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Shadows.449Please respect copyright.PENANAAM8SwJxeQ0
The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.449Please respect copyright.PENANAXwoLxv7mRT
They are men and women 449Please respect copyright.PENANAS8gthAxj9i
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 449Please respect copyright.PENANACA6FTnTSDD
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.449Please respect copyright.PENANAaVysUU1Mn4
They extensively trained449Please respect copyright.PENANAf4EGisjEIp
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 449Please respect copyright.PENANA6dce4j1b3n
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging449Please respect copyright.PENANAzQJSrRJfcF
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.449Please respect copyright.PENANAPzs9oStvAm
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Davids relief didn't 449Please respect copyright.PENANAS7oxpARDaC
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 449Please respect copyright.PENANAmN0lMq7buc
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he449Please respect copyright.PENANAuCseiXACnN
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone449Please respect copyright.PENANAcjRJRrrVQ9
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 449Please respect copyright.PENANAoygqF7Gkhi
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would449Please respect copyright.PENANAScMvilzTWg
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 449Please respect copyright.PENANA6TdLqRmEy6
better off than Angela.449Please respect copyright.PENANA3YAZ5jrEpr
"Breathe slowly and calm449Please respect copyright.PENANAfENVipoKhK
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 449Please respect copyright.PENANAzGy0qs2QP6
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a449Please respect copyright.PENANAnTLKRKWBAj
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing449Please respect copyright.PENANA2vVp1uvEAC
got steadier.449Please respect copyright.PENANAvXvPFUTqHd
"Useless." Gob said as 449Please respect copyright.PENANAmtJRg1Zh9g
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 449Please respect copyright.PENANAjs6lfy9E2J
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 449Please respect copyright.PENANASZT1fbQWDG
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."449Please respect copyright.PENANAdRYamfh9Us
After his conversation 449Please respect copyright.PENANAy0IwIWl708
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 449Please respect copyright.PENANAt65oA8Ojfe
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 449Please respect copyright.PENANA5F1YaufQA5
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.449Please respect copyright.PENANA8ozMuAkYRq
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.449Please respect copyright.PENANAQu0uknUrjf
"To get new weapons and 449Please respect copyright.PENANAXcQqRkSyrc
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 449Please respect copyright.PENANAYM3U8Ds3eb
drying his shoes from any excess water.449Please respect copyright.PENANAHMwEEwQjyj
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.449Please respect copyright.PENANAHjf2G5Pplk
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.449Please respect copyright.PENANAkHLhTvIK0b
"No!" Angela stood up 449Please respect copyright.PENANAbjFiWxB6RQ
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 449Please respect copyright.PENANAyK54hH2QEE
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I449Please respect copyright.PENANA3t7adCKEmq
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she449Please respect copyright.PENANAYi44sUhKoQ
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.449Please respect copyright.PENANA1Bz11vAP3o
"If I could do anything 449Please respect copyright.PENANANaZXuzclkY
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began449Please respect copyright.PENANAAhtRpwlmpk
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 449Please respect copyright.PENANAhRqH9gpc2A
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 449Please respect copyright.PENANAvsPo8qyS9Q
us. Now get up."449Please respect copyright.PENANA0awVUMihmt
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.449Please respect copyright.PENANANQsw8RtjwK
Thus, they began their 449Please respect copyright.PENANAhzlKeTesN4
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.449Please respect copyright.PENANA5iVhYwshz5
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 449Please respect copyright.PENANAXqCPUfd4rV
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 449Please respect copyright.PENANAbvdM2Oi7BI
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 449Please respect copyright.PENANAfR3HOo8YbI
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 449Please respect copyright.PENANAoMGDOV5Frf
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 449Please respect copyright.PENANAFbJfuturF6
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of449Please respect copyright.PENANA67rLJhEwFl
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 449Please respect copyright.PENANAI5ZfOlwvVG
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.449Please respect copyright.PENANAIax0hAgX9v
The only one not 449Please respect copyright.PENANAShyJbPSqeO
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 449Please respect copyright.PENANABoVgNnarhO
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't449Please respect copyright.PENANAwVqB5Va4J4
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 449Please respect copyright.PENANATQbdyUs8wu
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.449Please respect copyright.PENANA4FjIBVtoVV
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever449Please respect copyright.PENANALcA1pHp598
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 449Please respect copyright.PENANAaWit1xotr5
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 449Please respect copyright.PENANAaHu1rbW1lZ
was no more fighting, David didn't know.449Please respect copyright.PENANAoesnHLIp6l
David hoped that 449Please respect copyright.PENANAufTM9jLzeX
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 449Please respect copyright.PENANAx89rYwpUD9
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 449Please respect copyright.PENANABcLa31U7jV
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 449Please respect copyright.PENANADYto7Bxpov
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 449Please respect copyright.PENANAmvtZ8MH66f
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 449Please respect copyright.PENANAa0lYbvgjoL
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 449Please respect copyright.PENANAxBeES4bo8N
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 449Please respect copyright.PENANAUTgFA8N1hJ
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 449Please respect copyright.PENANAnldbGnQyPr
David slouched to the 449Please respect copyright.PENANAPmrzsgWpaa
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 449Please respect copyright.PENANAad8in1ojeH
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 449Please respect copyright.PENANAGbnGcNmVt3
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't449Please respect copyright.PENANA5UT6581oDm
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 449Please respect copyright.PENANAt2Ckk6t5YQ
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 449Please respect copyright.PENANAKjmmPFU0qR
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're449Please respect copyright.PENANA7Vk71RqcHp
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 449Please respect copyright.PENANAfxNkwdHXJx
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela449Please respect copyright.PENANA355OrUZxsb
No answer. ~Oh hells, do449Please respect copyright.PENANAP08fse21qs
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 449Please respect copyright.PENANA0UWdT8cUYM
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 449Please respect copyright.PENANAHVSomcZI4k
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 449Please respect copyright.PENANAADpJxuTEf6
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and449Please respect copyright.PENANAa9YjBTXYqU
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 449Please respect copyright.PENANAAfMbdjhmyI
against putting it on her.449Please respect copyright.PENANARVaBS5T4gF
"I...I should've been 449Please respect copyright.PENANA7rZvBCKYJg
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 449Please respect copyright.PENANASZEGI2ar1H
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 449Please respect copyright.PENANAMejYGvS7B6
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 449Please respect copyright.PENANA00GGUpSpXP
David's mouth.449Please respect copyright.PENANAADTPRnhEtv
"Why weren't you? Now, I449Please respect copyright.PENANAeHQxr9l3FS
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 449Please respect copyright.PENANAg2cH2iEH9n
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more449Please respect copyright.PENANAYvOZxoyQvX
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.449Please respect copyright.PENANAp5za93jw88
"It happened so fast. 449Please respect copyright.PENANAPzBknxO6Cf
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I449Please respect copyright.PENANAwB7ctcJXYG
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 449Please respect copyright.PENANA5YdY10GIjE
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 449Please respect copyright.PENANAOoGzjIMFSF
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 449Please respect copyright.PENANAL0Cxvf9gGR
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering449Please respect copyright.PENANAYfLTuvbRYL
to herself again449Please respect copyright.PENANACrzajzgVHg
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.449Please respect copyright.PENANALWYiSeBh6q
The mighty hunter 449Please respect copyright.PENANAlIsOQoOvwO
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared449Please respect copyright.PENANA0Mko96R3iQ
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 449Please respect copyright.PENANAYbCMssZlX7
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 449Please respect copyright.PENANAxIX8wFcmzM
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 449Please respect copyright.PENANADFLTeirgez
Their respite didn't 449Please respect copyright.PENANAN3l9FfBqLm
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 449Please respect copyright.PENANAheip8p61XM
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 449Please respect copyright.PENANAsq5KYZItPO
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 449Please respect copyright.PENANAuhl1HZu13W
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 449Please respect copyright.PENANAiApGY8zod0
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,449Please respect copyright.PENANAmNJTm7OzpF
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put449Please respect copyright.PENANAKIyoHQgbni
that skill to actual good use.449Please respect copyright.PENANAdwmNajPgJO
Thankfully their walk 449Please respect copyright.PENANAGWkuzjN4Iz
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 449Please respect copyright.PENANATmykmgfEIf
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 449Please respect copyright.PENANAWTJ3aoK3vd
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 449Please respect copyright.PENANA4orgungxHo
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 449Please respect copyright.PENANACRYCGeTpZ6
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.449Please respect copyright.PENANAzfkgPCpZz4
Gob motioned for them to449Please respect copyright.PENANAgVIn30RA09
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 449Please respect copyright.PENANAenMedzSwK7
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 449Please respect copyright.PENANA4dz4nsmi4b
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 449Please respect copyright.PENANAXWdMTZUeKo
conveniently carried on his shoulder.449Please respect copyright.PENANA14Jw027jKz
Fly boats were made out 449Please respect copyright.PENANAvG9S1btsSH
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,449Please respect copyright.PENANAIJJK0LoxLK
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 449Please respect copyright.PENANAr7pGmfEkaH
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow449Please respect copyright.PENANAOan51jzneU
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 449Please respect copyright.PENANAQUM16Q2nme
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 449Please respect copyright.PENANAxoiy2AzpKE
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 449Please respect copyright.PENANAZslSDjdaVP
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 449Please respect copyright.PENANATNgOYlwD25
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate449Please respect copyright.PENANA7sv6qLhN3c
or smiled. A frown.449Please respect copyright.PENANApavRFSdiva
He put the boat down on 449Please respect copyright.PENANAixPaE0ofru
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 449Please respect copyright.PENANAAQzhfIAmij
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 449Please respect copyright.PENANA7RlNQbpnvN
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 449Please respect copyright.PENANAFazGcPnRj8
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 449Please respect copyright.PENANAPMPsr6Nh2s
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the449Please respect copyright.PENANAIsV6u4N9Hi
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 449Please respect copyright.PENANAHQdYUUbCFh
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 449Please respect copyright.PENANAJOcCSujcv9
making his wounds ache.449Please respect copyright.PENANA2fToIHxSKF
Gob put the boat over 449Please respect copyright.PENANAkhA4OKXhZ2
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came449Please respect copyright.PENANAaJdPiJ86XI
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 449Please respect copyright.PENANAad6CTYK8hF
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 449Please respect copyright.PENANA1W8v0plpXU
the other. 449Please respect copyright.PENANAxffcb9qLF0
Gob handed David the 449Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZHQgDS4Jd
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 449Please respect copyright.PENANAUtIbQ7Iq3S
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 449Please respect copyright.PENANA6LNVKHhpyk
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 449Please respect copyright.PENANA6non3iRI5o
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 449Please respect copyright.PENANAilhDSTIyRs
believed this was definitely one of those fates.449Please respect copyright.PENANAWsDQ3Vhka0
All though David did 449Please respect copyright.PENANAsb2E5naLiq
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 449Please respect copyright.PENANAL8em4Xa1K4
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 449Please respect copyright.PENANAIk69lRXuLY
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 449Please respect copyright.PENANAw0cyfiDbHY
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 449Please respect copyright.PENANA9OQm29dYQw
by the sun.449Please respect copyright.PENANAaNPn6xm09F
They all disembarked, 449Please respect copyright.PENANA3AwvbXbaP3
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 449Please respect copyright.PENANApLmtF2kSQc
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 449Please respect copyright.PENANAtbctULDi0u
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 449Please respect copyright.PENANACc5IUUwcAG
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 449Please respect copyright.PENANAG64gZD2wfL
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 449Please respect copyright.PENANAtIUuS28gVQ
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.449Please respect copyright.PENANAaOlCHJz0b6
"How do they manage to 449Please respect copyright.PENANAZpKVoUQVHL
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 449Please respect copyright.PENANAn6IFyIi3iH
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 449Please respect copyright.PENANA2R7dXGtmAc
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "449Please respect copyright.PENANAZsZENjaUZC
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as449Please respect copyright.PENANAoC9ZPupww3
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."449Please respect copyright.PENANAiUJAoz5fOf
David nodded, the answer449Please respect copyright.PENANAnquhyTREHM
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like449Please respect copyright.PENANAQDaa7ywbFr
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.449Please respect copyright.PENANA9bwq4yfTjR
One thing David noticed,449Please respect copyright.PENANAdvFzVs5RuG
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 449Please respect copyright.PENANASdivpXoThH
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors449Please respect copyright.PENANArkeBTi0Bb9
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 449Please respect copyright.PENANAVhbO3OBTpA
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 449Please respect copyright.PENANAp8b9s7UuYo
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some449Please respect copyright.PENANAFBZc6P6yR7
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything449Please respect copyright.PENANA7thUZQgapB
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 449Please respect copyright.PENANAknDDXsWaqV
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 449Please respect copyright.PENANAQMx5X2XV5k
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 449Please respect copyright.PENANAXWiI0r2WRa
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.449Please respect copyright.PENANA8XILCVtlTh
It made him remember 449Please respect copyright.PENANAqiZoeISSGR
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 449Please respect copyright.PENANA2B6ECejVaw
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 449Please respect copyright.PENANAG7uE03592X
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't449Please respect copyright.PENANAVh9msLPwcu
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 449Please respect copyright.PENANAsgozBA7qur
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 449Please respect copyright.PENANAqiQIHxWXNL
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 449Please respect copyright.PENANAuEFbM8yjuO
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a449Please respect copyright.PENANAL6LvwE54U5
while ago.449Please respect copyright.PENANAWgIhspMGEq
Just as previously they 449Please respect copyright.PENANAsxZ0JcmG2b
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen449Please respect copyright.PENANAHCE3ge5l73
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a449Please respect copyright.PENANAtZ0oeV6N5h
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 449Please respect copyright.PENANAGOWpe1lROD
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 449Please respect copyright.PENANA7jaS6ckgIO
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 449Please respect copyright.PENANA7aFfJ94JoW
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 449Please respect copyright.PENANAGBpwUMCGil
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 449Please respect copyright.PENANAfMHjmBE6a0
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 449Please respect copyright.PENANA05CzZKDymR
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.449Please respect copyright.PENANAoEJdwWZapJ
David was apprehensive 449Please respect copyright.PENANAN4HGycxT7Q
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 449Please respect copyright.PENANAGUtkGhP14f
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 449Please respect copyright.PENANAQpwu7OR2dd
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 449Please respect copyright.PENANALmXrfyUPAm
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 449Please respect copyright.PENANAb6U8BEqIQx
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.449Please respect copyright.PENANARSWpaHGqpv
Before they all turned 449Please respect copyright.PENANAiAgsgC2yNc
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 449Please respect copyright.PENANA3JUYyARQRn
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 449Please respect copyright.PENANAqw8ic523Qy
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could449Please respect copyright.PENANAzwavvlYGpG
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how449Please respect copyright.PENANAkYeiTYkhT8
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 449Please respect copyright.PENANAXZ44LnQzJQ
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.449Please respect copyright.PENANAf9Y5xhkNQP
Sadly the sweet dream 449Please respect copyright.PENANAoc2F0nHx0a
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 449Please respect copyright.PENANA1JHRxlBSne
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 449Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZTwuWR8kE
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 449Please respect copyright.PENANAsRZdjjZ151
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial449Please respect copyright.PENANAyQxI1jJBuR
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 449Please respect copyright.PENANADJQ5VvOhfU
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 449Please respect copyright.PENANA5v7eSpr4Ob
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 449Please respect copyright.PENANAlN7h7LvfK2
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.449Please respect copyright.PENANARj1x7T138W
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 449Please respect copyright.PENANAkmgXnYJ5j7
David shook his head and449Please respect copyright.PENANA14zjRs8tAr
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 449Please respect copyright.PENANAgdDfObWgY3
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 449Please respect copyright.PENANA7XDyirwDIp
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 449Please respect copyright.PENANACX2jHXTVkS
too.449Please respect copyright.PENANA4mOj6xIC2i
They spent the morning 449Please respect copyright.PENANAmst9PlYsu8
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 449Please respect copyright.PENANALObywT9HcF
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 449Please respect copyright.PENANA7sCIFzslpR
crowd. ~449Please respect copyright.PENANAAIaSDOVi6L
After they were all done449Please respect copyright.PENANAPpWBIUlPC8
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 449Please respect copyright.PENANAeRNvLsxtw8
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 449Please respect copyright.PENANAZJzSnIKlks
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 449Please respect copyright.PENANA8YpEsU6zsh
Positivity all around.449Please respect copyright.PENANAurdqSS3rXP
Soon they reached the 449Please respect copyright.PENANA6HIOyONEwK
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned449Please respect copyright.PENANArgJl3ruSz7
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 449Please respect copyright.PENANAI6pkYtn1Nx
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 449Please respect copyright.PENANAfHVeoiCJuZ
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 449Please respect copyright.PENANABEgGY6MAjK
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 449Please respect copyright.PENANARmLkN5V6iL
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 449Please respect copyright.PENANAA0Pu4iCOXe
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 449Please respect copyright.PENANALvRTH3S0lX
everyone won.449Please respect copyright.PENANAziblELPmLH
Gob seemed to be pretty 449Please respect copyright.PENANA5gBE11Zho2
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 449Please respect copyright.PENANAMOByqUJ3gF
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 449Please respect copyright.PENANA8HcLTRduwC
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 449Please respect copyright.PENANA7a6KYxX32I
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly449Please respect copyright.PENANAO4HrGD63zl
making her way behind David.449Please respect copyright.PENANALiprWwLjbC
"Where's Lev?" Gob 449Please respect copyright.PENANA7tQSolLXFd
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 449Please respect copyright.PENANAApAJHKEIe2
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 449Please respect copyright.PENANA3UlgdUc1Cd
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"449Please respect copyright.PENANAeq1mgEcx3L
Reaching the middle 449Please respect copyright.PENANAoYUhQ2r3yI
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 449Please respect copyright.PENANA6ot8sNappP
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 449Please respect copyright.PENANAXxGB4CQn3N
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying449Please respect copyright.PENANA35kIknNFei
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 449Please respect copyright.PENANAKzLkrZZEOy
and quickly put a knife to his throat.449Please respect copyright.PENANAmTalrCY4KS
Before David could 449Please respect copyright.PENANAhA8xVYUH7m
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the449Please respect copyright.PENANA82IG5tkrYY
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 449Please respect copyright.PENANARWrAfPz2XC
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 449Please respect copyright.PENANAfSFZbL7rh3
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 449Please respect copyright.PENANAGagZrfovVv
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 449Please respect copyright.PENANAXSSNv4JOlT
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer449Please respect copyright.PENANAZJ7elzRT6j
The captains facial 449Please respect copyright.PENANAk3U7AHakyA
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 449Please respect copyright.PENANAJx5GjDhlKm
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers449Please respect copyright.PENANAMjsnDBXQdA
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.449Please respect copyright.PENANAX2tPgJD4qL
"Enough of this!" 449Please respect copyright.PENANAS39YLMHNbH
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of449Please respect copyright.PENANA5P9oYJecsK
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 449Please respect copyright.PENANA5fVJBKps9u
towards them.449Please respect copyright.PENANA801ZT8CiXN
David felt himself flung449Please respect copyright.PENANA6OLbSr4NMD
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 449Please respect copyright.PENANA1gPL2iZb8x
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 449Please respect copyright.PENANANHCAQyA8Dr
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 449Please respect copyright.PENANA7DOGPljQaY
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 449Please respect copyright.PENANAkPIe5HCe9O
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 449Please respect copyright.PENANAjsBc1WLmWF
overwhelmed him.
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