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Shadows.399Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZrXJKBrN9
The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.399Please respect copyright.PENANAcZARJYsdmQ
They are men and women 399Please respect copyright.PENANA3ydLd7Wli9
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 399Please respect copyright.PENANAToM3zKRFDs
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.399Please respect copyright.PENANAucO56ReAJh
They extensively trained399Please respect copyright.PENANAYJvW6OsqaR
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 399Please respect copyright.PENANA7Lx2Plb3fN
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging399Please respect copyright.PENANAKIY9fQtI8h
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.399Please respect copyright.PENANA2A13ObuOGF
Fragment of Josh Wilkins', ambassador and spy, report on the inner workings of the Empire to the Commonwealth. 399Please respect copyright.PENANAuTfo1OpPya
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Davids relief didn't 399Please respect copyright.PENANAWPTgRnrwaO
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 399Please respect copyright.PENANA1luQkxzzjz
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he399Please respect copyright.PENANALDRkH2BZNz
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone399Please respect copyright.PENANArKRnSkowC5
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 399Please respect copyright.PENANAGixBI189T5
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would399Please respect copyright.PENANAxbh4UX8kUE
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 399Please respect copyright.PENANApWcckvnaFC
better off than Angela.399Please respect copyright.PENANADiQZBoS1ku
"Breathe slowly and calm399Please respect copyright.PENANABG4j76r82D
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 399Please respect copyright.PENANALdo2V9tAsw
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a399Please respect copyright.PENANA0tvyeDvQM7
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing399Please respect copyright.PENANAO4PyeiOIn9
got steadier.399Please respect copyright.PENANAMptFaBywrM
"Useless." Gob said as 399Please respect copyright.PENANANxTciAyeJB
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 399Please respect copyright.PENANAaOC4idE3Ya
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 399Please respect copyright.PENANArZw5vXGsvH
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."399Please respect copyright.PENANAgrXNonmxHP
After his conversation 399Please respect copyright.PENANAfReYBnr19C
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 399Please respect copyright.PENANAmglJMN9Ma5
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 399Please respect copyright.PENANAu0O7KpmADC
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.399Please respect copyright.PENANAHIRKGu9ne5
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.399Please respect copyright.PENANAQq2zdBBY7h
"To get new weapons and 399Please respect copyright.PENANArbnW9DdtmZ
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 399Please respect copyright.PENANAVfOjnE7gno
drying his shoes from any excess water.399Please respect copyright.PENANAaZYLXyvSLe
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.399Please respect copyright.PENANAJGQycc1azZ
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.399Please respect copyright.PENANAAU7g4LERyb
"No!" Angela stood up 399Please respect copyright.PENANAMYohUgya2l
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 399Please respect copyright.PENANA4xa0B3BQRP
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I399Please respect copyright.PENANAQulJEmWuqw
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she399Please respect copyright.PENANAAqaqjuGrCY
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.399Please respect copyright.PENANAmr4J9ocFQ2
"If I could do anything 399Please respect copyright.PENANAhmufS44bC6
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began399Please respect copyright.PENANASdgTgA2ORn
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 399Please respect copyright.PENANAhQNE5UgpWm
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 399Please respect copyright.PENANAYaQ3PScOvb
us. Now get up."399Please respect copyright.PENANAR3ZwScYRSh
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.399Please respect copyright.PENANAJgvzQzpBUg
Thus, they began their 399Please respect copyright.PENANAbNYy9xSIAs
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.399Please respect copyright.PENANAfzH8toKgde
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 399Please respect copyright.PENANAe3Lqxe6DEj
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 399Please respect copyright.PENANAn2pzFTiIyk
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 399Please respect copyright.PENANA0FmhZGgD4j
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 399Please respect copyright.PENANA6hQ5OWbtuz
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 399Please respect copyright.PENANAN36oE5ePOF
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of399Please respect copyright.PENANA9ED9w05pJI
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 399Please respect copyright.PENANAsB7yGQZxkM
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.399Please respect copyright.PENANAqlhFWuaPcc
The only one not 399Please respect copyright.PENANAUrjODChAuO
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 399Please respect copyright.PENANAeKlPoXXwn2
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't399Please respect copyright.PENANANFCsL3NlZK
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 399Please respect copyright.PENANAj410CL08hD
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.399Please respect copyright.PENANAFOMl2sn6kb
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever399Please respect copyright.PENANAYpdqypt70b
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 399Please respect copyright.PENANAAoUIfTVMhl
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 399Please respect copyright.PENANAgNqhjG3DXI
was no more fighting, David didn't know.399Please respect copyright.PENANAYibiR2hT4U
David hoped that 399Please respect copyright.PENANAiOqTaJ4Jcd
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 399Please respect copyright.PENANAH74o9GzdvC
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 399Please respect copyright.PENANA5AN9ef6d7I
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 399Please respect copyright.PENANAzbbT3rjRvr
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 399Please respect copyright.PENANA5BZLdnz6Qq
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 399Please respect copyright.PENANAE6r5CuK7ZD
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 399Please respect copyright.PENANAnW7evPY2I0
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 399Please respect copyright.PENANAReylJ7lZuG
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 399Please respect copyright.PENANA15Ip95OiWV
David slouched to the 399Please respect copyright.PENANAUgeM6d3FBQ
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 399Please respect copyright.PENANARCplZxdPmj
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 399Please respect copyright.PENANAOoBeuQYHhS
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't399Please respect copyright.PENANAVCjbx10Vwh
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 399Please respect copyright.PENANACgY6D1IJJ1
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 399Please respect copyright.PENANAK0w6HrWSK8
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're399Please respect copyright.PENANA18CC0kZCuM
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 399Please respect copyright.PENANA3TrhwyDKvt
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela399Please respect copyright.PENANAEmmqtOZJ7U
No answer. ~Oh hells, do399Please respect copyright.PENANAomNmxIt5sC
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 399Please respect copyright.PENANA8DwnTDJAwd
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 399Please respect copyright.PENANAuKUlrgzcij
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 399Please respect copyright.PENANAw5ZkBSzq4F
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and399Please respect copyright.PENANAStqDFZEASJ
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 399Please respect copyright.PENANAyZ9Vlptkb7
against putting it on her.399Please respect copyright.PENANA9lGOiB8qdd
"I...I should've been 399Please respect copyright.PENANAPM1eUteJGO
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 399Please respect copyright.PENANAt2QnRaXa7F
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 399Please respect copyright.PENANAcE8QAcXO9c
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 399Please respect copyright.PENANAJPne6SYROE
David's mouth.399Please respect copyright.PENANAIHGqxb4kYf
"Why weren't you? Now, I399Please respect copyright.PENANArPHmGpMlZZ
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 399Please respect copyright.PENANAnSjpWeC09S
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more399Please respect copyright.PENANAeDgNuunty3
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.399Please respect copyright.PENANAJlrwyY6K2j
"It happened so fast. 399Please respect copyright.PENANAODjWoPUwmI
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I399Please respect copyright.PENANAUb0LPS3EvU
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 399Please respect copyright.PENANA2sPzykcSYN
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 399Please respect copyright.PENANAjKkB0utjIJ
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 399Please respect copyright.PENANAtDrHSUQrCX
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering399Please respect copyright.PENANAOXKE2a2suO
to herself again399Please respect copyright.PENANA22lgs4v8cP
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.399Please respect copyright.PENANAjWQjvfYhXx
The mighty hunter 399Please respect copyright.PENANAFkAMuzSUQf
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared399Please respect copyright.PENANA5AIlIBnMof
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 399Please respect copyright.PENANAqtJlTbrR9J
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 399Please respect copyright.PENANAHFbooqD8Ub
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 399Please respect copyright.PENANAjk2Fka76Qw
Their respite didn't 399Please respect copyright.PENANA8cfmTzrz5W
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 399Please respect copyright.PENANAcmhFUUNDZD
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 399Please respect copyright.PENANAQhEbWDjFwd
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 399Please respect copyright.PENANAGpyDzGrdiY
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 399Please respect copyright.PENANASMi9LCxipT
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,399Please respect copyright.PENANAzXhdTls2ei
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put399Please respect copyright.PENANA0Xle4z3asQ
that skill to actual good use.399Please respect copyright.PENANABaStzGhe9V
Thankfully their walk 399Please respect copyright.PENANAMJtuGGUxeS
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 399Please respect copyright.PENANArPTFGcbcQD
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 399Please respect copyright.PENANArQ0Bk8QvVq
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 399Please respect copyright.PENANAOWoGlClAKM
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 399Please respect copyright.PENANAMHKnVN6DoS
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.399Please respect copyright.PENANAfjRavjZJu2
Gob motioned for them to399Please respect copyright.PENANAWbLe8vDAnK
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 399Please respect copyright.PENANAWxmoD112Q4
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 399Please respect copyright.PENANAGgQH6TIfzF
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 399Please respect copyright.PENANAEEJE7gIb3g
conveniently carried on his shoulder.399Please respect copyright.PENANAWNUK2EJUjl
Fly boats were made out 399Please respect copyright.PENANAczAKa6yt19
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,399Please respect copyright.PENANAeowL1ideUj
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 399Please respect copyright.PENANAeCBs5HanpN
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow399Please respect copyright.PENANA8sD4QYmJrA
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 399Please respect copyright.PENANAwSSaZShUXj
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 399Please respect copyright.PENANAKW2aTI4mja
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 399Please respect copyright.PENANA1pfGvClbHJ
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 399Please respect copyright.PENANAwaQ4wyklWe
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate399Please respect copyright.PENANAnvodGPatBH
or smiled. A frown.399Please respect copyright.PENANA3h0ZV8uKTL
He put the boat down on 399Please respect copyright.PENANAhcjFDvBLcO
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 399Please respect copyright.PENANAIeD3mL6uoy
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 399Please respect copyright.PENANAngK88YxqP1
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 399Please respect copyright.PENANAdXVYRQLQ85
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 399Please respect copyright.PENANAIYmJ1wTsnk
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the399Please respect copyright.PENANA54Jme41wHG
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 399Please respect copyright.PENANAZXEWvTSq7y
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 399Please respect copyright.PENANAFZahNkg1eL
making his wounds ache.399Please respect copyright.PENANABImKjGbxyu
Gob put the boat over 399Please respect copyright.PENANAei1pELSGaF
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came399Please respect copyright.PENANAg2544OCwUA
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 399Please respect copyright.PENANA5oCdEQOGpf
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 399Please respect copyright.PENANAAMA7JnUFpA
the other. 399Please respect copyright.PENANAcsJTKea5HJ
Gob handed David the 399Please respect copyright.PENANAnkmVVznTne
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 399Please respect copyright.PENANAMQ4brh7wjD
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 399Please respect copyright.PENANAt7hlp4pNNG
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 399Please respect copyright.PENANA9PENzDxs6I
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 399Please respect copyright.PENANAxeYz6oUGiJ
believed this was definitely one of those fates.399Please respect copyright.PENANA4O7GLt9L1H
All though David did 399Please respect copyright.PENANAKAsCEq3cxO
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 399Please respect copyright.PENANAQvrdH9c1Zb
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 399Please respect copyright.PENANA4nGr1Yp7bw
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 399Please respect copyright.PENANALUWZTCeyl9
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 399Please respect copyright.PENANAusSNB9WcLm
by the sun.399Please respect copyright.PENANA5h1v0tnYov
They all disembarked, 399Please respect copyright.PENANAbLQS8HzA46
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 399Please respect copyright.PENANAAWEUShkWCv
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 399Please respect copyright.PENANAvF6xcUjJHv
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 399Please respect copyright.PENANAyLn2aFkFGV
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 399Please respect copyright.PENANAOWNNoqDAKL
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 399Please respect copyright.PENANAnGi4Pi5jHU
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.399Please respect copyright.PENANAe5OhiyKYmx
"How do they manage to 399Please respect copyright.PENANAPpvcNTUNl4
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 399Please respect copyright.PENANAaza4wZBg4k
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 399Please respect copyright.PENANAxHmhcVyczZ
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "399Please respect copyright.PENANAWebdlAvsZg
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as399Please respect copyright.PENANAGdqRjYC7Qc
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."399Please respect copyright.PENANAbhW4oPc9fQ
David nodded, the answer399Please respect copyright.PENANAvnjgtTP8m6
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like399Please respect copyright.PENANAJIX8J61hY8
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.399Please respect copyright.PENANAdrCBtbeyqy
One thing David noticed,399Please respect copyright.PENANAJnjA83iE3W
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 399Please respect copyright.PENANAjILmjKgwHn
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors399Please respect copyright.PENANAZyI5mVb5EI
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 399Please respect copyright.PENANAsDHXzX42ar
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 399Please respect copyright.PENANAhoriI9OLU6
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some399Please respect copyright.PENANA3q9vI6ExJL
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything399Please respect copyright.PENANAHSmWlzaKCV
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 399Please respect copyright.PENANAiooDuadmmt
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 399Please respect copyright.PENANAkh6YLTBNvW
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 399Please respect copyright.PENANAoqS5VKPmbJ
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.399Please respect copyright.PENANAFLitfZGQy2
It made him remember 399Please respect copyright.PENANALLUD9BSico
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 399Please respect copyright.PENANAai95Tvnygn
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 399Please respect copyright.PENANAUaK80R0Wg8
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't399Please respect copyright.PENANASzKXnQocqk
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 399Please respect copyright.PENANAOegjhW2amF
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 399Please respect copyright.PENANAs6uZmzgUCO
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 399Please respect copyright.PENANAljA9KcKzGQ
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a399Please respect copyright.PENANAheDAL0llCs
while ago.399Please respect copyright.PENANABg9CeZINMf
Just as previously they 399Please respect copyright.PENANAg1CNqbooXS
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen399Please respect copyright.PENANA9nQXwwNbfv
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a399Please respect copyright.PENANAfFJG0v0yZx
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 399Please respect copyright.PENANAb7vY2amLIY
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 399Please respect copyright.PENANAupIq6WqFAQ
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 399Please respect copyright.PENANAnQOhAiXQSK
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 399Please respect copyright.PENANA91GNmQiOct
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 399Please respect copyright.PENANAEkhvfZu3u4
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 399Please respect copyright.PENANA8OG15n6s5G
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.399Please respect copyright.PENANAtF4wevfIJy
David was apprehensive 399Please respect copyright.PENANASQfJAemYcb
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 399Please respect copyright.PENANAYqCTdTfHbI
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 399Please respect copyright.PENANABRo6Wp3I5g
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 399Please respect copyright.PENANAN5WRRL50Ju
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 399Please respect copyright.PENANA5u63Pgc8Nz
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.399Please respect copyright.PENANAUV6nieFftk
Before they all turned 399Please respect copyright.PENANAxI9MBZHOw1
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 399Please respect copyright.PENANAtSXfm6Miae
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 399Please respect copyright.PENANA4RfGDEqKO0
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could399Please respect copyright.PENANAwwLEXV3t8v
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how399Please respect copyright.PENANATt9dC9Ta4F
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 399Please respect copyright.PENANA2IOlmIvInL
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.399Please respect copyright.PENANA2YLOwMxCkA
Sadly the sweet dream 399Please respect copyright.PENANAHTHAydONTZ
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 399Please respect copyright.PENANANhh5XpG1b6
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 399Please respect copyright.PENANALHAhduA07c
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 399Please respect copyright.PENANAPYWT5bcTf4
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial399Please respect copyright.PENANApz6ryDGaYN
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 399Please respect copyright.PENANAPnqZGilovv
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 399Please respect copyright.PENANA4E8jipjwjH
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 399Please respect copyright.PENANAK1ckCIxrVI
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.399Please respect copyright.PENANA9ke8UT8XWQ
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 399Please respect copyright.PENANAHTyIo61ok7
David shook his head and399Please respect copyright.PENANAOBB4HkmReY
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 399Please respect copyright.PENANAP9a7XC530Z
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 399Please respect copyright.PENANAFIFy8HreGo
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 399Please respect copyright.PENANAIK1EvfEBnI
too.399Please respect copyright.PENANAwfqyCqchM1
They spent the morning 399Please respect copyright.PENANA021Gagh0xG
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 399Please respect copyright.PENANABCdnDVHdAc
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 399Please respect copyright.PENANA6l8bWXkA7g
crowd. ~399Please respect copyright.PENANAuzkFDPsd78
After they were all done399Please respect copyright.PENANALAl5njb5ll
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 399Please respect copyright.PENANAfBVUGrWgaG
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 399Please respect copyright.PENANA2RGc9gCq5X
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 399Please respect copyright.PENANAjO0fwUYTdp
Positivity all around.399Please respect copyright.PENANA65S5KAXUjN
Soon they reached the 399Please respect copyright.PENANAcEDUPqQ2OJ
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned399Please respect copyright.PENANAisi1IZAfQU
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 399Please respect copyright.PENANAHlvjYL7sQr
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 399Please respect copyright.PENANAf3VYviZdn9
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 399Please respect copyright.PENANAe2M4Dz3AdV
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 399Please respect copyright.PENANAkaAa0EoCB5
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 399Please respect copyright.PENANAY9q9uWm3rZ
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 399Please respect copyright.PENANArNzKlQcihR
everyone won.399Please respect copyright.PENANAXFYeGFyMcw
Gob seemed to be pretty 399Please respect copyright.PENANAUvAAcjxGso
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 399Please respect copyright.PENANAaaUbkboepw
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 399Please respect copyright.PENANA3BOTp8ecuL
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 399Please respect copyright.PENANAAIdwldjct4
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly399Please respect copyright.PENANA9IDSawWxGk
making her way behind David.399Please respect copyright.PENANAOmv9bbt74H
"Where's Lev?" Gob 399Please respect copyright.PENANAYiCijORUMq
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 399Please respect copyright.PENANAcjzgJXskwK
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 399Please respect copyright.PENANAWUCR8EwbSw
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"399Please respect copyright.PENANAX9xJicHFtq
Reaching the middle 399Please respect copyright.PENANAbk2yVuwodJ
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 399Please respect copyright.PENANAUDrgTbv76o
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 399Please respect copyright.PENANABgqqmrRyES
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying399Please respect copyright.PENANAmAfvaRf8Ju
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 399Please respect copyright.PENANADFjsBsgJol
and quickly put a knife to his throat.399Please respect copyright.PENANAWuF8n4Nt47
Before David could 399Please respect copyright.PENANAInr6yXj4DX
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the399Please respect copyright.PENANACSgv7KhMLp
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 399Please respect copyright.PENANAHPDJeRrvZC
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 399Please respect copyright.PENANAyLkCUSiyOu
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 399Please respect copyright.PENANAI204mZ5CKU
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 399Please respect copyright.PENANAy9LfMgJYP5
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer399Please respect copyright.PENANAdt1UOCsZhL
The captains facial 399Please respect copyright.PENANA1ly9E3eDTJ
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 399Please respect copyright.PENANA2ferNFxyUd
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers399Please respect copyright.PENANAngrrKJoxrz
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.399Please respect copyright.PENANAOGxbvZ5wKf
"Enough of this!" 399Please respect copyright.PENANAohGdU32XtF
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of399Please respect copyright.PENANAJJa3Id1Yhm
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 399Please respect copyright.PENANAsterTvuwx1
towards them.399Please respect copyright.PENANAZX5aemHhro
David felt himself flung399Please respect copyright.PENANAD2tahzg6M1
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 399Please respect copyright.PENANAXGdQ1S4oab
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 399Please respect copyright.PENANAA01HBlnNKd
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 399Please respect copyright.PENANAfddgY4goZl
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 399Please respect copyright.PENANAPfw9TCvKbk
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 399Please respect copyright.PENANAw73hEdawQH
overwhelmed him.
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