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The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.382Please respect copyright.PENANAh4bZ9EIBGV
They are men and women 382Please respect copyright.PENANAZvk4iI0RxF
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 382Please respect copyright.PENANAbgQt9Loz8W
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.382Please respect copyright.PENANAoAPt35O91d
They extensively trained382Please respect copyright.PENANADYHFoM0WcK
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 382Please respect copyright.PENANA3P4Ha4KGYz
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging382Please respect copyright.PENANAqboeCTZ0JX
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.382Please respect copyright.PENANArRiTDO7idx
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Davids relief didn't 382Please respect copyright.PENANAbaYqalLkwH
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 382Please respect copyright.PENANAFGqz1y7JqI
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he382Please respect copyright.PENANAwUIJJbfI8W
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone382Please respect copyright.PENANA4samHmr7mH
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 382Please respect copyright.PENANAbsF3emCzso
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would382Please respect copyright.PENANAgPkuiJApTA
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 382Please respect copyright.PENANAVPQZHdm7qk
better off than Angela.382Please respect copyright.PENANAu4r5PHPVER
"Breathe slowly and calm382Please respect copyright.PENANAlmCXYxNcVD
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 382Please respect copyright.PENANAA40cDcoLoz
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a382Please respect copyright.PENANAjIuCpBkFWa
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing382Please respect copyright.PENANAGc2cuj1YOQ
got steadier.382Please respect copyright.PENANARvneGPu6uC
"Useless." Gob said as 382Please respect copyright.PENANAogMvaM4VHG
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 382Please respect copyright.PENANA9bLwmEnxNx
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 382Please respect copyright.PENANAjUdn2tkJ7v
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."382Please respect copyright.PENANA43SgTX48Uq
After his conversation 382Please respect copyright.PENANAP6ybA09Md1
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 382Please respect copyright.PENANAf9kMyniVUo
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 382Please respect copyright.PENANAeCvHpOAPnn
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.382Please respect copyright.PENANAh9At6aralq
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.382Please respect copyright.PENANAZXXIBeJXw4
"To get new weapons and 382Please respect copyright.PENANAsGSc7qMPsh
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 382Please respect copyright.PENANAEilLZh2hap
drying his shoes from any excess water.382Please respect copyright.PENANACmmXiQ9RIA
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.382Please respect copyright.PENANAp10KrYfrxZ
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.382Please respect copyright.PENANAU7CqdGG3Lj
"No!" Angela stood up 382Please respect copyright.PENANAB5hQA6wBHh
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 382Please respect copyright.PENANA8MaTmPcce6
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I382Please respect copyright.PENANAPCUvOvpIhB
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she382Please respect copyright.PENANAKmDYJonsY1
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.382Please respect copyright.PENANAcLUIRWEnix
"If I could do anything 382Please respect copyright.PENANAGAgR61krTv
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began382Please respect copyright.PENANA8RJEXtRuqE
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 382Please respect copyright.PENANA1Bgveye6xh
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 382Please respect copyright.PENANANhioVnIOWv
us. Now get up."382Please respect copyright.PENANAkHNTOCOfII
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.382Please respect copyright.PENANAX0kCGsHSxs
Thus, they began their 382Please respect copyright.PENANAtYpsXxR4Ji
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.382Please respect copyright.PENANA2UXofnQiDg
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 382Please respect copyright.PENANAOStE7RUE9A
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 382Please respect copyright.PENANAxnb1SFhgqw
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 382Please respect copyright.PENANAGhHwXAjvqW
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 382Please respect copyright.PENANAcsxkwb3AnK
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 382Please respect copyright.PENANAsmcRUnr6Gn
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of382Please respect copyright.PENANAMcDOIh6WOl
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 382Please respect copyright.PENANAfknPVR9iMB
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.382Please respect copyright.PENANAuVfRyW9Rgu
The only one not 382Please respect copyright.PENANA7uQF523dnD
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 382Please respect copyright.PENANAWhswZr4iSm
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't382Please respect copyright.PENANA2InHZhCnLk
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 382Please respect copyright.PENANAiVgTUmAzMe
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.382Please respect copyright.PENANAml6YB3xYkr
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever382Please respect copyright.PENANAXMaOQbnqus
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 382Please respect copyright.PENANAptRHbuAMLR
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 382Please respect copyright.PENANAVOzP8iqhVw
was no more fighting, David didn't know.382Please respect copyright.PENANAoaqfUD81mk
David hoped that 382Please respect copyright.PENANAVffwQ76gHX
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 382Please respect copyright.PENANABw5wCZUhH6
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 382Please respect copyright.PENANA28id0XkkS5
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 382Please respect copyright.PENANA6itGJp2uCF
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 382Please respect copyright.PENANA603XjtOPvF
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 382Please respect copyright.PENANAbMDwzVFMSy
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 382Please respect copyright.PENANAs3IgYApmzz
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 382Please respect copyright.PENANA0ZjczVsq5k
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 382Please respect copyright.PENANAvHdDHbESmX
David slouched to the 382Please respect copyright.PENANAYokf8xcEbC
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 382Please respect copyright.PENANACDIseDjN3I
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 382Please respect copyright.PENANAA0MPlVzmGB
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't382Please respect copyright.PENANAVXpZWfFumg
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 382Please respect copyright.PENANAHz6qB14Nya
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 382Please respect copyright.PENANA0ApZQq8xtb
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're382Please respect copyright.PENANAesZx1Seq3A
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 382Please respect copyright.PENANAZWdO08fVGp
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela382Please respect copyright.PENANAyPPi50jjLL
No answer. ~Oh hells, do382Please respect copyright.PENANArMVCljpmp7
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 382Please respect copyright.PENANA7Bh6JjZtFL
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 382Please respect copyright.PENANAudyl0n809e
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 382Please respect copyright.PENANARyfhRPMvnz
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and382Please respect copyright.PENANA3ZL9GmtL64
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 382Please respect copyright.PENANA764O2qkjxG
against putting it on her.382Please respect copyright.PENANA3WDETbAhJB
"I...I should've been 382Please respect copyright.PENANA4Dyb0Kxfoq
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 382Please respect copyright.PENANA5mfY8dTt0f
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 382Please respect copyright.PENANAhCKDtU7WkJ
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 382Please respect copyright.PENANAbtA6gtAuSv
David's mouth.382Please respect copyright.PENANAeGQIn5OQKq
"Why weren't you? Now, I382Please respect copyright.PENANA61fXDTuCgl
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 382Please respect copyright.PENANAQZ3YcMn1VL
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more382Please respect copyright.PENANAN8zj93WZcK
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.382Please respect copyright.PENANAMYTeNiJp3Y
"It happened so fast. 382Please respect copyright.PENANA92kGobLDmM
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I382Please respect copyright.PENANAz4F52myXRk
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 382Please respect copyright.PENANAmpAWAY2elB
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 382Please respect copyright.PENANARoMfGzeMui
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 382Please respect copyright.PENANA2XyUaWKNJa
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering382Please respect copyright.PENANAuzr9eAI4Ig
to herself again382Please respect copyright.PENANA4VQP7pllXM
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.382Please respect copyright.PENANAYOpyuxowY5
The mighty hunter 382Please respect copyright.PENANA88t5xx1p8G
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared382Please respect copyright.PENANAIehnGebbiq
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 382Please respect copyright.PENANAF3IiTS7SPj
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 382Please respect copyright.PENANAAV3IYdm0r0
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 382Please respect copyright.PENANA2X5aaEGAha
Their respite didn't 382Please respect copyright.PENANAS15gooo7YH
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 382Please respect copyright.PENANAxNz0sewbn5
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 382Please respect copyright.PENANAZMjt8xYb6G
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 382Please respect copyright.PENANAD2ZYZ8PMRA
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 382Please respect copyright.PENANA8uuxH1vt2r
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,382Please respect copyright.PENANAM68npVXWCa
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put382Please respect copyright.PENANAvQPOxDUW9c
that skill to actual good use.382Please respect copyright.PENANAp2N3aDxDC8
Thankfully their walk 382Please respect copyright.PENANA3UmHCxVq51
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 382Please respect copyright.PENANAOTp9yga5xv
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 382Please respect copyright.PENANAsVNPFVKM1w
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 382Please respect copyright.PENANAtbaKAS6X8a
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 382Please respect copyright.PENANAb3grGjh08O
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.382Please respect copyright.PENANAvfY2RxC5nr
Gob motioned for them to382Please respect copyright.PENANARWoZR1v6DG
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 382Please respect copyright.PENANA3v5WQJ7pbP
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 382Please respect copyright.PENANACrA5Gl2RfR
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 382Please respect copyright.PENANA4rwcAHJZhP
conveniently carried on his shoulder.382Please respect copyright.PENANApsMQMHIomD
Fly boats were made out 382Please respect copyright.PENANAXZkkYE5dsx
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,382Please respect copyright.PENANA2o0KHFYQ62
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 382Please respect copyright.PENANAKStA6tQQlL
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow382Please respect copyright.PENANAKKCeAwyHPY
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 382Please respect copyright.PENANAkPPdzS99I1
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 382Please respect copyright.PENANARf34D485ms
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 382Please respect copyright.PENANAGlHcU8L96A
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 382Please respect copyright.PENANAxV91jSyfaT
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate382Please respect copyright.PENANALHvu0nkNEI
or smiled. A frown.382Please respect copyright.PENANAhMfvYGZqGe
He put the boat down on 382Please respect copyright.PENANAh66JPHWlqh
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 382Please respect copyright.PENANA1nuwN5ITiQ
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 382Please respect copyright.PENANAhCrps5wkKd
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 382Please respect copyright.PENANAeYcfQ2hj2O
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 382Please respect copyright.PENANAUn3BFWwmp6
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the382Please respect copyright.PENANAN62IEdgdhS
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 382Please respect copyright.PENANAPrzR6d4NPV
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 382Please respect copyright.PENANARlAokFMvLw
making his wounds ache.382Please respect copyright.PENANAqyF2IZFUS9
Gob put the boat over 382Please respect copyright.PENANAEzXSfFAvon
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came382Please respect copyright.PENANApCpWS1if7D
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 382Please respect copyright.PENANASwcZvshVJX
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 382Please respect copyright.PENANAOPJLMUAcF5
the other. 382Please respect copyright.PENANAM9jGYwoKlC
Gob handed David the 382Please respect copyright.PENANAlaQOygntgE
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 382Please respect copyright.PENANA2snczXPh6d
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 382Please respect copyright.PENANAkOagOTpFcD
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 382Please respect copyright.PENANAItAcGso4zW
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 382Please respect copyright.PENANA6xH8hfsSk9
believed this was definitely one of those fates.382Please respect copyright.PENANAxObvRgIvqM
All though David did 382Please respect copyright.PENANAOlK2chXxMO
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 382Please respect copyright.PENANATXLCKwIVTi
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 382Please respect copyright.PENANAoltiaohH1Y
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 382Please respect copyright.PENANA3VwfavmXdR
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 382Please respect copyright.PENANATdKaqVxvXm
by the sun.382Please respect copyright.PENANA4nDJXY13Ac
They all disembarked, 382Please respect copyright.PENANAV16Rg90MhI
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 382Please respect copyright.PENANASTO2IFtNiX
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 382Please respect copyright.PENANA9uH9zJNyxz
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 382Please respect copyright.PENANAyf7Is3iqRn
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 382Please respect copyright.PENANAUAeSUz2Yv2
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 382Please respect copyright.PENANAQUrywmkng1
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.382Please respect copyright.PENANAJQnql1M0tb
"How do they manage to 382Please respect copyright.PENANA5mab44YvEl
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 382Please respect copyright.PENANAOi1GTr9dj3
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 382Please respect copyright.PENANA6nXz8QfpH1
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "382Please respect copyright.PENANAAsoodL8Pg7
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as382Please respect copyright.PENANAylEJBNWaOR
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."382Please respect copyright.PENANAGAjFqE8whz
David nodded, the answer382Please respect copyright.PENANAqmQEvZi3jt
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like382Please respect copyright.PENANAE3WLF4l8Up
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.382Please respect copyright.PENANAsx5zqNJQaf
One thing David noticed,382Please respect copyright.PENANA9tRqjFTrFD
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 382Please respect copyright.PENANA8XDzm5n1U9
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors382Please respect copyright.PENANAFy1U2ioAGa
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 382Please respect copyright.PENANA026KZD48rt
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 382Please respect copyright.PENANAU8uSnMQZVq
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some382Please respect copyright.PENANA19wXtw1RYo
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything382Please respect copyright.PENANADP4KSg9anE
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 382Please respect copyright.PENANArENYGJMmS9
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 382Please respect copyright.PENANAiIJ9sn4UVQ
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 382Please respect copyright.PENANAFp9gxcIq5Y
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.382Please respect copyright.PENANAPTePtIZ504
It made him remember 382Please respect copyright.PENANAehgB3lB8Gl
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 382Please respect copyright.PENANA6eLDWfc37W
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 382Please respect copyright.PENANAaMySs2h2do
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't382Please respect copyright.PENANAGOY0NyxkqA
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 382Please respect copyright.PENANAKlLTk1FHvv
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 382Please respect copyright.PENANAYsLeekMGox
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 382Please respect copyright.PENANAA1hFBiYjn6
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a382Please respect copyright.PENANAl4PYpjV29n
while ago.382Please respect copyright.PENANAxnoCwwh4W4
Just as previously they 382Please respect copyright.PENANAMoOKMuBUhc
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen382Please respect copyright.PENANA0WnMYFl9E1
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a382Please respect copyright.PENANABRxTByDRYB
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 382Please respect copyright.PENANAy0iznzHlfA
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 382Please respect copyright.PENANAe9adY7tO1x
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 382Please respect copyright.PENANAyBDsSfgBWc
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 382Please respect copyright.PENANAkgRn9bMF6D
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 382Please respect copyright.PENANAebGQN027wf
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 382Please respect copyright.PENANAIfKS7RHOQt
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.382Please respect copyright.PENANATDruNRc9fJ
David was apprehensive 382Please respect copyright.PENANA5IGmw1y6Kj
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 382Please respect copyright.PENANA1TAp0IW8YM
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 382Please respect copyright.PENANAClZ1hQukYl
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 382Please respect copyright.PENANAcXhflCaQNl
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 382Please respect copyright.PENANA65eZT9SLR2
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.382Please respect copyright.PENANApqKqMhuoUR
Before they all turned 382Please respect copyright.PENANAHXWngBFnyo
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 382Please respect copyright.PENANAQODNP81UuD
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 382Please respect copyright.PENANAUcX8VPpP8M
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could382Please respect copyright.PENANAidmMKr2Ueq
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how382Please respect copyright.PENANALLWCmmtGAB
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 382Please respect copyright.PENANAgX2L6ZnAIQ
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.382Please respect copyright.PENANA21pwPdyeRg
Sadly the sweet dream 382Please respect copyright.PENANAcnn5hqcLu6
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 382Please respect copyright.PENANAR1hmN9v8Gz
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 382Please respect copyright.PENANAn2EiNvs6nY
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 382Please respect copyright.PENANAXhDyq8SWH4
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial382Please respect copyright.PENANA67kTUycWjY
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 382Please respect copyright.PENANAI0dj9rgDNN
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 382Please respect copyright.PENANAq8dHyoDIFJ
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 382Please respect copyright.PENANAz4P8OOhgEm
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.382Please respect copyright.PENANAYI8boSLUnr
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 382Please respect copyright.PENANAimtZmtIeEN
David shook his head and382Please respect copyright.PENANA16Pwi6cJrm
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 382Please respect copyright.PENANA4G69Q1vTSX
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 382Please respect copyright.PENANAWCtPCyQcrd
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 382Please respect copyright.PENANAm1dkwAuA1q
too.382Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2bFH4lgql
They spent the morning 382Please respect copyright.PENANAYQ7RApnYUZ
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 382Please respect copyright.PENANAtse9ax3FAB
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 382Please respect copyright.PENANAP8riBuBhmR
crowd. ~382Please respect copyright.PENANAlhetJZzlQk
After they were all done382Please respect copyright.PENANAnt3rr967Co
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 382Please respect copyright.PENANAnBzMQFFJDS
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 382Please respect copyright.PENANAa6FiI93Cjf
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 382Please respect copyright.PENANAOaTeSIV38b
Positivity all around.382Please respect copyright.PENANAopXeS4yxEi
Soon they reached the 382Please respect copyright.PENANAwSnNhCFL07
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned382Please respect copyright.PENANAhNVYaH33RM
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 382Please respect copyright.PENANAKUJiQfBzpK
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 382Please respect copyright.PENANAGsxoYtH9Sg
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 382Please respect copyright.PENANASac3OOWrsJ
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 382Please respect copyright.PENANAg55kXWac9J
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 382Please respect copyright.PENANAi7yjN7qcpB
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 382Please respect copyright.PENANAQnFUldBZk6
everyone won.382Please respect copyright.PENANA2sMNJuhqnj
Gob seemed to be pretty 382Please respect copyright.PENANAe1gJJZhjUz
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 382Please respect copyright.PENANA9MxepGhDg7
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 382Please respect copyright.PENANA3lgCm0YReV
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 382Please respect copyright.PENANA2u54ca790p
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly382Please respect copyright.PENANATfYibDybgg
making her way behind David.382Please respect copyright.PENANAFRo2wuYHsm
"Where's Lev?" Gob 382Please respect copyright.PENANAY2A6GkhBqP
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 382Please respect copyright.PENANADWarfaJG7v
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 382Please respect copyright.PENANA7cYmXhHlSu
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"382Please respect copyright.PENANAzsgQQ1bfn0
Reaching the middle 382Please respect copyright.PENANAvLH5Zn5qPL
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 382Please respect copyright.PENANAdNEEeEwbZr
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 382Please respect copyright.PENANAMPMfpRvpMN
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying382Please respect copyright.PENANAMhUWaYFESf
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 382Please respect copyright.PENANAe4fAaQ1iGX
and quickly put a knife to his throat.382Please respect copyright.PENANAR0X2M7lSGn
Before David could 382Please respect copyright.PENANA9MOYbCNYpu
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the382Please respect copyright.PENANAWUq2vlbmV8
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 382Please respect copyright.PENANAPhLGWDzVZe
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 382Please respect copyright.PENANAtId23lPJq5
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 382Please respect copyright.PENANAvfNiRtPCJs
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 382Please respect copyright.PENANAelKzeSxpQR
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer382Please respect copyright.PENANABOCjL0uS9R
The captains facial 382Please respect copyright.PENANA1YtSGabOMx
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 382Please respect copyright.PENANA0ekJEVS8Qy
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers382Please respect copyright.PENANA2y3KKf77KN
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.382Please respect copyright.PENANAYKPXQLPDCO
"Enough of this!" 382Please respect copyright.PENANAq9HjDG5bTh
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of382Please respect copyright.PENANAVdIORXNneH
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 382Please respect copyright.PENANAKeE2V9XkQ2
towards them.382Please respect copyright.PENANAPybeTzjiW1
David felt himself flung382Please respect copyright.PENANA6OIpxuSI0w
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 382Please respect copyright.PENANAtAxpRwfmm8
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 382Please respect copyright.PENANAsvOioSUvTP
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 382Please respect copyright.PENANAIoKTmUpbWX
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 382Please respect copyright.PENANAZzxWYorkqt
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 382Please respect copyright.PENANAj9e9DaKf0h
overwhelmed him.
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