If David didn't dislike 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpWcCnuqb4
nature before, he definitely did by now. With all the insects flying 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33LFormio5
around, trying to either get a bite of him or taste his blood, and 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVGM4jeeHa
walking on the uneven ground it was truly beginning to dawn on David 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzu2DzVkKwx
that he didn't belong in the great outdoors. He was a city boy, no a 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZe8tc5vbk
ship boy. With the sky being his home and a metal grave his most likely 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vtVzAPqkI
resting place. But in his current situation it looked like the bugs 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLDgviaIry
would just bite him to death first.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NEeSjVCcl
His shoes were 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1HJq8Y772
unsuitable for long nature tracks and they were about to fall apart, his538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZOs3LypNd
clothes couldn't protect him from all the bugs and at this point he had538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDefg7dDxe
more red spots than skin. David glanced with envy at the coats his 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡria1MheiNR
newfound friends were wearing. At first glance it looked like an 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1wUNMm2XN
assortment of random clothes, but David changed his assessment. Their 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2EAAOPL87
clothes not only made them blend with the forest but also protected them538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAF03Ugb9LR
from the various insects.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60LTPfkT3M
There was a silver 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmA1ploXaix
lining and it was the fact that they were taking a break. Even if the 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTHWjEA14q
rebels were used to long walks they still needed to take breathers here 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzu8hZwav2i
and there. Although Gob himself didn't seem to be affected the younger 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8POuiNGYWX
rebels weren't quite as enduring. Neither was David and he wasn't shy to538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVSbIXZ5Sn
let everyone know by releasing a loud sigh and plummeting down on soft 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLEchieokE
grass. That, of course, earned him a glare from Gob.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhg5ZTTKW0
Thankfully, Gob left 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GcrVVKI0H
David alone, tied up to the closest tree. So here he was relaxing, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3jr8uFHWm
trying to make the most of it by stretching his legs and moving his 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGbcCsKYt1
shoulders. He caught Denis's attention and nudged his head inviting the 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaYfOlGu4z
young lad to join him. ~Time to see how easily manipulated this one can 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjOXgXE3Nr
be. ~538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBwWPX4SVX
While Gob did give a 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBx2Y5yMun
disapproving look, he deigned not to mention anything and went back to 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjftiUySERZ
his map which was laid out in the middle of their makeshift camp, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn42AtWX613
marking down something. The youth made his way across to David and sat 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqBUGJ7Ht3
down next to him. He fidgeted with the musket for a bit, David moved his538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdd9dH2Z6Ks
head as far away from Denis as possible not wanting his head to have an538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtaRas6hC7
additional hole. Finally done and putting it on his lap, Denis turned 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3zu4srhUU
to David with his eyes bright. "So, you're a sky traveler?"538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhAYidFuk4
David nodded, even 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoI3pWhzyum
though he wasn't much of a sky anything without a ship. That didn't seem538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcHYSzKQ2N
to dissuade the boy." So, you've travelled all around I imagine!" His 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2dt2L4iLs
voice was getting more excited.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tFG7SE4ej
"From the commonwealth 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9QRKEWIup
to the empire. From the central isle to the outer isles themselves." 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkjMbopcbU
David said nodding, of course he'd never been to any of the outer isles.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOwlAaPG37
He's been to the central isle though, a heaven for drinking and 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJrJkaSdag
gambling.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWniI8B3Y3
Denise bumbled his head 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEhSiuAMTO
up and down and then continued more sadly. "I' never really traveled 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkItwM1eYHw
that far, only been to da's farm. As well as some of the close isles 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKuDEnO2yM
after..." Denis trailed off 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67U7XLiGNP
"You're still young, the whole world is open to you." 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikT5jVdQHN
Denise brightened up at 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKgq9DC5xe
that." I always did want to travel the world! Once we beat the empire 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJlee229tI
I'll go to all the isles." He looked away from David and then continued 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6YBkAs8Rk
more shyly." And ah since you already know about ships maybe I could 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTT4gqjpvT
take you, just untill I know how to plough the field myself!" 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOHKJSmVPi
~Plough the field Wha..I don't even know where to begin with that one.~538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Jd5T6uauP
David chuckled at that. "Sure kid, I'm your prisoner after all." He showed off his bound hands for effect.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TlcFQZquc
"Oh don't worry, I'm sure once you spoke to Francesca you'll be out of them!"538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Pzu8LFopt
"Sorry, who?" David heard Gob mention her once before, but didn't have time to ask anyone about her.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMg3Csz2Y2
Denise's eyes widened as538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcapm7DN0hS
if he couldn't believe David didn't know who it was. "Francesca, she's 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZerAxZjfTT
our leader! She and Gob gathered most of us and got us here! I should 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡne5RrLZTgS
probably call her something else, but she insisted we call her 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1znkcw9qf
Francesca. I think she's a noble, but..."538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKibWTUGACp
"Alright enough chatter 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKECAOnz0v
you two. "Denis never got to finish his thought as Gob got up and 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbp3ztsEq7
interrupted him. "We're going now, we won't make it to our base today, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cHzg4mLTt
but I want to find a better spot for a camp." He gathered the rest of 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFRJsvhp5P
the rebels and pulled David up using the rope. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJo36NYWU5r
"You know I can get up myself?" That just earned him a violent tug from Gob.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfkTzQTxWL
Gathering all their 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPl34H41Jg
supplies the ragtag group continued their adventure through the trees 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wZUkh944f
and bushes. Thankfully the perfect spot manifested itself before David 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNz2dawyXvU
could die from some unknown disease. "Any chance for a fire, sir?" 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6diCc8b2r
Angela asked, she seemed to be the most proper out of everyone and most 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27UY6jMwN3
respectful.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGSkXtBVSy
"Sorry, but no." Gob 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4e4iO27q5Z
said shaking his head. "Another night of cold food and drinks for us." 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73l8E9HwvR
He said not unkindly and patted her shoulder. "Alright roll out your 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJcZ2y7dVW
sleeping bags and claim your spot. We'll decide watch duty later." David538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4W4PHdiLC0
groaned internally, he was hoping for something warm in his tummy after538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhawWjtcD3
the tough journey but no such luck538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSF75mPXQ0t
David was impressed by 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgCFBu5qG5
how fast the youths managed to unroll their beds, they didn't seem to be538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHumhfOFXB
the most disciplined, but they were accustomed to roughing it up 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNIsK45bbv
outside. Sadly, David did not get a bed, instead he received a comfy 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVO9ZSaq1G2
tree he could lean on, which made him hate nature all the more.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKvk2N89Vc
Gob nodded. "Good you're538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dpPg8uBDT
getting faster, we'll draw straws to decide on the watch." Even though 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEdI6MBf0k
it was dark, and they were further away, David could see the youths 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsML2v0RICS
beaming at the praise. None complained about their watch after drawing 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehmpwSukfb
their straws either. David had never seen such professionalism on any of538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNy6sxO4ljI
the ships he served on.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaewws4tocp
Everyone began settling 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVufC1DoNI
down and taking out their rations. Unwillingly and grumbling Gob shared 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQmWHSuu2i
his own rations and water. David clumsily stuffed his face with the 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGr5y7Mcoo
tasteless meat, his hands still being tied didn't lead to a most 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxVrecrLct
graceful dinner and poured it down with the foul-tasting water. Even if 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XMM1Ytqnl
the food was tasteless and the water foul he was still grateful he had 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwe5FgMbAX
something inside him. Having done that, David got comfortable around his538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusjOmYOSzv
tree, but not to go to sleep, no, he had other plans.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsD1XM65cR
Everyone else finished 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yvbpFS9qZ
their dinner at around the same time as David and started settling in 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzgrOX0rJX
for bed. Except for Angela who was the first one on watch. David was 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDbRAprXsj
hoping she was like Denis, someone who was interested in his stories of 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JiLlqTKuY
the big wide world.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDcl7Y7uY8
After a while, David 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gXgtZzWu8
didn't have any way to count time, he decided to implement his plan, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbwS9n5cNT
which mostly just consisted on getting the rest of the group on his 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbWDKEoP2J
side. He managed to call Angela over as she was passing him by and asked538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOE6VtE5vTp
her to join him. "Was just wondering if you could join me, I'm having 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiRIonkxDX
some trouble sleeping."538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPdEuYZl1T
Angela looked at the 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJJmAfT8wF
sleeping figure of Gob and then back at David, shrugging awkwardly. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNVSlTEiBX
"Alright." She walked closer to David and stood next to him.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRycZ9eyCi
"You know they are quite lucky to have you. I've seen how you look after them"538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6F0sHDTrMC
Angela gave a shy giggle at the compliment. "It's Gob, he's the one keeping us alive. I just mother them." 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpxRHOCDBa
"Everyone needs a loving538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23zM14Zm1D
mother." Saying that made David feel weird but he shrugged it off. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLpCvkNTTJ
"Especially when out fighting a war. I'm sure you do as much as Gob in 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHHvYoXySi
keeping them alive." Angela seemed to find comfort in those words and 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7zEL5MhBD
shuffled her way a bit closer to David.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2J9tVkmKB
"You're kind to say so..." she seemed to hesitate asking her next question. " Uhm...were you really on that ship?"538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrw7sWDBadE
David nodded. "Aye I was."538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrWqYSlhx4
"But how'd you survive?"538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPoGCDFNAm
"I'm just lucky I 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MaX5UXlQq
guess." David said with a smile. "Honestly I don't know. I'm glad I did,538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMA0ivSOslb
since I get to enjoy a conversation with such a beautiful lady as 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrd5PKs0bH
yourself."538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1R9vXnzUE
Angela blushed scarlet 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFK1VeBd8fm
and turned away. "I ain't no lady. Just a farm girl." She seemed to want538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFjgisjuDa
to say something so David let her be in silence for a while. "We all 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKxencCe0Y
grew up on the same farm." She waved at the other sleeping figures. "Me,538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0nkieXtzZ
Denis, Rock and Twitch. We're not related by blood, but we are family 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeFdyw6nAuH
nonetheless. And pa looked after us well. Even taught us basics of 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXDMqQDJGW
reading."538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGW29LVQVx
"He sounds like a good 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Joe7ktoQj
man." David knew it was hard to learn to read if you couldn't afford to 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1joqva04y
learn. He heard that the Commonwealth and the Republics are opening 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cW1unjp1m
schools for everyone, but the empire and independent isles were still 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxalRNjzTA
pretty backwards about that, only allowing education to the rich or 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUSmDx3Bof
noble born. Having said that David never learned how to read either, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIFcALVa5F
even though he was born in the Commonwealth.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuZOxWs68x
"He was." Angela nodded smiling. "He died protecting our farm." She went silent, most likely reminiscing about her father.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1e3hCYtGkP
"I didn't know the man personally, but I'm sure he'd be proud of how you're keeping your family together."538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91p5Q7Mcn3
Angela quickly rubbed 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCGhWzEEyo
her eyes. "Thank you, sorry I'm not sure why I decided to tell you all 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMS8T7cKks
that." She added with an awkward laugh.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VSDu2WXSH
"Don't worry about it, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9Qz4qjYxW
whenever you need to you'll have my ear." Angela smiled gratefully and 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgq13wvxQfT
blushed again looking away from David. "Thank you." She said quietly. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3fkvGpeuj
But then perked up a bit. "I'll take a walk, make sure no one is around.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqd2dSiQHmF
You should get some sleep." She added the last part chidingly but with a538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rOmY22bif
smile.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDO0Eghukp
David smiled as well, but for a different reason. That's one of them caught in his web538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd675XqaXgJ
The next person on watch538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOMKo9xj8o
was Denis. David could see as Angela rousing Denis and he got up 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMLSEEUWuB
moaning about lack of sleep. David got Denis's attention by saying his 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9rV5a0wHh
name, quietly not to wake up others.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAwTEa2dcu
Denis with a smile made his way across to David. "Oh, I was afraid you'd be asleep."538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvt1bij858u
"How can I sleep, when my captain is awake?" David replied with a wink.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkZ68y4nTw
Denis beamed at the words and slumped down besides David. "So, do you really think I'd be able to do it. Go all around Astaria?"538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5shGYcaW4
"Sure, with me showing 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWWSAQpgLQ
you...uhh...how to plough the field we'll go from one end to the other. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmN1PKDIHnK
We'll need a crew though; your family seems like they'd be good in a 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3wLheMjfR
scrap."538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAckCBKiF2
Denis looked down a bit 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWxZUDkvg7
before replying. "I don't want them there, I love them but I also want 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTdxWzvmZA
to be independent. I want to make my own way, without anyone telling me 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymowXMKZ3v
what I can or can't do."538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngP3M5pHSf
David nodded. He 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOIhy9SfEK
understood that strive for freedom quite well." Well, since, you'll be 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBDlNhq1uA
captain you'll be the one flying the ship." Denis looked confused at 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGvv2LuU1k
that. "You'll be free to do whatever you want cap"538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6dmdlXKqH
Denis nodded, cheering 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxpMYj4cDg
up. "Yeah and we'll fight pirates and save damsels and get rich!" He was538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAD1XLk3pZ3
becoming more animated with his talk. Poor kid. ~head full of 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQTOQsB0o5
fantasies~ nothing in flying the skies except spending time near dirty 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdT3Xqc2Bf6
and, usually, annoyed people as well as being afraid for your life on a 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8sHnd9Fk4
daily basis, hoping that the falling void engine doesn't blow or that 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZSQ4dh1Od
you don't get shot down. The freedom and riches though, if you were 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLu0qLG6kBl
lucky you'd have both out in the skies.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDUyNNEkW7
Either way David wasn't 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDj2Xo3dN4t
planning on destroying Denis's dreams with reality, so he told him more 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXUSVvBH84
stories, exaggerated stories of his adventures. Of how he jumped from 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BSFzubcBB
one ship to another disabling it and saving his crew. Of how he romanced538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWJfndEe1o
a nobleman's daughter escaping with her and her, eventual, tragic 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LKna9aIXF
death. Of how he was overcome with grief but lived on and became 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XDUNUKeSO
stronger for it, quite riveting stuff. David was sure the next tale was 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsbhB6cJAd
more ridiculous than the one before, but Denis ate it up. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5ulkiQ096
After a lull in his 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLt70JnAWK
stories David decided to find out more about his actual captors. "Hey, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYL0qjbeR01
you never finished talking about Gob and Francesca."538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mvPio7eNd
"Oh! Well we think 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQH8KPJhz8t
she's, uhm Francesca not Gob, a noble! She's just so graceful and smart 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1AHIHbQQPM
and nice! She and Gob are basically the leaders, but I don't know much 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvTxM97HQR
about their past, don't think anyone does. They're amazing though, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDbGJrkEwV
they're nobles and they care about us peasants!" Denis told more stories538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AaPfpk9hP
about Francesca and Gob. About how Francesca teaches the rebels to 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2gyS2eQyB
read. Or how Gob thought them how to shoot and basic fighting skills. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiHEuCDmL1
The more David listened the less it seemed like the dangerous army and 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zzE4kPf8a
scourge that the empire was portraying them as, to David it seemed more 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzCq5Yhtaj
like a group of friends gathered to teach other valuable skills and sing538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5zcfaiiOo
happy songs.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIlfEDZMqD
After Denis's watch 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4GADFIUp9
ended, Rocks begun and...well he wasn't much of a conversationalist. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAPcn09Y9y
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"So, I heard you grew up on a farm with the rest here?" Grunt538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYlcSnkAOlj
"Can't imagine what's it like growing up with a big family like that." Grunt538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTUPMH4VDL
"You...you're quite good at this whole talking thing, aren't you?" Grunt538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9U7P657rew
"Well, I do say that a family needs someone steady in their midst" Grunt538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuq4sgPh18O
With a sight David 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83NTDyJCXp
stopped trying to hold a conversation. Maybe the youth was mute or maybe538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBTnCR4tfy
he just wasn't all there. David imagined you'd have to be crazy to 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfDxywBcQJ
fight for some higher cause than your own purse.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMJfDgXtRu
As Rock continued his 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRa1HZwVgzz
vigil in silence, David could see the sky gaining some colour. Meaning 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTp4TtFwXge
that the next person to take watch would be the last. David was hoping 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlM5ctiLSQ
it would be Twitch who was scared of his own shadow more often than not,538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hjv1kFyJK
he looked like someone who could be easily manipulated.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70HhU9mlIJ
To David's dismay the 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZ8i1Eqt0w
last person was Gob. Who just stared at David and went the other way, 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqUwZD8mHK
not bothering to even mutter a word. David didn't see much of a point to538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYoF28aI8k
stay up after that, so he decided to finally get some shut eye or 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgofEeYsPp
atleast close his eyes for a few minutes before continuing their 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4tIqsrzBF
gruesome journey.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ANTnxOeOL
As soon as he closed his538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaefFvKf8L
eyes David was woken up with a kick to the ribs, he gave a violent 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUoUbjJFza
cough and looked up to see Gob grinning at him. "Time to wake up, liar."538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vaSDNHPDw
"Oh fall off, you cloud 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKBkUbgdTZ
sucking bastard." David muttered under his breath but complied easily 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZJeSfMM7X
enough when he was untied from the tree. Gob promised a short walk, he 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWW1f5kTX2j
also promised an easy walk. David was sure that Gob was the liar not 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnagQJMFZKU
him. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFPDZGrwBw
During the walk Denis 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoK0m14svg
did walk closer to David and asking him questions in whispered tone when538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLeLbjGFsl
he thought Gob wasn't looking. David also noticed Angela giving him 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYXgUfZI2t
quick glances and smiled back at him when he gave her one. So at least 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3OaPDyxN6
he was winning them over, he was hoping it would mean something when 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKtvtQqMZ1
they met with Francesca and decided David's fate.538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLJ2D9D3QX
"We're here." Gob 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKqKjJbTdg
finally announced after hours of walking. At some point of the journey 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgB7ruzcsQF
David turned his brain off so he wasn't even sure how long they walked 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rrOnWE4H8
for. They were at an entrance to a cave, which was completely dark with 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqpg3MbC3v
no trace of light. It reminded David of his own future, dark and 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7XyCgALh3
uncertain. He could also feel an unexplained feeling, similar to the one538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoVETQAHxJ
he felt to one of the imperial soldiers, coming from inside the cave. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQisZZPbqhd
Maybe it was the feeling538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeM6FEs9TL
of dread or a premonition of upcoming death if no action was taken. 538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhFr5kHhb2
Well not like David could do anything about at this point as he followed538Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8MG7RtIHT
Gob into the darkness
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