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Shadows.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSSn1kOhJk
The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhm2CS2xmc4
They are men and women 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6XXtNcLu8
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Zkgatidlm
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2VJnW9ZoT
They extensively trained586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn82U9hz7o5
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkG95xkyOhv
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07hGKt7cuB
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcVdPZ9vnt
Fragment of Josh Wilkins', ambassador and spy, report on the inner workings of the Empire to the Commonwealth. 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7qZ2qxyZo
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Davids relief didn't 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedTgNxtCgX
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFX59HM8fZh
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HGuHDsg3R
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡod7TPljRpF
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPpWIzA7MQ
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXyQCsYLUz
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsYGJwP81B
better off than Angela.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInylDGSWO4
"Breathe slowly and calm586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMWmca0bd0
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoWErAx5WW
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTWQMj3F5I
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65lSXLNoY6
got steadier.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCcwzjxbta
"Useless." Gob said as 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KGIlqB0mT
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡConUo1C9mC
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tL1OTqbDW
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomd6FTpHXA
After his conversation 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aviw2Ujbv
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfVfoeUpuG
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMfzJjd0Ip
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHVVwWZhB6
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnRDHDISzs
"To get new weapons and 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLZf0KNgKE
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSfs6IzrC1
drying his shoes from any excess water.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XyJXaWKh7
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoywheF1mG6
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWExNggiBQI
"No!" Angela stood up 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijf4zamRp2
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD433L7NDLX
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfLNTtb0DW
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAHFXPQQXb
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqLi9qRvrz
"If I could do anything 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgH8IZ7Qt3
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6e8y7XPzN
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4WkyMbkzG
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKhCXsQ3GW
us. Now get up."586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPy35b2LCj3
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡin5UOmiFIi
Thus, they began their 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsCbT1cMje
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNBx12atae
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJAkbPRRQ5I
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2anp4PsQaP
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8j5gsH3yyg
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOJPPcFwRj
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MA1fiIk5m
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFs2UFB0FRY
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgPkmdoSQj
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrerPQD8iCC
The only one not 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eX0yLx48x
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUORZoHwqH
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66pPIv6TQh
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtZtJFbWw5
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQH81yvmRDQ
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzoS1oYcU5
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMcKILm6Vb
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3mv3zSTRG
was no more fighting, David didn't know.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsq3cjaiR6r
David hoped that 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksRhpZwRKA
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZ2UvvGCxa
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWp9ATeQeq
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjYPJQYF9A
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAbtziS2B6
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7E900DGFx
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSD4cAhHByO
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGw5eWY529H
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxiW5OVvZsV
David slouched to the 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTqLAJuqiU
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡur0CtxTlHE
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqX1sDpyDV
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbywltmpP3m
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkh1v2Wf3B9
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrGN4sgo70
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7d5lxSDf1R
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2C4SncwLrW
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrGhCWsLVZ
No answer. ~Oh hells, do586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERErwKv5sw
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtdiU5irxU
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhd2EyQKvap
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9t6KgiMexv
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59sQ1R9jYW
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfEIh6xBuo
against putting it on her.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9Fd8WTCL3
"I...I should've been 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tfvJrpStg
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeo5qHwBGk
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mWIBsYEaV
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3J7bGog38A
David's mouth.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNH302zpLrn
"Why weren't you? Now, I586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0jkD4z9iX
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUixmnuagD7
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6h1RhpBcV
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYr3ni8DEh
"It happened so fast. 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENRMePxD3h
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZcjLP4Ohd
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfURuIh6zHJ
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsePPaUaWS
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwDYnO9dwM
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkge8IINQb
to herself again586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICCfvNImX2
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj27MRmGvRD
The mighty hunter 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8czcYjRUrS
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19vhlSEUPn
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayVL2fgaK0
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwFjIaiBA1
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfQLsUR58F
Their respite didn't 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiwKj7gSgJ
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5cNdHhdW6
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsHp2Qtbtl
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6iYqoTfsA
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAA2CRNuVf
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmXjPiYHdR
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiCCMWrbsh
that skill to actual good use.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4z00Y3uaF
Thankfully their walk 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKZp6GRkQx
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEDO6TVgb9
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI90c7I1Pmk
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAM3U30ZxTr
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3xW9hgh4f
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZT7DCCETbY
Gob motioned for them to586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNUkRLXO0c
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04SZAV203Y
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWW7oL9LCs
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mfMti1mba
conveniently carried on his shoulder.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLI6lXj7YBh
Fly boats were made out 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGU0C8K63Dh
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqlmbUuDN6
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqbn2eBYxI
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINtKFLzi5E
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgyGLQTc5g
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWC89rpTYgE
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL06PfDyb1X
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9DnrQUmTE
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxD3TAYHoX
or smiled. A frown.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8Yc0zjFEX
He put the boat down on 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwjbiJlxSx
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mqybaCZOL
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsET2SBm0m2
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXi0G3SRuv
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEfQkUTk4a
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJUVUPEwWq
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBSnmGgCp2
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4fvbhmIRn
making his wounds ache.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxrHHaLA4q
Gob put the boat over 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwy6pDkFWaS
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWEbVXFZlz
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3PL7o6tgR
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDznePboE3
the other. 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUVPpDv4M1
Gob handed David the 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QaHbqHwOc
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tLxPLQqNh
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DLN6vdueD
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfoTE7WAtD
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaSLFd2ZYJ
believed this was definitely one of those fates.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9udkr1LfCJ
All though David did 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQo93FFVEv
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr291wEAVcM
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBut5nwGKw
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbGNUnTnwR
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvrva7hVi3
by the sun.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPgt2KOpMB
They all disembarked, 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVhZKLQtiH
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHT0fBM02NB
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmMiGQG8rh
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNDYSc0n1n
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73nbNA51Vq
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5HTL0YIJQ
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBk1O7wXAe
"How do they manage to 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XC1Y9UypK
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjyb9XstW3
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhm1J1psDy
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWdDc7f9No
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cYgvVuqh1
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrq58VDgKJ
David nodded, the answer586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlBiu9UncU
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zAZJm6YTx
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9JJFwHJgC
One thing David noticed,586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbCGt2G6XJ
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQVTKHGsWe
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCQj5rlp1q
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63nHAtXSnj
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouXFkFSIde
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXiGbD2jn4
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHfQNwdVs1
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcFwPBV939
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbvQ9j4EsZ
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrWYlQ2hnS
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIV9HKUOMfy
It made him remember 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yfTNljy6G
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzFwwfBsRU
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDDXZAm96g
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UwnzIud9a
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70uL6Bll93
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitjAxuFkev
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8bdbgIOjG
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9U644hvDT
while ago.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVM0XhZ1aR
Just as previously they 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7KcCOKsQq
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFJ8Iklxi0
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgJsB7iIS5
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUOvrZtBWg
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzszXCW4w8Z
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91366IdGyY
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3MDkVrCHn
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjdzc9UMxU
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5RBkvtuDG
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRE1TwLWC2v
David was apprehensive 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xZDdt4IF6
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSXSQWYius
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiW0HBPwJMC
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNx1clWUKF
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WBRHoPfwa
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHej45rGm0
Before they all turned 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgivNqD5xN4
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62ueD5FJZy
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFA52NcGJzf
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPpC0WAZUK
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQHn6vIJo2
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0mLz1zjz0
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrDSol6YxQ
Sadly the sweet dream 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5srn2ERCv
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1vp5ejg9b
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTZvRbdWoZ
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfusuJz0Ng
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghdTRTZfLd
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgE9ibJyELY
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmQvaWyhZ4
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQL6E7TEsif
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92ukRGYdgX
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBLgg6xIXI
David shook his head and586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWc3vYdXA9T
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHhEbMCWjk
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCBNVoXBsr
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKASqZgsNf1
too.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjx08fuB8Q
They spent the morning 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEcgsiAXZH
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXlWGdTkjl
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9BhbXzDTk
crowd. ~586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0ULPau72W
After they were all done586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqGpjbKxmu
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOok9vp1iV
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3bH5r9YYJ
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8WkixzArB
Positivity all around.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFA0UayTjzK
Soon they reached the 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUEnSG4AxU
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9v5zF8YBdi
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ENJgE8IyO
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPzOzzYv5I
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmaiLlEx6V
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wE1Z7uPoE
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBI1escEJLy
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94QhNj0d11
everyone won.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvLfxeBqpq
Gob seemed to be pretty 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5ot4cZc78
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Ox10kDH5M
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILetE4thCh
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUq5zF0Ivr7
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFQjzB1GFB
making her way behind David.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4XoTVn6DS
"Where's Lev?" Gob 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyMbwRXOAj
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XL7rbvK70
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSVIglgSdl
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaAnum0W0y
Reaching the middle 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfPwle6VAk
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vDmXmdfrZ
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsd8EbNeU8
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUgBBRzKpw
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVi9it5jXg
and quickly put a knife to his throat.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6O6PkXJgCJ
Before David could 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzJdidZh4B
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLDLuQdQG3
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcWIClieow
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2UyPqOgdY
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61KKD8l6s6
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ZovSEOr9U
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKGGGnZtmQ
The captains facial 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm251vo4P9v
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7xFcoTZJ2
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6NwLXJOL7
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueL7iRNNZT
"Enough of this!" 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgQ5eZ3smB
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrHDg2aQGg
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpUPoQEgEZ
towards them.586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrW0dJ7xkk
David felt himself flung586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdTy3vHGtG
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacdZq3rP71
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBkUwFudOB
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaLNtfTFxk
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhit9ZnEfc
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 586Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIfJ8EP9mu
overwhelmed him.
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