Chapitre 142: Another Sudden Appearance.

"Did you leave one of your partners a the scouting place?"

The sound of the guns had stricken the grounds, one of their comrades was down and the enemy was alerted about their presence and was possibly coming to chase them down.

"We were planning to keep information on them..." The soldier spoke weak dull words now.

"Shit." Jonas groaned in problems which were now piling on his head, the warehouse at this rate was going to be compromised before the other group could even block the gate.

"Everybody, listen to me. I think we can work something out of this situation. I believe we can salvage this situation to something better.

In introspection to himself, Jonas knew was cornered and now he needed help more than ever. So, he nodded to Isabella's words and listened to her quietly.

"The rain and the wind should cause the night to be pitch dark but it isn't this person was able to see meters ahead and scout the front area of the warehouse. Why?"

"...." It hit everybody like a moment of surprise, the entire group had to take a good amount of time to reach this place from the other side due to poor visibility but how were the soldiers able to see so far suddenly?

"It means that there is a fire lit through the pathway. It is not possible for such fire to burn in the open unless.." The possibility of doing such a feat was not something supernatural it only required you to have the right equipment.

"There are stocks of pine wood, oils and black gunpowder in the barracks. They must be that." Jonas replied and it made clear that the enemy was reliant on the port resources itself.

"They are using pine which is kept in the barracks alongside oil to keep the fire going in the rain and wind and judging by the clarity of his information, the fire in a big number. So to stop them in their tracks we have to break as many fires as we can."

"...."

The plan was simple but far easier said than done everybody alongside Isabella knew this but they had to find a way to go ahead and destroy the fires.

"Give me the map, I-" Isabella knelt for a second asking for a map from Jonas but at a moment's notice suddenly....

*Bang

"!!!!?"

A bullet came flying across from the direction of the alleyway passing just an inch distance from Isabella's face spitting apart the burnt furniture and a few bottles inside the building as the gun went through.

"All of you!! Don't move an inch. The next shot won't miss your head. Put your guns down." A warning came from the side of the alleyway, along with a silhouette of a man carrying a gun.

The entire group froze in their position, they were trapped from both sides with guns pointed at them. It was in their best interest to attack the attacker before he could come close, so they prepared themselves through contact alone.

"Don't move, I said."but...the voice felt familiar to the many soldiers and Isabella herself.

"Henry is that you?!" Isabella screamed at the sillhouse which came closer to them every second.

"Isabella? Is that you? What the hell are you doing here?" It was Henry's voice, and his figure too as he approached closer his golden hair and black eyes became more visible and he put his gun down.

Isabella moved forward and closer to Henry alongside the other soldiers who were surprised to see them in this location but they stayed slow, prepared in case of an ambush. Slowly, Henry and Isabella came close, and the surprise on Henry's face was visible, he placed his hand on Isabella's shoulder.

"How are hell are you involved in all of this? Why are you here in the first place?! Are you okay?!" Henry was confused about his intentions but Isabella threw his hand off her shoulders. Isabella observed that how not a drop of blood or injury was on his body, he was in perfect shape and clean. His clothes only due to the rain

"I don't want to tell you are story but I came here to you but something happened and I got caught in all of this. What I want to know where were you this entire time?"

Isabella spent no time in any chatter she cut straight to the point asking for Henry's position this time. Her suspicion was both audible and visible but still didn't reveal her intent.

He is allied with the enemy, he tried to kill me. I should stab him in the head... not the throat.

"Sir Henry." Jonas and the other soldiers finally came forward from the shadows finding it safe to talk to him carrying the same question as Isabella on their faces.

"Coordinator Jonas, Mr. Regal... all of you are you working alongside her? How is all of this functioning? Please Explain?" The confused Henry became even more confused.

Isabella was about to interrupt Henry but was stopped by Jonas, as he began to explain the events that led to the situation. Isabell was more angry than ever.

Are you stupid, Jonny? He is a traitor we need to take information out of him and kill him.

The group explained how Isabella was Thomas's ally which was in turn Edward Kenway's friend who was investigating the city and then the explosions and the meetings and the rest of the information necessary for the two groups. Henry carefully listened to the entire group clearing his doubts.

"So, Edward Kenway is currently injured and taking rest. While the rest of the group is trying to stop them from accessing the warehouse." Jonas nodded to Henry's words.

"What about you Henry were you this entire time?" Every person wanted to ask the question which came out of Isabella's mouth once again.

As Henry was about to speak about his situation every soldier heard it in full focus.

"I was not present in this area the entire day."

"...?!!"

"As you people must know the Regional Lord will be visiting us very soon, so I was on the city outskirts and with church heads discussing the scenario of the plays. I was on the other side of the door when the first explosions happened. They were heard across the city walls. People stared gathering the city walls."

"Soon the doors of this area were covered by floods of new visitors who knew nothing of the functioning of the city, trying to enter the city. It took me a while to manage and call them by telling them it was a construction project and had to call the infantry from outside because fire broke in certain parts of the city."

"Controlling the fire was easy as it was already raining and the winds helped us. I made the imperial guard surround the gate to prevent any outside entry and tried to enter the gate but the gate didn't work. It was jammed from the inside by some soldiers. So, I had to another lever to force my entry inside the city."

Gates jammed format he inside ? and A lever to enter forcefully? How did this work?

Isabella was surprised by the existence of such machinations inside the city, it was eating away at her how this system functioned. As she looked around she noticed how everybody beside Jonas was surprised by this revelation. It seemed as if Jonas being a well-ranked soldier already knew of this detail.

Since the detail didn't shake Jonas every retuned their attention to listening to Henry.

"When I entered the city... I saw how every shop was burned to the ground and the bodies of thieves and soldiers alike were spread throughout the city. I hid in the shadows then carrying my gun and trying to avoid any encounter with any enemy. Although I was able to infer from a group talking about a warehouse in Italian. So, I made my way here, I didn't expect anyone to survive the assault and then noticed Isabella's coat standing out in the open. To attack first to corner the enemy and get intel but I did not notice more of you due to the velvet coats. In all honesty, I would have been killed if you were an enemy."

Henry completed his story and the group heard it clearly, there was inconsistency in the story besides the part where the mention of the entry using the lever but Jonas knowing about it cleared it.

"It looks like we have another ally to find. I think Isabella we can go with your plan now." Jonas answered confidently and others nodded in agreement.

Henry was now clean of suspicion for everybody.... besides Isabella, she still considered him a the traitor but Her mind had jumped to a question which was never verbally asked by anyone it seemed to slip up everybody's minds.

If Henry was outside and then who opened the ocean gate from the inside?

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