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"I have a friend who wants to know more about sky island. Can you help with that?"
"That entirely depends on which one. Not even I am all knowing."
"Don't know."
"Hmmmm. Then how about we figure it out together? I have a library in my castle. I may have books about the island you are looking for there. Does that sound acceptable for you?"
"Yeah! Just let me get my friends first."
"Friends?"
You walk out of the pavilion and start waving to your crewmembers. After a brief explanation of the situation they follow you to the kings home as he and his escorts take you there. On the way there you ask him a few questions that have been bugging you for a while now.
"Why are you called Metal Knight anyway? Is everyone elses armor not made of iron?"
"I am not Metal Knight. I am Metal Knight! Observe."
He takes his double sided axe and twirls it around, revealing a set of strings on its other side. With a loud twang he produces a rough sounding music that rings in your ears.
"I was the child of two mighty warriors. But my dream was to become a bard. I lived for music until one day the previous king pissed me off. I killed him out of revenge. But that meant I was stuck ruling the land. It almost makes killing him not worth it..."
"You don't like being king?"
"No. Too much trouble."
He looks out the window of the carriage.
"Ah. Here we are!"
The castle that serves as the center of power in this kingdom is massive. Every ruler apparently spent massive amounts of wealth on expanding it, except Metal Knight as he liked the acoustics of the place. One of the reason why he's so beloved. No increase in taxation. You are lead to an equally impressively sized library filled with great many books on various subjects, including other sky islands and their populations.
"So what did you say my lady? Which island are you from?"
"I'm not sure. That's what I'm trying to find out. All I know is that I met others with wings like mine and they were all from sky islands."
"Yes. Those are typical features of those born on sky islands. One good thing is that the pattern of the wings is usually a telltale sign of ones origins. Different islands have different wings you see. Yours seem more cherub like. Strange. I don't recall ever encountering one of those. Let's see."
Metal Knight brings several books out and starts flipping through them. Even with everyone reading books it takes you quite a bit of time to find anything.
"I think I got it. Though it's not much."
"What is it? Please tell me!"
"I found a record. A conversation that took place between the ancient Gold Knight and God-"
"GOD?"
Ann gasps.
"Yes. God. The ruler of Skypiea. He complained about a tribe with cherub like wings that terrorized his homeland. Hmmmm. I'm sorry my lady. It appears that he... wanted to exterminate them. And he bought metal from our kingdom to do so. Your people may no longer exist."
