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The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRh6d1GmnvE
They are men and women 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaeaNdRZspB
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kcb7lMcCa
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAOVHBSti3
They extensively trained551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdQsz1vdJ8
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRN9w485GQb
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnqHdrV9B5
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8khArUlcbg
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Davids relief didn't 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5KTOqBRr0
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6oMHRNixQ
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0s6tjiNK4
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPgchk5yfH
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XvUuUJ3hT
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdWPIU3zfa
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpSpLfNFdqc
better off than Angela.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlcLgTdIkC
"Breathe slowly and calm551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhrGyyZOP6
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaaJLPxGUU
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODcZw4PIN0
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarcyKEmR8i
got steadier.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPNZTPJa0e
"Useless." Gob said as 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWLI5b0U9D
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5RjWaUmnf
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4McV99Pak
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTQ8zvPDht
After his conversation 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpvaEFbyrR
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡady5RMu0hC
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJA4Ne32sG
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtF3JZVoh6J
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAOAuWA9ui
"To get new weapons and 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA49R3XNQJk
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3fRJU8OgL
drying his shoes from any excess water.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRB2b4rYkGN
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXQYwN5A2k
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybDTvQvstg
"No!" Angela stood up 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEq3EzRxWqU
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBCPCFKR8o
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEOew1oRET
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcpJsXaSxR
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGmmB6GcJL
"If I could do anything 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1dWrwfqwC
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCBbxXssWV
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3VsTtKQ3F
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7v20qRV9w
us. Now get up."551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQyQ03Chfy
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrQrLNuy86
Thus, they began their 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvRZpiCgSS
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLGAu13Kkk
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJLIkxX0Jt
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0i77BY9BG
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCCQXHBXnd
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3gNRSwJD7
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4515tcgyzv
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2QAQ2PyxY
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSY6j5AY6NI
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJQPtkjfPI
The only one not 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADT27ofLJR
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnOSkoJ2RF
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OP9REGCok
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoAoTSQCz6
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSziedYfVp
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauJeOF5M43
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeI2ZqiStp
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwgri8LIGN
was no more fighting, David didn't know.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCnsKrnplG
David hoped that 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNkU38ntr4
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOONZKA9HV
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqoFPvUhKe
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMY6W66SF9m
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwzhiNbm6w
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtLWH4YaIh
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrno3UV90x
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInsGPReUSZ
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtACsKSaZ3O
David slouched to the 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxnOVh4OfH
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3sfzMCbP0
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vMJSYCQaj
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiOLIg28Qh
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjIs2QX7eN
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2Gq0gKRpC
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPyCJ7UwvH
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyO6sJhytZ
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKZljQwGyy
No answer. ~Oh hells, do551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnIK9k8ViL
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhcY8DpC74
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65gQ9NJWQO
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeJ41xNWJs
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnNL4pA6NO
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1dNXjPUpR
against putting it on her.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6StKbssk36
"I...I should've been 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5DfSmiHGT
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzhcmd6uxI
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSvS5H3aXL
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCO1MKBWIe
David's mouth.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBdr6xaEjE
"Why weren't you? Now, I551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEDe5DMWnP
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkb8nyUGyC
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uNC2LKg1t
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDnWI45oTeO
"It happened so fast. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTssmpMRKZm
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsiKwrdina
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCcEcYbIYg
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQuV73dTtn
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDm1sWWQqNl
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLGNc83zm6
to herself again551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQ29N21yPp
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfjxUf5Mgu
The mighty hunter 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAHFEQGdEL
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVl9I5hrpo
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrrjAKAtQw
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJplApapIf
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYN9i7HpJf
Their respite didn't 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkT6kov3BBd
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWZgaIhi9n
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd98Y4NXOvj
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xQHOpoo9V
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVJ65kt1F2
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvOyJfMuZX
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk09WaGUuXn
that skill to actual good use.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SclAJLyoc
Thankfully their walk 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vBe4qx0nR
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQ53Ck5uKj
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToHp5Vc520
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuKqfFtwg7
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2cXIemZ11
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZq9NV4vlPR
Gob motioned for them to551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrHeE9ccjt
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYUthAhdey
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBE83W74bEF
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGFuRiY9Le
conveniently carried on his shoulder.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3H1s37NU8d
Fly boats were made out 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJdN99Vt0v
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYYxx9fuia
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo34ZB4a54Z
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUo8gLCzaZ
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6XXZN57OT
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80jTNHAF6G
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3xMQxADgj
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmaEWQ6mJ9
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2t6jqc3hGw
or smiled. A frown.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzd19J6pgyh
He put the boat down on 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Ipvc0SOLm
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0sOtppxYM
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCNpDOHAVl
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxOLTiZF5A
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTYVR8oKIc
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwUcEpOSSP
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg22cNOAd6a
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxOvf8LoRx
making his wounds ache.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CLl18lf29
Gob put the boat over 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlQ3iYOIfA
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gfB4ZKiKU
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpd87FBZNI
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSw2if5SmK
the other. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXd77ITwaos
Gob handed David the 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8ZOiNsZM1
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3iW9Hpgwr
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdORM2Rf3Tb
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXBCYb04oo
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPGTl7ve1G
believed this was definitely one of those fates.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0ZDFSSnwI
All though David did 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw09xIIRtB4
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9N2BhlSGz
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWHWMXQyn4
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3r3lYskGWp
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MITtRj3CH
by the sun.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8zlvDZw1O
They all disembarked, 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabg22yjCVJ
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYKxNin4wz
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQcDj23Zoa
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8tf7bC6ge
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3o2hb7nz4
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8HRPJmhMY
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDFGLtvoZ3
"How do they manage to 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8qQ6ungJp
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVdByjirnF
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAuaN19Gcw
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFRf3lj20i
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgE6vS1Hdy
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPb0QRdRaIl
David nodded, the answer551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qY12vlKCx
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mBmC4PLSy
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlGtL5WupD
One thing David noticed,551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzgRyTQ1IS
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyrEZklKCl
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvR4kHHUqrb
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIh79LwYpEG
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUJVTV2lRs
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5OSYHe8wr
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zXHpS7Yux
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw95YshFLUA
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7tBJsuDRY
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2VLYkzZy2
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoicl2HHeW
It made him remember 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IGftdvw03
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD06UTUvRXp
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7T1HQJWvbs
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFV42RKE9db
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4CKbu6a9Q
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKUPXfq0uV
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1AqpMtUtI
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXrJy9HFAk
while ago.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbrPdnF3g5
Just as previously they 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Qhq3yBEQK
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FskRYonoU
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7puRLFOLr
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LEKgsm64F
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZmDJiQB0Q
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadjnRfFKUk
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPq3Skl7k9f
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UnRF1MhuM
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Q9WD76Jv1
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZ0t5wje9j
David was apprehensive 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOtIoIWFsV
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwUwibj2F3
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwj51Q0StJ
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa94eNPyQLB
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWYFkhVZQj
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1fSjU1MM8
Before they all turned 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYss8JV1KDK
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTV9IpmWIQ3
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3yGyJJ388
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidwvDlTsyL
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyatiG8fnZ
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICd7p1yZGS
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfcWYuoivZ
Sadly the sweet dream 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsLDPhVPJ9
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdx9wgHbey
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFifDBKtaE
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRzJTvFJbd
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtBCRMdk2v
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNy6cMORfy1
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IN3OJ823H
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBSZWwZhgv
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosjNQPjOpw
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3D9OiZT1wW
David shook his head and551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiELvOp5mVG
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFSDiKo49D
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlom5ndbWH
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCSH61KDFn
too.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5mTfePb0B
They spent the morning 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF21jwKTaAR
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtLUKxga5p
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOileK8jjPt
crowd. ~551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgRQlnfqkB
After they were all done551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXC3ul1wVut
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLrv9WLZiU
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjDuurBq0x
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDWdwFGm9u
Positivity all around.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0hsLMZgZH
Soon they reached the 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCRbB7Y8KO
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqEvWj2VQw
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIKHgpuPUj
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPzPTcjq9a
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLlnoQo5aS
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjgBXcy2wq
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQLV0suLHe
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhFkMAXMgZ
everyone won.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvidfAZBCq
Gob seemed to be pretty 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqpCKIVIkt
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OkrpS3m4X
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChjSS0mqWy
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUyWRoSek3
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGI97au47M
making her way behind David.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxauwu6xzLa
"Where's Lev?" Gob 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tMl7MUSew
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnL82Gglot5
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1tTVPwteA
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtElXO3AMNu
Reaching the middle 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUUWdCnlcS
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMuCWGLxWai
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7f15Zd5G6E
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvJSyd0snT
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rytj9fXpA
and quickly put a knife to his throat.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyMzPc77zr
Before David could 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYv7xFNH0iu
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JZotjVaRz
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqwPWVnD9c
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5QxObl0jI
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMg5L6dD8m
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8axHmjWc2
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75ijUHlq6O
The captains facial 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4YwwuPlJ2
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYx7vzTpWa
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIOKKtQP4H
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8s8btL7tIz
"Enough of this!" 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBu737dIZt
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSPBdXugpa
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEANzUeMQe
towards them.551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbA2fd9xnAW
David felt himself flung551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBs79wUK4b
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUBlUgt72Q
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydFEwKzACQ
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUN8XzS6pG
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMuWHm40Hq7
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 551Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFwj8cfPen
overwhelmed him.
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