"Ugh" 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOzc7ACn6u
"Shh, he's coming to"504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwgzJm1VU7
David slowly opened his 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErE112vFfS
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BrAY0RZiY
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIGbYGCx6X
last so that he'd become blind.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9Yepu6DXC
Sadly someone didn't 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwg5wVW5Sn5
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1zS9kw2xc
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQVVOSPrkV
gruff voice.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdCqqcoK3v
David braved opening his504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFAQcrlChs
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdbFJa6FBf
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBdsxabDX5
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcgRhYH5ft
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqubaEqGhF
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoo6pkJHMP6
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYG3ALR39a
it was covered too much with a beard.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWRhLEhQAB
"A friend, especially to504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUVj2AA11w
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwf2vLtojeY
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5GTElqYc1
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnACCPfLcS
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSFlT00TU8
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKyc3NLoHf
pressure on his arm increased.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXzliDZOxN
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhGkCmMukF
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JAG6Gj6qV
~you'll pay for this, 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xu9J5VjaD
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcsNcjJUnc
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytBbf7a1iz
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGLBTzb5d2
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtceF5liCv
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwi4gGeHcbn
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUSYBn5LCU
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhFfQiOY3M
David let his eye wander504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxdnX4HUQz
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SCHARkHh4
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7J2996bVF8
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzskN82nlPg
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhPVYXDUH2
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunZwRzPn2W
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1swfy9BpO7
arrogant pricks.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPGWXc1Wlt
David heard the flint 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1biA1dvf7
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9kW3bUUK7
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyGupUniMz
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhBas5oTaT
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nQQhYfPZo
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpry5RniNB
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpumuEEll46
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqAUf5XF3N
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLru24pgDD
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡww4HezX6RS
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlm63H0vQc8
The pain in his arm 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OSy03WrKm
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZypmQW39eB
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1GgdYGa3u
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kAnIsSSBC
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7HnLeFrGD
survived that fall."504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNMOe7YSiv
It took a second for 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1X7bFm0hG
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIL2lKK6nS
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8H9BOIHc5
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYxf2nw9sV
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLb0m6pXB9
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFt11bqPvY
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUgUu65W5U
that.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAynowFmrAS
"I don't know how I got 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAy0NIWdLLl
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTnPDygn2A
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04IjuhoNUv
truth504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkCZD3lnCa
"I'm sure if he was a 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhrwCdlmqH
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdThYlJvy5
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPD4ba5Uct3
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLfzc2GPIP
guessed that was Gob.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVT4eHgLdn
"Not how mages work kid,504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDr9bVYYIFg
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdqbnkCbt3
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCghZ4HxyVF
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFaoE4ujua
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRj1q4pwIg
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrnczsLaNd
have a clear head so we should be safe.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gSLWokEzR
David was having trouble504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CfEiR4UFF
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33ngS5XlYd
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUz7zLn98p6
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUZ6U7wLFo
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGzvQ7NdMu
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXHgFKmQMX
definitely felt exhausted.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNdNyltY1L
Gob stared into Davids 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ypyY8qaHB
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jSEp0A1R7
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61b1ZgFUib
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcUOO81LU1
a deadpan voice.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzoE4icSNnp
Sighting David sat up, 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBsmQhiHIo
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXoW5JQfyeX
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCraLnOZqeJ
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtB9DgPuPn
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUX6Se2pD9
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4CGF0VmZC
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VvHcmmHvK
David took the herbs and504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WkyaUovyG
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeK7QWkIdtn
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9v1roqUiE
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUYUcZjMm2
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgALnk8aLc
"It's called blumeflor, 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2GndqlNSN
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1jaiGN5ED
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcP8Q0fkjdt
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj99Hj7rR3V
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5O5SzKrA44
himself.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7I1xRjJfPF
"It's a good way of 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5YFVfTLcv
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61UkCP67aa
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRyRA3ItdnT
David was going to ask 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDBMnpGpb3
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdJf2petm1
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWE6nnypKj
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWQNDzMReE
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybvMSQAbia
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMNRDAt0J8
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNJ6kyf6Is
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaBvxIHars
stance. 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuSrgrgnuJ
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?"504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFFqyNqlP2
"Why would I lie about 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDi8cB9EKg
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9O45GUWtyi
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTrOYkkuoI
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5CwvzK6dC
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHtCDCsDzP
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZV5gTX6NZ7
good way to do it.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30vSrd4pQK
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8xi0Sv7W7
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAgPAJaMXg
"So you are a liar."504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzejxrOmW9
"Bring me to the ship! 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdcHdzo1tS
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAngf0dKk4H
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bmZstc7YN
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5JrSOz2Ri
Some of the feet 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7gHVxieMV
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSetbGX1Y6
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8gJ1t2s3c
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0wKrPmNto
"The weapons were in a 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfH0bYYvW7i
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrms40wVhgq
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZtnWKO823
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9bxlsCxYg
important duties?"504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8C64cMHO0a
Gob shook his head. 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuADPfNQKI
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYQdNYo1mb
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeQISD2fo4
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5nlcSrGyf
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3gemPoKJb
up. "Y..yes Gob?"504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIsGAmjYgG
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1lELbO3uB
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sproeW6k1
tie our friend here and then join us." 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkAo45QdtC
"Yes, sir!" The young 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNM1o0xo29s
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqSyJP6NBq
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6qWwjDNCZ
David smiled, atleast 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYjSNb8MQV
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXk9ewTZeS
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdvYNESUUr
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGMOUBDqmp
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa75DK0QfIT
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3vFh2ASHg
David nodded as if 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIyeo2rzcQ
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5pKEkAG6W
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTYweZqs1l
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhRIlopeLv
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97fNNqLTkA
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqIbUfn56X
"Denis!" Gobs voice 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZd6QlQFni
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWL4NC3BhE
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHURsKyDS0F
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4k3nNCb6Q
in a circle.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vxPfqtrsI
David could easily untie504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmQJxmot5N
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96VCNN7Pdw
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNgCVmrEu2
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIRxN5eXks
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcH52avrfB1
David must've dozed off 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7Z4QZLiKk
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9v3EM6AZl
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QT8YE8bai
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyPe7TzDIC
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWtfg1SnbZ
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKWexsxoa6
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6ePhp7oRB
difference, we'll be able to find them."504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtF2mc4aGj
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgQfOpxoRc
"Who'd know?"504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvRCXaQ33n
"You" David said that as504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPp0D7Y9YG
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiuL5bwKMk
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYJZlYnYa8
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxBNEfrtjo
a choice so David took a gamble.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQNuauvGTq
It seemed to be paying 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSfr9kLeh4
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WQn8BxyXm
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZfCpoUPVd
wrong move and you're dead."504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxdukjL62p
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."504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQWgLsKkrW
Gob grunted at that. "No504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqo6i09N3tk
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡot82HANVkO
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FjPLwJLfZ
draining from his hands. 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7pSqAIjFZ
"I'll be able to walk 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThCOc5LF5T
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiqyXb6Sg9
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOjcGfW73S
caused David to lose his balance. 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Tls71OqV6
"The walk should only 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5g5mXifJU
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pdpKAaeq6
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrhDkMzDlL
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknmo1bO6kT
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqAcbvYvaU
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfjKGWIy2l
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyGFyyWJ68
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlLozdP8QH
To Gobs credit he wasn't504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKHz1j4WXL
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27wS3Wartl
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78qizYHZJg
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHayShiCJhO
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6UQOwoIaP
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8P31NSsLE
First there was Denis, 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatzfgvAkjy
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoX9jSpns0
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpkJPckujh
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDNlEefVwI
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIBoVkj3F4
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIR45juNhtH
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6h9vxwA9U
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19vJ0rdQ1h
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PbNnDQR4e
All in all a group of 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSwPJ10k2o
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXB95AocfI
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqmZlQ8MVZ
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMyomj1EhU
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1NHE4zlb9
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjziYBjLCvn
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmCgrS1iv5
stuff. 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbksQYlm0T2
Sadly except the names 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnutLuOjHr
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEUYFGCcGQ
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0R64aHJs3V
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHAeTxRoyE
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjpTaLDV2W
childhood. 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRtGj1UYsD
David also paid 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqv9MZXsfY
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1MC8DIGSa
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzutfRTlZQi
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiJNaDFbjp
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYx7uql6rca
The closer they got the 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2RtDrN8My
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgDM8hctrk
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySLJQcKfRr
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeutwtwMbG7
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8oGcc3ew0
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiL978mcdQB
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8nf94rTJd
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHEdrH54ka
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMn9KyRSjF
They were able to hear 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0coJw9bRyM
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8HdYKiyzV
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5fKSeMyNp
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAQoXCBvLB
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLONd5sxmI
"Get down, behind the 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEucMIyv6A
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQWRMo5uCF
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRS3418pYcI
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONmH0FT3Se
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMA7L9Mpqp
nicely with the surroundings.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIoCELb3rw
With a groan David 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jA6Abm5SA
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxp97joXdrx
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7d8ENrDlWS
grunt. 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx67fAHKDtw
They all had to cover 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKvqp5Fetm
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCI6mThq6vT
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI81ItxlUGw
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAMQT8F7Uz
them.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pIzVbJrqI
With a tug of the rope 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZgYUTrYKG
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbB1yDZYUzR
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9t1kqS4i5
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeiQQrCAfD
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2pbfSpWeQ
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7ZEgrN7Lj
"So, where's this hold?"504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCTQcVXFV7
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpGJHfk9qK
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5Z6neXBlz
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipr8Lt7DXP
"It's there and looks 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYYDtX0VSs
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOM6ZhiIsI
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnNTmYf1Pw
"Corruption knows. They 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBuy6oRuQZ
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cejnpPtOk
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFbwjtbRwl
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOrVyHaqLK
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtHEWZjr0Z
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Lo9XlDoUL
David made a move to 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhK4n7XVxN
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5evrlKKLH6
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4ONcZLB0o
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSF47aeJilQ
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZala3zN9vN
them. "I think we're in trouble."504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2PFi2veq9
Gob pulled the telescope504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgDyhfoljq
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanPlbAQeNO
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqq8mtdaQ9f
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbrtp8RbHs
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnwfKXNyq7
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSv8C9tbkC
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr45IPWu78i
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCA9KKwkGUV
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9G0pJ578jw
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ylMQXOgR6
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZ7Tbi6lX5
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDusEh8HIw
reason." He added the last part in a grumble504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIo6McPg16P
Gob pulled away from 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUi8S3x1mA
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZpv5iturG
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNOlsaBspR
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1IuLVycXJ
you in your own shit" 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7PUieiatZ
"Now form up and let's 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqpTKRR29Q
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNb1AZlVEg
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09nglDfPIp
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAE9xii9FQR
long while.
