"Ugh" 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3h1TQ5noi
"Shh, he's coming to"606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCNpL3l1Sw
David slowly opened his 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEl7PNl8xl
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXV9jFuuzG
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqTWji0JTn
last so that he'd become blind.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dfw1GADGU
Sadly someone didn't 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeP4bvz09Kv
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSnNAmyC6V
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85yDy4jrun
gruff voice.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimyPqPd8UT
David braved opening his606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeA71NY6tpU
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgCDpo1OkP
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMYkASk5zJ
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4t8GR868T
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMmRJMyqdb
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvAcNtwLhr
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqxEyhBenK
it was covered too much with a beard.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZ9PKE2b1v
"A friend, especially to606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdPLmCawuC
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsggPeEiFas
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGoac63F8M
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1L0ZlGKAP
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsf4v2uItLr
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtaIkNTsWb
pressure on his arm increased.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79oEx7cidC
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVc49NK8en1
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3NUKzEn8p
~you'll pay for this, 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JnHlXKPw0
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgsVM3QOEn
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡteMf9wil4C
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBQ4Yaz8ua
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUOeIH3sMP
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDrtUY8XPj
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqsiqar7Ci
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHyG9LYNV1
David let his eye wander606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8Jo9LI2wF
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsRDfzV2UA
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJ0jxLv6bS
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmX1Cmi4qI
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2eN6I7sIQJ
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuecMKdvPMK
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0E9IR69lZ
arrogant pricks.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo13TckHRyx
David heard the flint 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7S6omIFWV
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dRFvnXyij
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTenGZaUPi
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTuQ18eAlp
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDOpED0kGjM
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL30nzg4aIL
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTb9xJDAvx1
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNZLwTiwf0
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJJbpePXZU
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRmHrZjHJV
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzve0fRbzC
The pain in his arm 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRTTtzNKEc
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADIQI1TzlK
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1FSKcbW2e
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvjpZvJRbd
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqexxyoVpr
survived that fall."606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrrD3tztkG
It took a second for 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdHcyuLvEz
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpsKDMx5nc
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbWVJ4lbRn
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOsYo02eAN
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09GNKGo85x
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LRloe79yO
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2KSuz1DrT
that.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKVzzUuUEy
"I don't know how I got 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPNRRsdvx8
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5K1R5EO9m
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4G0JTeURQU
truth606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMl9d46wDwr
"I'm sure if he was a 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXauCxjDtbk
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDlJQijIYX
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6j5yPoB3lv
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpRDNLR7kC
guessed that was Gob.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvT2lyEVhz
"Not how mages work kid,606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXaAYRLsY4p
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcoR7nkeX3
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqPeFL57El
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLIZEQW3Qm
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKTT1Z1RSd
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKTWZ7fhbb
have a clear head so we should be safe.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmT6mR78pcK
David was having trouble606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4fIqohu3z
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvO8ILvnisH
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3eVAgAFZZ
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPVHIYjEFV
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDex1Lovwl1
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqPJaG14LT
definitely felt exhausted.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSx0CbPgS2C
Gob stared into Davids 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRieQG2cEZ
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsmCG0Ut72
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRRzMq0g6B
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsU9KsqCBP6
a deadpan voice.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoUKZvkcw8
Sighting David sat up, 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvkD9hCQK1
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRLPUeuDqO
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFg4s0mqYM
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSujTA50ZpH
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXQArcpIO0
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cRY6bukH7
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZQvkHq4Qk
David took the herbs and606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoK8Zz4c0t
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVRi4MDYmf
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTEcgM9djG
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh970CkJPhV
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlpsoTIBml
"It's called blumeflor, 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkITmvQtVB
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSB90G1og6E
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7THHjPPFCh
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAicgbvPeb1
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fse7kXuZA
himself.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0DAHDxdya
"It's a good way of 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsxjrc8oJZ
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZW46T9sxf
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCVsTtKHgD
David was going to ask 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrClefR7pFL
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jP0cPQ3fq
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8gAGdA1RY
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlS6MtAusoT
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6vw1nQo5d
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkNS9gkL0O
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9qcIkBrEu
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyyRhRXRaN
stance. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHF9rftx0cJ
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?"606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCp5I4RQyx
"Why would I lie about 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rHY2LFAQG
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIpclH9JfG
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡol4jYTiypN
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0LNweeN13
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOt6WWRyCO
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeel7z3KOH
good way to do it.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPjc22niiu
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6ZhImo7BY
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTq6NHdOgg
"So you are a liar."606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBaiLve4Nw
"Bring me to the ship! 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgIiJmeaKw
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qFSMSh2P9
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHrTDPnlqs
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLpMNo4lEk
Some of the feet 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0VPQNiDjj
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThX2SAC0if
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2qEk0JSlF
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTKO77nITE
"The weapons were in a 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHgsf77DMn
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVQ6G7ZjuC
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7bQJkjKup
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NpVbH8lRT
important duties?"606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAmpJNDmur
Gob shook his head. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoePjMWJf9r
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRKtD3rf33
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KXGID8wMq
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfnonnw6Kw
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqK6bWrv50
up. "Y..yes Gob?"606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GnLkdmjQ9
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqwjx8WLt1
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuoZgSpsCr
tie our friend here and then join us." 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsplomUMyx
"Yes, sir!" The young 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3D16Sna4p
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJBbxeC9xD
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmthPvD98F
David smiled, atleast 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTRIdkywgn
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ISio6QQTJ
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo29tGH7CxN
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiz2vom75F
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhP7uVuAhC
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Xoriq71G1
David nodded as if 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGADhlyD2U
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNQupesFwl
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhz9QV0YaLK
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbuIHnHY2S
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fsOsrKf4L
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHoJGB3hss
"Denis!" Gobs voice 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWNRsCw6Ne
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mkFaYvKpv
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdaTzWhPaE
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvf4TwfSfKh
in a circle.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAruZcoe1bR
David could easily untie606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKuIDlT73n
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVa1UOeRYZ
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGTb6iT4S0
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiuu8mfLQY
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FtUhOWToF
David must've dozed off 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwuWKepfRF
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7RImXS2Kp
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkadr1N6LG
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuSwzZYdQu
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0ERQRwE2t
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXwBYwCxdJ
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KtFwRVmFt
difference, we'll be able to find them."606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxjN9KaOhY
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xGJ7brb52
"Who'd know?"606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUe4esI7JI
"You" David said that as606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlq0arsWSN
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoW6QGN8P5
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyE1UpmE8eR
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7lGmPRybw
a choice so David took a gamble.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHnhXQ3pfl
It seemed to be paying 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTI7Zgn4ut
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTnllNqsxg
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHLqEvYHRN
wrong move and you're dead."606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GhgfMHS0c
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."606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwA02jfrZe4
Gob grunted at that. "No606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksgO4MkORZ
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozaNXjy9LJ
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHreuLOH8Te
draining from his hands. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkxJkeVqP4
"I'll be able to walk 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZDfpUkwSR
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMAyPNZSrR
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeICrhzC4EG
caused David to lose his balance. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYgRQfGiVn
"The walk should only 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhaU2HrPp9
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZflZpCTXp
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqnDBcx9RrZ
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0E07XfaBlc
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSuVGt0PXe
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtTrON7x7y
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qG310GjCn
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyp9N5O48mz
To Gobs credit he wasn't606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu48wghizSB
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopyfKjgvhR
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwvFNWAahH
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9oVKTkiyo
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19R0FIyVmm
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxIClTaOEb
First there was Denis, 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOR98ZofNX
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWN32U75un
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl872vH8Lw1
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HHK7EpdFk
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3AHH4aSrdp
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydddwbSVNc
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWk0CwfLtC
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vTzXMTmzF
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJRh7XrURk
All in all a group of 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9twRe5Ih2
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJwHIluDHJ
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8CFoyf6kj
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTmztGtsKN
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbZXxNUPk7
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRH5BUmjDzc
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhnO95CZGZ
stuff. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHz0Wx7naT
Sadly except the names 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKgF4xilRC
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrQD8P0DFg
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRg8myKv5hL
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8rN8YjFRu
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5EmnpEZH8
childhood. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKnSsOgIpS
David also paid 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSNPjKRaHy
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiZZDtXKAs
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0ycGSkQth
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWQ5Oqzhhh
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSojecHVKs
The closer they got the 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtmrRAl5H4
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXTqPiPtcg
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NX8L6Cw0T
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1vkwMGXvw
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1A4qIyQ89
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAbe4XeQQ9
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAjb6oiIuI
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnjFxbKqpv
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZh8wUPwkM
They were able to hear 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKEthOJ1Ih
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobUADQ54ge
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7c90PjVfz
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj90v1V6uAi
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgCRokDRKh
"Get down, behind the 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75KyiYHsJ6
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMydUpCx6U
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtOIIsUuRw
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJLcZvraB2
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ660bOwoHPd
nicely with the surroundings.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SZjUh9wHY
With a groan David 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMhOE9RoGI
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KzpeAFqYz
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYqdiH6lIl
grunt. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9mx3QgLpd
They all had to cover 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6AYtRWkt9
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6qSeYqlrb
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0jPvvPPNC
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepTUR0fkK4
them.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRxACFtu9H
With a tug of the rope 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cQDyD9la5
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qEAbgUPtE
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wjL5vm2I3
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpRWBKyRRD
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOOJnyXxJD
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5CkEXF8z5
"So, where's this hold?"606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rYQKFezSK
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEw3z0yGZGK
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOp83BbJMa
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUbyLnRrHf
"It's there and looks 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYugBvpI061
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBAgBqpKBp
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcvkIWku1r
"Corruption knows. They 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77KCJsFPMu
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBa4MmhpPq
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgB4t9FhSv4
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEp89FcJQEz
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSD4iq0Mkq
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZYpruNQsx
David made a move to 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVdd0JsUjp
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KI3IQeW8C
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uC4sYWP1h
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeljvdaKUCN
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4g7bIWvmaN
them. "I think we're in trouble."606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXm42YD7ck
Gob pulled the telescope606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikIl0IfUsc
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRQQGeVAGu
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEF2BM6nXt
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkEgBqh3ez
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvurlLzYmv7
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkurf7c7yw
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqyvTAFysW
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡth1BhefEQy
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvgGjIWjBS
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSBI9sXDAZ
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyLlDC52Gi
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPgWBM0jhD
reason." He added the last part in a grumble606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXEod41vyq
Gob pulled away from 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxq4blUHvo
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdt1KY2fTdj
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2p9mxBQrw
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ieVT9KjAi
you in your own shit" 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVFubEgYGx
"Now form up and let's 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWTG3xiCKZ
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FU6aEE05n
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEuuD3MErU
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a606Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcx6EM00Ilv
long while.
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