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Shadows.589Please respect copyright.PENANAwxuEfQEovl
The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.589Please respect copyright.PENANAKtf0Imu6RT
They are men and women 589Please respect copyright.PENANAxX4O2N4uYX
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 589Please respect copyright.PENANAYCBETnzhnK
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.589Please respect copyright.PENANAFhi4aHM9pq
They extensively trained589Please respect copyright.PENANAwOb34yHfN1
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 589Please respect copyright.PENANAM4YEOetZis
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging589Please respect copyright.PENANAdoJtFNnTsc
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.589Please respect copyright.PENANAaoufccxg5L
Fragment of Josh Wilkins', ambassador and spy, report on the inner workings of the Empire to the Commonwealth. 589Please respect copyright.PENANAFVokHSYi6A
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Davids relief didn't 589Please respect copyright.PENANACAiW4lRdR5
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 589Please respect copyright.PENANAFjdjzhTR4d
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he589Please respect copyright.PENANAw6a4q1YPi7
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone589Please respect copyright.PENANAf2GPNhXN39
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 589Please respect copyright.PENANAsNa3d1lryi
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would589Please respect copyright.PENANA5osd6uyOjt
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 589Please respect copyright.PENANASnS0tHW3oN
better off than Angela.589Please respect copyright.PENANA1j9xL9IKu5
"Breathe slowly and calm589Please respect copyright.PENANAjlf37JlgBn
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 589Please respect copyright.PENANAsDnZD8VXJT
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a589Please respect copyright.PENANAImGHacp0qx
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing589Please respect copyright.PENANAKpHQATRS6k
got steadier.589Please respect copyright.PENANAdHmiWGnAU0
"Useless." Gob said as 589Please respect copyright.PENANA3MjqmdCTJz
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 589Please respect copyright.PENANA94DEDyMgEH
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 589Please respect copyright.PENANATbbwTcoAbA
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."589Please respect copyright.PENANAS9Oh1iG0HN
After his conversation 589Please respect copyright.PENANA02lwJ3HmLk
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 589Please respect copyright.PENANAY9nG1Ricl6
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 589Please respect copyright.PENANAsXSw13lKL1
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.589Please respect copyright.PENANA2XGpwkZwID
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.589Please respect copyright.PENANAmMkiRGPK1t
"To get new weapons and 589Please respect copyright.PENANAmkQCzP5UVb
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 589Please respect copyright.PENANA8nqNjgRIB5
drying his shoes from any excess water.589Please respect copyright.PENANAvtT7VYBosz
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.589Please respect copyright.PENANAorEX7gGmcA
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.589Please respect copyright.PENANAKiSUaLsa7g
"No!" Angela stood up 589Please respect copyright.PENANA62dByT7RuL
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 589Please respect copyright.PENANApWANUHmvtr
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I589Please respect copyright.PENANAGntZ2SD0CW
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she589Please respect copyright.PENANAfMrW6Jj1aZ
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.589Please respect copyright.PENANAHQJyMg2Zn0
"If I could do anything 589Please respect copyright.PENANAZPUAVd75zj
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began589Please respect copyright.PENANA3BOnJtExf7
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 589Please respect copyright.PENANAliZY8Ta88n
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 589Please respect copyright.PENANArhMJaggcB1
us. Now get up."589Please respect copyright.PENANAArwP95e8tL
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.589Please respect copyright.PENANAS1RJVbRD0K
Thus, they began their 589Please respect copyright.PENANAlwrVT3PGEc
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.589Please respect copyright.PENANAlm0DiTx4h6
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 589Please respect copyright.PENANAtBseJPiPC5
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 589Please respect copyright.PENANAmrA2Jm7z5v
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 589Please respect copyright.PENANAS3MkQMOOlD
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 589Please respect copyright.PENANAk8P3FqCTzH
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 589Please respect copyright.PENANAP3R1ZC9WCX
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of589Please respect copyright.PENANAaGZZLBfBWg
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 589Please respect copyright.PENANAAhZUzPIspv
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.589Please respect copyright.PENANAFgAOLRJ0PS
The only one not 589Please respect copyright.PENANAECSATDlJ4j
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 589Please respect copyright.PENANAvogveHki3e
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't589Please respect copyright.PENANABnB56GauJq
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 589Please respect copyright.PENANAFAGy5C2QFO
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.589Please respect copyright.PENANAjejwyheCs1
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever589Please respect copyright.PENANAchqFYD0Z5s
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 589Please respect copyright.PENANAOf7G7ddzNn
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 589Please respect copyright.PENANABJPOjH3PXd
was no more fighting, David didn't know.589Please respect copyright.PENANAEkBwpGV8Er
David hoped that 589Please respect copyright.PENANAcVXUNWlIju
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 589Please respect copyright.PENANAQCazO2DYvv
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 589Please respect copyright.PENANAjtQmWcly0P
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 589Please respect copyright.PENANAcAJFdjocN1
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 589Please respect copyright.PENANAGk7jVxODMN
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 589Please respect copyright.PENANALiuAlJYmKE
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 589Please respect copyright.PENANAeMoDE6T2IN
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 589Please respect copyright.PENANAdNbFIVkym8
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 589Please respect copyright.PENANAmKlGcBujiC
David slouched to the 589Please respect copyright.PENANAKmfeGTZuW1
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 589Please respect copyright.PENANAYMqJoXZbJe
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 589Please respect copyright.PENANAtsC5juaVvg
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't589Please respect copyright.PENANAbl8bEZ5SXc
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 589Please respect copyright.PENANA0SyBZsluXX
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 589Please respect copyright.PENANALlONRpXcKV
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're589Please respect copyright.PENANA5rzfesYbwa
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 589Please respect copyright.PENANAZAawqz3o0f
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela589Please respect copyright.PENANA3l5IUYYZZY
No answer. ~Oh hells, do589Please respect copyright.PENANAikl43BqHRV
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 589Please respect copyright.PENANA0vLTOwjnBN
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 589Please respect copyright.PENANAuGcr88sCIy
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 589Please respect copyright.PENANASDDJ0qvDpu
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and589Please respect copyright.PENANAbkxk3vOaKQ
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 589Please respect copyright.PENANABN9r0ccKtS
against putting it on her.589Please respect copyright.PENANA7aqKLcxrI4
"I...I should've been 589Please respect copyright.PENANAmmedQQ7LLv
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 589Please respect copyright.PENANAGlNacFdaSm
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 589Please respect copyright.PENANAXHmnBJH0vw
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 589Please respect copyright.PENANAKGeUVJO2Q0
David's mouth.589Please respect copyright.PENANAneirtzEc2J
"Why weren't you? Now, I589Please respect copyright.PENANAx5BqPc3fVv
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 589Please respect copyright.PENANApUFED1xAzR
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more589Please respect copyright.PENANAg54v3DfiZD
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.589Please respect copyright.PENANA08unhsg2Ir
"It happened so fast. 589Please respect copyright.PENANAcI6QLIC4My
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I589Please respect copyright.PENANALFx6VAh5h7
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 589Please respect copyright.PENANAwPvIBl6h9U
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 589Please respect copyright.PENANAXRaKnlGYvp
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 589Please respect copyright.PENANAn4oerrGTbV
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering589Please respect copyright.PENANA2ZdcETHqCx
to herself again589Please respect copyright.PENANAI4z6NZ6yp1
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.589Please respect copyright.PENANApIYcb63OxW
The mighty hunter 589Please respect copyright.PENANAgd2Qr3sKDj
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared589Please respect copyright.PENANAQFTFHR2k16
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 589Please respect copyright.PENANA4vDisd8GQ9
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 589Please respect copyright.PENANARGSaHjOTHo
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 589Please respect copyright.PENANActbBzgEeY8
Their respite didn't 589Please respect copyright.PENANAPgSkQvtm4d
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 589Please respect copyright.PENANAbj0qLN6b8f
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 589Please respect copyright.PENANADIf9LW3Glx
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 589Please respect copyright.PENANAecnNYUBj3M
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 589Please respect copyright.PENANAjKdXZHu0Kz
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,589Please respect copyright.PENANAnAPUU57HPd
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put589Please respect copyright.PENANAdHQXGyg2Uo
that skill to actual good use.589Please respect copyright.PENANAHFyIvPldhs
Thankfully their walk 589Please respect copyright.PENANA1DunSntNOk
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 589Please respect copyright.PENANABVcc81GYsp
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 589Please respect copyright.PENANAbqEBTScQWz
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 589Please respect copyright.PENANAiJO4qiitXH
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 589Please respect copyright.PENANACowzEfJT4J
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.589Please respect copyright.PENANA8JIgBwZ0cD
Gob motioned for them to589Please respect copyright.PENANAq8mAy6UBjH
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 589Please respect copyright.PENANA2xhnTVlmZB
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 589Please respect copyright.PENANAQJh288xDaR
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 589Please respect copyright.PENANAAs7NWr3Fzl
conveniently carried on his shoulder.589Please respect copyright.PENANAHnOTlSbhy4
Fly boats were made out 589Please respect copyright.PENANA8MugGDcAK2
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,589Please respect copyright.PENANA0sdmENwNpd
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 589Please respect copyright.PENANAN3MgLAImA8
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow589Please respect copyright.PENANAzLq7faF8t2
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 589Please respect copyright.PENANAcZLT6mF2tB
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 589Please respect copyright.PENANAoBgNQp7lRu
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 589Please respect copyright.PENANATpqacym0aM
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 589Please respect copyright.PENANARn1iUYuAZX
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate589Please respect copyright.PENANAC5WrsHtyjx
or smiled. A frown.589Please respect copyright.PENANAbqIJPrdacf
He put the boat down on 589Please respect copyright.PENANA2SO7JzhfN1
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 589Please respect copyright.PENANAc3xJfvMFlK
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 589Please respect copyright.PENANALdcS42LPFP
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 589Please respect copyright.PENANAi8WVQSPHEO
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 589Please respect copyright.PENANAlKmKPDTKgj
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the589Please respect copyright.PENANAGTXWOSuDrW
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 589Please respect copyright.PENANADUmsJ4PEcp
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 589Please respect copyright.PENANAQBhmvcktBV
making his wounds ache.589Please respect copyright.PENANAD1UbEENsTS
Gob put the boat over 589Please respect copyright.PENANA0S7tVlHk3h
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came589Please respect copyright.PENANACKfzxGRucT
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 589Please respect copyright.PENANAoEO8mAXOhc
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 589Please respect copyright.PENANA9doStu2ELl
the other. 589Please respect copyright.PENANAMFMwqbzgSt
Gob handed David the 589Please respect copyright.PENANAaaHEjD5VfY
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 589Please respect copyright.PENANA8z4RU8QCI2
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 589Please respect copyright.PENANAAxWZOtcuZ3
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 589Please respect copyright.PENANAbeIBlhQYMy
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 589Please respect copyright.PENANA2Mb9bKMdOp
believed this was definitely one of those fates.589Please respect copyright.PENANA3q2G1mW7BA
All though David did 589Please respect copyright.PENANAUKtt4R8LEu
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 589Please respect copyright.PENANACfnqSRWa9B
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 589Please respect copyright.PENANA4m8fGrWaEm
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 589Please respect copyright.PENANA8sbppTixxz
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 589Please respect copyright.PENANAKkcpnQ6rke
by the sun.589Please respect copyright.PENANADXXgtiuB0K
They all disembarked, 589Please respect copyright.PENANAh5QlXdYKsk
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 589Please respect copyright.PENANAGannBbsN7m
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 589Please respect copyright.PENANA8GuSsoyATa
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 589Please respect copyright.PENANADk39fRjRv9
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 589Please respect copyright.PENANAazWnBQMhKd
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 589Please respect copyright.PENANAfY6tQYIOxF
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.589Please respect copyright.PENANA86BDrY4l6n
"How do they manage to 589Please respect copyright.PENANA5Yr1KwBumx
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 589Please respect copyright.PENANAVh39IAtjjI
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 589Please respect copyright.PENANAb6QEnNcjWC
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "589Please respect copyright.PENANAXTJfuzzAxq
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as589Please respect copyright.PENANAoOS3XDof6d
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."589Please respect copyright.PENANAglXGarP2bi
David nodded, the answer589Please respect copyright.PENANA269r8Bd0sC
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like589Please respect copyright.PENANAp7Yr1Eqftt
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.589Please respect copyright.PENANAVRqHEpm0ly
One thing David noticed,589Please respect copyright.PENANANr4htcdifn
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 589Please respect copyright.PENANAXd7PezAkxb
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors589Please respect copyright.PENANAA4yWGUfcxX
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 589Please respect copyright.PENANAcoERjMI5I9
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 589Please respect copyright.PENANAlXPb734Uod
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some589Please respect copyright.PENANAPGJmZSL5yf
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything589Please respect copyright.PENANAc7s9QU7tNa
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 589Please respect copyright.PENANAhGzsPqC6nu
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 589Please respect copyright.PENANA7CwOnvrui1
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 589Please respect copyright.PENANAoj1KoGhbdY
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.589Please respect copyright.PENANAiArzbco95X
It made him remember 589Please respect copyright.PENANA0K94EY81VD
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 589Please respect copyright.PENANAoenBAWxknu
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 589Please respect copyright.PENANArEEPXBJQLP
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't589Please respect copyright.PENANAwhKkbdxuL3
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 589Please respect copyright.PENANAGDWBcCf0gj
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 589Please respect copyright.PENANAKoxCgRxoz6
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 589Please respect copyright.PENANAyII8J33xE9
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a589Please respect copyright.PENANAo8JUWm7B7j
while ago.589Please respect copyright.PENANATVUx1OxJh9
Just as previously they 589Please respect copyright.PENANAGYSQADIURq
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen589Please respect copyright.PENANAoDVpIBE0HX
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a589Please respect copyright.PENANAS3GppbIXnl
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 589Please respect copyright.PENANAJklVV3ZhPU
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 589Please respect copyright.PENANAsdW65yWZ1G
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 589Please respect copyright.PENANA4yTjutNnCG
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 589Please respect copyright.PENANAcn0QMljkTQ
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 589Please respect copyright.PENANA8yhlNYelVx
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 589Please respect copyright.PENANA9aUoMHRoNs
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.589Please respect copyright.PENANAg6ZmmJvtal
David was apprehensive 589Please respect copyright.PENANASzluvAlArv
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 589Please respect copyright.PENANA8xAuFMofZ9
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 589Please respect copyright.PENANACkBmSsJBdN
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 589Please respect copyright.PENANApnV4eEhdLe
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 589Please respect copyright.PENANA0sy0FPoOz2
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.589Please respect copyright.PENANA09O1JcHDeT
Before they all turned 589Please respect copyright.PENANAGddmLCHjkh
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 589Please respect copyright.PENANAEFubnokGmy
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 589Please respect copyright.PENANA2sZmkgAWq3
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could589Please respect copyright.PENANAbKowpriwd8
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how589Please respect copyright.PENANATO3TDO6lPD
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 589Please respect copyright.PENANA3PSi1T2VHH
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.589Please respect copyright.PENANAPL1g4Kct9e
Sadly the sweet dream 589Please respect copyright.PENANALkSQdugz3p
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 589Please respect copyright.PENANAGVr0EWdpW8
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 589Please respect copyright.PENANAwasAMuTk3W
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 589Please respect copyright.PENANAEQLSVgzIQ9
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial589Please respect copyright.PENANA9DgrfgmTgm
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 589Please respect copyright.PENANA3N7Km2s7Kg
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 589Please respect copyright.PENANAMUmooi8jne
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 589Please respect copyright.PENANAR2osnVtTHh
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.589Please respect copyright.PENANA6STfOJLo5S
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 589Please respect copyright.PENANAsn3SgfHqpC
David shook his head and589Please respect copyright.PENANAIkfhrpuUrw
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 589Please respect copyright.PENANAS9X3VTNsc1
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 589Please respect copyright.PENANAzJKbW6v7cx
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 589Please respect copyright.PENANA6ycs6A5Vnt
too.589Please respect copyright.PENANAwDAYz0IYac
They spent the morning 589Please respect copyright.PENANAp1Vczsd04X
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 589Please respect copyright.PENANAqvfLPX18iW
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 589Please respect copyright.PENANAaAmFllbxW5
crowd. ~589Please respect copyright.PENANA5G7hJAuKy5
After they were all done589Please respect copyright.PENANA3zKbIKwp2T
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 589Please respect copyright.PENANAauXGOCwyp7
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 589Please respect copyright.PENANAf8T3dMhKeB
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 589Please respect copyright.PENANALldebfT6Mu
Positivity all around.589Please respect copyright.PENANAcrPe9joVE5
Soon they reached the 589Please respect copyright.PENANAxy0GQUFPOA
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned589Please respect copyright.PENANADsMsKZZiUI
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 589Please respect copyright.PENANAy87Uyd0Qok
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 589Please respect copyright.PENANAYwqJ3Kqcdi
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 589Please respect copyright.PENANAOynRoPlWDM
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 589Please respect copyright.PENANAMeh0tYYrQI
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 589Please respect copyright.PENANANhMD8eroz4
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 589Please respect copyright.PENANAqPNWvn5D2v
everyone won.589Please respect copyright.PENANAOjXOvpkvJh
Gob seemed to be pretty 589Please respect copyright.PENANAwnq1AwvVFh
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 589Please respect copyright.PENANAE1AWshUl02
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 589Please respect copyright.PENANArqYh8wA6bR
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 589Please respect copyright.PENANAdLtS4kSSLw
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly589Please respect copyright.PENANAeex35mnxtC
making her way behind David.589Please respect copyright.PENANA0Ekw4FpiSJ
"Where's Lev?" Gob 589Please respect copyright.PENANAgjg9wM5zzs
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 589Please respect copyright.PENANAeyZfr73Zla
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 589Please respect copyright.PENANAfDi4OELtzg
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"589Please respect copyright.PENANA37XW5e87vd
Reaching the middle 589Please respect copyright.PENANAQEsG1MdzWA
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 589Please respect copyright.PENANA5NAZ6C5IuN
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 589Please respect copyright.PENANAO2A4DL4ddc
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying589Please respect copyright.PENANAPOAzFOXytl
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 589Please respect copyright.PENANADStkbp2qlb
and quickly put a knife to his throat.589Please respect copyright.PENANA9K5Yv6PbaP
Before David could 589Please respect copyright.PENANAl1pTcCXyV1
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the589Please respect copyright.PENANARrTusZ2jy8
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 589Please respect copyright.PENANA9x2z83xSss
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 589Please respect copyright.PENANAhZegG0bvra
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 589Please respect copyright.PENANAGoPnopfW1F
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 589Please respect copyright.PENANADJDbFJ1Wxv
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer589Please respect copyright.PENANAhEIn3L5HN4
The captains facial 589Please respect copyright.PENANALggepJtFKE
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 589Please respect copyright.PENANAs04Mr2oHDr
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers589Please respect copyright.PENANAP0Hp0iIKmu
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.589Please respect copyright.PENANAjYxVkahOSa
"Enough of this!" 589Please respect copyright.PENANAYKaTA5eN8q
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of589Please respect copyright.PENANAke0ZeV3aoZ
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 589Please respect copyright.PENANAwcTNUEBekg
towards them.589Please respect copyright.PENANAbZFW10Hef1
David felt himself flung589Please respect copyright.PENANAfXPRAzHW98
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 589Please respect copyright.PENANAKESgSnnQYc
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 589Please respect copyright.PENANAi0andt2pGl
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 589Please respect copyright.PENANAkvx2yS8GzW
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 589Please respect copyright.PENANAMmKrovwstB
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 589Please respect copyright.PENANA0EDu7C4tuG
overwhelmed him.
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