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Shadows.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmf62Glgs7v
The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdnVUjx8vY
They are men and women 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTyYzD3apC
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUGPUX2jqs
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStNLMM5eVp
They extensively trained475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoJBY7zmp9
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnkgmgoOXM
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlotioZ6zS
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9NQjscw6h
Fragment of Josh Wilkins', ambassador and spy, report on the inner workings of the Empire to the Commonwealth. 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGVXky1s9h
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Davids relief didn't 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6MYj6oXwH
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwR86kKiVNY
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcXZ3U5XLD
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxBPT671p1
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXxGIEBj7j
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuiLSPqnOO
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPc6rduSCFf
better off than Angela.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2ffA47XaY
"Breathe slowly and calm475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAnZNtICJQ
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRe9HoDn9rb
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNvgkxxcWi
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3OKsSPxRD
got steadier.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxrNyRoG3s
"Useless." Gob said as 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfJ93oCrBY
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡki829aK255
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30FbsVzOQ8
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eoAzofVHK
After his conversation 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iSZnyvYur
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTgRaVaXYK
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWRkn2AJ7N
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6692eiq3dq
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpKtvXPR5I
"To get new weapons and 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLC9NzDjNgn
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRsTcoYGXx
drying his shoes from any excess water.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCIgWiqhkP
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFAFmP7QMA
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISRuZBZrPE
"No!" Angela stood up 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVf3v1apdEF
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSE9aBWczh
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXqid6eMgD
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByT8aU20G8
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsFsh7QCR3
"If I could do anything 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSM8TfUgFr
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRgac7Jxoe
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHFS1kAajo
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jIYLIuYxH
us. Now get up."475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRhWsvnkCK
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMzT2Ekn1E
Thus, they began their 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUo2KJ3KFA
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIc1DgCifzZ
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSc65JD7Ov
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JslDzWkwY
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjS0Rz8VadX
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1F6TYRVBnF
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeqf92hyCu
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYegvdjUsdP
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraVSqoSDZn
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQpXlavu3c
The only one not 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvxhCLg7wk
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNH4v5rSLsW
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpHigYFpGB
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRbzY5q1xH
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpDqCMQEwk
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oylE4Z8aH
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzoDglsxZz
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7Q2N8A7uB
was no more fighting, David didn't know.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1FDsKJ9OR
David hoped that 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcB9OvzDJeL
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhC6qZZ8XX
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvP9TzCvJ7
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIUjl0yCNk
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwOyyTvZRa
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4O3TrYIzzr
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4wYxKVix8
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0vY9qCTwP
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡND1BMaMk8r
David slouched to the 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsdEcJlpwL
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0vDjKUDaf
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL06Mn56f1K
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5DQpFugOH
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkobB2kXge6
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtLyYfsdqt
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZszAvrmY6G
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKItsvnRoZ
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXR8mpfmUo
No answer. ~Oh hells, do475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSD4vGYEWU
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlju2ippQG
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYky0fDpkq
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5iKccnXgy
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0N9Ow8besE
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNp8C7z0sRi
against putting it on her.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3f84SQaG5f
"I...I should've been 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9istYbT75
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkvCZoXuIg
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2MWx9wnhu
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62KhspB9KE
David's mouth.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtDH2kpafi
"Why weren't you? Now, I475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0n0Bgg9n1g
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpWcajA1jf
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZm1aeohDI
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81RiCbFlLD
"It happened so fast. 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8pu8Q99QK
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8z0ySClIT
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMY15oy7eb
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3dFDrlCtp
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtw2s0BAG6
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE480zWHaRu
to herself again475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEDBvLQ3SU
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVoPutUTKUu
The mighty hunter 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOF4ibhYnuz
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfbvwCQCFb
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfXt1rnlJ3
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYfwEUOqHJ
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtUDOKyAib
Their respite didn't 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgTfWd7Wx4
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15f0rpDOit
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhOGnCjELM
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjQ3IBpjOV
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegXuwcnCnR
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0WIRo8bXj
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5so9KLpIn
that skill to actual good use.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUOyDfjMnD
Thankfully their walk 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CAvQ7F6dD
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HNucbb5b4
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMA2XocZnU
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡviVpiqm57M
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWAI4P4JF9
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFtiR7434Q
Gob motioned for them to475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSRe5V0hk3
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQYzNFCx6a
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3PBldREwA
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkm8qxLNFjY
conveniently carried on his shoulder.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fMDMHOLRp
Fly boats were made out 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2GPhg04Ep
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtSeFgPJEJ
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClrnnnLej3
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvbFv2JSLs
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKxd4uc99A
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAc3Af6DbD
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnCyJhaDV7
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL943ZvaNSh
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNqAEK5Qkp
or smiled. A frown.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qJUvTqwKb
He put the boat down on 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNEX2dUaAk
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56vKkZJW2h
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWYACKghnG
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4y10q2hSsf
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdE63aalL36
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcF8Fd1cE7l
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1MZrtmhKT
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtDZf6EPWo
making his wounds ache.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeJqDs7F3b
Gob put the boat over 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwBJdr6CKw
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmd5C3KBiXV
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3ouAEp47L
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx49H7qJFeD
the other. 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfo0RzkwrV
Gob handed David the 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiaZAM2KzaV
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNuTTplILE
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OnTPbVShN
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXx0KGv35yo
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYPB8aoT3d
believed this was definitely one of those fates.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jN2qL0Hp5
All though David did 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6isBWmGBx
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjc89neB4on
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYFmlwLIy0
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfF0v8TUnnU
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeo16vNxmM
by the sun.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmWVGdw9eO
They all disembarked, 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqL7xiPMAh
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6X7GstSdPK
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdt0gNtIvb
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfloDeFgXk
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61RN4reJOg
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAn2dsuqNx
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8Jy9aSGD7
"How do they manage to 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4HupSHay5
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUTWgMd53G
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEBgjC3HdS
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7wYWjA7Mq
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4N6BulxBa
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTN3VS4Jyx
David nodded, the answer475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstusVFBvUh
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4ywR91c34
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrqDvWcMIG
One thing David noticed,475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCk5zyEtU5
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcBdSKaYCq
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9lquPGGfA
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEu3RcoVzV
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5ioMPMt8O
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHoMEaVVdYx
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNztfywvHo
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpCTeq7aaG
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgNy1bB8fh
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeyXNe7Njt
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavR5EbXrrA
It made him remember 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBfS3ndI0p
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63zjQ1QGUW
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRx7Ct0iBq
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeKQuWdFnH
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuLOirOnnR
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeXBvBCJb6
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgZ5hEYReC
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlRGJ1tbTB
while ago.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSKulYHGwv
Just as previously they 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP28KSFSWLb
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrXWt3hhxa
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSaxsC4N4Pr
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRGzZ0FzSo
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4ZZIwUFuU
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ944hVp49xL
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaEppLXjn6
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaW95v7OtnD
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOB6oUrDRom
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HtXtPpD3G
David was apprehensive 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe50bB1fSAM
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUUqbxtCp9
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJajrwam2V
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEckLsCKugC
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Y17UpffZ1
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcD37GW1EZx
Before they all turned 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2s0pFtpl5Z
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcr45WDxtN
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPcDFoNNTb
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQrB6gkLTO
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTJvTkJcLz
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKQ1MUyQzU
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXYk4Qtqg5
Sadly the sweet dream 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9a8H3gqmc
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9hXVrSaPr
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMyqoSvvpE
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyDLmlPRgT
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5SDLUPGP9
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sliyv5iaN
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2uPz7iADg
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6yi0pH1lP
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJAtx0bTwyn
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuOmOxUKMI
David shook his head and475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslr3KUOrUz
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyn41RNIpwX
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3zt9rB417
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxuvjjX641
too.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTQL5o8Ety
They spent the morning 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgB1cexBdV
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRvdLInXJW
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3i9quDRAmF
crowd. ~475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu67AQNHjXq
After they were all done475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVf1yOlXuPC
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKYGILnSuu
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzPTo9Xb2X
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mM37AQbO9
Positivity all around.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHpbY5KAVe
Soon they reached the 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfcLRUD32r
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIBjPNClBJ
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOkuYFoRkP
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRNXK3dIJT
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfJOpKFonW
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LfKkwT4mh
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMBOErImwC
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEX0sfgXFdi
everyone won.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyL4BopEQ9x
Gob seemed to be pretty 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkskvu3chRU
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAsbeubKKv
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYv2srUBpHw
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOfS9LQtKD
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgm830X6Amd
making her way behind David.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5s0nKElOrj
"Where's Lev?" Gob 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXblFpHcFG
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaFVlAmWGg
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaprf36F6Kd
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63EKYKZHqC
Reaching the middle 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrKcyyKokn
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7eO3Zxpdv
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTov1iise00
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4PaIMuvkm
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjq94tXPxjL
and quickly put a knife to his throat.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhcYDTb5u9
Before David could 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBi2Mof2DRh
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjwcdOooMZ
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwIN5RWYqE
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQQcnvNAT2
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUS81TpKNkf
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5iP5YdviL
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBi4Jhvc9B
The captains facial 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXH5hNRDQra
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuX3pgiWJT
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hKkZC7EoR
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9Tmy11MgF
"Enough of this!" 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzTRuwCfVz
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8yAVsRozr
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfogkuo9s1f
towards them.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJvO47Qr6m
David felt himself flung475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAtFemuAdO
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBymVsXFxG6
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLM5P0LWDrh
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTLZE1jEsk
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡil1Bdo99oz
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTCZfEVJu3
overwhelmed him.
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