"Ugh" 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeTBM5WkWQ
"Shh, he's coming to"527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJkP6aejgs
David slowly opened his 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLmSTNSViu
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc42Xm8andd
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbpzfFPInX
last so that he'd become blind.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHe02itCg4n
Sadly someone didn't 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHUe7nrQNn
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsUM9jq5xz
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4vkoX07Jc
gruff voice.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZTW1POuBR
David braved opening his527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqQiMCcQ7V
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWjfanSZfC
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMStGPRyg1
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRKONM91Us
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy525kbGL6d
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMA3AN2KCfr
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRz2nLJ3xPJ
it was covered too much with a beard.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2kMWCiYuw
"A friend, especially to527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3j8M0uHXt
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZV8PkkmoQb
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnmienMwBD
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ953zomupMb
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYrJ10JmjK
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSQjD1He8I
pressure on his arm increased.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2tQk7BvWz
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgXGAV0VIj
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RSLXPnpj1
~you'll pay for this, 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3bhDggfsl
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5urth9n9DY
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHPPyewsPL
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92iEXdZkWc
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7bP2EqMPH
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0PpVuNp7m
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1TX7Fd7GX
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIEIOKc4x5
David let his eye wander527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWTTH0q1by
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEeOGsnM6m
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECzsJ2GIch
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJH3rKm1C4
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9n9JZNVuvd
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwaXN5xmQh
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnyBme0Dig
arrogant pricks.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZo3HOaQNiI
David heard the flint 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IciRihU9y
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5XaQKcNCO
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3iTr01loF
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4e3Yf7G8Tp
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡER4rUHq1g5
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jy6ves9lQ
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOa9vxl4uy
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdM9NN7yGFP
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWAFRXQPE0
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aCK7euWmW
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjG5RDPJBR
The pain in his arm 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9H6JvzjvM
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EPCCPvRD6
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2v3XbD5rjQ
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFKTiUZlY3
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pdtLdz3nE
survived that fall."527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbHp9V41cH
It took a second for 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwunX75MMgA
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55D3Wk8Ys1
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ooLRx30GP
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF669n37O3D
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6WSzvRpSU
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzNxFIfWIV
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1i6s4uwRXa
that.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnD0gMv1txs
"I don't know how I got 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxvRbg514J
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDQ5MclZGK
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFSIG2zxVz
truth527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrcjCR64uT
"I'm sure if he was a 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVu6lGbYWke
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXko63C7oXF
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSE9cydsae
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOUjCaiBaw
guessed that was Gob.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0OnASmqGZ
"Not how mages work kid,527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkFG4WRmQx
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYkw6xbfNK
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmn5fWZwKZ
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTuhXWU7Nc
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUD7WlFE1M
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2lcbflWyN
have a clear head so we should be safe.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsZojH4ImK
David was having trouble527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeJXTd4PST
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPv7cOF1Kh
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOfldFqZ2D0
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9lnNDOczJ
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSizNmtKuf
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxC3JKqc2U
definitely felt exhausted.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyPyq8bRBS
Gob stared into Davids 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAaZM67xyE
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyBxWFBrvA
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCCc8BT4tJ
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbtiNKO6PB
a deadpan voice.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTEKfBz66c
Sighting David sat up, 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYnT8N5e9i
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oJcMD54pT
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcgfDRBw2v
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmX5BQbCKX
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRVWuahmKu
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsa0jrV100
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJCoIdNWF1
David took the herbs and527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9G50anuSy
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQpsxorGLs
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rZp8bXEw4
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Ne1hEtEz4
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzUAhaNzfM
"It's called blumeflor, 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLsLwee4zd
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCaCAiZ71F
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgf9hlXcE9
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFwDDd7XRh
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJafP02SGrp
himself.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4ahqFxs6d
"It's a good way of 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIA8kiTOXJ
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeHnqVtLHm
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtmjcntTGQ
David was going to ask 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlclpasyC81
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPi2hSVGry
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEB9TzzGh2s
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomY8g5wFXK
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouUp0Md4on
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65r3MQEPkZ
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTCslJ4l1t
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2sd8eJ7IJ
stance. 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxi8dbH84Jw
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?"527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VNrSWztAy
"Why would I lie about 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsK9eR1oxsS
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRFdWvNlbY
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiz1206pWvi
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMhDv1fBSa
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1lkIQHb7X
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZcfm20You
good way to do it.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhMF8MmhwL
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMNluhwc1m
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyZQTRruMz
"So you are a liar."527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWz7jcJXqXP
"Bring me to the ship! 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKTpOtHs3j
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExMRFrvqti
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklK2DoJC5G
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkml5o4k3r
Some of the feet 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpkBi8LEcL
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGKmPYrWZu
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSMmNRoB0b
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWluadoZHzG
"The weapons were in a 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGojAvRJvC
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfrscLkY26
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBrAqMgCk0
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTWO6ZVlaD
important duties?"527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPjcs8CxF2
Gob shook his head. 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwiaLsI1Dt
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vUQTCfumk
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNo0lCP2v3
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9biFCTLAA
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHKlK38zCT
up. "Y..yes Gob?"527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCALGIQ5k1
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabysBy0AsO
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QWhQUZIUM
tie our friend here and then join us." 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4u4wnYoXNn
"Yes, sir!" The young 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhz0wuYvp0
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVMQwPBi7U
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEZOdeGmRH
David smiled, atleast 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2Pa6y2mI5
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprlNmFhanZ
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAE31gSvJp5
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IXV1KN6SQ
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8o4Tviw13
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuqrtl3qdn
David nodded as if 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFvpXUgkca
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVKOTR1RKq
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsckvtMKVO
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8n1kAbStW
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSOrodIx3R
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlkT0u7lcJ
"Denis!" Gobs voice 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygiFhWFbj6
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjJzRw0QJp
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjEhep0Urg
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MPIlTzUkH
in a circle.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9QWKjzAtt
David could easily untie527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyXPEWvaDd
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRzLYwpBmJ
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKdFcIUN8r
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22PlwnKh0O
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4L51NFKbEg
David must've dozed off 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1Zo2EvWOu
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6TuVDN5K2
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9CNoW6Gtk
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcDJe9E6tR
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kNHq6nQN4
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwmtUN267G
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOcI1tctOz
difference, we'll be able to find them."527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFC8ngq0rT
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgKk956U9S
"Who'd know?"527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLqhPRvT2j
"You" David said that as527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYL7kB2x4U
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAXmHqQTO2
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOBNpIUzZ6
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyrLEteIg9
a choice so David took a gamble.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFSJxC4V4Q
It seemed to be paying 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvBp0pDcsb
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4iY49ohYz
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGunGJ3f0kj
wrong move and you're dead."527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuGD1F9hbo
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."527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpTn43xKGd
Gob grunted at that. "No527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNu7D9cQgV
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0mEqC4MPF
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBq7oRBtNuq
draining from his hands. 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwE6MiHFui
"I'll be able to walk 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOy97zyBYcj
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkA6OfLeOK8
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhm9n70mK3
caused David to lose his balance. 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ34KwcTTTV
"The walk should only 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGu2rB0orqo
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIF8SLQTGK
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5xXBE8IKr
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpK3q0iEywr
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIk9lOA67d
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTHGTYSOUk
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWSGSXW4Y2
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTcn7jugba
To Gobs credit he wasn't527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7gWrii5Ia
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9QSmbyPPS
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡor5hhiMQIA
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhEPrrwgzX
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQWG3QyyMp
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRklhfogO84
First there was Denis, 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Hoz87wmFB
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpx4TEGo8p
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rhHJ2ggKl
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XSpRcHuMp
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsqUMQj3ZL
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5uvHT9jgA
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rpcTDavQi
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9F5k6nq6O
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvgcJSKi2A
All in all a group of 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQdDVGYbc6
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9xBjdlCCe
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwpm3TKrmd
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIWOHByaIC
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uy8BPMDtG
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2B8FtTmtwp
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADcLQ0ydq4
stuff. 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceCbWQQAH7
Sadly except the names 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOUXh6Kn88
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZOkSkIhDk
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcSUMEK2eQ
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScuTkSQtEs
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡheWORkTohj
childhood. 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡob0siJQm4H
David also paid 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQG4tOzHYb
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIMdaHyB5J
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofCx240kyf
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZ4bXnvgSk
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjEDz2WzOv
The closer they got the 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fbb4AJCQz
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiY5Twj2OT
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbjnLS6aqt
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUsl8kukuW
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6LxQdTHlF
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TemNza67Y
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lH7FvMDOv
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFPx4wLv0h
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyheXDNVrk
They were able to hear 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJc5rYDWlm
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrneVfvpuOw
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBWqICMDH8
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9Swg9A7H5
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19KU9Ns7kQ
"Get down, behind the 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTziFaoBbo
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZBArxVdtH
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAlPLTyNbR
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVPFEwQHjJ
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSdTwGCriG
nicely with the surroundings.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwsccy8sez
With a groan David 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFEFG1F34V
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtWHfYYByS
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCsSgI5hys
grunt. 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHlvapsWfQ
They all had to cover 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0ifSNebBk
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3eOmnxHhC
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb74k7amkQI
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OC1HkVuvT
them.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkP8sb23Js
With a tug of the rope 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsuMkxrtpR
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuX22fhbC2t
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAN1TUjMdRm
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QsLhF472H
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6aB6iRzM7h
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSRBnVJyl6
"So, where's this hold?"527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJ64im5lNS
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagKCY8mlN1
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8Pa1DM2Ey
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNc8ZtLw6dz
"It's there and looks 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaiErNuncI
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabOhIqOqah
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8gVX3Ji8I
"Corruption knows. They 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0drXqFGhA
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIT0FApsWI
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL38cvEnJJE
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GmFCTbnHw
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHKVn5kRv7
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDl0SSKdGu
David made a move to 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5QRc0KoT0
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCYbkDKgh3
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGoawGhBv9
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfv0SpkTkLx
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNxEQ9j58x
them. "I think we're in trouble."527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8y952Sotwb
Gob pulled the telescope527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvj79gjCTfK
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8bueBtir3
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2ZnQq0UBZ
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmw4ZaaEd9q
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9jFPjELcp
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTwCNGdgcW
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwK2MroJQs
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQrWG6lWvV
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndJpc3L5J7
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFM5cq1LsW
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDU6kTxW3Jg
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT12xyGc2pW
reason." He added the last part in a grumble527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEBK1GxAt6
Gob pulled away from 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0kVhCvCRn
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPDqHYZTH3
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjomSUXjR33
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GEuTqEUUH
you in your own shit" 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPZRWfuUrQ
"Now form up and let's 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9XPO0TA6k
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6u7DrHXedv
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zNnDyF83T
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a527Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtXg3Dcez5
long while.
