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North Alabama North Alabama @ Central Arkansas Central Arkansas
Game Start Time: 3:30 PM ET
Location: Estes Stadium, Conway, AR
Watch: Fox Sports Regional

Team	Coach(es)	Offense	Defense
North Alabama North Alabama	petralikesbaseball	Air	4-4
Central Arkansas Central Arkansas	vinnymac44	Air	3-4

North Alabama North Alabama

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Central Arkansas Central Arkansas

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Clock	Quarter	Down	Ball Location	Possession	Playclock	Deadline
7:00	1	1st & 10	-1 Central Arkansas	Central Arkansas	03/23 09:41 AM EST	04/01 09:41 AM EST

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Central Arkansas	0	0	0	0	0
North Alabama	0	0	0	0	0

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Lindenwood Lindenwood @ Murray State Murray State
Game Start Time: 7:00 PM ET (Friday)
Location: Roy Stewart Stadium, Murray, KY
Watch: FSPN+

Team	Coach(es)	Offense	Defense
Lindenwood Lindenwood	broo_lynn	Spread	4-3
Murray State Murray State	brave-drop-8839	Air	4-3

Lindenwood Lindenwood

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Murray State Murray State

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Clock	Quarter	Down	Ball Location	Possession	Playclock	Deadline
7:00	1	1st & 10	-1 Murray State	Murray State	03/23 09:41 AM EST	04/01 09:41 AM EST

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Murray State	0	0	0	0	0
Lindenwood	0	0	0	0	0

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Campbell Campbell @ North Carolina Central North Carolina Central
Game Start Time: 7:30 PM ET (Friday)
Location: O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium, Durham, NC
Watch: Fox Sports 1

Team	Coach(es)	Offense	Defense
Campbell Campbell	scocamels	Flexbone	3-4
North Carolina Central North Carolina Central	worldytrip54	Spread	4-3

Campbell Campbell

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

North Carolina Central North Carolina Central

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Clock	Quarter	Down	Ball Location	Possession	Playclock	Deadline
7:00	1	1st & 10	-1 North Carolina Central	North Carolina Central	03/23 09:40 AM EST	04/01 09:40 AM EST

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
North Carolina Central	0	0	0	0	0
Campbell	0	0	0	0	0

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UT Martin UT Martin @ Western Carolina Western Carolina
Game Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Location: E. J. Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, NC
Watch: Atlantic Sun Network

Team	Coach(es)	Offense	Defense
UT Martin UT Martin	oofenstahgeppy	Spread	3-4
Western Carolina Western Carolina	quigs0	Air	4-3

UT Martin UT Martin

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Western Carolina Western Carolina

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Clock	Quarter	Down	Ball Location	Possession	Playclock	Deadline
7:00	1	1st & 10	-1 Western Carolina	Western Carolina	03/23 09:40 AM EST	04/01 09:40 AM EST

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Western Carolina	0	0	0	0	0
UT Martin	0	0	0	0	0

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Stetson Stetson @ Mercer Mercer
Game Start Time: 3:30 PM ET
Location: Five Star Stadium, Macon, GA
Watch: Atlantic Sun Network

Team	Coach(es)	Offense	Defense
Stetson Stetson	quantumdrake	Pistol	4-3
Mercer Mercer	riconoche	Pro	5-2

Stetson Stetson

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Mercer Mercer

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Clock	Quarter	Down	Ball Location	Possession	Playclock	Deadline
7:00	1	1st & 10	-1 Mercer	Mercer	03/23 09:40 AM EST	04/01 09:40 AM EST

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Mercer	0	0	0	0	0
Stetson	0	0	0	0	0

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Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech @ Austin Peay Austin Peay
Game Start Time: 12:00 PM ET
Location: Fortera Stadium, Clarksville, TN
Watch: Atlantic Sun Network

Team	Coach(es)	Offense	Defense
Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech	ldsburner05	Pro	3-4
Austin Peay Austin Peay	doggerpoggers	Spread	4-4

Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Austin Peay Austin Peay

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Clock	Quarter	Down	Ball Location	Possession	Playclock	Deadline
7:00	1	1st & 10	-1 Austin Peay	Austin Peay	03/23 09:40 AM EST	04/01 09:40 AM EST

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Austin Peay	0	0	0	0	0
Tennessee Tech	0	0	0	0	0

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Abilene Christian Abilene Christian @ Incarnate Word Incarnate Word
Game Start Time: 9:30 PM ET
Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, Texas
Watch: Southland Sports Network

Team	Coach(es)	Offense	Defense
Abilene Christian Abilene Christian	nusm	Pro	4-3
Incarnate Word Incarnate Word	tehmoofish	Air	4-3

Abilene Christian Abilene Christian

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Incarnate Word Incarnate Word

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Clock	Quarter	Down	Ball Location	Possession	Playclock	Deadline
7:00	1	1st & 10	-1 Incarnate Word	Incarnate Word	03/23 09:38 AM EST	04/01 09:38 AM EST

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Incarnate Word	0	0	0	0	0
Abilene Christian	0	0	0	0	0

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Northwestern State Northwestern State @ Nicholls State Nicholls State
Game Start Time: 5:30 PM ET
Location: John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA
Watch: Southland Sports Network

Team	Coach(es)	Offense	Defense
Northwestern State Northwestern State	jagsfootball51	Flexbone	3-4
Nicholls State Nicholls State	codydw12	Flexbone	3-4

Northwestern State Northwestern State

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Nicholls State Nicholls State

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Clock	Quarter	Down	Ball Location	Possession	Playclock	Deadline
7:00	1	1st & 10	-1 Nicholls State	Nicholls State	03/23 09:38 AM EST	04/01 09:38 AM EST

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Nicholls State	0	0	0	0	0
Northwestern State	0	0	0	0	0

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Texas A&M-Commerce Texas A&M-Commerce @ Southeastern Louisiana Southeastern Louisiana
Game Start Time: 1:30 PM ET
Location: Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
Watch: Southland Sports Network

Team	Coach(es)	Offense	Defense
Texas A&M-Commerce Texas A&M-Commerce	sexy-chicagoan-1837	Pro	4-4
Southeastern Louisiana Southeastern Louisiana	canner2477	Pistol	4-3

Texas A&M-Commerce Texas A&M-Commerce

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Southeastern Louisiana Southeastern Louisiana

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Clock	Quarter	Down	Ball Location	Possession	Playclock	Deadline
7:00	1	1st & 10	-1 Southeastern Louisiana	Southeastern Louisiana	03/23 09:37 AM EST	04/01 09:37 AM EST

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Southeastern Louisiana	0	0	0	0	0
Texas A&M-Commerce	0	0	0	0	0

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South Dakota State South Dakota State @ Western Illinois Western Illinois
Game Start Time: 8:00 PM ET
Location: Hanson Field, Macomb, IL
Watch: MVC Network

Team	Coach(es)	Offense	Defense
South Dakota State South Dakota State	powerofwill72	Flexbone	4-3
Western Illinois Western Illinois	zachfischer2528	Air	4-3

South Dakota State South Dakota State

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Western Illinois Western Illinois

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Clock	Quarter	Down	Ball Location	Possession	Playclock	Deadline
7:00	1	1st & 10	-1 Western Illinois	Western Illinois	03/23 09:37 AM EST	04/01 09:37 AM EST

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Western Illinois	0	0	0	0	0
South Dakota State	0	0	0	0	0

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South Dakota South Dakota @ North Dakota State North Dakota State
Game Start Time: 4:30 PM ET
Location: Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Watch: MVC Network

Team	Coach(es)	Offense	Defense
South Dakota South Dakota	metsareawesome5	Flexbone	3-4
North Dakota State North Dakota State	jakester1238	Pro	3-4

South Dakota South Dakota

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

North Dakota State North Dakota State

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Clock	Quarter	Down	Ball Location	Possession	Playclock	Deadline
7:00	1	1st & 10	-1 North Dakota State	North Dakota State	03/23 09:37 AM EST	04/01 09:37 AM EST

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
North Dakota State	0	0	0	0	0
South Dakota	0	0	0	0	0

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Northern Colorado Northern Colorado @ Northern Iowa Northern Iowa
Game Start Time: 1:00 PM ET
Location: UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, IA
Watch: MVC Network

Team	Coach(es)	Offense	Defense
Northern Colorado Northern Colorado	qc_undercover	Spread	4-3
Northern Iowa Northern Iowa	lurtcho	Spread	4-3

Northern Colorado Northern Colorado

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Northern Iowa Northern Iowa

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Clock	Quarter	Down	Ball Location	Possession	Playclock	Deadline
7:00	1	1st & 10	-1 Northern Iowa	Northern Iowa	03/23 09:36 AM EST	04/01 09:36 AM EST

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Northern Iowa	0	0	0	0	0
Northern Colorado	0	0	0	0	0

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Ps: sorry if there's anything misspelling or if some things don't make sense, English is my second language and I'm just so confused with things that I can't organize my thoughts to text
So to get things clear I'm 18 and just graduated high school in Brasil (born and raised) my aunt invited me to go to college in Portugal were she lives, my parents said "don't worry we put your brother and sister through college and we are gonna put you through it" But we already spent €300 just to apply, if i don't get in(at this point with all the anxiety, I'm kinda hoping I don't pass) I'll search for a degree here, but still the guilt of spending my parents money is still overwhelming to me
Now here comes the bigger problem, I always were indecisive about my degree, I'm creative but don't like math so the obvious choice would be a Graphic Designer degree but the university that I choose didn't have that degree so choose Video Game, will i regret choosing this degree?
I'm worried that I sentenced myself to hate my graduation, i search and maths is a big part of game design, though maybe I get there and after the hole thing focus of the Game art design?
So I'm asking to people that have experience with this whole ordeal should I be worried?

Morgan State Morgan State @ Delaware Delaware
Game Start Time: 7:30 PM ET
Location: Delaware Stadium, Newark, DE
Watch: The CAAnnel

Team	Coach(es)	Offense	Defense
Morgan State Morgan State	kennyswhitesoxhat	Pistol	3-4
Delaware Delaware	wazzup44	Flexbone	4-3

Morgan State Morgan State

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Delaware Delaware

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Clock	Quarter	Down	Ball Location	Possession	Playclock	Deadline
7:00	1	1st & 10	-1 Delaware	Delaware	03/23 09:36 AM EST	04/01 09:36 AM EST

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Delaware	0	0	0	0	0
Morgan State	0	0	0	0	0

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William & Mary William & Mary @ Youngstown State Youngstown State
Game Start Time: 3:30 PM ET
Location: Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OH
Watch: The CAAnnel

Team	Coach(es)	Offense	Defense
William & Mary William & Mary	shoonipatooti	Pro	4-4
Youngstown State Youngstown State	bubbleheads_	Flexbone	5-2

William & Mary William & Mary

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Youngstown State Youngstown State

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Clock	Quarter	Down	Ball Location	Possession	Playclock	Deadline
7:00	1	1st & 10	-1 Youngstown State	Youngstown State	03/23 09:36 AM EST	04/01 09:36 AM EST

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Youngstown State	0	0	0	0	0
William & Mary	0	0	0	0	0

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Richmond Richmond @ Towson Towson
Game Start Time: 12:00 PM ET
Location: Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD
Watch: The CAAnnel

Team	Coach(es)	Offense	Defense
Richmond Richmond	magicalracoon	Spread	4-4
Towson Towson	thebattlersprince	Pistol	5-2

Richmond Richmond

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Towson Towson

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Clock	Quarter	Down	Ball Location	Possession	Playclock	Deadline
7:00	1	1st & 10	-1 Towson	Towson	03/23 09:36 AM EST	04/01 09:36 AM EST

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Towson	0	0	0	0	0
Richmond	0	0	0	0	0

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Columbia Columbia @ Princeton Princeton
Game Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Location: Powers Field @ Princeton Stadium, Princeton, NJ
Watch: Ivy League Network

Team	Coach(es)	Offense	Defense
Columbia Columbia	bearded_wildcard	Flexbone	5-2
Princeton Princeton	lava172	Pro	4-3

Columbia Columbia

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Princeton Princeton

Total Passing Yards	Total Rushing Yards	Total Yards	Interceptions Lost	Fumbles Lost	Field Goals	Time of Possession	Timeouts
0 yards	0 yards	0 yards	0	0	0/0	0:00	3

Clock	Quarter	Down	Ball Location	Possession	Playclock	Deadline
7:00	1	1st & 10	-1 Princeton	Princeton	03/23 09:36 AM EST	04/01 09:36 AM EST

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Princeton	0	0	0	0	0
Columbia	0	0	0	0	0

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I waited for something to happen. My knees bent and my eyes gazed across the dunes waiting to run. But beyond the sound of the swaying bell and the water trickling out to sea, everything was still.
“You know what’s happening?” I called out to Alessia, still monitoring the tops of the dunes.
Alessia paused, then huffed. “No. I see nothing.” I heard her take a few steps through the sand towards me. “That bell does nothing.”
I walked towards the guard, shouting so I’d be heard over the metal clanging next to his ear. “What’s happening? What’s the bell for?”
“All visitors must report to the council headquarters. You can find the council headquarters on the western side of the island.”
I let out a hot breath of anger and turned away. “We can sit here all day listening to the ringing or go somewhere else.”
Alessia cocked her head. “Maybe we should go find this council office. He seems keen on us going there.”
I rolled my eyes and began trudging back up the dune away from the small river and the alluring artefact behind us. I leaned my head down, concentrating on each step, watching my feet sink into the soft sand on every step, grains tumbling down the slope in my wake. Half-way through the grind, I glanced forward to see a man silhouetted in the bright light of the sun.
I squinted until I could make out the details. His face was lined with thick wrinkles, and he had a mop of loose grey curls that fell to the base of his neck. A loose beige shirt with sleeves too long for his arms hung loosely across his thin frame.
Stretching out a hand, I tapped Alessia on the shoulder. She stopped and looked up. “Can we help you?”
“You will need to wait till two representatives are present,” the man replied in a firm but croaky voice.
“Two representatives?” I looked between the man and the guard at the bottom of the dune. “It looks like we have that.” I pointed between them.
“You will need to wait till two representatives are present.”
My eyes sealed shut with frustration. “Is that all you’ve got to say?”
He was silent for a second. Then, “You will need to wait till two representatives are present.”
“No. Sorry.” I leaned over and placed a hand on Alessia’s arm pulling her forward. “Done with this.” I turned slightly away from the man, cutting a path past him to the left.
He responded, pacing along the top of the dune to intercept us. He held out his arms so that the sleeves of his baggy shirt draped like a cloak “You will need to wait till two representatives are present.”
I tensed my cheeks, ensuring they only opened so far as to not scream. “If it’s fine with you, we’re going to find someone who can actually speak.” I tried to walk around him, but he sidestepped to cut me off.
“You will need to wait till two representatives are present.” He glanced over our shoulders and nodded.
Turning, I could see a woman on the other side of the dune. She was younger, with short, clipped strawberry-blonde hair.
“Is she another representative? Can we talk now?”
“You will need to wait till two representatives are present.”
I raised my arms in protest. “There’s three of you now,” I shouted.
The man turned to his left and called out as loudly as his elderly lungs could. “Yamil, hurry up if you can. They’re getting restless.”
My eyes bulged. “So you can talk.”
“You will need to wait till two representatives are present.”
My arms tensed and my hands wrung with anger as the man stood his ground in front of us.
“Just wait,” Alessia sighed, her shoulders slumped. “See what happens.”
We watched the woman descend the dunes, cross the stream, and then slowly climb the other side towards us. It was a long, awkward wait, watching her trudge through soft sands, the three of us standing in silence.
Finally, she got close enough for the man to exhale and his body relax. “Thank you for waiting. We need both members present to hold a conversation.”
“Why-“ I cut myself off. “Wait. There’s a body. A body down there. In the sand-“
“We know,” said the man in a calm but resigned tone.
“Who is it?” Alessia asked..
“The former guard,” the woman, Yamil, said as she arrived. “Few months ago a man arrived on the island and shot him. He wanted to get to the ship.”
I raised my eyebrows and looked to Alessia. “Sannaz?”
She nodded, turning to face the ship and the current guard, now returned to their relaxed position. “He’s been dead for months? Why didn’t you move him?”
“We couldn’t agree on what to do with him,” the man nodded calmly.
“Bury them? Cremate them?” I blinked rapidly. “Something?”
“The Council considered all those options.” The man gave the same accompanying nod. “But we couldn’t come to an agreement.”
“The Council?”
“There are ten villages on the island,” Yamil said, folding her arms. “Each one sends one person to the council.”
“And the council couldn’t decide on what to do with a dead body? So you just…” I looked back down at the patch of sand - too far away to make out the hand in any detail, but I was certain I could see the point where the bone poked through the surface. “…left him?”
“We took a vote.” The man turned to Yamil, checking for her confirmation. “Eight for burial, one for cremation, one for placing them in plain sight as a warning. That right?”
“Yes, Fidel.” Yamil replied.
My eyes narrowed, the brows meeting at the bridge of my nose. “Why didn’t you go with the vote?”
“We didn’t agree.” Fidel responded with equal confusion.
Yamil stepped in. “If we don’t all agree, then we don’t go ahead. Everyone has to agree.” Her face flinched slightly as she spoke.
“It’s the only way to stop the majority taking advantage of everyone. If we all have to agree then one-half can’t take advantage of the other half.” Fidel puffed his chest, recalling an old mantra.
I could feel a familiar heat in my veins, and I tried to temper it as I spoke. “You get together. You discuss something. And if any one of you disagrees, you do nothing.”
“Correct.” The nod seemed more enthusiastic.
“And you couldn’t tell us that till now because…?”
Yamil responded in a dour monotone. “Regular citizens aren’t allowed to speak to people from outside the island. They could do things or say things that would be only in their own interests.”
“What’s good for one person - what might even be good for the majority - can still harm some,” Fidel preached. “We must protect those who otherwise would have no voice. Here, everyone has a voice. Everyone is protected.”
I thought of the bones poking through the sand, but I said nothing.
Alessia let out a quiet, almost inaudible grumble. “So how come you can speak to us? Where’s the rest of the council?”
“We understand that at some point someone has to speak to outsiders,” Fidel said gruffly. “As long as two council members were present to witness, we could provide outsiders with information.”
I pushed the oddities from my mind, trying to refocus. “Does that mean you can give us access to the ship?”
Yamil shook her head. “That would require a council vote.”
“And agreement from all ten of them?” Alessia added.
Yamil nodded.
Alessia sucked air between her teeth. “We’re trying to track down the man who killed that guard. Your guard. Your own citizen. We’ll take nothing, cause no damage. We’re just trying to stop-”
“You’ll need council approval,” Fidel interrupted.
“How do we get that?”
Yamil looked to Fidel and wrinkled her nose. “I’ll get word out to the eastern side if you send people to the north. Get them together tomorrow night?”
Fidel bowed his head. “Agreed.”
“Tomorrow?” The words left my mouth tasting of relief.
“Around sunset.” Yamil smiled. “Put your case to the council. If all ten approve, then you can go ahead.”
“And if one says no?” Alessia asked, pulling back one side of her mouth.
Yamil let out a small chuckle. “Then bad luck.”
——————————————————————————
We returned to the boat and waited. We watched as the sun pushed across the sky, fell, and rose again. All the while, in the distance, that vessel loomed over us, calling me like a beacon.
Some connection to Sannaz was right there. Though, I also knew that something else pulled me towards that boat. The connection to the old world.
I spent the day staring at the ancient boat the way a child might study a present, trying to figure out its contents and its purpose from the outside, knowing I would always have to wait till it was unwrapped.
As evening came we trekked across the island to our appointment. The headquarters looked like a large barn: two storeys tall, and no longer than the length of Alessia’s boat. There were no signs outside, no lavish windows, no murals. Just two large wooden doors the same colour as the walls.
The inside was the same four wooden walls surrounding a stone floor. Looking up, I could see the evening sky through thin cracks in the woods. Near the far end, a couple of planks had half-rotted away, their ends broken off. Thin strands of wood dangled above the floor revealing a perfect window to the arriving starscape. Below the spot, there was a darkened patch of the stone where a decade of rain water had left a permanent stain.
“Welcome,” said Fidel, noticing us enter. “Please, have a seat.” He pointed to a patch of dusty stone floor to his left.
The rest of the council sat in a circle. There were no seats. Some sat on the floor, one or two had brought cushions with them, another sat on an upturned log.
As we joined, Fidel began the meeting. “All ten council members are here. Yotese Over Haven was founded on the principle that all islanders from all ten villages are equal in power. No one should be compelled to go along with anything they do not approve of. We move as one or not at all.” He lowered his head and looked around the circle. “As per the guidelines we’ll open the floor for discussion topics before we move to dignitary business. Are there any proposals?”
One woman raised her hand slowly. “I’d like to propose sending a group to look into trading with Eglowe Needles. They may be in need of timber and we have plenty.”
“You do,” I heard Yamil mutter under her breath. The room ignored her.
“Very well,” Fidel replied. “Those in favor of debating this topic raise your hand.” Seven hands went up. Three stayed down.
“No consensus,” Fidel announced. “Next.”
Yamil raised an arm like a bolt. “I’d like to rediscuss repairs to the southern village.”
A few of the circle sighed. One man groaned.
“Those in favor of debating this topic raise your hand.”
Eight went up.
“No consensus.”
Yamil’s hand immediately raised again. “In that case I’d like to rediscuss the replacement of livestock in the Southern village.” The words were fast, repeated to instinct.
“Again?” one man moaned.
Yamil’s eyes bulged in his direction, reaching out to attack. “Yes. And I’ll keep proposing it until we discuss it.”
Fidel held up a palm to try and calm the mood. “Those in favor of debating this topic raise your hand.”
Eight hands raised. Yamil stared at the detractors, her head shaking from side to side, biting her lip.
“No consensus. Any other proposals?”
The room went quiet, stewing in the uneasy and dusty air.
Fidel seemed to count in his head until enough time had passed. “Very well. As was agreed by this council thirty-three years ago, dignitaries of foreign nations do not need to propose a topic and can present to the council. Therefore, I would like to ask our guests to speak.”
I stood up, unsure of the correct protocol, and nodded to the council members. Then, piece by piece, I laid out our story. We believed the ship would help us find a dangerous man, a man who had already attacked three islands and could hurt many more, a man who had already murdered one of their own. I tried to keep my voice passive, keep my own losses - Lachlann, Thomas - out of the story. Keep to what was pertinent to the room, not to me.
Fidel nodded and took a deep breath. “Those who wish to open the floor to questions, raise your hands.”
A smattering of hands raised. Maybe half. Too few.
“No consensus. Then we move to the vote. Those in favor of granting access to the ship raise your hand.”
I watched as hands raised. Yamil gave a limp raise of her arm quickly. Fidel followed slowly, but with a straight elbow. One by one I could see the machinations of those on the fence eventually lift their hand to the sky. Then I looked to the woman to my left. Her head was lowered, her hands in her lap. She didn’t move.
Then across the circle I saw Yamil lower her hand. “I withdraw my vote,” she said.
“What?” I called out. “You invited us here.”
“I’m going to ask you to remain silent during voting.” Fidel spoke calmly, looking round the circle. “Eight for. Two against. No consensus.”
“We need to get in there,” I interrupted. “People’s lives could be in danger.”
“The matter has been discussed,” Fidel waved his arm dismissively. He returned to a more formal voice. “The meeting is adjourned. Thank you for coming everyone.”
“No. Please. Vote again.”
“We voted. There was no consensus.”
“Eight of you said we could go. Yamil was fine too to start with, that’s nine.”
“There was no consensus.” Fidel repeated slowly, as though I had merely not understood.
“Can’t you use some common sense? At least give us an explanation.” I could feel Aslessia place a hand on my arm, pulling me away. I shirked it off.
“There was no consensus.”
I walked towards Fidel, getting in his eyeline. “What now then? What are we supposed to do?”
“Now?” He lifted an eyebrow. “You leave.”
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Smough and Ornstein were two knights who served under Lord Gwyn in the kingdom of Anor Londo. Despite their vastly different personalities and fighting styles, they had a deep mutual respect for each other as fellow warriors.
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I waited for something to happen. My knees bent and my eyes gazed across the dunes waiting to run. But beyond the sound of the swaying bell and the water trickling out to sea, everything was still.
“You know what’s happening?” I called out to Alessia, still monitoring the tops of the dunes.
Alessia paused, then huffed. “No. I see nothing.” I heard her take a few steps through the sand towards me. “That bell does nothing.”
I walked towards the guard, shouting so I’d be heard over the metal clanging next to his ear. “What’s happening? What’s the bell for?”
“All visitors must report to the council headquarters. You can find the council headquarters on the western side of the island.”
I let out a hot breath of anger and turned away. “We can sit here all day listening to the ringing or go somewhere else.”
Alessia cocked her head. “Maybe we should go find this council office. He seems keen on us going there.”
I rolled my eyes and began trudging back up the dune away from the small river and the alluring artefact behind us. I leaned my head down, concentrating on each step, watching my feet sink into the soft sand on every step, grains tumbling down the slope in my wake. Half-way through the grind, I glanced forward to see a man silhouetted in the bright light of the sun.
I squinted until I could make out the details. His face was lined with thick wrinkles, and he had a mop of loose grey curls that fell to the base of his neck. A loose beige shirt with sleeves too long for his arms hung loosely across his thin frame.
Stretching out a hand, I tapped Alessia on the shoulder. She stopped and looked up. “Can we help you?”
“You will need to wait till two representatives are present,” the man replied in a firm but croaky voice.
“Two representatives?” I looked between the man and the guard at the bottom of the dune. “It looks like we have that.” I pointed between them.
“You will need to wait till two representatives are present.”
My eyes sealed shut with frustration. “Is that all you’ve got to say?”
He was silent for a second. Then, “You will need to wait till two representatives are present.”
“No. Sorry.” I leaned over and placed a hand on Alessia’s arm pulling her forward. “Done with this.” I turned slightly away from the man, cutting a path past him to the left.
He responded, pacing along the top of the dune to intercept us. He held out his arms so that the sleeves of his baggy shirt draped like a cloak “You will need to wait till two representatives are present.”
I tensed my cheeks, ensuring they only opened so far as to not scream. “If it’s fine with you, we’re going to find someone who can actually speak.” I tried to walk around him, but he sidestepped to cut me off.
“You will need to wait till two representatives are present.” He glanced over our shoulders and nodded.
Turning, I could see a woman on the other side of the dune. She was younger, with short, clipped strawberry-blonde hair.
“Is she another representative? Can we talk now?”
“You will need to wait till two representatives are present.”
I raised my arms in protest. “There’s three of you now,” I shouted.
The man turned to his left and called out as loudly as his elderly lungs could. “Yamil, hurry up if you can. They’re getting restless.”
My eyes bulged. “So you can talk.”
“You will need to wait till two representatives are present.”
My arms tensed and my hands wrung with anger as the man stood his ground in front of us.
“Just wait,” Alessia sighed, her shoulders slumped. “See what happens.”
We watched the woman descend the dunes, cross the stream, and then slowly climb the other side towards us. It was a long, awkward wait, watching her trudge through soft sands, the three of us standing in silence.
Finally, she got close enough for the man to exhale and his body relax. “Thank you for waiting. We need both members present to hold a conversation.”
“Why-“ I cut myself off. “Wait. There’s a body. A body down there. In the sand-“
“We know,” said the man in a calm but resigned tone.
“Who is it?” Alessia asked..
“The former guard,” the woman, Yamil, said as she arrived. “Few months ago a man arrived on the island and shot him. He wanted to get to the ship.”
I raised my eyebrows and looked to Alessia. “Sannaz?”
She nodded, turning to face the ship and the current guard, now returned to their relaxed position. “He’s been dead for months? Why didn’t you move him?”
“We couldn’t agree on what to do with him,” the man nodded calmly.
“Bury them? Cremate them?” I blinked rapidly. “Something?”
“The Council considered all those options.” The man gave the same accompanying nod. “But we couldn’t come to an agreement.”
“The Council?”
“There are ten villages on the island,” Yamil said, folding her arms. “Each one sends one person to the council.”
“And the council couldn’t decide on what to do with a dead body? So you just…” I looked back down at the patch of sand - too far away to make out the hand in any detail, but I was certain I could see the point where the bone poked through the surface. “…left him?”
“We took a vote.” The man turned to Yamil, checking for her confirmation. “Eight for burial, one for cremation, one for placing them in plain sight as a warning. That right?”
“Yes, Fidel,” Yamil replied.
My eyes narrowed, the brows meeting at the bridge of my nose. “Why didn’t you go with the vote?”
“We didn’t agree,” Fidel responded with equal confusion.
Yamil stepped in. “If we don’t all agree, then we don’t go ahead. Everyone has to agree.” Her face flinched slightly as she spoke.
“It’s the only way to stop the majority taking advantage of everyone. If we all have to agree then one-half can’t take advantage of the other half.” Fidel puffed his chest, recalling an old mantra.
I could feel a familiar heat in my veins, and I tried to temper it as I spoke. “You get together. You discuss something. And if any one of you disagrees, you do nothing.”
“Correct.” The nod seemed more enthusiastic.
“And you couldn’t tell us that till now because…?”
Yamil responded in a dour monotone. “Regular citizens aren’t allowed to speak to people from outside the island. They could do things or say things that would be only in their own interests.”
“What’s good for one person - what might even be good for the majority - can still harm some,” Fidel preached. “We must protect those who otherwise would have no voice. Here, everyone has a voice. Everyone is protected.”
I thought of the bones poking through the sand, but I said nothing.
Alessia let out a quiet, almost inaudible grumble. “So how come you can speak to us? Where’s the rest of the council?”
“We understand that at some point someone has to speak to outsiders,” Fidel said gruffly. “As long as two council members were present to witness, we could provide outsiders with information.”
I pushed the oddities from my mind, trying to refocus. “Does that mean you can give us access to the ship?”
Yamil shook her head. “That would require a council vote.”
“And agreement from all ten of them?” Alessia added.
Yamil nodded.
Alessia sucked air between her teeth. “We’re trying to track down the man who killed that guard. Your guard. Your own citizen. We’ll take nothing, cause no damage. We’re just trying to stop-”
“You’ll need council approval,” Fidel interrupted.
“How do we get that?”
Yamil looked to Fidel and wrinkled her nose. “I’ll get word out to the eastern side if you send people to the north. Get them together tomorrow night?”
Fidel bowed his head. “Agreed.”
“Tomorrow?” The words left my mouth tasting of relief.
“Around sunset.” Yamil smiled. “Put your case to the council. If all ten approve, then you can go ahead.”
“And if one says no?” Alessia asked, pulling back one side of her mouth.
Yamil let out a small chuckle. “Then bad luck.”
——————————————————————————
We returned to the boat and waited. We watched as the sun pushed across the sky, fell, and rose again. All the while, in the distance, that vessel loomed over us, calling me like a beacon.
Some connection to Sannaz was right there. Though, I also knew that something else pulled me towards that boat. The connection to the old world.
I spent the day staring at the ancient boat the way a child might study a present, trying to figure out its contents and its purpose from the outside, knowing I would always have to wait till it was unwrapped.
As evening came we trekked across the island to our appointment. The headquarters looked like a large barn: two storeys tall, and no longer than the length of Alessia’s boat. There were no signs outside, no lavish windows, no murals. Just two large wooden doors the same colour as the walls.
The inside was the same four wooden walls surrounding a stone floor. Looking up, I could see the evening sky through thin cracks in the woods. Near the far end, a couple of planks had half-rotted away, their ends broken off. Thin strands of wood dangled above the floor revealing a perfect window to the arriving starscape. Below the spot, there was a darkened patch of the stone where a decade of rainwater had left a permanent stain.
“Welcome,” said Fidel, noticing us enter. “Please, have a seat.” He pointed to a patch of dusty stone floor to his left.
The rest of the council sat in a circle. There were no seats. Some sat on the floor, one or two had brought cushions with them, another sat on an upturned log.
As we joined, Fidel began the meeting. “All ten council members are here. Yotese Over Haven was founded on the principle that all islanders from all ten villages are equal in power. No one should be compelled to go along with anything they do not approve of. We move as one or not at all.” He lowered his head and looked around the circle. “As per the guidelines we’ll open the floor for discussion topics before we move to dignitary business. Are there any proposals?”
One woman raised her hand slowly. “I’d like to propose sending a group to look into trading with Eglowe Needles. They may be in need of timber and we have plenty.”
“You do,” I heard Yamil mutter under her breath. The room ignored her.
“Very well,” Fidel replied. “Those in favor of debating this topic raise your hand.” Seven hands went up. Three stayed down.
“No consensus,” Fidel announced. “Next.”
Yamil raised an arm like a bolt. “I’d like to rediscuss repairs to the southern village.”
A few of the circle sighed. One man groaned.
“Those in favor of debating this topic raise your hand.”
Eight went up.
“No consensus.”
Yamil’s hand immediately raised again. “In that case I’d like to rediscuss the replacement of livestock in the Southern village.” The words were fast, repeated to instinct.
“Again?” one man moaned.
Yamil’s eyes bulged in his direction, reaching out to attack. “Yes. And I’ll keep proposing it until we discuss it.”
Fidel held up a palm to try and calm the mood. “Those in favor of debating this topic raise your hand.”
Eight hands raised. Yamil stared at the detractors, her head shaking from side to side, biting her lip.
“No consensus. Any other proposals?”
The room went quiet, stewing in the uneasy and dusty air.
Fidel seemed to count in his head until enough time had passed. “Very well. As was agreed by this council thirty-three years ago, dignitaries of foreign nations do not need to propose a topic and can present to the council. Therefore, I would like to ask our guests to speak.”
I stood up, unsure of the correct protocol, and nodded to the council members. Then, piece by piece, I laid out our story. We believed the ship would help us find a dangerous man, a man who had already attacked three islands and could hurt many more, a man who had already murdered one of their own. I tried to keep my voice passive, keep my own losses - Lachlann, Thomas - out of the story. Keep to what was pertinent to the room, not to me.
Fidel nodded and took a deep breath. “Those who wish to open the floor to questions, raise your hands.”
A smattering of hands raised. Maybe half. Too few.
“No consensus. Then we move to the vote. Those in favor of granting access to the ship raise your hand.”
I watched as hands raised. Yamil gave a limp raise of her arm quickly. Fidel followed slowly, but with a straight elbow. One by one I could see the machinations of those on the fence eventually lift their hand to the sky. Then I looked to the woman to my left. Her head was lowered, her hands in her lap. She didn’t move.
Then across the circle I saw Yamil lower her hand. “I withdraw my vote,” she said.
“What?” I called out. “You invited us here.”
“I’m going to ask you to remain silent during voting.” Fidel spoke calmly, looking round the circle. “Eight for. Two against. No consensus.”
“We need to get in there,” I interrupted. “People’s lives could be in danger.”
“The matter has been discussed,” Fidel waved his arm dismissively. He returned to a more formal voice. “The meeting is adjourned. Thank you for coming everyone.”
“No. Please. Vote again.”
“We voted. There was no consensus.”
“Eight of you said we could go. Yamil was fine too to start with, that’s nine.”
“There was no consensus.” Fidel repeated slowly, as though I had merely not understood.
“Can’t you use some common sense? At least give us an explanation.” I could feel Aslessia place a hand on my arm, pulling me away. I shirked it off.
“There was no consensus.”
I walked towards Fidel, getting in his eyeline. “What now then? What are we supposed to do?”
“Now?” He lifted an eyebrow. “You leave.”
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