If David didn't dislike 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRb9EdvbdMD
nature before, he definitely did by now. With all the insects flying 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWD8kmUe4Q
around, trying to either get a bite of him or taste his blood, and 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbrqQ3BifS
walking on the uneven ground it was truly beginning to dawn on David 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3FT2WyD5V
that he didn't belong in the great outdoors. He was a city boy, no a 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBOjYnodn9
ship boy. With the sky being his home and a metal grave his most likely 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhOEDJi8Qk
resting place. But in his current situation it looked like the bugs 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkWL9toAUC
would just bite him to death first.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoICmEwhuxt
His shoes were 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGt5RzIPSG
unsuitable for long nature tracks and they were about to fall apart, his567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfG1tkbBwj
clothes couldn't protect him from all the bugs and at this point he had567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjbzMbJJoW
more red spots than skin. David glanced with envy at the coats his 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEr4czSfpb
newfound friends were wearing. At first glance it looked like an 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCoIvEvJWj
assortment of random clothes, but David changed his assessment. Their 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUYh54lthc
clothes not only made them blend with the forest but also protected them567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs30jTPjuiF
from the various insects.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mAB70poVr
There was a silver 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSU7xvssGNV
lining and it was the fact that they were taking a break. Even if the 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Scd4Il5yL
rebels were used to long walks they still needed to take breathers here 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRvBfkoTpc
and there. Although Gob himself didn't seem to be affected the younger 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBn2I480kgm
rebels weren't quite as enduring. Neither was David and he wasn't shy to567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMKkjFPZAg
let everyone know by releasing a loud sigh and plummeting down on soft 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVA9U854iT
grass. That, of course, earned him a glare from Gob.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rkUtcgiwz
Thankfully, Gob left 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUJDQk01X8
David alone, tied up to the closest tree. So here he was relaxing, 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSGh8QHqam
trying to make the most of it by stretching his legs and moving his 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9ClBm44z8
shoulders. He caught Denis's attention and nudged his head inviting the 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePlQjvHQWX
young lad to join him. ~Time to see how easily manipulated this one can 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWCh9Nozax
be. ~567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7bT4AcG70
While Gob did give a 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2v63E46JoH
disapproving look, he deigned not to mention anything and went back to 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOOHzscLwD
his map which was laid out in the middle of their makeshift camp, 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNECouYOKcV
marking down something. The youth made his way across to David and sat 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQMPsSRgbp
down next to him. He fidgeted with the musket for a bit, David moved his567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzOnuR2Yji
head as far away from Denis as possible not wanting his head to have an567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQBC4OeOX6
additional hole. Finally done and putting it on his lap, Denis turned 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKvmzz6M6T
to David with his eyes bright. "So, you're a sky traveler?"567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRQZsqocxx
David nodded, even 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlvZ08ZA2w
though he wasn't much of a sky anything without a ship. That didn't seem567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFtDxMqE79
to dissuade the boy." So, you've travelled all around I imagine!" His 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4fdVL4gSO
voice was getting more excited.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2niXtRAKxx
"From the commonwealth 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8mInFVwem
to the empire. From the central isle to the outer isles themselves." 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcnf24Zogp
David said nodding, of course he'd never been to any of the outer isles.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowwSFNBiYo
He's been to the central isle though, a heaven for drinking and 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxrehBTiQE
gambling.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVePsOiiJzh
Denise bumbled his head 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAHjZn2PkL
up and down and then continued more sadly. "I' never really traveled 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3sOLBaUWj
that far, only been to da's farm. As well as some of the close isles 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfMR00nnV2
after..." Denis trailed off 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAk2LACDgwy
"You're still young, the whole world is open to you." 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfyLgDnfEZ
Denise brightened up at 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeHzppJfy7
that." I always did want to travel the world! Once we beat the empire 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCnDPqe5eq
I'll go to all the isles." He looked away from David and then continued 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6ONkYS4o7
more shyly." And ah since you already know about ships maybe I could 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnS5gHvkRW
take you, just untill I know how to plough the field myself!" 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4qsxpoo0j
~Plough the field Wha..I don't even know where to begin with that one.~567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHMvJQTBYI
David chuckled at that. "Sure kid, I'm your prisoner after all." He showed off his bound hands for effect.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpX7sIRF3ej
"Oh don't worry, I'm sure once you spoke to Francesca you'll be out of them!"567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNK2pesXiA
"Sorry, who?" David heard Gob mention her once before, but didn't have time to ask anyone about her.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFio0cNTVBd
Denise's eyes widened as567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89kMhGbG0Z
if he couldn't believe David didn't know who it was. "Francesca, she's 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuRBt6proO
our leader! She and Gob gathered most of us and got us here! I should 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzA9Q9N2YMj
probably call her something else, but she insisted we call her 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5go6lra86j
Francesca. I think she's a noble, but..."567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKncZOKmmVq
"Alright enough chatter 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolVBrNeLtC
you two. "Denis never got to finish his thought as Gob got up and 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQaphVE0UV
interrupted him. "We're going now, we won't make it to our base today, 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpKddwhDxX
but I want to find a better spot for a camp." He gathered the rest of 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0if0GS3m0V
the rebels and pulled David up using the rope. 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1voyNMuXFV
"You know I can get up myself?" That just earned him a violent tug from Gob.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPotkzGxh5Y
Gathering all their 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxxr9WlhPF
supplies the ragtag group continued their adventure through the trees 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFdSqgY6Zp
and bushes. Thankfully the perfect spot manifested itself before David 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCACAgSPfp
could die from some unknown disease. "Any chance for a fire, sir?" 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEpyfy4VJ5
Angela asked, she seemed to be the most proper out of everyone and most 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZLNt0W0gS
respectful.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7keSdI1J1T
"Sorry, but no." Gob 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHkUywGEm4
said shaking his head. "Another night of cold food and drinks for us." 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavWyeKQ5T8
He said not unkindly and patted her shoulder. "Alright roll out your 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZyAeUsEgJ
sleeping bags and claim your spot. We'll decide watch duty later." David567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6K32gFD1Y
groaned internally, he was hoping for something warm in his tummy after567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3KYg2zelf
the tough journey but no such luck567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO376EMVMPI
David was impressed by 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJgyMAKPVP
how fast the youths managed to unroll their beds, they didn't seem to be567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXwdpBDLNr
the most disciplined, but they were accustomed to roughing it up 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjstHrNBfQ7
outside. Sadly, David did not get a bed, instead he received a comfy 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlp1IkbLz5
tree he could lean on, which made him hate nature all the more.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4v5bUpuep
Gob nodded. "Good you're567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzcE2SxG2F
getting faster, we'll draw straws to decide on the watch." Even though 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9as6w766Y
it was dark, and they were further away, David could see the youths 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡov5b3c9Jry
beaming at the praise. None complained about their watch after drawing 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksD8s97L1j
their straws either. David had never seen such professionalism on any of567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6YMPnS8dd
the ships he served on.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLFuxIcpuE
Everyone began settling 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMqu1Iwnh5
down and taking out their rations. Unwillingly and grumbling Gob shared 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXfotu0o7t
his own rations and water. David clumsily stuffed his face with the 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBhC4F3Hgi
tasteless meat, his hands still being tied didn't lead to a most 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYY9Z3VdGj
graceful dinner and poured it down with the foul-tasting water. Even if 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQwwcT7CzO
the food was tasteless and the water foul he was still grateful he had 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNEyHVhSB2
something inside him. Having done that, David got comfortable around his567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0wuIdeXA2
tree, but not to go to sleep, no, he had other plans.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0AL9Re3Rx
Everyone else finished 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJaqRJFggI
their dinner at around the same time as David and started settling in 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzGYjKVS18
for bed. Except for Angela who was the first one on watch. David was 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeudGVrNHE
hoping she was like Denis, someone who was interested in his stories of 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCk0nUPAwx
the big wide world.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHG0JgfA2x
After a while, David 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLD9W5f6TO5
didn't have any way to count time, he decided to implement his plan, 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizVFX1tHqp
which mostly just consisted on getting the rest of the group on his 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzU8eGWgs0
side. He managed to call Angela over as she was passing him by and asked567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uS1uAZyE8
her to join him. "Was just wondering if you could join me, I'm having 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApMQZTzGGk
some trouble sleeping."567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LDf2JSM0E
Angela looked at the 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvVPpB2IaK
sleeping figure of Gob and then back at David, shrugging awkwardly. 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9W6Y6dxl6o
"Alright." She walked closer to David and stood next to him.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKhZ7JHQwi
"You know they are quite lucky to have you. I've seen how you look after them"567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHnfX3y9yU
Angela gave a shy giggle at the compliment. "It's Gob, he's the one keeping us alive. I just mother them." 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdzadxvYjD
"Everyone needs a loving567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ppB6G1061
mother." Saying that made David feel weird but he shrugged it off. 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2k1GB5iZW
"Especially when out fighting a war. I'm sure you do as much as Gob in 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOF4s4IfLh
keeping them alive." Angela seemed to find comfort in those words and 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7DPfoLI5F
shuffled her way a bit closer to David.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2dGP02yiY
"You're kind to say so..." she seemed to hesitate asking her next question. " Uhm...were you really on that ship?"567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoS2Ovz0BI
David nodded. "Aye I was."567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsvW85BjSq
"But how'd you survive?"567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UzK7oRM0L
"I'm just lucky I 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAErV38tWIp
guess." David said with a smile. "Honestly I don't know. I'm glad I did,567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9icpE7o4m1
since I get to enjoy a conversation with such a beautiful lady as 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctLbiKmltM
yourself."567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHiDDMN2VN
Angela blushed scarlet 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgc2uyu0QyT
and turned away. "I ain't no lady. Just a farm girl." She seemed to want567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8H0QixqeW
to say something so David let her be in silence for a while. "We all 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgO466keTB
grew up on the same farm." She waved at the other sleeping figures. "Me,567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lXXct0YMu
Denis, Rock and Twitch. We're not related by blood, but we are family 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFr4O4ULwZ
nonetheless. And pa looked after us well. Even taught us basics of 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvxMo15vry
reading."567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8g9DJRBSYf
"He sounds like a good 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGzBG5luj4
man." David knew it was hard to learn to read if you couldn't afford to 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENabTs0rsm
learn. He heard that the Commonwealth and the Republics are opening 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwHM84GMvE
schools for everyone, but the empire and independent isles were still 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmVEhzvbpt
pretty backwards about that, only allowing education to the rich or 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRuXDpRxDo
noble born. Having said that David never learned how to read either, 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87LoHB3N6F
even though he was born in the Commonwealth.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1KDmht7n2
"He was." Angela nodded smiling. "He died protecting our farm." She went silent, most likely reminiscing about her father.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt38HkVC8CN
"I didn't know the man personally, but I'm sure he'd be proud of how you're keeping your family together."567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTDq4oyh4D
Angela quickly rubbed 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuumW3ZpURG
her eyes. "Thank you, sorry I'm not sure why I decided to tell you all 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqqH6RW0Ke
that." She added with an awkward laugh.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw24v6imThP
"Don't worry about it, 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjNMZsZXCB
whenever you need to you'll have my ear." Angela smiled gratefully and 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbT3tNosgx
blushed again looking away from David. "Thank you." She said quietly. 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkNt40g92E
But then perked up a bit. "I'll take a walk, make sure no one is around.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnq93KfUCL
You should get some sleep." She added the last part chidingly but with a567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPW8HxrDWaa
smile.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tt4Nyi5QO
David smiled as well, but for a different reason. That's one of them caught in his web567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbKoprPnQo
The next person on watch567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf83vGOOzgE
was Denis. David could see as Angela rousing Denis and he got up 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3KYdZyod9
moaning about lack of sleep. David got Denis's attention by saying his 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKD2TmTmmS
name, quietly not to wake up others.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmMCGfZvGz
Denis with a smile made his way across to David. "Oh, I was afraid you'd be asleep."567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHenieVg3h
"How can I sleep, when my captain is awake?" David replied with a wink.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIR8FFxGIO
Denis beamed at the words and slumped down besides David. "So, do you really think I'd be able to do it. Go all around Astaria?"567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQT7Rg9Nory
"Sure, with me showing 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5xqaeTtjB
you...uhh...how to plough the field we'll go from one end to the other. 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhR5rwqzaB
We'll need a crew though; your family seems like they'd be good in a 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwFF4w1r92
scrap."567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrQAgVn4jx
Denis looked down a bit 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lgaDXrRPH
before replying. "I don't want them there, I love them but I also want 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5YylzJZku
to be independent. I want to make my own way, without anyone telling me 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEddfv6VcYa
what I can or can't do."567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkitLG3H6fD
David nodded. He 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ma24rFWPV
understood that strive for freedom quite well." Well, since, you'll be 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotvqGL9Q9h
captain you'll be the one flying the ship." Denis looked confused at 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlZwTojWBU
that. "You'll be free to do whatever you want cap"567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9lw4B9lfK
Denis nodded, cheering 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1t8IqLsjz0
up. "Yeah and we'll fight pirates and save damsels and get rich!" He was567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtDhfrilXh
becoming more animated with his talk. Poor kid. ~head full of 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrp4vr2Z1Hk
fantasies~ nothing in flying the skies except spending time near dirty 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SU1t9FK6k
and, usually, annoyed people as well as being afraid for your life on a 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWPoCYtOlS
daily basis, hoping that the falling void engine doesn't blow or that 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMQTvdVaBd
you don't get shot down. The freedom and riches though, if you were 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzQSGHD7zk
lucky you'd have both out in the skies.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOOcgASJlG
Either way David wasn't 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31N3S81659
planning on destroying Denis's dreams with reality, so he told him more 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWAf948d2E
stories, exaggerated stories of his adventures. Of how he jumped from 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWps2OIdKRz
one ship to another disabling it and saving his crew. Of how he romanced567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaavlUnBsMj
a nobleman's daughter escaping with her and her, eventual, tragic 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmLcnsplzo
death. Of how he was overcome with grief but lived on and became 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfW8aQvxdf
stronger for it, quite riveting stuff. David was sure the next tale was 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzfS9QR1Ji
more ridiculous than the one before, but Denis ate it up. 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzdL7cenXN
After a lull in his 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmr4p0hamd
stories David decided to find out more about his actual captors. "Hey, 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvy7iteHJLe
you never finished talking about Gob and Francesca."567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2CjcimyLC
"Oh! Well we think 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrHpVtaB1X
she's, uhm Francesca not Gob, a noble! She's just so graceful and smart 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2bjJQSr97
and nice! She and Gob are basically the leaders, but I don't know much 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rMKPWbT9g
about their past, don't think anyone does. They're amazing though, 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sZ41sw3aI
they're nobles and they care about us peasants!" Denis told more stories567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CKRPfs1yc
about Francesca and Gob. About how Francesca teaches the rebels to 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRnlJOEpMh
read. Or how Gob thought them how to shoot and basic fighting skills. 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJk754rMxY7
The more David listened the less it seemed like the dangerous army and 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFohGy2t9t
scourge that the empire was portraying them as, to David it seemed more 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAUJ7z1yga
like a group of friends gathered to teach other valuable skills and sing567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DcMmD5Kbz
happy songs.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ktoMUc9CC
After Denis's watch 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENOgYeyPID
ended, Rocks begun and...well he wasn't much of a conversationalist. 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPdcNk3kl8
Even so David tried as Rock was passing him by.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHYtYIlgJG
"So, I heard you grew up on a farm with the rest here?" Grunt567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9poEjm62f
"Can't imagine what's it like growing up with a big family like that." Grunt567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9nP6Z0FY4
"You...you're quite good at this whole talking thing, aren't you?" Grunt567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2snR6FFWcE
"Well, I do say that a family needs someone steady in their midst" Grunt567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLu7OJABal2
With a sight David 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKviOkAciC
stopped trying to hold a conversation. Maybe the youth was mute or maybe567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS67m7tYcWR
he just wasn't all there. David imagined you'd have to be crazy to 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9puyiqry75
fight for some higher cause than your own purse.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43ow84vjwy
As Rock continued his 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKjLyoDF1x
vigil in silence, David could see the sky gaining some colour. Meaning 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MVqW6vHIm
that the next person to take watch would be the last. David was hoping 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14tc1AY1P0
it would be Twitch who was scared of his own shadow more often than not,567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCjdDUrU7t
he looked like someone who could be easily manipulated.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9j3pu1PZW
To David's dismay the 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQgTp5f39s
last person was Gob. Who just stared at David and went the other way, 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWprQPK9l9
not bothering to even mutter a word. David didn't see much of a point to567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SxF7xaLB0
stay up after that, so he decided to finally get some shut eye or 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIcdhdcuJF
atleast close his eyes for a few minutes before continuing their 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYN1VyhxHiJ
gruesome journey.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8n8Dqzf9pD
As soon as he closed his567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0LZ3llfBR
eyes David was woken up with a kick to the ribs, he gave a violent 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrnmX2b0CB
cough and looked up to see Gob grinning at him. "Time to wake up, liar."567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGasB860Ut
"Oh fall off, you cloud 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzVm06tBmq
sucking bastard." David muttered under his breath but complied easily 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXdVpi9UDI
enough when he was untied from the tree. Gob promised a short walk, he 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCia9ff5Y7A
also promised an easy walk. David was sure that Gob was the liar not 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCytC6lyt9
him. 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKPSDHd88R
During the walk Denis 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxezg90vcxU
did walk closer to David and asking him questions in whispered tone when567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡplgG1kRAME
he thought Gob wasn't looking. David also noticed Angela giving him 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCsples2Z3
quick glances and smiled back at him when he gave her one. So at least 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEwrfMCZxF
he was winning them over, he was hoping it would mean something when 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowINAmZRVs
they met with Francesca and decided David's fate.567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ195ZuvSfu1
"We're here." Gob 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLWsyBlLt0
finally announced after hours of walking. At some point of the journey 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcNU4hvNRe
David turned his brain off so he wasn't even sure how long they walked 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hOXOs5XPR
for. They were at an entrance to a cave, which was completely dark with 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZXODrWHKu
no trace of light. It reminded David of his own future, dark and 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5wo5pEmgs
uncertain. He could also feel an unexplained feeling, similar to the one567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9th8H14DZ
he felt to one of the imperial soldiers, coming from inside the cave. 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlQuX05VWL
Maybe it was the feeling567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡojhZBoe3ab
of dread or a premonition of upcoming death if no action was taken. 567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpySe9TRVZ2
Well not like David could do anything about at this point as he followed567Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXf8vl30QRX
Gob into the darkness
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