"Ugh" 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIthAMO7BB
"Shh, he's coming to"585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5QTIOhVVs
David slowly opened his 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqabKXZEpJz
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPeupBtmOv
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AvyhIifib
last so that he'd become blind.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMNdqcCF1g
Sadly someone didn't 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMElBJtRppx
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1fJkLgfGi
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyNkDZEPOi
gruff voice.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHz3OE5ztf
David braved opening his585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNS8XFAn5F
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwa8lnwkMO
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1eKApn4on
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNU3wdLa2e
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSKt25Yn6e
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqF3vMf7ssD
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQ4tDduatQ
it was covered too much with a beard.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEN5X65wBp6
"A friend, especially to585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzf7IhHLX1G
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjFgB6dgb1
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Z1qM5PFU8
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIatzdut3o
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidOPBL7acF
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXlXKTH06o
pressure on his arm increased.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHuEkSelYY
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKqZNgKdAX
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SDYSmF9ib
~you'll pay for this, 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3n8f7x8Sn3
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lh4kwqgEH
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHeN2eDBWs
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnp3z1dVQXh
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsK8YCcaTD
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0h7HotkdI
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1MUhnK7Eh
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrnF4o93YO
David let his eye wander585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsx5ThtnGxa
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHxnTlz3Fb
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhwdJNLFh2
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVB8pBHHkgd
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5gBdLrLPP
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡET0nCMLcKc
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oGmDEQST8
arrogant pricks.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwT3GVTUmY
David heard the flint 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjHq9pkDkE
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUHObAPvWR
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZIe9juyBe
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrqQduLVdH
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHj6YlW5Wj
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmRnlYhCQj
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CxM2Q4fWB
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnLrCY1WFg
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIN4HM2DlT5
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIteRf33iB
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡze33xKxqAG
The pain in his arm 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ij5FZOuFs
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBEOJkoT6d
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0Snj5tTSo
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOzUGWNur4
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRONSVhZid
survived that fall."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiX53k3qK1
It took a second for 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLleKdNB6W0
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAIDOcil8O
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4ZufeM34I
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡateTJLt0Lp
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1mwfHIuyf
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZhnV6AYi3
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcN66XO7wFv
that.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMNCYwde7a
"I don't know how I got 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tYg7HXkff
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5KcvqDWf1
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneqjiZrb2g
truth585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJQr9peGXF
"I'm sure if he was a 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsxw3yOTWp
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVZFbFfuSH
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcK0TLGuKJ
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilI8kXegu0
guessed that was Gob.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9iJlMMcxL
"Not how mages work kid,585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXdsk5ngSi
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRjvIpQCM2
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GN5A28iS7
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQuPeRdZlB
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVdYxMltWf
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8v1aAErUfs
have a clear head so we should be safe.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbJxYmUx5L
David was having trouble585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWR6lVDjHA
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbjAEhMNnt
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFw7UrhsS0A
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxV6s4nf17
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqx2AKTFuSZ
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3d9BiIRwNM
definitely felt exhausted.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSAWXgvF7f
Gob stared into Davids 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2RTgcUo5r
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGT8SGvyJdJ
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpXVa5q7DF
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyj30h0QQ2
a deadpan voice.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9rmGFvBgd
Sighting David sat up, 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1n0wl5HpR
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BJrGiK55w
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEUtojwlHf
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5obDNqnVSu
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1jb2DzJyi
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWivgkmkGq
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nf7aFdLd3
David took the herbs and585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHwW2KTnx2
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCsEzEnCQE
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZubQyPQKRZ
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0qoD9X4ly
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnT57Cff9wP
"It's called blumeflor, 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0Gyw3Zvp8
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkThitBIF8P
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgOSAPafWd
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcatd9CaBWR
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡambAJW1WAo
himself.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqH40a7xyL
"It's a good way of 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDr4iccubL
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhO68vXSFdD
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lkyJpUiia
David was going to ask 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4dvjVcPq2
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBenivCpwOc
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDlneZ6d7g
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tKnpgQ6W9
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBnfP4ct86
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUOjv64Xvc
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXsUhXlXTM
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNxnVJk4EM
stance. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXfL0UJCg1
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?"585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo14Is2DVvl
"Why would I lie about 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnY8eZUHhK
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDlRLQbF24
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdR0aPHgSq
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQbYrwKuI9
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXbMVZ9Xup
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMImkZxChd
good way to do it.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGpKWzo7SK
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOAZiK7Pd5
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnDcIqwvOD
"So you are a liar."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHdvCoir78
"Bring me to the ship! 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMmBiWDGey
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFJGoerKfG
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZP04gsEaWD
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbF8KAe6DB
Some of the feet 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQFlHWMCh8
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QupyXhevl
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2e5aIkNwi
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvzSq3KDeB
"The weapons were in a 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3854Kr1PL
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSk4GV4axZ
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNKDZNDaAP
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9myh857iM
important duties?"585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3LehhClmt
Gob shook his head. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctYO767edV
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEezo6jA0y
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeBBbnVyRr
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7mAo5YRwk
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGWgOrlPmI
up. "Y..yes Gob?"585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LPGBCrIdJ
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC18fuUFJZw
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM32AFklOmC
tie our friend here and then join us." 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLP9W6bw6jB
"Yes, sir!" The young 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDtB2cmsfa
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9Hy7ZjyHA
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB67HK4NVgH
David smiled, atleast 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAf1Jsy9Dn
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoDRAFFhoz
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUk6K8HrBx
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXprG54YLj
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTG8HGENgeW
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXitChoYGgV
David nodded as if 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡravxSafBQ2
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRMfI5XoYX
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mz9zJMrSO
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsmrFn71U6
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8rU6zmgfK
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWRJo9tPZw
"Denis!" Gobs voice 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1P7IPSbc0n
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs700fpnQZp
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL269z4JRWe
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXC4PGut05k
in a circle.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiUxMIzRj3
David could easily untie585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dJpyC77YS
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuT546BbNs
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSm2th1WO11
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLdc9oiakS
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRct2N0I8OT
David must've dozed off 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb87apXqWVB
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2AihpEwNO
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1Q6lXiBKy
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGmBTSXuid
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBuvc4MfTY
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTEItdvcnn
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYJLAokHDg
difference, we'll be able to find them."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWwcC8yEfV
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOPKiw7BQr
"Who'd know?"585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4B0FO9IWS
"You" David said that as585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyFiSttjTd
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOeWv6hzxV
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpsmLKmZu5
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡel41XHviKI
a choice so David took a gamble.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡni7sICQn1I
It seemed to be paying 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizDaitUB9K
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB47xwkU39O
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfUFTd3gS8
wrong move and you're dead."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf983vfxJMF
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."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TgQZvLtOo
Gob grunted at that. "No585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSXbutvlQK
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI34QM6OM8T
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56euXWKmZV
draining from his hands. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcSODbRuQ8
"I'll be able to walk 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKOIOiclHv
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTgrDGeWEY
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqKKGkpVK4
caused David to lose his balance. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlEHPpluiI
"The walk should only 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjV9kPC6NU
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72VDB3zeAC
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6gUT96V9z
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqfX5hWUPt
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUQkwCLLkZ
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2ByZZy9m8
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYiAsL7RByW
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aEcKumOWp
To Gobs credit he wasn't585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GfRfSyG6S
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXskFbqjqdU
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHd9DfDnTDI
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7cm3SJze4
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5en9LNhAr
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UziwXTQYp
First there was Denis, 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHmy5kzM1c
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KCNcSUCjV
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1esS9FiN4Q
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOpS5fGGoF
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsp26KU6AEP
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6P1fn6Cv4k
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCFYkpO6LS
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPPU2hCkgP
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtDiEVrfHw
All in all a group of 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcL5lEnGFx
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFYcqibG7c
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1JMr2Y59x
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2isCKXxoN7
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNTCkRsB3M
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fHKtr5Cbw
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqojjpolABf
stuff. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWFVQh9g2T
Sadly except the names 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVI2uMADzJ
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvrUeecPrj
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoN7e6NQ0Nn
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uX5Ob6BGC
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPDskTpE07
childhood. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡim2o9TMliH
David also paid 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGfoma0Zdp
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUzMgeJnqE
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZV61lNmKj
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6HpDRYuWy
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvAQ2edzUx
The closer they got the 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiEg6JYjVzs
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVj64XeY79
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cDxRRhQd1
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfI4Zj1R8F
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4HQ4f9vl4
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVoD8RcLj9z
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXg2X8UlTTg
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGHMPkJT1x
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCWsKLe2VP
They were able to hear 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmL1CjdnVO4
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvRTtg7M1C
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSqg6PGFi3
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kqqWLtOiL
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7S37p8s7Q
"Get down, behind the 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfw6sI2NYc
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSgwvbRwUo
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVVGtMIoJh
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fQlNuBClK
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgr1mjJlGA
nicely with the surroundings.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtN3UYbntJ
With a groan David 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOdiai2kgN
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nEYWaEnhU
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUb1Bb1aSNy
grunt. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiX3Zem471
They all had to cover 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrk2bVh4dU
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qBXCPVGhS
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ165yYMYPwb
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kiyeIUH8o
them.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnAhtXiEBF
With a tug of the rope 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqsSKWxtzX
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzt96A8IvZz
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVLF9yJiSL
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EFmIKhtMN
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrySbA5lbyd
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSudDHvB62L
"So, where's this hold?"585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJo0tGWiDY
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkbU6tuG4t
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjkKjuAaWZ
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vxHTqNHEU
"It's there and looks 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtLl6tHjLB
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFbVQhoAFB
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDNaHQPqE5
"Corruption knows. They 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡus9ALNgmdS
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuU1OudhBF7
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ109vp7oBk
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mZU8xpkp8
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7x0FtV4Lac
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgp4aYqVuot
David made a move to 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0k0fUQlwR
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBPOShFGXo
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVKCXUJcaw
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bSYNSIEA7
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnmVhwGmXe
them. "I think we're in trouble."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyo88ox7Wp
Gob pulled the telescope585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2R2UKrBSpX
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsjYE0eJiw
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEPlxROioC
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTe4H2d2LLz
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6b0voXzdRg
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEsA09EjRI
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLUb3zQaVj
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kYI3kXUb2
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZkdTxUbCG
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGOliSq4SD
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbOEwg5ro3
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAzazbES69
reason." He added the last part in a grumble585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh01RH9lKKk
Gob pulled away from 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xUerSV7FQ
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOC18kJLMMN
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafcNSCEhMy
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDBxuPXGEC
you in your own shit" 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6VFNxU0Op
"Now form up and let's 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxCjj2X88Y
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcF55Co2UJ
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2X1oqFQofS
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6w1i9C0qT5
long while.
