "You expect these dark guild members to do any honest work?"

"Trust me sir," Jason interjected "if they slip up I'll personally escort them back to prison."

The council members spoke for a while. Jason didn't even bother to listen, Mephiles would listen for him.

"After much debate the council has made a decision."

Jason smiled.

Cane grabbed a rat in his cell. "Gotcha!"

"You're just gonna eat that raw?" asked Thomas. "That thing's probably full of bacteria."

"Whatever my magic breaks down anything I eat into pure energy," retorted Cane. "It'll just break down that too." He took a big bite off of the head of the rat.

Thomas turned away. "Just my luck I get put in the same cell as the only cannibal in our guild."

"At least you got the rats in there with you," said Hayley from the cell across from there's. "Otherwise Cane probably would've eaten you by now."

Cane finished eating his rat, with his mouth caked in its blood. He licked his lips. "Delicious."

Thomas moved away from him.

Suddenly someone came into their cell block.

"Hayley Barker, Cane Hannibal, and Thomas Manor, I am Jason Gaebolg," said the man. "How would you like to be freed from your imprisonment?"

The three dark mages smiled at each other. Ecstatic over the chance of finally leaving this hole.