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Shadows.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAnChRVw4N
The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1P3uHkzOR
They are men and women 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODQIg2tiG8
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBCV2sDTue
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwjxKU5Qxc
They extensively trained511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kbkjtCERW
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXxBKlqU9u
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5s2GdYVGq0
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0u3srZ2yC
Fragment of Josh Wilkins', ambassador and spy, report on the inner workings of the Empire to the Commonwealth. 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSuVSbrqSnN
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Davids relief didn't 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcLd4NCJkt
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIfhYCZG9Q
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfPiq73H1i
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDO09z1PS3
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlp2zFYeyFV
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRB1wS6Kwj
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhargYAadQ
better off than Angela.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5f9gUE6qHI
"Breathe slowly and calm511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVI27qEeIA8
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqYMIVbgmn
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrVde8q6GG
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLssZD8MOTt
got steadier.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbMLmk9m5z
"Useless." Gob said as 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7P5DBOT5Y
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMh82EQcF0E
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYwNNLzd0B
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifj25qXQ7s
After his conversation 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFl4yBetnnb
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAruWxUOaj7
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mdcXBocyB
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYvSFEHGUj
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoiaOSiJNy
"To get new weapons and 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YaijlDw2P
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5AfXkgQmT
drying his shoes from any excess water.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwuOUnhKDB
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQ1wNHb3mP
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynvC5cTL8K
"No!" Angela stood up 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4KQn7n6YL
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpF59Qsj9A
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4xeSrXXUv
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0WpmhU9Sw
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBbZCYxJUX
"If I could do anything 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmPVTPC8Mk
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7L2vmOsmUj
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqIlXtuzJP
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpwbjA5cBq
us. Now get up."511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHqopXAm8y
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2GYvogwYi
Thus, they began their 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzej5ej7W8N
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6nZHPcTOC
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIvxcR9y26
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHxgmo1CDV
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8a5SQGPgR
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xYLBgxCg7
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36Y8HUOf9E
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYzoIydXp8
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0jyT3N90B
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWiTNY66GA
The only one not 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhMcFvAbad
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxvbFf2qyh
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtslcuS6XYT
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgT5nKmtYkV
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMC1Y2Ocwe
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDrGXflreR
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYutCFlG5W
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRRpqVlHSn
was no more fighting, David didn't know.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCV8rRZSaYI
David hoped that 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPXvsI39ph
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KpDBFesTp
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKc99Xknr40
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXSwYYSGaL
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsetnAXSN9E
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFa9thOxurS
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kgXhkSP7l
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKrTAHs4Ag
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxO4Tsncjtn
David slouched to the 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4osGN36Rh
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVo9YqFfPb
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrozNtCPF8
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXbAnAlHO9
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmeleaACq5
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8uOx5jjx2
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjh6aFEgVhg
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4F6pNP0im8
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITZg785qtm
No answer. ~Oh hells, do511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQJAzzZhj0
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2eb4tXgJ8D
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowqki1mDL1
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8JjI6wh3z
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlXFhV2uXW
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrHfpfNeit
against putting it on her.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX31T93GGOq
"I...I should've been 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVThHstWb3z
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbrz5z4XWZ
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCY4s8kDnDg
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSVjQPTtSb
David's mouth.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FdTxhMxqS
"Why weren't you? Now, I511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQGk2MiMRf
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9GZjIo5Or
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1jWE9nPYa
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfb3SY4RDyR
"It happened so fast. 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOtPlfHTkc
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9s2zVLuW61
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkCnfmZOcU
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fvemNl7YX
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQvslaYoNv
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVB6pmWoBbe
to herself again511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWCMgGj5sy
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEpxNc6xq1
The mighty hunter 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfS9WzatTQ
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiT1vlLfEnD
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdX9fAkHYJ
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkECGqQ8PaY
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYd3ld8O6aQ
Their respite didn't 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2jTh4aQCU
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdGn5b8gqY
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9ZtwxBGpB
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqq1suwTHFx
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9tfA0pZpy
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8WvlYiShT
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuztz7F6flc
that skill to actual good use.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZGFsOw9CI
Thankfully their walk 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUicRysEb44
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSOgxNJdwH
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8qYdWydiV
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwNRaecAX3
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVo2tlDY1E5
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QntZqRhSf
Gob motioned for them to511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLWunRhvwU
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZCH6Y6TUO
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhn6DmjQ6a
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cGfx8w4rp
conveniently carried on his shoulder.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMU2KYvI2q
Fly boats were made out 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UXEp81X39
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6tIUChTIe
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnSSLv1o9V
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgopLBHxOb
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVIBmbJtXZ8
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCnckSpRmL
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWthdPi3vY
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SMz3NZNuZ
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkQ8EAAUoc
or smiled. A frown.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EFmgdAHGo
He put the boat down on 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMbLP6fqkv
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsMz2YDXY4
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfkoFBwbA6
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3fFW2uzEx
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTUjILnehz
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopnbGBJo9p
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwLrvOBFSx
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogtPV2QcCd
making his wounds ache.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoB6dJbDZo2
Gob put the boat over 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAGizwOAHX
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdJPIVWGWZ
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGyVZG1A4j
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXBmRjrEzb
the other. 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbS2qYO9ne
Gob handed David the 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0mQwnV42j
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VG1ZgVeT7
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgh5T5yj0a7
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMwGpXu4Bx
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtceeetNpek
believed this was definitely one of those fates.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7cqnJVeMd
All though David did 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8EPjBn3U3
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5Z2jwAbI5
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNl1yGZPQCp
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPgd80QweP
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfnwC4YLW3
by the sun.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QCrDpPz9Q
They all disembarked, 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRpEheyNrX
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EYo34oUgi
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuqLhEiCgi
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTkdtaqqVF
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdzl0Dnrgp
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaJ6tjY84a
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOAEf5D2qO
"How do they manage to 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qlfEaPwWG
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZIVFV41ue
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkp72q5nT6r
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62L9HfE2LH
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYQiaO3GJQ
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4VAgfNSHS
David nodded, the answer511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtCQYJ1QEx
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Wf1Fbra8M
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwzeOMHyAz
One thing David noticed,511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTxCruDb0J
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2EHpMZtsCg
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNWU5uEXwW
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdUxDPA6GX
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7bSNvTYbx
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RicdWXGw5
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObKANJQIQ4
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5WJ8kpdDz
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrd3gIWN8p
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8L3c1vPxf
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwTg3elFk5
It made him remember 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoi3sQ956A
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8SEh4TSER
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEcWRpih8A
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPr44lSMTK
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbmIzMi7Ef
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotJAQsU3XK
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxR4dxc4odr
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrxfUWMCEu
while ago.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyQVR8Kp8Q
Just as previously they 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuRdHwasZF
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXQUK1qNjI
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡab4mHVkAKa
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpQ6agnSYH
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8khGxkwzUO
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4uOkGqFba
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdQsSXMeOj
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ48GplLBig
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzdQP6303I
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9UjJLj2KE
David was apprehensive 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvHjiPuGoB
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4Vm7rkEwM
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5L3yyDXwn
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9Nz003YGZ
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScv7H3ePW7
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJEYtugFQi
Before they all turned 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCy47fggkhh
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LCH95bfLJ
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOSt5OEKBD
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoOsbm1fkj
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7neDHKN9wo
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FLs5yJqPX
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktI5LgwsUh
Sadly the sweet dream 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0iMID79o0O
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrc1SGnQ7Y
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdW9hOQeCIh
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOaKro48ix
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK52BfLoRuJ
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmpjvmj4Bb
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyU9OGTEwc6
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUHonY4awN
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlR7QLK0Oe8
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0U9SAwE9K
David shook his head and511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGH4FnEcGQ
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04phz9iW7n
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6V3X0Vr7Lz
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm92yapAGlQ
too.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPSOubvMKs
They spent the morning 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEp59ehXQ7
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2ZMqzDFce
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNRG4JvreR
crowd. ~511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSH1CrVuwd6
After they were all done511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpJl1B4j7V
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4D6hoOCVl
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiNL8UwWag
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDEY38QdQa
Positivity all around.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdS1CP5fIfd
Soon they reached the 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytJ6IgwyP6
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb887OlDpEU
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0RRScyc3W
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTn9MVtNTbc
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYo4hDooK23
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvU05ZA19Ly
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElpFUmXexa
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlvoMJDTmB
everyone won.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTR2DVbVPWX
Gob seemed to be pretty 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuaVzPf9cg
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJRu8hJYuF
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZKrXybXfj
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81ADejvI9v
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7BTFYovOG
making her way behind David.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPtF4imXYd
"Where's Lev?" Gob 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZ8ftatrND
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1w9jy9UEH
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISUzsliEoI
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqagKIu0lP
Reaching the middle 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkqG5uxl8A
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMXuTx5VwV
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmHLDEG1rw
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAoybPHbcw
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEg2QgPZBZ
and quickly put a knife to his throat.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbTaFfQFU9
Before David could 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5CvAv3fke
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoNzBnoJ1j
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWPbPoU6L2
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz83E6ZjCvF
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVDNYsllZH
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdwmWqazxF
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATJ0HXkIfV
The captains facial 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8vYpOHlnS
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhziIuhgNO1
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡws5Pt4MtcZ
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmV6fX2K60
"Enough of this!" 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIOIdXrgjL
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnpRCapQ2j
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6I8V3fdj6r
towards them.511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMc8iqFjaHG
David felt himself flung511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuHl0ZzSz5
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLraxWep4pi
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAsR8Jy6Ep
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WSKBksA85
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqy4WTiyll
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 511Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCAlwn92GP
overwhelmed him.
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