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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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