Ether possession. A 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQW9UuPR6M
phrase used when a being born from, or in, the ether. Beings such as the554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKE9mrF9Z8f
popularly called demons. Full bodily control is impossible, thus 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWTo7EDC5M
whispered thoughts or controlling the flow of the ether when casted is 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5jeqmsMgl
enough to classify a person as possessed.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQl4DbCOzye
Many believe that mages 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcVsqLwRQx
are the most vulnerable group to suffer from ether possession but that 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEpxCjDhoW
could not be further from the truth. Mages are the most common to suffer554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5qkbZndZ0
from ether possession but that also means that they are trained to 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKU6gPL2Y1
tackle possessions.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3b4WBHp3H
No, the peasants who 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRa809s0tXb
have only heard about the ether and its inhabitants from rumours and 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFspbpJALrE
hearsay are the most vulnerable. Their minds being feeble, they're 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kEdEyvRKg
easily influenced. The popular case of 'Bloody Jack' that happened in 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRh9nxfKi9
the Republic Isles, comes to mind. Where a poor peasant was possessed 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc53hdGNHbO
and an ether being manipulated him into murdering his whole village. 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kpXJPmkWc
Having said that not 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKek99zXj4z
everyone can be possessed. For someone to be afflicted by an ether being554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fAZJJg3Ta
that person must have some of his presence, or soul, in the ether 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaZJAyowjg
world. Mages qualify as they borrow from the ether to use magic. Thus, 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡer5Pie0Brm
their presence there being constant.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMABTXoXm8
Second group that 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uzZob46sr
qualifies, are the ones who have died once but managed to come back to 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9pekCrP8A
life. While it is still debatable whether we go to the ether or 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdNCJ94O2M
somewhere beyond when we die, it has been proven that we must pass 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0GjOk2oDO
through the ether, and once someone does a part of them stays there, 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiV5jk7GYv8
forever.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5I0K72vIM
Third group that 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NxcVE8TlT
qualifies would be the ones who are insane or have mental diseases. It's554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ38ZJvjF5I
currently unknown why they're susceptible. It's possible that they lose554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuu0R2SL4ko
a part of themselves in the ether, but research is currently 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFC6L2j9cug
inconclusive. 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBb3CTlBSg
Something else to note 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFyE9R5uV1
is resonance. The more similar the demon is to the person it's trying to554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lOFx2QX7b
take possession off the more successful it will be. In some cases even 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgVwRion5L
opening gateways to the material world or even affecting the material 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ELUni7WBj
world...554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rV5LPpcPA
Extract of the research paper written by Diego Vispuccy. Headmaster of the mage academy.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphlj4CWKyd
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Who would've thought 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPdEwuhCEy
that walking on sharp rocks would be more painful than walking on the 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylpWfiXsM1
soft ground? Not David, as he almost exclaimed and shouted a few words 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYlNtbGjwFg
no one would be too proud off once he stepped inside the cave. With his 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF18TqXzfew
shoes diminished to almost nothing the rocks were jabbing into his feet 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrb5Ogbs5Tv
causing scars and painful blisters to appear, each step more agonizing 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpw1nvJpDhd
than the other.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BAfYYytYa
Thankfully the walk 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSafxinAGlW
didn't take long as they stopped at what seemed a dead end, with a 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uqCX6tLJz
protruding rock standing in their way. Gob knocked on the stone a few 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXy4c3XF8ik
times, in what seemed to be a rhythm and the wall moved open revealing a554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE06mb76ntG
group of people standing guard. They quickly admitted Gobs group, some 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYeaI21uOE
giving David a puzzled look, and moved the rock behind them, closing the554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfaKR5VLaD
pathway from any praying eyes.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEXR5UOeUB
As David entered the 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyJgl1kPDU
hideout of the rebels he was hit by a smell that reminded him of home. A554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88vX9B75oP
smell of unwashed men and women and the residue of gunpowder and smoke.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1qnhBtsiD
Why if he wasn't surrounded by stone but metal he would think he was 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3E4Z64bvO
back on a ship. Of course, there were other differences as well: the 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeCxDJAHET
cavern that the group entered was huge, larger than any one room inside a554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0PnB21GOL
ship. David guessed this was their main room since he could see tents,554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDwIkfv3xt
cooking fires and children playing around. David glanced up and could 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuqvA1ulsi
see the ceiling high up, with its sharp ends pointing down, possibly 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxJCPZYobi
waiting to fall on an unsuspecting victim. He definitely would not be 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdr63kb7ln9
able to reach it, unlike the ceiling of a ship.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37w1k2h98d
"Get a move on. We need 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQ3Z6Kkxsy
to speak to her ladyship" Gob said to the group pushing through a throng554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigoKFom0pL
of people that came out to meet them. David got pulled immediately 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnvmAvONmp
after him, stumbling, while the rest of the group said their apologies 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1Vh66q5dS
and rushed to catch up.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDa87cBFMhg
Gob led them down one of554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡib5AeRIpPN
the pathways leading further into the cave, away from the main cavern, 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCdQUlMqEj
the path was lit by a mix of torches and lanterns. 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCL4QF2OVQ7
After a few more turns 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCodsB9gJoN
and twists they seemed to have reached their destination, a secluded 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nwWsct3on
door in front of which there were a few guards. Gob gave them David's 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5AQweqImx
rope. "Don't leave your eyes off him and no talking." He then waved the 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUGoInV1DT
rest of the group onward with him. "You guys come with me." And with 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3YqNQab4S
that he went inside, followed by the rest of the children.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0Jn8KHSCt
"So, what do you guys do554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5MwB5gI3d
for fun round here?" He asked his new guards, but they seemed to be as 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1JmMsJTTI
mute as Rock. David imagined it was fear of Gob that made them as mute 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡab1eDasYAt
as a rock. After giving a few minutes and not receiving an answer David 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr26zeDMO8i
shrugged and leaned on the wall. Slowly sliding down to hit the ground, 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LNtVPcamj
it was uncomfortable and his back hurt after sliding on the jagged 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUptiQ81Sqe
rocks, but the relieve his legs felt overcame any sense of pain.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Fpm6kHtDL
David even managed a 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFi1ccwdd9
nap, .but the blissful moment of quiet ended when Gob came back to pick 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjLCuIkRRQ
David up. As per usual form he didn't wait for David to get up and just 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkRaovbD5C
yanked him up with force. Which resulted in David waking up and diving 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRLxpp0lR6
headfirst into the ground.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLP1fJ30kPO
"Ow..." David managed as his nose started bleeding again, not fully healed from Gob's painful jabs before.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnP688tdfZ
Gob grunted and pulled the rope again. "Come on." David could see one of the guards smirking as he passed the doorway. 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqxiFcWGxT
David entered the 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jKv8eRCpC
secluded chamber and was greeted with something that he hasn't seen for a554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGEXKecKSM
while, a bed. Even if the bed took most of his attention he could see 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6UhLA5WJ6
the rest of the group standing behind Gob and a woman. Who David could 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdVNavgf1r
tell was royal, they always had that air around them.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVA3WvXCEjd
"Ah this must be our honored guest." She said giving David a wide smile, but not looking in his direction.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvJMf689Jg
"Indeed." Gob replied, humbly, subdued. David was astonished that Gob knew what it meant to be, let alone sound, so.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36XWIN6M4b
"Perfect, leave us 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnx6URAJkf8
alone." She nodded with a smile to the children and they bade their 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKU9FOf2hi
farewells. The only three people left were Gob, David and the woman.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3Hni5mINY
"Yes Gob?"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEND0Zpa2to
"I don't believe it's safe to leave you with him without anyone here, my lady."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKThkMufMG
The woman gave Gob a warm smile." I appreciate the concern, but I hardly see a point in killing me in the middle of our camp."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNmhuOCtXU
Gob walked up to her a bit closer with intensity in his voice, "if you die, the rebellion dies. If you die..."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoeafgqBmo
"Enough." She said sharply, not loud but commanding. "I know you care for me, but I'm no child. Leave, Gob." 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QYRNhv8lp
Gob stilled at that but 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpD0FMMwbj9
followed the command. "And we agreed you wouldn't call me lady anymore.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwI29UjcPSr
It's just Francesca." She called after Gob, steel in her voice all but 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ012wnkhuhi
gone.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXA6GK8QCp
Francesca turned towards554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDvXmUJvls
David and gestured at a free chair. " Please sit, I apologize for your 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFGGy6VOcj
bounds, Gob would've had a fit if I pushed on that." She said, slowly 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1LpYG0XXL
feeling her way around with her hands and sitting down on the opposite 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OSYLLhaIh
side of the table.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIF3cVbZAO7
David nodded and moved 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2vIHMXHuH
towards the chair, smiling amicably. now that he got a better look at 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMqMSRHgtq
Francesca, David could tell that she was about the same age as Denis and554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiU34b5UcyV
his siblings. Hopefully that also meant she'd be easy to manipulate, 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9fjjj77Cv
you could never tell with those pesky nobles,554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XDROS41Cv
"Who chose you?" The 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqMthxr1yp
soft voice pierced his thoughts as he sat down. Francesca was still 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8Mr1Y4Dgl
smiling but he could also hear some tension in that voice.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo959QFDV5G
"Excuse me?"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNDKh5HAEy
"I can feel a...magical tug. It allows me to feel when another chosen is nearby."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6Qdgq0b7K
David was still confused, so he decided honesty was the best policy. "Excuse me?"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwEb5m4XB1
Francesca tilted her head, and then put her hand to her mouth and made a gasping sound. "Oh my! You truly don't know?" 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4v5W31weZb
"We have been chosen by 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qi0XxzDoW
one of the great five!" She begun excitedly. "I have been chosen by 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTjsMv2cBp
Asmodea. She told me that I'd feel a connection to others chosen by the 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSPd3cnCDv
Five! Do you really don't know who chose you?"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtXxIrF4W3
David wanted to laugh at554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLNkogvlPy
the idea that Jester was one of the Five. Sadly, he couldn't, not after554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4xKd8EGEB
what he'd seen and survived. David also remembered having a strange 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46URyoG7U5
feeling at the entrance to the cave, maybe it was that magical tug that 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7rKoAFG3n
Francesca mentioned, although he was too tired and too much in pain to 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsSxcua1An
feel anything else right now, though.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OkCVT0qnE
"Sorry, no idea." He 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9Sa8Kd4Lk
said it in his most innocent tone. "One moment I'm on my ship, the other554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jSXDGJy0j
I'm on the ground getting manhandled."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLP2wC0o3WX
"I apologize, Gob can be...paranoid. But he means well " David just nodded and smiled at that.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbqL0STuyA
"I'm also sure the one who chose you will communicate with you soon enough!" 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXeEEwu8JV
David hoped he wouldn't. "So, what does it entail, being chosen?"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoz33KouNo
"Oh! Well when Asmodea 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAi2RDcwlMu
shown herself to me it was before the rebellion began. She told me of 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqqGB4HoXB
times before the elevation, various inventions, their way of 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpzHqeqFBq
life...That's what gave me the inspiration and courage for the 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZWfQq7MXk
rebellion." She paused as if unsure if she should mention the next part.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rC0JFKZS3
"Mostly it's just advice now, she can sometimes hear and see what I 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7FZe20d82
hear and see. Of course, your benefactor might have a different 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadYDYJykYm
approach, I cannot presume to know the minds of the Great."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCddCPjc83C
David nodded, as if his 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3b0KNuD3Od
currenFt predicament made complete sense, or maybe he was just going 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgrMW5jJpM
crazy bit by bit. Going with the flow seemed to be the best approach for554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlV6TOv4Y2L
now, especially if it got Francesca on his side. 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofwZ07E5b7
"Does anyone else know of you being chosen?" David asked Francesca.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiU57kyBTGr
She shook her head 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSLVXH1wsW
sadly. "No, I'm ashamed for lying to my friends but it would be hard to 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxNT5Xlu0H
explain. You're the first person I spoke to about this. I was hoping 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAi0uzdw2N
you'd know more, but..."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4OOqoN0Vb
"Sorry for not being more helpful."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcereKgnRN
"Oh, gods, no! It's not 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2BTYwjCqL
your fault, I'm sorry for telling you all of this. You must think me 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IRhLJX9Mq
crazy or an idiot." She gave a weak laugh.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBPZIItIUg
David sensing an 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqVb0mijXZ
opportunity moved closer and took a risk of holding her hand in his 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgSloRNZfb
own." In these few moments I've known you, you've shown yourself to be 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMd443JMRr
kind and smart. I thank you for telling me, hopefully together we can 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6u4AKhodTM
work through this together." David heard that nobles were suckers for 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhskU5h5Ox
the chivalrous knight types, he decided to test it out.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLRBnuzxgM
Francesca looked up to 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBr3Dwke3n
David and he could see her glassed over eyes, he could tell she was 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZ5R6ejeoR
blind. That explained why she kept avoiding looking in his direction, 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLh0AyW4FN
also showed a lot of undue trust in David. "Thank you, the way you talk 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuVbbqPd9x
seems so elegant and wise. Looks like Denis was correct when he claimed 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEKqSoEtxj
you traveled all over Astaria"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpMkLInCBI
"Traveling the isles 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS07Zsih2SN
doesn't really make you elegant or wise. You just bring out the best of 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PdbyJ23dl
me." Was he laying it on too thick? Probably.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEty6zqCRK
"You jest." She shook 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfzdRchvnl
her head chuckling, a smile lingered nonetheless. "You were saying you 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwa3v5Ql3jO
were on a ship, the one that crash-landed?"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepkjGULlkg
"The flying fish, yes. I was one of the officers."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqYoJXD8Hj
"My condolences for your554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYh9dm1aNlT
crew members. They died trying to get the weapons to us." She squeezed 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3n0QFLtpMG
Davids hands tighter. "I shall not forget their sacrifice."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TbLRRGwTv
David nodded and looked 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyVuG9rQth
down. He didn't really care that they've not survived, most of them were554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzPJMPo9pK
scoundrels, David included. As far as David saw it, they've done the 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6ABgRGcmI
world a favour by dying. Not David though, he was a scoundrel worthy of 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YvMXL6snA
redemption, one of the Five seemed to think so at least and if they 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1TGwbUTMp
could not see the good in a person then who could?554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKsgmidLvf
"Gob believes you are 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdge63YLx8C
dangerous to the rebellion. He also believes me to be naive, but I'd 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmNWjFHqn9
rather put my trust in people. You can stay here with us. I will not 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7BhbVqu5M
make you fight but I also cannot promise you safe passage home, at least554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7UYNVrj1V
not now. Maybe later, but you can stay safe and share our food." She 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1wuZN8Z7s
paused a bit and the continued more quickly." Only if you wish to, of 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5jnQGqWim
course. If you have no desire to, feel free to leave and I shall give 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEfFEa7hjI
you some clothes and food from our stockpiles."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UhlEznjbO
David shuddered at the 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9MnEPjlt0
thought of spending dark, cold, hungry nights out in that forest. Even 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklWaJtbj0d
if he did decide to leave, he didn't have anywhere else to go. No, as 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvDnkvnfee
far as David could he had no alternative but to stay. He was never a 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqMjeKNcmo
rebel before, he wondered if he'd enjoy it. "I'll be more than happy to 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZoR0nLN8H
take up on your offer to stay here. As for fighting for your righteous 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFZwXrbHso
cause? It would be my pleasure." David would probably regret saying 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopXxMUjidA
that, but he can always go back on his words if the situation requires 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKyzJ5X7LR
so.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZR7ui8iZ7
Francesca giggled and 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjDJyhv4Dw
clapped her hands. "Excellent!" I shall ask one of the guards to get you554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LSdFayEs7
a sleeping bag and some supplies. " She wrinkled her nose. "Maybe a 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEXVHf20Oy
bath as well"554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYD3JDK3ar
David gave a fake laugh,554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jWbtsxNjt
nobles always so rude. Though the fact that she had a nice scent even 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeG3TX05Pl
when living in these conditions didn't help his pride. "I'd definitely 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgob2K2tccG
appreciate it, my lady."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWnv3V6oVl
"None of that, it's Francesca."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxu1vlk8ZI4
"Francesca it is, then. Thank you, Francesca."554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNB3aLt0Bo
Francesca nodded and 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8aLFID8tCZ
gave David a warm smile. "Nook!" One of the previous guards peeped in. 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzI3JcXv3k0
"Take David and get him a sleeping bag. Take his bounds off as well, 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzFuBP9M6J
from this day on he fights with us. I'll let Gob know." She added the 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMB0bpocsm
last part as Nook was about to protest. But he nodded and took David 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCkySsJNJg
with him with no further complaints. Nook took out a knife and cut the 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxaQxE42Eq
rope that was holding David, who nodded in appreciation.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvg2SASIHlX
Rubbing his wrists to 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFR6lMyiFLG
relax them from the strain he smiled. With things finally looking his 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFPt1S24oa
way David had a better outlook on the future. If he plays his cards 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4XBbiUVxs
right he might just get out of there alive. Francesca herself seemed 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6sKTGzEc3
easy to lie to and manipulate, though he did feel a bit bad about lying 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNo0eOKxcg
to her.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBUNN7aq53
~don't trust her, don't 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMTfdJG0ZA
trust anyone but yourself. ~ David shook his head. He almost forgot that554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpqtTKWh72
lifelong lesson. He couldn't get too comfortable, he always had to be 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBu74rrmPy
on his toes and aware. David will betray her and everyone in this 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZEKlHEfWU
rebellion. Just like he betrayed everyone else. After all, they'll just 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1lxoYGnP6
betray him first if he doesn't.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz980J1AU5v
His new home didn't seem554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7EtpPD4X8
much, he was placed in the spacious cavern near the rest of the rebels.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mKEAURX68
David didn't really have a tent but was given a sleeping bag by Nook. 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREKf9doU6E
"We have specific feeding times, you'll know when it is when everyone 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZacoeLfue
starts gathering around the pots." 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHcw6Zrqyl
David just nodded at 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7odNsCgRJ
that. He didn't really care about hunger, he only cared about how tired 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2FrgedwuN
he was as his knees gave out and he fell on the sleeping bag. Finally, 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6uezH3x6U
some comfort, he could still feel the rocks but compared to beforehand 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9XuqJsrng
it was basically sitting on a soft cushion.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1dSFp79tD
He looked around and 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRAmAfNFOb
noticed some of the rebels stealing glances at him, no one brave enough 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCWvGKve2H
to come up and start a conversation though. The guards seemed especially554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncVUS3M4n1
weary as they didn't even try to hide the fact that they were glaring 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAmOtcqmFW
at him. It made sense, he came here as a prisoner and David was looking 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzi9ibcLNdk
forward to finding out how long it'd take to get them on his side.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFIReov0CN
As he laid down further 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm61s5PjdqY
on the makeshift bed he felt something in one of his pockets. David put 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMU3JDTgKNw
his hand down the pocket and pulled out the locket from Boyle, 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRWAbgVhMn
surprisingly it wasn't destroyed. That reminded David that he stole some554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGLe7QLAZy
coins as well and decided to rummage his pockets for them, sadly he 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOaS1BRhZF
couldn't find any.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcL9XXwmAFx
Giving a sad sigh, David554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡad72ND3deQ
started playing with the locket. It seemed to be gold or at least a 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wz7tVnjoJ
golden colour. After a while he managed to open it, revealing a picture 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCLF936dJE
of Boyd, a woman and a child. They all seemed happy, which made an 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8asS7hYfL
unexplained feeling of anger rise within David and he closed the locket,554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QP4qMYmYW
putting it back in his pocket. The faster he pawns the falling thing 554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMpWGM0D9R
the better.554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17Lp0VDidz
Not much else followed after that last thought as the days finally caught up to David and he finally fell asleep.
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