"Ugh" 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLJYt0AYCO
"Shh, he's coming to"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMFBYl3McF
David slowly opened his 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA30MlMPVTY
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5i59RIo0bH
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPdXoZSJLu
last so that he'd become blind.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKU1jZnwyU
Sadly someone didn't 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPotEwTD7n3
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPY5niZbA8i
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡty8vTi0cyX
gruff voice.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54kwFgSVr4
David braved opening his931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBUyhg00Jr
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESNIRwOiHe
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbt2VYgrEzr
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJuuZRjVmz
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4vU3jAMB7
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICYDOwar0U
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnToI6NfsA
it was covered too much with a beard.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2ujuCn4kE
"A friend, especially to931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEu3VAhugq
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63lDN94SyW
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkv3mOS1YNK
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnp4IBo2uI
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFfxDEbYW5
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WrPhHvcN7
pressure on his arm increased.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNK0vVTiIk
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWya5Lzfw4N
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSWWPeuiNW
~you'll pay for this, 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdgarhVvx6
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFtmHW9U4w
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRpdYkM3T7
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LHs3ZiQWT
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZXYcbQo6d
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRFdEjQgpZ
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwlE7r2XLB
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMc9nf9Rdh
David let his eye wander931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmgwDKjSd0
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuDlh2CBcG
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6RR2lVqqj
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC43Infn9XR
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhS8TdbfEXB
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGu9mCrw1V
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewSTc0gzws
arrogant pricks.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jERWE1yV4
David heard the flint 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtk2XSYZAUb
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkL8IZxOjLZ
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZBOeexDpj
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAljzwnqa9
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnjukFsqSx
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WPR4aAp07
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIG7pEnaMS4
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5sMAbNIg3
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcon1JDwxpa
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zPCCBxf9d
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs31A6DXaC6
The pain in his arm 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHntJvhjj3L
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKcVjLKuiS
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4k9T9Tjyz
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbiaNYJjQQ
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzxN5hGetb
survived that fall."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9d8VXGUZUp
It took a second for 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VJHq8iG5r
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6b8By3kVv7
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMKbRaB2uI
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXP7Ksy4bP
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKwgDznpt6
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xYI3STlD0
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkStAkWeB8
that.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLBUmRQe9L
"I don't know how I got 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4qac4xRpN
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAE5D8Ri0j
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Q1KUfsoju
truth931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuREziZBMXY
"I'm sure if he was a 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5h136cYDG
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPgh9TZD0t
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98kRGmuaCx
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7s77ck3t1Q
guessed that was Gob.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdcOPYPPXf
"Not how mages work kid,931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYEkF4puLG
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWscRQ5OgoH
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg35mshUyOP
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKeEXCzKmY7
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoS2nxHJtAm
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZhXDu8jFn
have a clear head so we should be safe.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecV7ysMTat
David was having trouble931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUFi25dd3d
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKj1IlfFADb
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKxhXt7EMP
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCpliV6CGy
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLprWgZBnEI
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocfxKR3gso
definitely felt exhausted.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3Fl0suF3A
Gob stared into Davids 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyUUufzLGA
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXMvvYG2uF
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPV2tCNDLTO
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5Pk4Lk4aI
a deadpan voice.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGuqnzYy6x
Sighting David sat up, 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpFxVbEiUL
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbeqwus7Pr
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddoF83kt4N
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRpVstD6rk
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrd3ce6nCwM
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nkyW5Kvf7
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYx7768HckZ
David took the herbs and931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatpkY4RzcE
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaD5xmAb6A
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4opPBSttE7
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLB5DkWy9Rk
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI07qdnR8hg
"It's called blumeflor, 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMNNXBRUam
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbq2dGa7NT
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRotCdg3vlG
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvzkW5rOqw
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwqortlBDk
himself.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpPebMWDVZ
"It's a good way of 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHMUShz4D8
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHdaZpPbB2
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOhh8jwvbH
David was going to ask 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTHziYAThg
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQLXcAWYQX
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlGnlokIAW
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡly8JX8wwG2
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTBQY70DAP
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyfc3YE912
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4K0mUE8xrW
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKG5BmvfTfx
stance. 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ905FbaLF9i
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?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQbv71CvFJ
"Why would I lie about 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnj2CFYg3NF
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4A6YnPQT61
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufViZuUX0i
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGi7CRQ71R2
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeFsxuqiFwx
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXycRMSRDrj
good way to do it.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50aHsj3I86
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhHEH3kO6j
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNccooO5Qa
"So you are a liar."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6xHFxxpHj
"Bring me to the ship! 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5jGyrYlka
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdCc7TBFfP
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLTEV2QTx8
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSdmz9E08N
Some of the feet 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxCNEsZhon
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39yqHDKOD6
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0i7zdqZtWe
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQalF0mKhG
"The weapons were in a 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCp1YnkrxJl
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQ9EY4JUPJ
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUH2lVUMLQc
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYofEu7hYS
important duties?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNuGGZvsVK
Gob shook his head. 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UIWCVF5vO
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhWHPjc8KC
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvypmMA82a
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSUxk4lLJt
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMWx7CFnT2
up. "Y..yes Gob?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8eTJLXgl8
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBIbySCfm9
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyplEBFpLA
tie our friend here and then join us." 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MqJXX9MLu
"Yes, sir!" The young 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnw2lc5cb9P
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoob42YYTvm
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUycCo4DVg
David smiled, atleast 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sLI1PgfQK
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1iz76mCJv
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJxrjLCzw6
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lvnbiIYXO
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNax9j32B9J
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ243VuClGS9
David nodded as if 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHwcEfeXRm
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegrlbk2EDv
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNyQ5jSw6I
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajsI1Js0rx
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwd04H4YQkr
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6CQV0Y3Gt
"Denis!" Gobs voice 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ha9SUtXuL
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadWcdZLu0w
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVP9OESRC2
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvqkXrrJzO
in a circle.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5dldQWl1a
David could easily untie931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUHXM0VBjN
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdXXJTCXWp
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPjgkcNkCR
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8K3apmpXT
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5PpHnZ89X
David must've dozed off 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQXNrmYuOs
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpcKm8dCMC
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwrDo4xkIJ
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RySwL3Glh
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGLzXWZNdi
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1iqKCwRt5
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2FjX4lfbH
difference, we'll be able to find them."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOhKdxEaAq
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxijRSob0L
"Who'd know?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1HYtC9OCn
"You" David said that as931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWAJyHuGDX
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuAlcNLEW4
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtND0ksSfrJ
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdM7LNYxRO
a choice so David took a gamble.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNlsuhuD5Q
It seemed to be paying 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzio2AjMDIj
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEHXQD96df
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJdlNwxwJX
wrong move and you're dead."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJXqI0xeTx
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."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTEQsTHW0c
Gob grunted at that. "No931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4oHVfNUZu
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YaQw6aYX1
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKzwI9vR98
draining from his hands. 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3v7WzN5ZhQ
"I'll be able to walk 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQ4eZpxVCJ
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76iMAzteBR
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmExuMkPoQm
caused David to lose his balance. 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnI399aCQl
"The walk should only 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3dQAxHKqm
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpo0xb6bsk0
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjH4D56ud7
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2WHPIg31v
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8m5R11Rag
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtlnoxw7jP
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5aUHv0rjy
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9lAixaBV2
To Gobs credit he wasn't931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMCV9NJabr
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8rLTcx8ZH
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMLNTXuREB
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCxVd4Brm4
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNq08POV1IL
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FStnRFfIM
First there was Denis, 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5eql5g7ojK
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeySS1SUlkl
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRR0VtGX1c
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchewuVl5VK
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93Nu8IpZGH
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwacGf4V5Q
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLP9kvKaqDZ
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwnHiMJbQm
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTT3zv707t
All in all a group of 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpZKeXlPvi
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbwjl5wkXI
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ860Tr1I9Ug
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPu0nfQNFF
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTVCXsfVPE
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHv04a1RG0b
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyNJKQma4u
stuff. 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyljohQSdfo
Sadly except the names 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NAP1ktnJU
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzAmdOGcJP
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9JgpG5Fe5
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYO3GQ4nUFH
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm01OqfmKDe
childhood. 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rkYU4BYi7
David also paid 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbIDbM18CQ
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWLsohBxWK
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAUQEoeHBy
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGpX5U9WBK
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgcptyqcxg
The closer they got the 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgtiJBSuC1
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzt27wcx60F
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzGkACcoIa
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOTuNeeymC
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXR5ELUuj8N
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xdqjRy2cT
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uyn92eiuW
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdX0BjjahaM
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bdepN5UHT
They were able to hear 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKlbuiZxwo
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSF14Xt8cr
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwi0kOpFPx1
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4SWpFfuCN
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKfqGU3A7A
"Get down, behind the 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5KgjiLLSt
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJnmJtx9yn
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqh7bPJWnwS
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYh0RS5T1Y
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDivnE7jj7s
nicely with the surroundings.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lpxyhEbUL
With a groan David 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlmwW6j8YQ
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5j33XI88Z
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYt5erHD01
grunt. 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gZYbXVatG
They all had to cover 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ083CNhhjaA
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNX7dkUBrxU
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBGS27dH6J
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWiK8GQj8F
them.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUd8lkwYhoy
With a tug of the rope 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8glpKeeITU
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HyZRhJjGv
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIEJuvqGgU
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGOPUMAulI
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiN6MZEUPOZ
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCFdfA2KVr
"So, where's this hold?"931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0K7yTLg4Sn
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81i1xcZeJx
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyRT1lBnBn
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡora8mBNR6U
"It's there and looks 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqRicwunDx
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rqHEyT1QP
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecSG9Zcx39
"Corruption knows. They 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpNnRI6vsN
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmMUnGG2VI
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS40X5D0QDd
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Fle7IOslQ
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0U4djwv1cE
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8PJtOkKdR
David made a move to 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpmvvPVgQs
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioauzuQx8q
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOh5h0eRa90
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4syS6xc5Lv
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RGoBrwaau
them. "I think we're in trouble."931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk88lRwcgUW
Gob pulled the telescope931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34k8sR1BFd
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDUuFPHW69
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanRF1MFRcg
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFZMEpAK2B
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4miaiShB4t
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDp5IP4vau5
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHacCaNKYLM
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6HJEAhee1
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgDk59AiUK
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR200MLpqfm
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAghRaM580
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYtqsMyziE
reason." He added the last part in a grumble931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24XDtWOxAE
Gob pulled away from 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjhiWMBVSW
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgudyRZveb
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xwXURP8rH
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbcUD9c2cB
you in your own shit" 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHAiZlbN2G
"Now form up and let's 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXD0TELMRQ
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmSrXY5j3s
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGTHJlcfC9
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a931Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2VWbmaRYe
long while.
and then Add to home screen.