"Ugh" 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tB6tz5lCT
"Shh, he's coming to"488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUhrcS3zzp
David slowly opened his 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXxsZLaYbn
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9LcxtHbGf
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg50Kbjmkfv
last so that he'd become blind.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3Pyczjgxx
Sadly someone didn't 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUHoGSLiiY
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwUkOw61Ul
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXx4WS3jha
gruff voice.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVq25WNIwe
David braved opening his488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMw78sO5Xi
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94FOGueea5
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnrp90czyE
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpKdPgjmGj
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9u4Rb7dDl
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1zzImWjmd
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PhP6L1Ohi
it was covered too much with a beard.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwMXUnugsc
"A friend, especially to488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUmMznv27i
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwqghLOXWh
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbX5nqaj2G8
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdx4ZtaQaJq
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡba9kr304Ak
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7WzsLmMZj
pressure on his arm increased.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QhSKbqXvv
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCcz2nDVnh
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cwSd0DdvD
~you'll pay for this, 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQQe106c3B
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZFjdQcVeJ
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPVY3XYkt6
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDZpQ5FogE
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwFpXKt15e
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimrpOtyIaF
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEl6xeLRUIF
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfJnZV6Gpa
David let his eye wander488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf36t7gv4su
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3aubIF3PK
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUe42yL54AG
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSku2sC2jQ
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMIRWNUYRK
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhadUEtKXJa
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzXwXu7OBX
arrogant pricks.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZqK4qz3Mo
David heard the flint 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLBLbQl2Ui
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOhbKV9Dkd
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOlm1QmomQ
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDFRqLzcgu
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzAVz8icMc
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyaRoogljp
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡooKdfgTewH
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV40HbCBVIE
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSiXuSQ5Th
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUvcFET3KU
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNyXRrFg7no
The pain in his arm 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmS1c2SA3Mx
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfZ8s75I4T
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2WHV74Iw5
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZpSkAHjHA
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsnxUYATSg
survived that fall."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD37fGOAVHh
It took a second for 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkLuNZ8isa
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjq4lcON5c
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlACQW2UHL
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGVFyH6g2t
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZD3MC9YEqh
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RVw2aQlSf
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuKxk76zms
that.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfgQTQJyte
"I don't know how I got 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOjUycr7nK
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSEqyrIdG4
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYz7joq2bv
truth488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfaB8hn6VJG
"I'm sure if he was a 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAcgVpgXB9n
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRN0vRPGMcZ
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtE8CsAmBUc
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPWP4wBcIo
guessed that was Gob.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjAEIyKHDG
"Not how mages work kid,488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FG5IuznkP
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDP3E7HFGAB
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSuSrh9RJq
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJIl8lc5h9
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKcLvT4ZI3
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AWEzpWRN5
have a clear head so we should be safe.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQWduqgmjG
David was having trouble488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlqz6WeILO
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuappvcqNiH
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuGWSjm1Dm
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡci92NOgstn
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJQ0iAjZaf
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHoDjjqPZh
definitely felt exhausted.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuInFivlaxV
Gob stared into Davids 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLH7JMrLRJo
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgnWg7ogLz
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocvRhoHDiE
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMZcFn5Skt
a deadpan voice.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8FvnV8hZQ
Sighting David sat up, 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2E8Hq5fde
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCEX1J7MnQ
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEybfjDf7m7
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsawfXHo6GC
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxAxTfTWA8
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3uqHQL3s7
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ta2zyEYhr
David took the herbs and488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6Cc7eZxuL
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3fch5PzLR
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QBWE37bBm
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBXOJX8VzZ
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQzhbqD0Oc
"It's called blumeflor, 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRrwDrkozx
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYISWpXdd2
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDx45B0zj44
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRn2v5USVx
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBuzZzLDxV
himself.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNiZ1EqpLP
"It's a good way of 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxFgojrBho
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gxyPyja0t
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHhuzmCxUN
David was going to ask 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKK0z66JBcD
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1AuKCn4Vv2
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw29UpSq91P
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFPk9FV6IM
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rKmjlZhLR
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDKaZRbemc
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhZBWuIyY8
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9B3ZlqOPv
stance. 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQ2fqKW4So
Gob was also very persistent. "Since you're not a mage, you're a liar then. Now why should I waste my time on a liar?"488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSld5ZP1Yf
"Why would I lie about 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl17UV8TMQJ
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTaVkbNNyd
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkrSNeg3Zk
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshEpwLU5Hk
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5gkgicyIE
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1qZkpyDhV
good way to do it.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcBCjTraVW
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0K9WgLbgyk
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFT5Fg3LHq
"So you are a liar."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpun0NZ4JCH
"Bring me to the ship! 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBkcoIjnsZ
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLt7F4fIVYC
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrx8fEnO4h
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1VB768pef
Some of the feet 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTNt3hzCTU
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwF8aBzmQUK
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGGDFTiSfs
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HpGY1xnEU
"The weapons were in a 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLHsg7PNYv
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xlgQ6wGaf
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWELsxxh1g
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfLa3FoBOu
important duties?"488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYr59NSS2jO
Gob shook his head. 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62TFNQov2Y
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV83dlaxHcC
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlU7Duiq4rm
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNunvuqqO8
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkr36HrVweC
up. "Y..yes Gob?"488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLknwNsMHf
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjV7A6q0xIo
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4TG43oGKZ
tie our friend here and then join us." 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfuWL6cLfh
"Yes, sir!" The young 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujI1Fips1W
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYz14paL0V
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAs9b9GJRy
David smiled, atleast 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOfdKbXFpA
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SOMlQl4OD
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrKKH3wdsZ
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJ3wS1suH3
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8ygUTJyqZ
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oDWStLDCp
David nodded as if 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQnCyCfzfi
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxCZOK5YzN
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7E6jMsLYJ
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFe3bM5Z3GY
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1ssUD5zIO
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKErTp6POeZ
"Denis!" Gobs voice 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCaQrvdbWS
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2GmDidb3q
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaM9fnWZL46
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBt61yFLT9q
in a circle.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsd9otPd7UO
David could easily untie488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPCAhhy2Gh
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKomTgOl38e
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQNqNobsG6
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gjiiVox8H
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVz6Vksi4jS
David must've dozed off 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4U7Lw6E62
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLjcupasPw
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVbsFacCyc
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGofj636QKf
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMBTKMuZfz
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBMe9y7KgR
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRS7kPn5bi
difference, we'll be able to find them."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN720fUiwxw
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqiiRUlKiw
"Who'd know?"488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHXSDSnlIQ
"You" David said that as488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTXMGmjm6k
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4Iakievbv
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxCZ8tqEwu
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8zTNS8BZt
a choice so David took a gamble.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vQUA3n86X
It seemed to be paying 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriY5rQu6SN
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpB8tOd9KSu
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxvkMHFNvN
wrong move and you're dead."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOx0Qe2f52
David nodded, not liking the look in Gobs eyes. "I get it, you're trying to look after them but I'm not your enemy."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenr6dE3sQB
Gob grunted at that. "No488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4In8VskOW
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiV5bJg4SPM
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0atd9ByyM
draining from his hands. 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyQ8GsGR4a
"I'll be able to walk 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSyuKefrgp
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8VspmMamg
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtpwmcCzB1
caused David to lose his balance. 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡop8v5zFSTV
"The walk should only 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTG8gKDJpH6
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05golAsMLm
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVy1kQixGWz
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWV1Xl4kEer
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkpj4PlIIq
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPl99gJ5oC
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUecGsgKCv
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrAz6XfpbC
To Gobs credit he wasn't488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0D6r9IQW6
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn50O4sLzOM
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XMraq1k6q
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSHQsk16Cq
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEI9aCsYTU
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ravKwnfrq
First there was Denis, 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUdlkK1TeB
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxK0Hjybvfs
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2onjObZwMJ
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPh7Ibsvy5N
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfaNt9mozXj
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSSRZQwOmS
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhrH0S2jop
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7udBVz5POd
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIH2yFiyYJ
All in all a group of 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HVZRSRvS5
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTPJ5RxJMS
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaScdplPIp
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJjPxS5x5o
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISXia7Mv6L
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatoKh5ZtNv
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2YDufmMtC
stuff. 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeV42zUAWWL
Sadly except the names 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tULGxNUgL
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIed2G7BRy
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvJ6SIz7E0
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YpZxE9Ocu
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIpECF1L7c
childhood. 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLS3gWVwR2
David also paid 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEaI1uf2i2Z
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6jkDGhBVb
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06ONLWIuNu
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSG48pvhq8F
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mrrCuE2SX
The closer they got the 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcaJYyFgl9
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XpwCtyu4m
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4tmzR9Gn2
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlX1pEGjbV7
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcZDhL0ERD
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUy5mCHENhr
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDrMnWZvPV
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvda1Dm9nJE
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQmXrlOa0r
They were able to hear 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMJ7KASRBB
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrIMyUnpZt
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzpoP4frCM
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEenjRyIy8Q
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUNgqXVjA0
"Get down, behind the 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOvMCD2kso
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxy90ShvRA
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuQiUdj5VS
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ763YzG11t5
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvCcOuY08b
nicely with the surroundings.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7R8HgpzVAQ
With a groan David 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLecEoqJlgX
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClcen5nsye
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡal2If6Y76H
grunt. 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOvZfapXci
They all had to cover 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFfLsiUWGT
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqnVNPJ8d9
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6V4XKsgBI
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTeFCvnsba
them.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3EuGQUuvp
With a tug of the rope 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBaebdcxpeK
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetBMITUoYh
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVt97eei8E
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpSzS9BM4ee
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQQoZEfyQi
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3UOySy0iH
"So, where's this hold?"488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5CUx6fGXW
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdqgLzNobK
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmYbBAkGkj
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwrSXOb10U
"It's there and looks 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluTv2JhNCo
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHXe5wo4Dy
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQgVUMpOir
"Corruption knows. They 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8jMTZvmlg
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ISk6JZ9Ll
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEZtjCoEC8
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTR71archDa
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkuGbkdsVY6
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH19OqrGngG
David made a move to 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rbcFgzs6g
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCt0n2ZdPAu
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqt8DqlSfbq
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi762DhWkjB
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMQFymo9Gl
them. "I think we're in trouble."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9fq5YZXp4
Gob pulled the telescope488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNgrIYsgaV
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSWEVEpiA5
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9OajKYG44
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8G06Z7t58Q
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeliW0p6FJ
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLQcc3QmHb
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeOvWS7kEC
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjd9DFwRtEf
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqfjK2IQKy
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihAn2Z0NCT
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwILF05qqyv
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQNUF7ka5j
reason." He added the last part in a grumble488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KymiIWnUj
Gob pulled away from 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9VxKhAauw
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLZIGkIQBM
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvZay92AJL
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjrVk1I8L1
you in your own shit" 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkTr5DyZtk
"Now form up and let's 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV00q3huJR4
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOVljg44gS
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LRu3AMSet
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmu8iWkFFHd
long while.
