"Ugh" 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFribfm54mA
"Shh, he's coming to"906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwOcxcC0Wg
David slowly opened his 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6zJVeN6yY
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklCiFlAYIE
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZtTV5LM3f
last so that he'd become blind.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfTJBoBNBk
Sadly someone didn't 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrYcvNWK8i
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYwWIewYnI
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIgU4NzZMv
gruff voice.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3uKbn3k2v
David braved opening his906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHs9aDq7tpP
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUWJKng56q
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuuOuxPDkm
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5AD5kHj5I
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPQU764Fsg
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MEnYlWP5x
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtCmSrpb3X
it was covered too much with a beard.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SZJorO9rw
"A friend, especially to906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNgddiUXlk
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybppLkf5GR
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hBlLHXiY9
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1MXsg5Fzi
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqWcnMVbpV
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFdagI8kvF
pressure on his arm increased.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUl1365QAN9
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXl0Fju24Ai
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfGXI7RWyo
~you'll pay for this, 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXvDS7wPIH
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWzuqkNEif
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj67mlRVnqc
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Grb6SdfnL
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD77zqjASYO
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19pYDX1ah6
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsbSPREnGA
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUFWSRA2mG
David let his eye wander906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXJFkeGGKI
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvG5t7rh9P
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwVpSM44Mt
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibzHzR3o2m
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaUmo5ejrJ
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp00i4Ga4m9
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBE5xaIbUsj
arrogant pricks.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbZGGlaxR2
David heard the flint 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5TNW4tdHV
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjHZzjllXo
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHgKt45nDq
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCb5YfKq0YN
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0zCYic9v9
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP98I9kITRD
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNVo3xZVgp
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQSyJf6Y5N
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlWsdhmdH5
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sHL34a7GP
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28eFWBlsB0
The pain in his arm 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VEudl3tnW
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxOSYjrPqB
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6D1BKlP9y
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT63pFGuDxq
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7xrS6qS2R
survived that fall."906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuexbti8O7
It took a second for 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9WTHmLl8C
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmAv2M5zYH
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGxSSOpONF
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92Uz0Srmkp
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQ8eivKr6n
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BzUeQIU9z
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdytqXIYO5S
that.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5jEkJmPh5
"I don't know how I got 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02qitBpfDt
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPY7ehGBhZ1
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aAKemMsbe
truth906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bqgPJ2gPM
"I'm sure if he was a 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GFyJ2BphV
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ccVdyEH12
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7NhjHzanV
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGXXLxsTVp
guessed that was Gob.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAS0iHGEYEA
"Not how mages work kid,906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgvypu1Eau
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXchKhuSh5g
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5FosSFPGk
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZh3luYUZOP
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKBHw1u997
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8Ly9sH9ri
have a clear head so we should be safe.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELVBgwZrfe
David was having trouble906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hRYUiySCs
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vzVeWJb5A
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVbL6Oy5aJ
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUYrzyJCqV
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmUwfJNFAg
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLV3TgTn6k
definitely felt exhausted.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjsMXAvMKe
Gob stared into Davids 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gmAp0U1LV
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ieEmrxRfl
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6TzwEHcKt
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjJQ4Vc8eC
a deadpan voice.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3d8AuMYAZz
Sighting David sat up, 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7oqxD1DfB
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvT10GEsUD
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGO0mx8yPQ
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8st6JC3dNZ
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxICiP44hDw
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5e9yIy6vp5
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2QqPYb4Ul
David took the herbs and906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9Q4hj0jfy
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5mCroFG1W
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ742sPCoWOq
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTe1VDtWlIa
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOv2dargWsY
"It's called blumeflor, 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWpMK94ii7
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWQk4tzOo7
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWvOfeaVs2
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyBgU4jPS9
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOeBnfLK2TB
himself.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRmrEqUNLU
"It's a good way of 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDrD2NsEaz
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tb51RS1Vj
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHMtQ1BzRJ
David was going to ask 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoSB0vk2Vs
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HKPHMMHxT
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVJOi3b6Qf
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62czHT0sFD
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRhwJQ3lAN
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpvVySWsab
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHeo7wBKdLo
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtP9BJ0lYH6
stance. 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxljn4O6fhG
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?"906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Tj95PNAJV
"Why would I lie about 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnEGk4ezXJ
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPmKQWIqFq
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckj4sSP6M3
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBwSoCy6A8
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceBvA4ukFm
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeC9mn4JqG1
good way to do it.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQetLojWsr
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxkUIOZKYi
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHQq7pznRN
"So you are a liar."906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIRquWz3rx
"Bring me to the ship! 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcacoJt6h9M
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsr6msrzWf
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5hyBVZ3Ga
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IVunVkZFC
Some of the feet 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE94VwoiguS
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDPosO4KH9
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkijZRIbTYP
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhnKBmhbWT
"The weapons were in a 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gj9kKvZix
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhj2LvrV2ly
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLr3xd9IBwo
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe91ne5PPJf
important duties?"906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTwipRk9Uw
Gob shook his head. 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNmFCEZWbq
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5QSBtabfF
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvxMPugAEq
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCycy3VW3wB
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEyQxwbGvf
up. "Y..yes Gob?"906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuOUGb1Smw
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMxaCPjJQm
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeNjcJRxQF
tie our friend here and then join us." 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlTjhEbrzS
"Yes, sir!" The young 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMr7obFeVET
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ834IdQFaB6
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMDyGQ4ChF
David smiled, atleast 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmvIn84CUa
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXv4KKaz2Y
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qdopmEo8G
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGkNvAXNzH
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaOnpmuRbF
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZLEqqskjH
David nodded as if 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuQ1gmMuhL
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBdbInBGRC
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9o0YRowrnK
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFVHfw0JO8
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkEfW4lFIf
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrQIMRmZ8m
"Denis!" Gobs voice 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UTkvzf9Po
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxDyx8jR5q
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QNMy70HZ7
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzb5a9Lg7jQ
in a circle.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGLPAbeiTd
David could easily untie906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6nanUNirm
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6OMNvx0KC
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrMRxSu9wc
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAYkBzBFww
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4aiDUaWyt
David must've dozed off 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpp25wcHHH8
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡia5sXHyLVb
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iANbMMQgh
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXp2nqPxuy
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OEXlTGL1u
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQA1iahXcmv
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmiuNIuPpa
difference, we'll be able to find them."906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovDg70GgGI
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoeISNYzF6
"Who'd know?"906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJvOeK1eyt
"You" David said that as906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwZDGfSmyy
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxe9w2Gu43
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDArDJONzR
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBEx7Ol09U
a choice so David took a gamble.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcts0xASpfx
It seemed to be paying 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8NsgTZMEN
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoeLD2xOhc
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLCMfWKxoK
wrong move and you're dead."906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrewCXUSbb0
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."906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYsWQypAAI
Gob grunted at that. "No906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWP0CqhG0e8
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoa3PoTD5L
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIJUT2QGOA
draining from his hands. 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyOExmC6MZ
"I'll be able to walk 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6LzPflwSr
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEv3GejT08
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrFpwd4ED7
caused David to lose his balance. 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Tpd2ue7Z9
"The walk should only 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCdp1XKQhX
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpLzjJkznc
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfiLzwCeQb
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47axrZNn9X
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAVs6ySlKb
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIX9FXV6Y2j
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPulVCiyrK
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5SgEX1NF6
To Gobs credit he wasn't906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6EtI33Gni
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7maEB2egbW
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtcmnjCMT4
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJ8hs28wn5
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuGYyWBxU0
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Qp7gEnDwC
First there was Denis, 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSXyrdlJFl
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtAUmgcAhNO
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKDV90DyMz
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mVwlklKvR
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZVta41ZnX
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67V8AEIc9u
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4fA9BcCJG
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhW49qtNB4y
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeDl6Oda6S
All in all a group of 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndy4YrXDje
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKU6UywRLLJ
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFm5zUYa78
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYeNIIxqvd
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ERAWie2yg
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMOTm3PAPs
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSM3bzZZZD
stuff. 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO29OMJ6PCE
Sadly except the names 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0vwrgDmSd
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ForC4ANFc
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0L0CbsL8g
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡln9eKQCENo
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5htWINZpZQ
childhood. 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPzP2qnjl7
David also paid 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIYy1j5ma9
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkc3kkVJhkZ
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfywaiyBlUu
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYchomKxWLe
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5qabQFiTS
The closer they got the 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vC55i7aE7
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTyAdbVjHg
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qui4PXap5
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdooH0UeIc
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAHaUG62U0
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxrIXtTEFn
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7r473eIrjM
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDqrsFWoGh
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNXSLyEvrg
They were able to hear 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vs0azct8y
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23uhVRuReY
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jv8oKYJb9
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJdq20ytTU
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dFVfkCtn9
"Get down, behind the 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUkrrBmEIN
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLA3NzTPZVv
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHqfTgiK5b
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenPdLQFIlo
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3WxSDzTol
nicely with the surroundings.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xLQb47HKo
With a groan David 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6sIQRTPRn
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgQTaT1v0u
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe08eobRuLd
grunt. 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFr4jKGZli
They all had to cover 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD39GqjiqH6
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3erhOFzpUl
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JPw03LvNx
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavWOwiVnOa
them.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qY6MiCBHM
With a tug of the rope 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KObdtyNVE
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdHcuvClVc
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKqHgOmbEc
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XZhhbToFN
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwdxm0Tqri
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GcKa15ayh
"So, where's this hold?"906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JvBqTatE0
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOh3h1wgs3
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3rlw9rYDr
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jOWET28ys
"It's there and looks 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaO4SmDpuGU
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWx0YvyRTi4
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4QG904DN3
"Corruption knows. They 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9u91TLeAYn
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZCOVsAMqS
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLD4bdU8FJC
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFZTFKD2iu
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9vP3mop95
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoq1cJ4dln
David made a move to 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Xpir1wm2S
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF074JTSnD5
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6Mwm7zTRM
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdJluWl647
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YrkQBnhah
them. "I think we're in trouble."906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYq9gbaTLwd
Gob pulled the telescope906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCWonCIjU7
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRu5phdir4w
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiYLgPVv1r
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkABg5Mu2T
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafvHlqab5a
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22n3R6GWqT
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFShcpshlOW
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoF46sNeIYe
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtixmljqnO4
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErbGwDuWNU
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcQHyUOHTi
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtwUcPgL8p
reason." He added the last part in a grumble906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXieg3B8rbQ
Gob pulled away from 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjlRzZELR8
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTTW1sOpiS
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBGfWedHYB
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNpaUZnGGV
you in your own shit" 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASB6MpZu8q
"Now form up and let's 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3C4DO83D48
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWccKzFnRKN
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajZXvxKQIc
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a906Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ102kMJrysv
long while.
and then Add to home screen.