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Shadows.381Please respect copyright.PENANA4yOCVVYZ9J
The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.381Please respect copyright.PENANA7UayQfPB69
They are men and women 381Please respect copyright.PENANAKkgQnXmflp
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 381Please respect copyright.PENANAQn1qLpI5Si
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.381Please respect copyright.PENANA0tedvjGFro
They extensively trained381Please respect copyright.PENANAhuXRMBC5R2
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 381Please respect copyright.PENANAptVJnusDiY
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging381Please respect copyright.PENANAjcPMbcmU1o
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.381Please respect copyright.PENANAhkj7S6UNjy
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Davids relief didn't 381Please respect copyright.PENANAxXk8l8eZB4
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 381Please respect copyright.PENANA4v4oxlQAtw
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he381Please respect copyright.PENANATaEWVPjd8G
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone381Please respect copyright.PENANAbjOz2PPgEL
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 381Please respect copyright.PENANAHShAs57rle
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would381Please respect copyright.PENANA48uTX91ok2
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 381Please respect copyright.PENANAAiYvFSyOGm
better off than Angela.381Please respect copyright.PENANArVfnRPsS81
"Breathe slowly and calm381Please respect copyright.PENANAw3ramNKeuA
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 381Please respect copyright.PENANAt7lNjq7iL8
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a381Please respect copyright.PENANAsSA7u2Ibp5
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing381Please respect copyright.PENANAvitzIfN90f
got steadier.381Please respect copyright.PENANAeGNcnx9gDE
"Useless." Gob said as 381Please respect copyright.PENANAY0oasrUFey
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 381Please respect copyright.PENANAO35u1DAYfV
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 381Please respect copyright.PENANAyYax8Ru31G
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."381Please respect copyright.PENANAkhfSbRN5Fj
After his conversation 381Please respect copyright.PENANAymub27JFJb
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 381Please respect copyright.PENANAPeY0q0iaSz
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 381Please respect copyright.PENANAWxkDpSSK8u
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.381Please respect copyright.PENANA9aoWLVnq7N
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.381Please respect copyright.PENANAr3WzCu6Y96
"To get new weapons and 381Please respect copyright.PENANAqh2MRj6v6d
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 381Please respect copyright.PENANAhNbQVM3KUv
drying his shoes from any excess water.381Please respect copyright.PENANARVWVH8LZ7F
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.381Please respect copyright.PENANAUgslR2DvUn
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.381Please respect copyright.PENANArr6fhyokRM
"No!" Angela stood up 381Please respect copyright.PENANAjMC8Hqc1SY
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 381Please respect copyright.PENANASIJCtPr4fi
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I381Please respect copyright.PENANAPCcVrqG6eS
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she381Please respect copyright.PENANAK2dcZgMpj0
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.381Please respect copyright.PENANAFx5yfLZAMX
"If I could do anything 381Please respect copyright.PENANAfZx6lOo55D
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began381Please respect copyright.PENANAbh0xQubIaM
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 381Please respect copyright.PENANA5HrVDruPGb
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 381Please respect copyright.PENANAZE5RurgMLj
us. Now get up."381Please respect copyright.PENANAiywJIwCgX4
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.381Please respect copyright.PENANA7V4u6O8qAZ
Thus, they began their 381Please respect copyright.PENANAMd7ldEacDm
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.381Please respect copyright.PENANAGreUyA4PLV
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 381Please respect copyright.PENANAbc0ym5S6ap
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 381Please respect copyright.PENANAhGCq7rLxxi
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 381Please respect copyright.PENANA009zdQc13V
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 381Please respect copyright.PENANAL1XjasADgo
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 381Please respect copyright.PENANAiHbebDUYtF
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of381Please respect copyright.PENANAhOegUAYeSW
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 381Please respect copyright.PENANAO1uBj8taTX
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.381Please respect copyright.PENANAVnt5NwqiaB
The only one not 381Please respect copyright.PENANA96rIZVbCWa
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 381Please respect copyright.PENANAnkJbGR2nt0
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't381Please respect copyright.PENANAwt0KF5taUe
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 381Please respect copyright.PENANAaekCInSgw4
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.381Please respect copyright.PENANAJqefDCDOgs
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever381Please respect copyright.PENANA1iQwdpvhlq
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 381Please respect copyright.PENANASGoR8V2yRH
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 381Please respect copyright.PENANAMslX5o2Zcx
was no more fighting, David didn't know.381Please respect copyright.PENANA35G0qyYKZ8
David hoped that 381Please respect copyright.PENANANG0xOSH3CJ
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 381Please respect copyright.PENANAmlIqlar4hr
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 381Please respect copyright.PENANAy8VhmiBeFw
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 381Please respect copyright.PENANAAvoftaVr6P
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 381Please respect copyright.PENANAoVFJjdBGWI
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 381Please respect copyright.PENANAAPdKv5AkUd
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 381Please respect copyright.PENANAcswNroCdUd
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 381Please respect copyright.PENANA8pv4J3HRxF
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 381Please respect copyright.PENANAWAIBZBiKQ9
David slouched to the 381Please respect copyright.PENANAr9czXydchV
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 381Please respect copyright.PENANAUMLCgRJckQ
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 381Please respect copyright.PENANASn6EkHJDan
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't381Please respect copyright.PENANADlktGNxHvq
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 381Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6cAPqeat7
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 381Please respect copyright.PENANAav4DgI5DhT
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're381Please respect copyright.PENANA1jevLzjf1G
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 381Please respect copyright.PENANA0LhkHaDURk
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela381Please respect copyright.PENANASnlqvpmDhZ
No answer. ~Oh hells, do381Please respect copyright.PENANAw4kfejpycG
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 381Please respect copyright.PENANA8dLnQo7k5E
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 381Please respect copyright.PENANArHtAnYKTQs
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 381Please respect copyright.PENANAR83gvR369C
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and381Please respect copyright.PENANAKvldK7ZdRR
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 381Please respect copyright.PENANAW1ftuGnOzZ
against putting it on her.381Please respect copyright.PENANA7KjVgXFrLf
"I...I should've been 381Please respect copyright.PENANAsOJfulZaYk
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 381Please respect copyright.PENANAgclHW3nRdj
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 381Please respect copyright.PENANANu22zVJhRO
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 381Please respect copyright.PENANAhAaIC1NvWS
David's mouth.381Please respect copyright.PENANAssIUc7q4Kl
"Why weren't you? Now, I381Please respect copyright.PENANAR0jltCkfpv
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 381Please respect copyright.PENANAVw28pC7qfq
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more381Please respect copyright.PENANAWpqemB5roG
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.381Please respect copyright.PENANACwknKgZLQg
"It happened so fast. 381Please respect copyright.PENANAFg0kBix4df
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I381Please respect copyright.PENANAZEWFpXR6BZ
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 381Please respect copyright.PENANADR5lOhCLyy
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 381Please respect copyright.PENANAG3xv0wPrO0
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 381Please respect copyright.PENANA4Tcp9Q8PEz
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering381Please respect copyright.PENANAa7XB3a9Xl1
to herself again381Please respect copyright.PENANAmpZlBisQbD
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.381Please respect copyright.PENANA8k0lcUPTFc
The mighty hunter 381Please respect copyright.PENANAaYjTatpzNF
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared381Please respect copyright.PENANArAyYyi7SG6
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 381Please respect copyright.PENANAaID5Hbkzsn
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 381Please respect copyright.PENANAfFwhDtEsB0
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 381Please respect copyright.PENANAmo5kQUQKqf
Their respite didn't 381Please respect copyright.PENANAolBKRr4D77
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 381Please respect copyright.PENANA3ncn0Pbqbq
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 381Please respect copyright.PENANAWyLCQv50AU
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 381Please respect copyright.PENANAnsR7EqIYhN
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 381Please respect copyright.PENANAWGVDdYAPfi
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,381Please respect copyright.PENANAsNcmqVUXyU
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put381Please respect copyright.PENANACbps1OfZlg
that skill to actual good use.381Please respect copyright.PENANAfd3u0eaane
Thankfully their walk 381Please respect copyright.PENANAdmmwze2Gyx
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 381Please respect copyright.PENANAc4p9TQa74W
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 381Please respect copyright.PENANAcngFWsdoiW
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 381Please respect copyright.PENANA1zIBrzCOM3
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 381Please respect copyright.PENANAUxapXxwrYG
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.381Please respect copyright.PENANAJFGus7BmVG
Gob motioned for them to381Please respect copyright.PENANAyfIogTAhkc
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 381Please respect copyright.PENANA7cFOogavlE
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 381Please respect copyright.PENANAP3qg1R91Is
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 381Please respect copyright.PENANAiu7HYoNykp
conveniently carried on his shoulder.381Please respect copyright.PENANArwn1C9tpII
Fly boats were made out 381Please respect copyright.PENANA9O5OtZ00tQ
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,381Please respect copyright.PENANAWXNOJeVQg1
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 381Please respect copyright.PENANAQWJb2VGyxp
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow381Please respect copyright.PENANA7mPJ5oGtgx
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 381Please respect copyright.PENANAWfmj2vWNGZ
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 381Please respect copyright.PENANAR8YRoyueO7
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 381Please respect copyright.PENANAzO1poxNyBW
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 381Please respect copyright.PENANACTGbchCpyn
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate381Please respect copyright.PENANAVoqne50H7m
or smiled. A frown.381Please respect copyright.PENANAWoGrNvYxgr
He put the boat down on 381Please respect copyright.PENANAAzGR84zz7J
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 381Please respect copyright.PENANATt5hZkE8vP
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 381Please respect copyright.PENANAyGuQ1b9IZK
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 381Please respect copyright.PENANAdMClb5adEH
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 381Please respect copyright.PENANADFzDg4GcpC
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the381Please respect copyright.PENANA0Q5YfDyYEk
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 381Please respect copyright.PENANA59qZMvZ3xf
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 381Please respect copyright.PENANAfUy77hU6Cc
making his wounds ache.381Please respect copyright.PENANA2nwlttAbL9
Gob put the boat over 381Please respect copyright.PENANAQEl2PnPf3k
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came381Please respect copyright.PENANA0AAOT7yaFD
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 381Please respect copyright.PENANANs4Yimda39
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 381Please respect copyright.PENANAjeh9EAUAq9
the other. 381Please respect copyright.PENANALQoLsVc1YU
Gob handed David the 381Please respect copyright.PENANAOzZcijlmbD
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 381Please respect copyright.PENANAo1QaY6H2d2
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 381Please respect copyright.PENANAe6sPkFzY3c
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 381Please respect copyright.PENANAVLi63TKMzF
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 381Please respect copyright.PENANAsTQswwOTBr
believed this was definitely one of those fates.381Please respect copyright.PENANAObUyF8FP1I
All though David did 381Please respect copyright.PENANADGtogWOslA
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 381Please respect copyright.PENANAzWURSba46d
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 381Please respect copyright.PENANAh4CQyLrxUf
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 381Please respect copyright.PENANAAacBqVCt8V
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 381Please respect copyright.PENANAO9fc7VRash
by the sun.381Please respect copyright.PENANA4e33nGyaCQ
They all disembarked, 381Please respect copyright.PENANAvWh0Jl9o9a
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 381Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2jTN9ozP0
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 381Please respect copyright.PENANAzUf7PioQBT
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 381Please respect copyright.PENANARobvTiSdEV
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 381Please respect copyright.PENANA49KixiT1xX
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 381Please respect copyright.PENANAQqQMjGjelK
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.381Please respect copyright.PENANAjREAzomfxF
"How do they manage to 381Please respect copyright.PENANARQqFlkYHc5
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 381Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0GfFfkjhm
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 381Please respect copyright.PENANAbZzZBD5938
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "381Please respect copyright.PENANAQyzZFvfgS8
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as381Please respect copyright.PENANAZnb9Cm8ycE
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."381Please respect copyright.PENANAYvjbXyybvI
David nodded, the answer381Please respect copyright.PENANAePyQW87Tle
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like381Please respect copyright.PENANAkU0OHZuEBP
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.381Please respect copyright.PENANAxegnYZa17r
One thing David noticed,381Please respect copyright.PENANA9RNf5dmRc3
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 381Please respect copyright.PENANA7BTKJXJSJK
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors381Please respect copyright.PENANAmJkA4oxU8Q
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 381Please respect copyright.PENANAY99T4BB0nG
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 381Please respect copyright.PENANAxwUVDmk79K
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some381Please respect copyright.PENANAZfHd5VHYjK
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything381Please respect copyright.PENANAPS2C66CsiD
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 381Please respect copyright.PENANAE8PozeoERz
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 381Please respect copyright.PENANAVlLVUpO9vB
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 381Please respect copyright.PENANAPepsX6C0Tk
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.381Please respect copyright.PENANAnekmRDdhcc
It made him remember 381Please respect copyright.PENANAf9d5R4mCQO
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 381Please respect copyright.PENANAgS4DZA3JIs
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 381Please respect copyright.PENANA845QgPS9Y3
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't381Please respect copyright.PENANAcl0BK5Ypfg
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 381Please respect copyright.PENANAW8KP6gTy49
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 381Please respect copyright.PENANAVqj0GMLY68
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 381Please respect copyright.PENANANbM9XwxE0L
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a381Please respect copyright.PENANAzYoZMmBcia
while ago.381Please respect copyright.PENANAI4KNSmcdv8
Just as previously they 381Please respect copyright.PENANAvY4TMejvtd
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen381Please respect copyright.PENANA3oOvwipqrY
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a381Please respect copyright.PENANApAnMmdHlxe
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 381Please respect copyright.PENANAlGACYK4aM0
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 381Please respect copyright.PENANAkwHpAFR2T3
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 381Please respect copyright.PENANAeoh1bkloTB
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 381Please respect copyright.PENANAduNf4gZaqY
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 381Please respect copyright.PENANAYNsXVDJUQb
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 381Please respect copyright.PENANAqdElaTzheU
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.381Please respect copyright.PENANAIzUxtRclee
David was apprehensive 381Please respect copyright.PENANAfPWjfug8yy
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 381Please respect copyright.PENANAdsTyUJxJLc
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 381Please respect copyright.PENANA4fKjP1RDOj
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 381Please respect copyright.PENANAKacManQ5rM
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 381Please respect copyright.PENANAZDNPt0TuEE
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.381Please respect copyright.PENANALi13CCytOQ
Before they all turned 381Please respect copyright.PENANAV5l9gOFpwv
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 381Please respect copyright.PENANAIsMm4MCFuT
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 381Please respect copyright.PENANAGnm0Qss3i0
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could381Please respect copyright.PENANAbfpeYTux5G
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how381Please respect copyright.PENANADsHYIQaipq
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 381Please respect copyright.PENANAeE4b4c63QT
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.381Please respect copyright.PENANAky9rjA5t3h
Sadly the sweet dream 381Please respect copyright.PENANAe4MdWjTl64
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 381Please respect copyright.PENANAFtVheMAhrs
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 381Please respect copyright.PENANA4o0htnSyaW
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 381Please respect copyright.PENANApzp3osXgy2
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial381Please respect copyright.PENANA5yjVMqBbYp
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 381Please respect copyright.PENANARWt5Gj6UnW
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 381Please respect copyright.PENANADWOnNFkrTV
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 381Please respect copyright.PENANAB3PgX4yC1B
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.381Please respect copyright.PENANArdCgfVXRSk
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 381Please respect copyright.PENANAbvzkXhHfiD
David shook his head and381Please respect copyright.PENANA05K9FOfGVC
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 381Please respect copyright.PENANACCREO2Fzni
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 381Please respect copyright.PENANAyHmZSkZu31
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 381Please respect copyright.PENANAw7g8Kz4ctv
too.381Please respect copyright.PENANAvT5EHmA8k1
They spent the morning 381Please respect copyright.PENANAM5UxVqm2xB
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 381Please respect copyright.PENANAv1hxxwQ06f
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 381Please respect copyright.PENANA3AY21XBbUx
crowd. ~381Please respect copyright.PENANAEdXDLda90i
After they were all done381Please respect copyright.PENANAn5yTQ6rncR
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 381Please respect copyright.PENANAkcBfzNLj1z
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 381Please respect copyright.PENANASYaLKxQ1vT
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 381Please respect copyright.PENANAE9QymTQWSD
Positivity all around.381Please respect copyright.PENANA3lMPrtyhH5
Soon they reached the 381Please respect copyright.PENANAm1Pg7V3hjb
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned381Please respect copyright.PENANAOO1B90aukC
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 381Please respect copyright.PENANAGLiKUiUTbl
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 381Please respect copyright.PENANAvMXWtD5dyB
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 381Please respect copyright.PENANAxjP4bYpbxt
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 381Please respect copyright.PENANACWwhkYK5wA
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 381Please respect copyright.PENANAkdpyjxx5NN
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 381Please respect copyright.PENANABKUgSkjRJC
everyone won.381Please respect copyright.PENANAE6eyRCNtwL
Gob seemed to be pretty 381Please respect copyright.PENANAAJp00pj4yp
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 381Please respect copyright.PENANAHpiRNF5Mao
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 381Please respect copyright.PENANAF5fs5I0Je4
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 381Please respect copyright.PENANANPigkPXjIW
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly381Please respect copyright.PENANAhfP1y2irBv
making her way behind David.381Please respect copyright.PENANAgohzillMEK
"Where's Lev?" Gob 381Please respect copyright.PENANAVq2QPvZAsm
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 381Please respect copyright.PENANAw7pdHB4JAF
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 381Please respect copyright.PENANANiHEh8Y1lS
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"381Please respect copyright.PENANAANlepFHbc3
Reaching the middle 381Please respect copyright.PENANARjBgFCfNrG
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 381Please respect copyright.PENANApb93a3x0tM
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 381Please respect copyright.PENANAtCe8Tx6xcn
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying381Please respect copyright.PENANA0eSJNWhhLh
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 381Please respect copyright.PENANAuNuISuq73z
and quickly put a knife to his throat.381Please respect copyright.PENANAt6KJBxAfrV
Before David could 381Please respect copyright.PENANAM68Irxdzzy
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the381Please respect copyright.PENANAqnjacp0Vw3
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 381Please respect copyright.PENANA5iwPB0qEhU
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 381Please respect copyright.PENANAmlzdVuI3nE
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 381Please respect copyright.PENANA6mJwwAGCwq
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 381Please respect copyright.PENANALZiYAgcfGG
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer381Please respect copyright.PENANAonvJ9iANxS
The captains facial 381Please respect copyright.PENANAXvVbTHnokA
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 381Please respect copyright.PENANAzltwtcGsLa
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers381Please respect copyright.PENANAvnqOyr2qpz
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.381Please respect copyright.PENANAz5U7KQqKex
"Enough of this!" 381Please respect copyright.PENANAfHCHPNwMHp
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of381Please respect copyright.PENANAtE4S95ANuv
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 381Please respect copyright.PENANAjY7r6oKeK9
towards them.381Please respect copyright.PENANA1NP4YuFYAi
David felt himself flung381Please respect copyright.PENANAEQn2wqtj2Q
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 381Please respect copyright.PENANAsj0bkkbCzN
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 381Please respect copyright.PENANAvqHM8Dxn8S
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 381Please respect copyright.PENANAuAyaa8hvAr
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 381Please respect copyright.PENANAZdxfTepLnE
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 381Please respect copyright.PENANADf9gN2wE7U
overwhelmed him.
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