"Ugh" 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHuRh6P9bL
"Shh, he's coming to"570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRqiQtgBKV
David slowly opened his 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgT1ORW7GU
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWwyVHLABE
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLXskDWjLK
last so that he'd become blind.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzbMSYlMyz
Sadly someone didn't 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkXpJzH1T9
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OVzgmWfja
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoL89Lq5nW
gruff voice.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgmCnIU8fE
David braved opening his570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPd8uZlJOr
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdDplGsi1w
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1b3IVuXiic
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoM0rtIh7d
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFZxmwBW5V
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnyWHwgso9
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WxibylFzi
it was covered too much with a beard.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANBlSuPIQ9
"A friend, especially to570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhGydxGqx4
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9wKDMxnUH
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfjrmTWK3c
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGwTKSlE7s
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oOt9q45hY
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPLGUCyZJA
pressure on his arm increased.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZR9Bqp48gU
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuMOBX5JwY
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkYKAh1KRL
~you'll pay for this, 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvu60KTbVS
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCMgTUaOv1
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvyv1ZVyz7
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUKSTmQXFI
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdf4IFf7QW
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2xjE6KTdQ
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWjgmEfN0I
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxZNdpNRq3
David let his eye wander570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzUx84xWFj
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzVGfu0qt3
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspbYl8wkEw
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSY1B4tbvmY
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWheGGCH0fc
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstlSumLi6F
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBi2IBaSd3l
arrogant pricks.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9epg5KaWO
David heard the flint 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuE2E9EXDn2
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyw1hzIrKy
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbm5ex45tv
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxogUrOn6w
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzG0TbVYYL9
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9t584SmK77
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUS8A0BKcQv
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMk5oEtbOv
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUDd1TdKH8
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfigzNqE6w
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVpKaCiwNE
The pain in his arm 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVhcUxNY9Z
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcrrR8fxZ7
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAYwadH4vS
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwaNzzaoFf
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMgasbqlld
survived that fall."570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3DuOhNX5M
It took a second for 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0vZa2evmx
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpA9nQOykG
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLYX9RVVHy
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4U3uFXr52
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYO3yFvFrUs
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpP4LaFgMpG
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcr8zA1XMyh
that.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOof4tY70e
"I don't know how I got 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAOs2k4K0f
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9gbs2BAlC
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtxNBy1Rdi
truth570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTRwToCpld
"I'm sure if he was a 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gtlg7m9Gw
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVvsbufRmF
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFgZX9kdMh
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpekD5mmm7
guessed that was Gob.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZsjMo6ReR
"Not how mages work kid,570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpGJosXjqR
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0SqufAgt2
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYg5nKRUm8C
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWa658z14p
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNihLbFDTKj
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtNnT6bvrg
have a clear head so we should be safe.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlKSvJNd8p
David was having trouble570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gq16ffv7J
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRfGwvOMVc
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5U6tsDluuM
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDXs6QQPdq
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbxhIf5V7w
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEaN7ViYNM6
definitely felt exhausted.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1LE4m3wiN
Gob stared into Davids 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EM7vLF9Qv
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtKwPfRn9y
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5Duk8zk5H
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgC86jAF9ZY
a deadpan voice.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDdDV0isCJ
Sighting David sat up, 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlwED9sBeI
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuX4ArU1kU8
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaO3tgZnBYv
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAT6Kv1M3S4
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueWTc4zVPO
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiatE0Ji2j
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMXau97Xbt
David took the herbs and570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0spbiTB7kL
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmkm7HNLpQ
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpVmQYmwAM
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HgBik4FwQ
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmlPsnUTgU
"It's called blumeflor, 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9H8K265ns
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCd4h60GzM
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdm794GMSQ
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8C95CuXxsy
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEUjjddRgd
himself.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEQhQC0nbM
"It's a good way of 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHy3LtNwLK
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJpbl18tW7
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Rt1ay4JIa
David was going to ask 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMFb6iIXbd
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6UiQ81OvH
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtFLp59umg
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrr7nrftr1N
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToVOshYiOm
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5prG1HqeJ
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZlsHrzYMV
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIX53R54Jim
stance. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2xX1m4Xci
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?"570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mRbQoJEYO
"Why would I lie about 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBj3WY1bdE
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8NdGJ5MUx
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWaaMuajLG
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCj4eX1Pr4
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfUGdRaBEy
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uRGTFIz5P
good way to do it.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuR35Z7EW0a
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkpmIChhPv
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZd9XBfs4M
"So you are a liar."570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXp7uuy7dlh
"Bring me to the ship! 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPix4ODscfx
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RCdOPbLIR
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5nYoL96zc
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDO4bhDTC0
Some of the feet 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCRdtEWsOt
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FoJBFU8Bv
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkuQUZZun4
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ86XxGJy9t
"The weapons were in a 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLUoSvJ1e0
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvMn7uFCKg
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwBXYkf8mP
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqb1kJr3Z03
important duties?"570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LmnEVJRGP
Gob shook his head. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVRfqbWrJ6
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQwyYdZEkX
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rjQIbmc8W
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJHu9fybIr
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OMq5TpUFQ
up. "Y..yes Gob?"570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuQtqjhm1U
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiVDmZNB1j
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQOLemqLrr
tie our friend here and then join us." 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZuyPOA0tf
"Yes, sir!" The young 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTiv1rliZA
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrAc0xjZwo
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylMCF5z3BD
David smiled, atleast 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIcRQoIXur
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7BlBK6pOK
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBV4h67QrJ
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUedZpdoexu
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGhMU7o9zU
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8Sz9E1A2m
David nodded as if 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFdEkwySrO
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWqHKpT0zQ
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmr4TUbOFLu
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFQEXC6laR
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFe3rHgmzu
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZp0rW1Jphn
"Denis!" Gobs voice 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcO0EFfwIEo
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3gPi46LIJ
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCoU8awiB6
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9kaMqsQZA
in a circle.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CgyU8KQe1
David could easily untie570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdS0VP1K4v
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVufbr3PjLa
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrj2vXmYslt
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtF7bCO5a1q
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxP7CxP7DiV
David must've dozed off 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQWbxl5ufu
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQM2pMwGxe
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtFlRINaWV
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UYKdZxLlI
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9f6sKluSE
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTp92hPmez
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatqjONOdP9
difference, we'll be able to find them."570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOVgCj8ALz
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgPGOq3hxY
"Who'd know?"570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jJI6kZtL5
"You" David said that as570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhilGiEpfY
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuHteRTdo4
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡax8GzX5WXA
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzdKC0UJ6A
a choice so David took a gamble.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMx1XX8uVQ
It seemed to be paying 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjr753kIokW
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz38MRPu6of
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVEKJHFYFk
wrong move and you're dead."570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5LeOlhgit
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."570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sFB1vij3B
Gob grunted at that. "No570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15WKq6MhnU
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlONE3GfWS
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyl4Wj80bDd
draining from his hands. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQXvDfMmdD
"I'll be able to walk 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcrfYbSPW0
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzB8mmFNUxy
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDHv8AmK4H
caused David to lose his balance. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6unc1dLFx
"The walk should only 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5MquB1lp0
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1O7qIq6HTG
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcKu3dcFUt
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjBgr8m2bO
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMvq8ucwe0
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkp3zBKgSZp
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTUZj3ocxBp
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUHJ8Di71T
To Gobs credit he wasn't570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpG3lVuvxs
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYIpQuvunP
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFi5pMbHMlS
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡks5aINLxLI
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDjOEcXSGh
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtytd3dqtdT
First there was Denis, 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHRHhV5J0V
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9MSU5HQiY
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKmDSffPyX
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZIVROpxzs
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGloVtUDk7z
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlEFxT7UvL
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8xUDh8jnH
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFEFgtlYnf
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyb2Xv8Fj0M
All in all a group of 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2THQJDz03
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtiAMlOvJqI
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXOYkOqUST
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88j0UUQCg0
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDjqLqMTNy
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvNiWlkHP4
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYq9vSXOm5
stuff. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgmjhTTB8m
Sadly except the names 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEtRiqFTDa
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZpXv4D4Id
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmQ0oh5JUs
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZayAql3uQ7
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk336A4Pl4R
childhood. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDQ1cUHMGR
David also paid 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7t9EH7ryK6
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO577zQHhur
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tOZh5zX0a
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttkEIvv1I2
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4nfYeaJHL
The closer they got the 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSBaP1IK5D
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBE1ynthI15
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkktRUZhRA
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8E3PktHod
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZR1y2InPF
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsc0pCeGBm
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWTK1eZDlP
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf384Ib5bgs
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvh7UXIn7xD
They were able to hear 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKkQ5C8Hqf
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcQ6phMPKE
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ta6CocLEG
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugQjNDUctY
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUScpfvI2k
"Get down, behind the 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVVzLZWNqb
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyNh6XLfTX
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcSzQmPbo6
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBkE2NzUUn
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnSvXQ5DFY
nicely with the surroundings.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYU9sMbjYtC
With a groan David 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7ZDCny7iU
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLaF9EibzH
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGExZKG0WO
grunt. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYubo0FMR4
They all had to cover 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30M922EqRn
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdTucYWhyM
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNNLTRDYOL
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxxuMG9S7U
them.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvblLOtBkL4
With a tug of the rope 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOBjlk0SZZ
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5OQppTBFy
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA17aQtls1t
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBhhFvoz5q
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlILmRblw0
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4IzG66C7w
"So, where's this hold?"570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oWprOUc0E
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbS9NoN57s3
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQON2BOl1sh
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQe0FpGDB8
"It's there and looks 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXsd4eZvjP
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYP8jyiPymC
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28xUuwATGL
"Corruption knows. They 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpebPMMvTSW
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAAztVq7JZ
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xuJSK16kQ
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRylmbKa2Jo
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsBfNcELDA
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdNnBVBv32
David made a move to 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtPNPB3nJp
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQawrkZGJk
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BtD9WmOkJ
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mSoH99MdT
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvNS2sel4S
them. "I think we're in trouble."570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkScat6xcYV
Gob pulled the telescope570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbzqCyEJEa
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryLL7s3wPs
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8MgZu0q7z
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomE1m01qDG
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhwTfHziH0
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGW4vYO40D
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ688zy7nJGX
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUXXofDJ2p
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9mVGvyx5y
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzd7lj38oqr
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgdFDpnYWi
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1DGzyrR9Y
reason." He added the last part in a grumble570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNmUoybZMe
Gob pulled away from 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQ8aqnWaqV
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaePmfreJi
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyubGZXEXUj
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3TKs0DndM
you in your own shit" 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIivplkAMd
"Now form up and let's 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwFAmpii6i
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBXnYtJZR8
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbXUiXETM3
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMM4ABaspk
long while.
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