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Shadows.580Please respect copyright.PENANA6piwuDDTYA
The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.580Please respect copyright.PENANAiMGOrBHsaU
They are men and women 580Please respect copyright.PENANAUgUDy9rIXG
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 580Please respect copyright.PENANA4sZIdUGv9b
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.580Please respect copyright.PENANAxfTdcME41f
They extensively trained580Please respect copyright.PENANAnh906eDnjH
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 580Please respect copyright.PENANA97CaPrqiBW
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging580Please respect copyright.PENANAVwAUhZeGPW
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.580Please respect copyright.PENANAGd6afMVyBg
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Davids relief didn't 580Please respect copyright.PENANAe4mrhxQO1M
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 580Please respect copyright.PENANALR18IzixVU
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he580Please respect copyright.PENANAXAChMCkWPH
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone580Please respect copyright.PENANAe4GxZlZU0M
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 580Please respect copyright.PENANAZWc3zeu1m2
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would580Please respect copyright.PENANAC7sYeiz0I1
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 580Please respect copyright.PENANArSkyeG9bM6
better off than Angela.580Please respect copyright.PENANA5CXCvkmiEi
"Breathe slowly and calm580Please respect copyright.PENANADHkv1F8C4N
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 580Please respect copyright.PENANACbUKXmZpdy
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a580Please respect copyright.PENANAOoo4ZZOnJv
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing580Please respect copyright.PENANA57DOYHPWbl
got steadier.580Please respect copyright.PENANAXSYkSpO15J
"Useless." Gob said as 580Please respect copyright.PENANA1VxQCaOEtd
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 580Please respect copyright.PENANAx5E0Nk0quS
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 580Please respect copyright.PENANAO0hToG7XSu
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."580Please respect copyright.PENANAm2ErmQ7mYF
After his conversation 580Please respect copyright.PENANAKy3POvTsOO
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 580Please respect copyright.PENANAUnagAeW85t
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 580Please respect copyright.PENANAQlPwpkfEXM
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.580Please respect copyright.PENANA2a2eDOkPgF
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.580Please respect copyright.PENANACQGvktVTJG
"To get new weapons and 580Please respect copyright.PENANAYM07hf5FVq
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 580Please respect copyright.PENANAcDrJrVd6qz
drying his shoes from any excess water.580Please respect copyright.PENANA3XusgaQKk2
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.580Please respect copyright.PENANAB8Hq6Hv1Kp
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.580Please respect copyright.PENANA7xBWloTs4o
"No!" Angela stood up 580Please respect copyright.PENANA3rB8Vp3qcO
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 580Please respect copyright.PENANAeom4S4BJFG
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I580Please respect copyright.PENANAIWKMuPGZTn
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she580Please respect copyright.PENANAhBl3dyqXgN
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.580Please respect copyright.PENANAXNMQ8evyFk
"If I could do anything 580Please respect copyright.PENANAe8z467LQXF
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began580Please respect copyright.PENANAeRzdAABkQg
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 580Please respect copyright.PENANA9ho1hamK7j
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 580Please respect copyright.PENANAhrDqXA1BZ5
us. Now get up."580Please respect copyright.PENANAmVANdMsZCP
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.580Please respect copyright.PENANAUKGJuA7ge5
Thus, they began their 580Please respect copyright.PENANApbO1y7ToxL
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.580Please respect copyright.PENANAxVVosZMtzp
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 580Please respect copyright.PENANAf6Tq4cuiLE
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 580Please respect copyright.PENANA4uv1JPs0nt
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 580Please respect copyright.PENANAnSJfqjeBEN
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAgXSFCphQYs
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 580Please respect copyright.PENANAnQBP32Xwij
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of580Please respect copyright.PENANAifiVc5W6RY
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 580Please respect copyright.PENANA1EpQXSrcJj
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.580Please respect copyright.PENANAviqzHv7x4P
The only one not 580Please respect copyright.PENANAfscROAZvMu
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 580Please respect copyright.PENANAylpGwWNyHy
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't580Please respect copyright.PENANAn7PMCUMYpF
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 580Please respect copyright.PENANAl9iGHpuq0V
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.580Please respect copyright.PENANAsNm0jdF11I
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever580Please respect copyright.PENANAHJPpXgxrHa
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 580Please respect copyright.PENANAgAP6RrhZO5
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 580Please respect copyright.PENANA19C9wVjDP8
was no more fighting, David didn't know.580Please respect copyright.PENANAChp95Ti9l3
David hoped that 580Please respect copyright.PENANAvFhkkF2rcv
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 580Please respect copyright.PENANAGtJeX8BFmA
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 580Please respect copyright.PENANAPym5erecHb
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 580Please respect copyright.PENANAgg7vTD3oGo
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAurUFBggkFv
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 580Please respect copyright.PENANAhyRyHZ7Q3s
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 580Please respect copyright.PENANAUl42HuokAO
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 580Please respect copyright.PENANAubIDrWpnMh
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 580Please respect copyright.PENANACzBFUWgtDQ
David slouched to the 580Please respect copyright.PENANAb8tSpuX8dd
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 580Please respect copyright.PENANApjjauX5fJE
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 580Please respect copyright.PENANArnRqCzHETY
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't580Please respect copyright.PENANA7tpo9GaMRz
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 580Please respect copyright.PENANANPMtV4fxAc
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 580Please respect copyright.PENANAJgGlMlNMNR
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're580Please respect copyright.PENANAwJpUvbCm4d
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 580Please respect copyright.PENANATY71EEgucQ
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela580Please respect copyright.PENANAwvwvMO6HYK
No answer. ~Oh hells, do580Please respect copyright.PENANA08MdTNiC5r
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 580Please respect copyright.PENANAix8POqyoLy
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 580Please respect copyright.PENANALEe1iz92Qe
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 580Please respect copyright.PENANAuspFtEIIt2
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and580Please respect copyright.PENANApNQn9Pga5V
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 580Please respect copyright.PENANALpiHZbrgQC
against putting it on her.580Please respect copyright.PENANAVremcS1J74
"I...I should've been 580Please respect copyright.PENANA53xMCd7y19
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 580Please respect copyright.PENANAmoAJTncJzT
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 580Please respect copyright.PENANAVHVeq2vgIl
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 580Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZJuj5q5th
David's mouth.580Please respect copyright.PENANAQgMCPW9guX
"Why weren't you? Now, I580Please respect copyright.PENANAOQdR7xcxWi
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 580Please respect copyright.PENANArIAZPPYlYI
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more580Please respect copyright.PENANAflyo1Mbr6Z
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.580Please respect copyright.PENANAi6Jpgw4wat
"It happened so fast. 580Please respect copyright.PENANA7o4WyNWEdf
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I580Please respect copyright.PENANAiTlhOxp0cb
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 580Please respect copyright.PENANAs1bWcc4Z7Z
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 580Please respect copyright.PENANAK6CbnkiHXt
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 580Please respect copyright.PENANAP37jRE5hl2
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering580Please respect copyright.PENANAxBsczDemux
to herself again580Please respect copyright.PENANA7JI9y3AS6q
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.580Please respect copyright.PENANAjLQECfa2OB
The mighty hunter 580Please respect copyright.PENANAmZUYDOlTV7
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared580Please respect copyright.PENANAjXYHjHIW2n
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 580Please respect copyright.PENANA3ZC0bjz2qP
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 580Please respect copyright.PENANAlck0f29CIi
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 580Please respect copyright.PENANA4vGAnWmwh6
Their respite didn't 580Please respect copyright.PENANAhBPESW2r82
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 580Please respect copyright.PENANAE4lX4tCSRc
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 580Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3JfjxpDSK
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 580Please respect copyright.PENANAHgfsmEH8OC
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 580Please respect copyright.PENANARPiMbVHsEK
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,580Please respect copyright.PENANAN3TP5yKZSq
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put580Please respect copyright.PENANAvck3nLAc9l
that skill to actual good use.580Please respect copyright.PENANADWriUbrvQu
Thankfully their walk 580Please respect copyright.PENANAgQqoj5f1Pa
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 580Please respect copyright.PENANAHzQ53jVIvk
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 580Please respect copyright.PENANAas6b7qzppR
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 580Please respect copyright.PENANAPOEwLdxZX6
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 580Please respect copyright.PENANAKMRy5styjz
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.580Please respect copyright.PENANAAhX4iSkR9v
Gob motioned for them to580Please respect copyright.PENANASaGvNLYpaT
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 580Please respect copyright.PENANAn7LthARgRI
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 580Please respect copyright.PENANAksFnWNrb78
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 580Please respect copyright.PENANAHLeM2X26SE
conveniently carried on his shoulder.580Please respect copyright.PENANAXBP5c7T9e5
Fly boats were made out 580Please respect copyright.PENANAz8eLx5yNTC
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,580Please respect copyright.PENANAS2Xx4HWMvf
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 580Please respect copyright.PENANACY79odeYMm
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow580Please respect copyright.PENANAd8T81n2gG2
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 580Please respect copyright.PENANA0dK0Ud2ab9
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 580Please respect copyright.PENANAIO09pI4dAQ
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 580Please respect copyright.PENANAi7vRlEBmlT
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 580Please respect copyright.PENANALGCFW2t6Wt
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate580Please respect copyright.PENANA3k61DsE5iq
or smiled. A frown.580Please respect copyright.PENANAr3m8bpgwtf
He put the boat down on 580Please respect copyright.PENANA5z2t6h1n7u
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 580Please respect copyright.PENANAzojSCaz8Nz
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 580Please respect copyright.PENANAOpHTxOfysj
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 580Please respect copyright.PENANA9wxl68jCYl
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 580Please respect copyright.PENANAoIraNLem5r
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the580Please respect copyright.PENANAXENSeeS11H
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 580Please respect copyright.PENANAzqCRkQdUcw
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 580Please respect copyright.PENANAv6uvx1g9mG
making his wounds ache.580Please respect copyright.PENANAs76wKJbxBt
Gob put the boat over 580Please respect copyright.PENANAxf1BDUtQ7W
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came580Please respect copyright.PENANA9kqm2u7IhY
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 580Please respect copyright.PENANAYBfWjBFmhV
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 580Please respect copyright.PENANA0blAw50U0d
the other. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAbCMgy3AYAw
Gob handed David the 580Please respect copyright.PENANAfD80jiwOfq
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 580Please respect copyright.PENANA0KZa7P1bHV
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 580Please respect copyright.PENANAbgj4YBppa5
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 580Please respect copyright.PENANAJlkjcdqDYS
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 580Please respect copyright.PENANAuqa5eTr5B1
believed this was definitely one of those fates.580Please respect copyright.PENANAK3K8unKnKS
All though David did 580Please respect copyright.PENANAy6rcUSw9gi
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 580Please respect copyright.PENANAi6q43uzyLb
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 580Please respect copyright.PENANADLLIe2by8N
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 580Please respect copyright.PENANAN2HycploQb
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 580Please respect copyright.PENANA7vIThjFMam
by the sun.580Please respect copyright.PENANAAXITH0alUW
They all disembarked, 580Please respect copyright.PENANAjhYoaSReWi
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAcmPIVK8uBQ
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 580Please respect copyright.PENANAMqfP8H6esS
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 580Please respect copyright.PENANAkoQfYyCQLM
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 580Please respect copyright.PENANADQVyXchqNE
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 580Please respect copyright.PENANAihV7CeY7Lp
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.580Please respect copyright.PENANAW9o2BG7FOb
"How do they manage to 580Please respect copyright.PENANAmPR9E2hpZg
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 580Please respect copyright.PENANAnany972s9z
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 580Please respect copyright.PENANAHbeiuMbZQI
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "580Please respect copyright.PENANADFPjy8I5ZM
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as580Please respect copyright.PENANAeGDSV14uId
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."580Please respect copyright.PENANAtWxR0u4gRh
David nodded, the answer580Please respect copyright.PENANA6YMxXOREJp
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like580Please respect copyright.PENANAwpNNXYZiFy
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.580Please respect copyright.PENANAt3EK8Q3GVd
One thing David noticed,580Please respect copyright.PENANAu0gGZAQ0Hr
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 580Please respect copyright.PENANAJZIM7I2r0s
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors580Please respect copyright.PENANACHuNuqXIqD
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 580Please respect copyright.PENANA4Ge7g02Soz
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 580Please respect copyright.PENANAcrOY5rL2gn
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some580Please respect copyright.PENANAEX01P3zYfI
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything580Please respect copyright.PENANAw21PDzxMBq
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 580Please respect copyright.PENANA1yXwvzQ3yY
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 580Please respect copyright.PENANA3Z2CnMIU8L
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 580Please respect copyright.PENANAAcX4W7nmxA
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.580Please respect copyright.PENANArsmEw3zxzd
It made him remember 580Please respect copyright.PENANAkv96mle6E3
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 580Please respect copyright.PENANAbEL3vSrzsy
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 580Please respect copyright.PENANAHwzAg9Ogvm
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't580Please respect copyright.PENANAMyqaFmXc3M
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 580Please respect copyright.PENANATFFLIPR6rT
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 580Please respect copyright.PENANAajlQirJDZ0
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 580Please respect copyright.PENANABOk6EQK98C
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a580Please respect copyright.PENANAquuznHinfP
while ago.580Please respect copyright.PENANA38zFyZtty9
Just as previously they 580Please respect copyright.PENANACDlW3b43iS
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen580Please respect copyright.PENANAbGKkdhpBhv
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a580Please respect copyright.PENANARsaMrL1RY5
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 580Please respect copyright.PENANA77ctFe2ZkP
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 580Please respect copyright.PENANAtuOXYb8ZyS
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 580Please respect copyright.PENANAqsukVw6x9S
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 580Please respect copyright.PENANA9HTNvnohQR
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 580Please respect copyright.PENANARno75gZHL7
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 580Please respect copyright.PENANAL94TXrxfqz
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.580Please respect copyright.PENANAUlOQf0A3ix
David was apprehensive 580Please respect copyright.PENANATpZtMIXr1q
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 580Please respect copyright.PENANAbWXwLWLdv6
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 580Please respect copyright.PENANAGfagIy4ZtR
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 580Please respect copyright.PENANAqq6c0fWMoF
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAIPOFElYbKH
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.580Please respect copyright.PENANAq2LkXakGs0
Before they all turned 580Please respect copyright.PENANANmTwC5dcU3
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 580Please respect copyright.PENANAkbV5v9lWio
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 580Please respect copyright.PENANAKuxTEP17Fh
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could580Please respect copyright.PENANAdb869FY5Nm
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how580Please respect copyright.PENANAT2CFdnWvYX
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 580Please respect copyright.PENANA45idOiyt9W
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.580Please respect copyright.PENANAbHA3i1PEvO
Sadly the sweet dream 580Please respect copyright.PENANAyNnXcgBxNn
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 580Please respect copyright.PENANAGn8ngpujMo
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 580Please respect copyright.PENANAgk8f5qUfdV
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 580Please respect copyright.PENANAlyqXbOv4Lq
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial580Please respect copyright.PENANAiPObkqzNtm
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 580Please respect copyright.PENANAFLQeAAVR7z
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 580Please respect copyright.PENANAdr6eae7gKo
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 580Please respect copyright.PENANAbuHo21bC6Y
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.580Please respect copyright.PENANA32sKUaPfJo
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 580Please respect copyright.PENANAUsjhT9KtDj
David shook his head and580Please respect copyright.PENANAqPgzluF1UP
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 580Please respect copyright.PENANAHdD1w3dR6c
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 580Please respect copyright.PENANAYyk0UeqUHK
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 580Please respect copyright.PENANAeW1BxsWkoB
too.580Please respect copyright.PENANA6RepOjSApO
They spent the morning 580Please respect copyright.PENANAGbo2WBJ6ln
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAndN5L15Dvq
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 580Please respect copyright.PENANAwsjO47TEHB
crowd. ~580Please respect copyright.PENANAp6Af85nBmd
After they were all done580Please respect copyright.PENANAlf0WiO4ast
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 580Please respect copyright.PENANAtpeLq2zovB
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 580Please respect copyright.PENANAsDaakPj06j
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAwG6HASZUgn
Positivity all around.580Please respect copyright.PENANAbbY7lSy8in
Soon they reached the 580Please respect copyright.PENANAiCU1dZUdIZ
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned580Please respect copyright.PENANA7Zs9VrX4vt
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 580Please respect copyright.PENANAaq9N5raDeR
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 580Please respect copyright.PENANAfMO3mKLmr7
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 580Please respect copyright.PENANA37qxpOJM77
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 580Please respect copyright.PENANAFSwYjoOxt4
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 580Please respect copyright.PENANAetFvMb8IUr
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 580Please respect copyright.PENANAGwmDLPVoqd
everyone won.580Please respect copyright.PENANAay7dtELi6u
Gob seemed to be pretty 580Please respect copyright.PENANABCYL7Ql7Sq
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 580Please respect copyright.PENANAC3U19rTG0r
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 580Please respect copyright.PENANANp45y3T5Ye
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 580Please respect copyright.PENANAQoPDDZHNyZ
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly580Please respect copyright.PENANAbp9nD1R2Yr
making her way behind David.580Please respect copyright.PENANA14on5cPqS0
"Where's Lev?" Gob 580Please respect copyright.PENANAJuHOEKropQ
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 580Please respect copyright.PENANA4CfTIAUZYb
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 580Please respect copyright.PENANAPlJcCC7MXG
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"580Please respect copyright.PENANAedXMDefov2
Reaching the middle 580Please respect copyright.PENANA1kA9Wx3J2a
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 580Please respect copyright.PENANAS7YzMX3XPF
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 580Please respect copyright.PENANAgNYJx7h7Cs
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying580Please respect copyright.PENANAsUc0yYAcfU
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 580Please respect copyright.PENANAeCYbuof5oq
and quickly put a knife to his throat.580Please respect copyright.PENANA0WWytX0dBb
Before David could 580Please respect copyright.PENANAot3Fw072tD
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the580Please respect copyright.PENANA1bPcFUv2df
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 580Please respect copyright.PENANAdWtZNv8k77
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 580Please respect copyright.PENANAZHSxlpHyZf
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 580Please respect copyright.PENANArXKzJUK6Q1
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 580Please respect copyright.PENANAQeGCXZV2xx
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer580Please respect copyright.PENANA1fmxT1sA2T
The captains facial 580Please respect copyright.PENANA97p074Ovj8
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 580Please respect copyright.PENANABKPN1OBeJ1
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers580Please respect copyright.PENANAtPEIqIb2Av
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.580Please respect copyright.PENANAD4ZcHpKP9K
"Enough of this!" 580Please respect copyright.PENANARHE2FhH9Em
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of580Please respect copyright.PENANALDa7eK2sgw
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 580Please respect copyright.PENANALtzyOJIHax
towards them.580Please respect copyright.PENANAIRqeuNIczB
David felt himself flung580Please respect copyright.PENANAz9aMHa8tUC
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 580Please respect copyright.PENANAywlBSYVLfU
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 580Please respect copyright.PENANAwwQ0mvTMjB
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 580Please respect copyright.PENANA2Jwsn5h6HA
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 580Please respect copyright.PENANA43vCvWbcwE
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 580Please respect copyright.PENANAFdlrhesApW
overwhelmed him.
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