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Shadows.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSaoiRCLV6d
The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOpWrBQhBq
They are men and women 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvBVwqlgHp
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YieXhM3jH
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeqD4RQWR8
They extensively trained538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERnBUQ2Cuc
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4oIC9Pwu2
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyN0cboWQ6
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTQA1PGxmp
Fragment of Josh Wilkins', ambassador and spy, report on the inner workings of the Empire to the Commonwealth. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQpfeOu8r9
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Davids relief didn't 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cnxG0w89h
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40Xsp089tk
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGrgZWAucz
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJkVjgH4Zg
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAivYmvmt30
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxFWhQssSX
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLYYv9hp9v
better off than Angela.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDq5yzXavLE
"Breathe slowly and calm538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYb2NPUjiUF
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYU8HDc2HR
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaDOFKObfI
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXNPDVDpHX
got steadier.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6DB5HFxed
"Useless." Gob said as 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQnh7XPv4J
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmayKYX0NpB
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpvjuy9vSX
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81wHnwLNYS
After his conversation 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKD5o2opC44
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjuKTdeO4O
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54sH6t4qL6
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLyTz9brFb
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmZodRTMvj
"To get new weapons and 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvB0MNTvkAL
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuHI3h3e3o
drying his shoes from any excess water.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3O1L521aDR
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzATlet41T
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxGBwXFWUT
"No!" Angela stood up 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUX9WAv6Bu
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2eA2iZrwu
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXjApkcm07
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdeX39FnwQ
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzKhZc7GRg
"If I could do anything 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fhPQ2zZQG
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxE3Y0cPXwU
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jTFyzJk0R
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoa8JT5rpV
us. Now get up."538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCIQfFU5SU
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFsKRnUaql
Thus, they began their 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGcYATHE6T
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFfJJUtAp4
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEAsUHswiW
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPxfK63zOo
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjITUqcD5zA
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6tHKNReHR
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1gBU6jgt1
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQt2mcwDLbI
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5oJ0rpcCqr
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVFHcMts8t
The only one not 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnkJPNbDjh
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNlQQRKA6P
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKN8GrKvmQ
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHePWLP940
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDEZ28bTgg
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8eIcDzHdP
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEFlXe2yFl
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHN4om7IMa8
was no more fighting, David didn't know.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSnbdTIxo9
David hoped that 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOL5c7WSBV
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyThjjuwmT
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Fh3pPDmCR
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5xsdFmpQV
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1X15XYHUWu
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyDt4H4ULc
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgcRPuAH3T
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBav15fvly
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLlbE33pJR
David slouched to the 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2PgDMxtYU
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3A7uNu377
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62ddUaxz0K
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHegAEOXST9
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHS1vo5Nhx
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAdAeSJpfE
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNG9EYjZZ6
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKf7gHIPCJ
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNiNECG3Wk
No answer. ~Oh hells, do538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJ6CGppYhS
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4ApJcuYph
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJ1UEYf5hW
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUCksOShJf
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIprss420k
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxenFkwHaFU
against putting it on her.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdcuXNPlfj
"I...I should've been 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPm0WZ2hgo0
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyYzUvZi0v
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYgEmhIBFV
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpMpl7MZ1R
David's mouth.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeSd5QgcCL
"Why weren't you? Now, I538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2NPBpSeZC
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkyJ9g7ndJ
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMcmd96ahn
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUAQ3DobR8
"It happened so fast. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmx54UanqNe
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDS0wDFfpM
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bKLCta4T7
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTe26f8ADrg
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWIIKaVqZY
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqrBD5cFLC
to herself again538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxQtypLFWx
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZkwBKipIu
The mighty hunter 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdFuAWHZ9k
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjEJG0E1as
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMk75hZV2g
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhSOmwUQX9
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjv9VmjSPX
Their respite didn't 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MmxfTGz9i
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLfBksQvkT
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHtBs5p314
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo97N2aDKyd
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMp4HcYlzy
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5ZadsZTEc
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmI16rDr5K3
that skill to actual good use.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0L6MuVqDH
Thankfully their walk 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMT5bOpfFCf
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0fLVNbZlw
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWgFJK6Vyz
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnkuSl3tm6
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk27nIJbu9P
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5grK5YTc58
Gob motioned for them to538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxymPNxKp4
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6ecBZuR8u
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwUwLiFUBL
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9Tl1LlopE
conveniently carried on his shoulder.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZtW80Z12Z
Fly boats were made out 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHkxQGKhBx
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFul6YgQfCP
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGk7u8StAnp
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFmHzTTqhi
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt36CSV4N8i
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxYuwjzpms
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcbrYTFQH0
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUalUaKFdPf
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1QSsuZToX
or smiled. A frown.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3m1doahZN
He put the boat down on 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7jTi56bWg
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zIfKOcXCh
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMQ2zELw07
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7ZjVQZvMP
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YmNdroytx
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6dWYeJcC8
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhcio8ZQG1
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPOBNhOtyU
making his wounds ache.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39gYfg9mjb
Gob put the boat over 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2LFLxNWpR
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMPchKFEFw
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebBk8xhLQl
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47C7KOGxCN
the other. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpiMPePOWz
Gob handed David the 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSKGsOVjch
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejQszKFJFt
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0apAfnOxxq
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpS5brXend0
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4r51R94bB
believed this was definitely one of those fates.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88226DpI7S
All though David did 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjTJQRqf5h
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkP60ZxkALX
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzCDXkMgnL
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFM7hVIIXWt
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FPjdDuDna
by the sun.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpx4kggdTQ
They all disembarked, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrU5GXX3RCy
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPImQsV3YVf
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9hinpoT4U
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeW0GzIczRg
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxTzphaiFt
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0tDOMFtVP
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFKODnARM6
"How do they manage to 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecT31a0MuA
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECs80rLOe8
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNo9in7EWJ
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqhXX7fgXu
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEKq5Ehm1S
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOlFpHDUUj
David nodded, the answer538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSQ1sy95LP
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPU2HDXTb7
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKu4T8C0UF6
One thing David noticed,538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT706DPiETn
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOE827rfDa
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLEusbmktd
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1mCuGZPg6
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2y1Tu1MHLa
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDts88oNyf
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQjeBcoPdC
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahyhoaQt36
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4D4lDmVa0
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PC0xRkLW6
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshhgOBYDbj
It made him remember 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfydUiujHm
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanCyMROo04
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCu0GphBMCE
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYbFnwQ3NN
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2XQZ6Efc9
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6x6xu7tTAH
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLhBMDIhDz
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlByZTkNys
while ago.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNM0laD0zV
Just as previously they 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFeGJ3xTM0
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSj1AskTvUG
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCY6ZRiDUKA
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQ2OEBf5dW
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNAWW8VhRg
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdJcOIASMv
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8Jl2JAchD
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCLNXs3GZr
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspxeLYqFXa
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaL1Ilb26OS
David was apprehensive 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65ukLtn1NA
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8lXqFBpwh
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQJW6guiwQ
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJYiJgYEAK
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSCFzQu6nz
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJl63TITsFR
Before they all turned 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEjRV6Tbaq
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0kUbnB5BG
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnNvDzD7er
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjMcRxfVIT
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZK2R7Yj0bY
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJKho9viey
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9Sl0D3dvu
Sadly the sweet dream 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflR9hfGpKg
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31sMk2grZO
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKFELSSNzR
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgn5RETZtT
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboMhNJcAoS
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lJKuKXA5p
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtm1hQDAQAG
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHULlUSlQN
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34bVDuzB6m
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ002IENGOHB
David shook his head and538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQL0f4aPHy
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTkmwXuwCu
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HFybt45gi
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHw0t1q0DmC
too.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdduGEQgroE
They spent the morning 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTU3Hhxf9b2
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSuB5FqX6B
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIm8oIGO0T
crowd. ~538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOChenC8ut
After they were all done538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtM4ooYK7IV
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDjYrcPgrG
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTiFDZ03bBT
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OJzSZVZ7y
Positivity all around.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbM5aydT0I
Soon they reached the 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9aZ4Ddd21
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbbqdv9CFt
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeK2YZXS5x
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYnLyusjIG
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlrIg1W0mZ
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXci6Be1JvM
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaDlCqlEZY
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLJeqyuGSB
everyone won.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrq3LTSi4K
Gob seemed to be pretty 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQ3i4VL5tL
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzI6hUIh2gm
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Z9UktWrHD
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFx3Q1eqYBx
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFXwVHogze
making her way behind David.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn70rV7PMNc
"Where's Lev?" Gob 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGpAlyb0WG
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwcWWTOxg1
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKk4LTv5jAS
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLNB1gmapB
Reaching the middle 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoflabNt0b
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhnzY230vn
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9vZrabe0p
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxm5v1rGoaN
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyMjjhd8no
and quickly put a knife to his throat.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6ZJ2a3Qf9
Before David could 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSmBY3yohR
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBsegspGnQ
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21eyivhFxQ
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxXFCN9GIb
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaN8jbR65oH
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGGxdDd4OR
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLFDI7wZTK
The captains facial 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxokQ5iNFup
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROYtR6LvHX
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4n9EWPikK6
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTenEjsnoj
"Enough of this!" 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAmnmA0wq2
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzn7bJJeLw
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLz4GFLX9E
towards them.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAP4OMooUUf
David felt himself flung538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWycIktQKR
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkXbhAagx4
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3chXyzkSEq
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvkUYPIVis
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVKCO0KP8m
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcmJpgIxPa
overwhelmed him.
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