"Ugh" 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiIApWJWei
"Shh, he's coming to"563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7cSqWeOG7
David slowly opened his 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jB9XWGOZI
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaFCh64njf
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLAfQ0E30i
last so that he'd become blind.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQ4BtgNJsK
Sadly someone didn't 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBipLz5SdR
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXvkm8NAWZ
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYxDqzdkid
gruff voice.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcpQwcS5vO
David braved opening his563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkB2gd9WqZ
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60bVxfD4rI
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVCN7Ec2Yp
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LedTVi7EV
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtxQolLZmX
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCJbqQhmux
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn46M5dxm3D
it was covered too much with a beard.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjuvectEZT
"A friend, especially to563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTQk9eZnLx
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsnBjxX3jO
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTnswYRsWj
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiI0LIGw18n
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBC9AGL54db
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLtI632UPY
pressure on his arm increased.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvSDORfF5p
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRIxZP1zSU
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjLyE0bUbp
~you'll pay for this, 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwQzdCQBC7
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMNihiSLB3
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuTVyxyYSz
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tfQ6ZdT05
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgMDf2Bhi3
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHeeVrdClve
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmZNw07mSX
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqjzJTdEo1
David let his eye wander563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HBc3dqMKj
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkk0ADXvoMF
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNePpknJ5X
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFbYKKQig7
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZ2AYzNCm8
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAaKa5HGLG
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2UexyGyMq
arrogant pricks.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcvM42pM98
David heard the flint 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wXPgEe94P
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPfwC83ptF
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiefUB1COxv
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMuuXwiyy37
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddtbzNryHm
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XdgEM5dp8
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1zF4eqmuO
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHqOKSeFMU
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5m1rkrAxn
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkMfZZIEAb
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJik5pPj3uP
The pain in his arm 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13gr4EOOi7
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZTy99ehas
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡND1PalTTCM
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLt6XIgsEK0
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKyawPCwoj
survived that fall."563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMgM1MVtgZ
It took a second for 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVky5vdtmw
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxq6O3sOs8i
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFgwDFXISc
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJs3r2hTHS
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBe1Cw9wCj
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1L9nFIutFx
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicNNXkal3P
that.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNPpwBV8o3
"I don't know how I got 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHG7BReDDQ
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pRZmncgt8
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOKyXgQ4DK
truth563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJkJXfDrXA
"I'm sure if he was a 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiHSbgpAl8
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBszpRU4BhO
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3oNhsPu6b
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmne8KArwZ
guessed that was Gob.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlprj4dSlt
"Not how mages work kid,563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagX5QSHIfG
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09IqbqKMZY
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7usqnX7KjL
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFVIsx1L1e
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERTLUggDTa
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeto9ubBuKJ
have a clear head so we should be safe.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjyfdXCHhh
David was having trouble563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLraAqicBpF
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtz3r6p5QV
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS71kSgaNBP
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNkXCUFp4Z
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6O7iaIsnV
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCkB7Hbjjs
definitely felt exhausted.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7N3jRdZRN
Gob stared into Davids 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTr2WTGIx0
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6a4J7qdh2w
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokqnFmXjH5
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrePqkl1Sx
a deadpan voice.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06SgEkyNz1
Sighting David sat up, 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6cR6qRN64
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wBwu366dv
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoxkE9GOF7
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtoNEQCdJx
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprR6ZDVbKM
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7G6P6liaSj
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZJSJQWCL3
David took the herbs and563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yfBXGfmTj
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXyKmdC92c
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6QHk6N7pa
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAwXejgfez
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSoyGU6CSnF
"It's called blumeflor, 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkRGV6G2U9
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYPowNnWZR
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDeSXBTQ8J
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWPUvuDblk
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbVitclm4D
himself.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8htPvuGhe
"It's a good way of 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRttmfUvtXQ
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8vlYn81RE
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡid0sgreZch
David was going to ask 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqkJQczend
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCj9WxzFYX
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHMitpqaO3
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPQ3sEGVdZ
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1BOJPueP8
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnS0YNzD2Ri
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK33PgSqZXz
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEh7Q5CCWtl
stance. 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALjZ1mzk5D
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?"563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2EdeeL1ti
"Why would I lie about 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzE1OmMVdX2
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpmB4xUCnW
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2HUKxGNJP
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiNhgOOKL9
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ045VMaLsXS
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYLMccrGOo
good way to do it.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP55nZich6t
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiYnV7V5dm
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2VZG54cbT
"So you are a liar."563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmnWINk9m3
"Bring me to the ship! 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xzVjAfbNW
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWt5CIplDd
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBv43dxpiq
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGGCD5hlaw
Some of the feet 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBOQnfm5OS
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGJ66p8IaN
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZHelZ7gBl
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGc48AhiS8
"The weapons were in a 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTq4QqttR5j
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJVyLUCfpl
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWv6M7Yi3I2
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswMlwIbzCf
important duties?"563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFO9Q1o2NV
Gob shook his head. 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnJhQMx3kP
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0olMQRg6qE
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAd80hxRwn
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayvMApFVTj
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uKJ5GC9vz
up. "Y..yes Gob?"563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitnaU9IH7B
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjILZ3vvOMf
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDn7IEPRTy
tie our friend here and then join us." 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3Rsy2dlO1
"Yes, sir!" The young 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7rUmFmLQh
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5L0yjz2rtG
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWRikld55w
David smiled, atleast 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Px5oYCFF2
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9IBD4Ha00
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqX4C8u3VV
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOBxkNvSlF
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVPTb2mskF
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTWS9lGNqS
David nodded as if 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtw9K0zz9g
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAwjgs8C6Q
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAF08jksOv
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQDlzT8GnZ
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTN8xZfx9ph
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElKr71TtBC
"Denis!" Gobs voice 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqkHkuLplb
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmkGL6rRjh
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkTzead4Ef
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVoQpU35Mdu
in a circle.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVasyeo40Q
David could easily untie563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxEoovaWmi
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUR2NJL4Rzq
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1diVnb74IU
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtHSxU7xSh
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUcCURzcTw
David must've dozed off 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmMhtm4PlX
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHNfQcuUpU
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZJCbXoYRs
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpO4vbA21Tw
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOqghWLZFp
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkpY1tqBJN
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99jLbullxy
difference, we'll be able to find them."563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zvTPoqqf8
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksMbZVmotV
"Who'd know?"563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxHbpnhtHa
"You" David said that as563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjf0Web45WV
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SvYAE1H10
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHvymXnLeJ
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIX3XVFe1ZG
a choice so David took a gamble.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zKdzNFgui
It seemed to be paying 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkUR7rGfmZ
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKN0TIEbO3r
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDplaotGj6h
wrong move and you're dead."563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7T0rssZ1h
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."563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSCb3e910L
Gob grunted at that. "No563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyH10iTZcF
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgHwhYKSn8
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTmsKOT85E
draining from his hands. 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DluIU9d0C
"I'll be able to walk 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLx1esp2cUa
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9VlCZ1YDi
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxfD18ZHJj
caused David to lose his balance. 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD72vI9EriN
"The walk should only 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkKiFiVHur
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡws3mmrmWeo
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBXIsCQhlb
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbthoKU0mXI
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYv5aqDn6Ud
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLYbINVmnf
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsGT0C1PlP
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9MDnswtR9
To Gobs credit he wasn't563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLp187zMhkd
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUfUGc5x3u
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiMrULWSFh
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrSpVtEOXB
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJ4xUWG06o
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWp9VuUGgxZ
First there was Denis, 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoT87qSoGO
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3IfsbeANX
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnunl0IJF3d
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPNrtRKJII
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FKK6T2TbM
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bJbbUlfIh
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKcmRFPGxv
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpfZ1h4Rtg
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFgm4svGI1
All in all a group of 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3Zuc69OR3
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrCkpgXq3s
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIhz3RKz3Y
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ062eq3Xz0b
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVhE48yERV
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRVdrtasr0
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4dYRD5ynl
stuff. 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8yOkgDagR
Sadly except the names 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbY3fJUpMhC
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwnfgYzExP
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEoUoN7L8B
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwTME61itc
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjqD1CbkG1
childhood. 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpp6oqQX0Xz
David also paid 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SDfOjIFtl
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8eB4ua9MI
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyuIK3oPPi
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvLkBUSLfn
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oxYNHWt5R
The closer they got the 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4rsOlbAbE
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhcr0kQRQm
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HXwXRHz0G
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCRQDoNCol
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKF5bFAKPQ
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5ZvraDSBI
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2nLdIVQen
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9A8fXmoKq
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WznsBaN7e
They were able to hear 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMHsBbGwjq
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOzzOytP0D
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjG6YODikO
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugUjJgrDwl
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXDD4v8qHx
"Get down, behind the 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBJ5uS580m
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1xVRcSvzC
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FkMlfsq5m
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzlbmTscc1
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQq71sAlAz
nicely with the surroundings.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ynvwc2Ldj
With a groan David 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWMsV4JCUt
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlopG0M6cp
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd31zzy4fkK
grunt. 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡooO10p0ak9
They all had to cover 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyRjZEHlRt
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcgAMB8Shk
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqCSLzOW6y
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3b6pt7pfR
them.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5jGZ3y4s6
With a tug of the rope 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCH5DYQj2P
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWcadhltJu
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanxUGVzla7
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7p1Z0VzrA
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOVmpQLuya
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLuBoTNTfh
"So, where's this hold?"563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKScGDgVT8t
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSldYlOqXM
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOUZXUc24G
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5ZROQ2Apv
"It's there and looks 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLW3ljvnaH9
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1PqUOS84K
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoyu9InWf6
"Corruption knows. They 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPbxHsrYEe
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtt7puuOo4
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zqKmeg1Dk
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAOg5f180c
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJh6YYTL1sN
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hjHc9FVjM
David made a move to 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCtBtUZuo3
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfPGpeUJ1W
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOr3Rp3x4YO
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsq428aDV4s
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85ZKlsCoSt
them. "I think we're in trouble."563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡww6C9dTM9R
Gob pulled the telescope563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyB93KW5NV
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxXuxzP1P4
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZi4gJDwhzN
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpeShq21xsO
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MopMsORSp
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwjpsFoG9X
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZbJK9BDHd
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdBsqRn4SN
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZWOxf3RZ0
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuswPSTJ8n
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9bsaGRyAU
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡux07Emn0ab
reason." He added the last part in a grumble563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViJZzQotja
Gob pulled away from 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIGRQw34ce
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8egMFBSDcp
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MkBMo0AWu
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ390NfeSEYn
you in your own shit" 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqciKhlyX0R
"Now form up and let's 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhZ4L2SneM
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3Y6AKHDK7
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsfXsTAxpW
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a563Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwYiDBqf3V
long while.
