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Shadows.392Please respect copyright.PENANA3MJulp6x6f
The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.392Please respect copyright.PENANAgxfSJjPVGA
They are men and women 392Please respect copyright.PENANApmjQZ7lnsq
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 392Please respect copyright.PENANA4omVTnof3D
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.392Please respect copyright.PENANA0MWiy8HEoB
They extensively trained392Please respect copyright.PENANAMwa5rOj5YM
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 392Please respect copyright.PENANAtsw8krsF5T
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging392Please respect copyright.PENANAVc2VXaM6SZ
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.392Please respect copyright.PENANArc8xcpoYW8
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Davids relief didn't 392Please respect copyright.PENANAQHitCuKn9G
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 392Please respect copyright.PENANAD4esK2BKYm
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he392Please respect copyright.PENANAHnrHpXRKEp
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone392Please respect copyright.PENANAwmW6F9K8iT
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 392Please respect copyright.PENANAm6ILeMLbB0
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would392Please respect copyright.PENANAjaVM9UgxKN
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 392Please respect copyright.PENANAxVTWFNV21f
better off than Angela.392Please respect copyright.PENANARiCod734Au
"Breathe slowly and calm392Please respect copyright.PENANAeMhXVvWCvY
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 392Please respect copyright.PENANA8ok44mpVO0
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a392Please respect copyright.PENANAAPoTMlEDWE
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing392Please respect copyright.PENANAvstsNSWW1L
got steadier.392Please respect copyright.PENANAhUAAr65myZ
"Useless." Gob said as 392Please respect copyright.PENANA8fkK00Aj2Q
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 392Please respect copyright.PENANATLK0g478k5
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 392Please respect copyright.PENANAFWHfUijHUw
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."392Please respect copyright.PENANAlD0H56zQxz
After his conversation 392Please respect copyright.PENANAQwwgL94uyf
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 392Please respect copyright.PENANAHESWZF8wXi
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 392Please respect copyright.PENANAtDgXqWF80u
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.392Please respect copyright.PENANAxi5R4sVhDH
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.392Please respect copyright.PENANAzCs68Z0SGA
"To get new weapons and 392Please respect copyright.PENANAlBTUhgsTrH
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 392Please respect copyright.PENANAuiTNKIQFjI
drying his shoes from any excess water.392Please respect copyright.PENANAJ11uJRJyot
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.392Please respect copyright.PENANAl83Rzr4BEB
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.392Please respect copyright.PENANABUcTACLerc
"No!" Angela stood up 392Please respect copyright.PENANAPYLlb0B442
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 392Please respect copyright.PENANAtDAp1gfzXT
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I392Please respect copyright.PENANApcyyeIN1oS
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she392Please respect copyright.PENANAGqleDNL8Jt
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.392Please respect copyright.PENANA83EH0tAqy8
"If I could do anything 392Please respect copyright.PENANATDmASoryHP
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began392Please respect copyright.PENANAK1823GBrAw
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 392Please respect copyright.PENANAARmgvbUQq5
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 392Please respect copyright.PENANAkfSfYExOHu
us. Now get up."392Please respect copyright.PENANAa16nRw5bMV
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.392Please respect copyright.PENANAQhafJxDq1G
Thus, they began their 392Please respect copyright.PENANAyT9Fyul9wC
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.392Please respect copyright.PENANAw4As2VY5Tg
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 392Please respect copyright.PENANAczz793BYYI
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 392Please respect copyright.PENANACr8Ghg5UTX
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 392Please respect copyright.PENANAcCU3NuzCZx
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 392Please respect copyright.PENANABBfs10zDFB
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 392Please respect copyright.PENANAr9aV9C9YGS
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of392Please respect copyright.PENANAuf5KxfhGjW
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 392Please respect copyright.PENANADkg1O0Zoyn
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.392Please respect copyright.PENANAJpHVDmV9ix
The only one not 392Please respect copyright.PENANAdtMzGXTcuE
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 392Please respect copyright.PENANA2CcIhqhCcW
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't392Please respect copyright.PENANAwxgSiMyARu
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 392Please respect copyright.PENANANAsMkOYGX5
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.392Please respect copyright.PENANAokesPkxlv7
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever392Please respect copyright.PENANANm71oIOIFH
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 392Please respect copyright.PENANAfSKrafOJzE
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 392Please respect copyright.PENANAx28ORUeMJn
was no more fighting, David didn't know.392Please respect copyright.PENANAvZpb6ymnqt
David hoped that 392Please respect copyright.PENANAVzAWtaqJXh
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 392Please respect copyright.PENANAqklwDDpnLY
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 392Please respect copyright.PENANA9Oq9zuqKz4
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 392Please respect copyright.PENANA4aGrXBQZ2Z
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 392Please respect copyright.PENANAglHkUk3FN8
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 392Please respect copyright.PENANAlULeWElpBP
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 392Please respect copyright.PENANAgbwjMjMap5
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 392Please respect copyright.PENANA5IubLZHlzv
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 392Please respect copyright.PENANAkF64EV6X9Q
David slouched to the 392Please respect copyright.PENANAajiH1FJ5E3
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 392Please respect copyright.PENANAuLPXYflLl1
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 392Please respect copyright.PENANAOaWKs6ShRQ
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't392Please respect copyright.PENANAVxVyPTrTsX
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 392Please respect copyright.PENANADAvyg3l1Dt
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 392Please respect copyright.PENANAuqZ7FpFJG1
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're392Please respect copyright.PENANATTtuocvkkL
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 392Please respect copyright.PENANAV2wo3J0xDN
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela392Please respect copyright.PENANA7b3ktd4Ap7
No answer. ~Oh hells, do392Please respect copyright.PENANAQHXpLQ0IEq
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 392Please respect copyright.PENANAw8maJQz11j
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 392Please respect copyright.PENANAWEX17qdb4B
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 392Please respect copyright.PENANASiEpo9qEKB
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and392Please respect copyright.PENANAWWFDLCbCqa
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 392Please respect copyright.PENANAMzK3l3ulxO
against putting it on her.392Please respect copyright.PENANAfmXEWXn7so
"I...I should've been 392Please respect copyright.PENANACNTuZ9O2eu
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 392Please respect copyright.PENANAxiRRkUcxvO
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 392Please respect copyright.PENANAqNV2GNZ0hQ
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 392Please respect copyright.PENANAHdgXV6ZQlm
David's mouth.392Please respect copyright.PENANAO1lDr67yWq
"Why weren't you? Now, I392Please respect copyright.PENANAxgWrDbtvzX
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 392Please respect copyright.PENANAY6DuiK5Y5q
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more392Please respect copyright.PENANA2VB44LHXZz
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.392Please respect copyright.PENANAm3fA41QC0q
"It happened so fast. 392Please respect copyright.PENANAUVemniuLwe
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I392Please respect copyright.PENANADcjenQRgrv
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 392Please respect copyright.PENANAFKtnr6aAll
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 392Please respect copyright.PENANAavpeQBl3yp
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 392Please respect copyright.PENANApYjl69MqQr
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering392Please respect copyright.PENANAcmqqwU5bJ7
to herself again392Please respect copyright.PENANAf9HhQNdlFY
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.392Please respect copyright.PENANAlqJjZplK5r
The mighty hunter 392Please respect copyright.PENANAzXJxGvJpyy
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared392Please respect copyright.PENANAIG6CMnyC6y
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 392Please respect copyright.PENANA2ndFN7CON4
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 392Please respect copyright.PENANACgEVyHomOp
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 392Please respect copyright.PENANAqFuaAlcPEI
Their respite didn't 392Please respect copyright.PENANAzjWIgrePsf
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 392Please respect copyright.PENANATjsoVlJ80d
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 392Please respect copyright.PENANAG298S1SV4n
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 392Please respect copyright.PENANAeoEphuMLnY
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 392Please respect copyright.PENANAnOyVhZMfPa
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,392Please respect copyright.PENANAVOWtMtMzY0
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put392Please respect copyright.PENANAusw6F4c209
that skill to actual good use.392Please respect copyright.PENANAE43AQZtx9S
Thankfully their walk 392Please respect copyright.PENANAmfRRFVZ1fJ
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 392Please respect copyright.PENANAe8lcHSADn5
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 392Please respect copyright.PENANAVozY7M6PVy
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 392Please respect copyright.PENANA20dxCnzOkJ
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 392Please respect copyright.PENANAfsSF5poWVt
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.392Please respect copyright.PENANAlvy4hyAJg8
Gob motioned for them to392Please respect copyright.PENANAPWHqjecRks
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 392Please respect copyright.PENANAvFmPJdmx4M
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 392Please respect copyright.PENANAgXCr9hKu9K
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 392Please respect copyright.PENANAjBBTV2BDh7
conveniently carried on his shoulder.392Please respect copyright.PENANArGJYqIeUT8
Fly boats were made out 392Please respect copyright.PENANAUZE29gQCgh
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,392Please respect copyright.PENANA9Pu5zMGVlQ
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 392Please respect copyright.PENANAUz7lnPUSes
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow392Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8xf2NeWTW
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 392Please respect copyright.PENANAJOAFWcHZbr
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 392Please respect copyright.PENANA2vgOaibS8i
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 392Please respect copyright.PENANA1KWyh2wAsZ
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 392Please respect copyright.PENANARviXjIdnWW
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate392Please respect copyright.PENANAccJXCni4Gc
or smiled. A frown.392Please respect copyright.PENANAJf97ioJIoh
He put the boat down on 392Please respect copyright.PENANAW2mPLR1fy1
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 392Please respect copyright.PENANA4MFrT9p0ex
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 392Please respect copyright.PENANAVf32EomJ6L
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 392Please respect copyright.PENANAz5tNBhaKrR
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 392Please respect copyright.PENANASajYVEJuCz
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the392Please respect copyright.PENANAT1CLYlvskF
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 392Please respect copyright.PENANA1LdCpA1BYU
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 392Please respect copyright.PENANAMWhpvBZyVM
making his wounds ache.392Please respect copyright.PENANADMbNQcHsxW
Gob put the boat over 392Please respect copyright.PENANA6KTwRZLVvo
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came392Please respect copyright.PENANA59ePk6udaO
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 392Please respect copyright.PENANAwytqlFhgR5
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 392Please respect copyright.PENANAOrGnLgMhTD
the other. 392Please respect copyright.PENANARi32bBhguc
Gob handed David the 392Please respect copyright.PENANACXTpqoIZOf
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 392Please respect copyright.PENANAPjS1z8WmtO
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 392Please respect copyright.PENANAoGUJjyF40e
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 392Please respect copyright.PENANAB7HK9qgtoJ
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 392Please respect copyright.PENANAbetNRO5QBa
believed this was definitely one of those fates.392Please respect copyright.PENANAB5LAH6VsGj
All though David did 392Please respect copyright.PENANAfkFux3d6qi
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 392Please respect copyright.PENANAmA6NYZuCgj
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 392Please respect copyright.PENANANxAe5RDCg7
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 392Please respect copyright.PENANAg3rmsE6HSv
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 392Please respect copyright.PENANAuGLdMpgo50
by the sun.392Please respect copyright.PENANAoitp1fLwvH
They all disembarked, 392Please respect copyright.PENANAL2yosSKtRj
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 392Please respect copyright.PENANAnoJg5Hp0iZ
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 392Please respect copyright.PENANAsMMm0qtZSN
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 392Please respect copyright.PENANAA4XftmXrbx
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 392Please respect copyright.PENANA1x1SfcnXkA
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 392Please respect copyright.PENANAMPLIDA4rZN
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.392Please respect copyright.PENANAhY501LckdJ
"How do they manage to 392Please respect copyright.PENANA4C1QvYq1XA
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 392Please respect copyright.PENANAm7fbC0Odx4
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 392Please respect copyright.PENANA6eq8cQ6VbD
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "392Please respect copyright.PENANAD3xjFwK2CE
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as392Please respect copyright.PENANAH5tEnB96hh
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."392Please respect copyright.PENANAThyfkxs16A
David nodded, the answer392Please respect copyright.PENANA4Kyf5eIc80
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like392Please respect copyright.PENANAQyO9xWVxcJ
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.392Please respect copyright.PENANAITwc4LSy8k
One thing David noticed,392Please respect copyright.PENANADWzaLsNO1M
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 392Please respect copyright.PENANA2yy8KKtXCA
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors392Please respect copyright.PENANAq6LwGNK4O1
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 392Please respect copyright.PENANAXpQh85Q1dz
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 392Please respect copyright.PENANAaNBjP1rTqp
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some392Please respect copyright.PENANAlZHJlCpbwj
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything392Please respect copyright.PENANAjzbuGtCEiI
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 392Please respect copyright.PENANAxJerzsbB4U
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 392Please respect copyright.PENANAIzvCGBFdRi
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 392Please respect copyright.PENANAz4x0Ru7Wup
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.392Please respect copyright.PENANAImbjba6Zbf
It made him remember 392Please respect copyright.PENANAhA66JkJwfn
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 392Please respect copyright.PENANAij5iyd847e
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 392Please respect copyright.PENANAxFkmJ0Tv8h
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't392Please respect copyright.PENANAWApzYZl2Mb
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 392Please respect copyright.PENANA65IX3flmzQ
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 392Please respect copyright.PENANAZMVhi8Splh
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 392Please respect copyright.PENANAA0TAqeKa6x
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a392Please respect copyright.PENANAjzZafnxLHI
while ago.392Please respect copyright.PENANArpymNKKfBn
Just as previously they 392Please respect copyright.PENANAgPDERgNv1v
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen392Please respect copyright.PENANA6pEcKlZeJy
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a392Please respect copyright.PENANAtPk1N7kBVw
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 392Please respect copyright.PENANA53w2KM3OIG
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 392Please respect copyright.PENANABpFkT8npJg
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 392Please respect copyright.PENANAkhldR1nc2i
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 392Please respect copyright.PENANA7nzOQ769ha
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 392Please respect copyright.PENANAOWswQrvHsM
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 392Please respect copyright.PENANARKNeJeksqW
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.392Please respect copyright.PENANAJkUI0Big7A
David was apprehensive 392Please respect copyright.PENANACZmZ8VWXaS
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 392Please respect copyright.PENANApnoR0XluVT
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 392Please respect copyright.PENANAKNMBDc3yyK
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 392Please respect copyright.PENANAHjIH58VnwD
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 392Please respect copyright.PENANA4L5L3LsqIZ
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.392Please respect copyright.PENANAt8ENHo7Dwt
Before they all turned 392Please respect copyright.PENANAlyAfD6qc2j
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 392Please respect copyright.PENANAxaHii7SRIA
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 392Please respect copyright.PENANAQNRGcoxXMx
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could392Please respect copyright.PENANAiMnoVxgVCd
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how392Please respect copyright.PENANAGhBl3PWblb
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 392Please respect copyright.PENANAaNOQKZ7hpW
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.392Please respect copyright.PENANACpiPyj7Jou
Sadly the sweet dream 392Please respect copyright.PENANApmv2uD5jQx
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 392Please respect copyright.PENANAjvJrTshggT
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 392Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3Lsp9lwWb
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 392Please respect copyright.PENANAEpRKI2Xn3n
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial392Please respect copyright.PENANADBBXSBu6Jq
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 392Please respect copyright.PENANAJbUUVMChAV
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 392Please respect copyright.PENANACub4XWHi6S
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 392Please respect copyright.PENANAOAYv0czzoa
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.392Please respect copyright.PENANAgWyDxOZoaM
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 392Please respect copyright.PENANAW6sQmcpPr6
David shook his head and392Please respect copyright.PENANAeYmai96hiq
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 392Please respect copyright.PENANAYIxo8Kuwrj
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 392Please respect copyright.PENANAVon4FuOcT1
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 392Please respect copyright.PENANA1cpXMy2IW3
too.392Please respect copyright.PENANA9xlZhrXKIZ
They spent the morning 392Please respect copyright.PENANAT5Zd5CJWHB
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 392Please respect copyright.PENANAf4V3IzbjJp
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 392Please respect copyright.PENANA9AjiwJjhmn
crowd. ~392Please respect copyright.PENANApsfTuhgolx
After they were all done392Please respect copyright.PENANAq3oeCuu35N
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 392Please respect copyright.PENANAMJCdkyxFMp
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 392Please respect copyright.PENANAqActN9cVVP
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 392Please respect copyright.PENANAUCUahrKbvv
Positivity all around.392Please respect copyright.PENANAbDpcmFx9E9
Soon they reached the 392Please respect copyright.PENANAHlmL7QLsRa
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned392Please respect copyright.PENANA9mkTP0lPU6
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 392Please respect copyright.PENANAZsS0o8Zyc0
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 392Please respect copyright.PENANAQwD62YSMDq
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 392Please respect copyright.PENANAQEllchZj6v
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 392Please respect copyright.PENANAiE0riDlPlL
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 392Please respect copyright.PENANAWA7uES1mcQ
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 392Please respect copyright.PENANAO6N1ugt0Lh
everyone won.392Please respect copyright.PENANA1u3UhRhldc
Gob seemed to be pretty 392Please respect copyright.PENANAFbfCjMqpgQ
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 392Please respect copyright.PENANA6ViGOhvMA9
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 392Please respect copyright.PENANA5nEZMnPDKD
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 392Please respect copyright.PENANAbYRsal1igV
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly392Please respect copyright.PENANAxcuGqIxirY
making her way behind David.392Please respect copyright.PENANA8eCwAYa9Ex
"Where's Lev?" Gob 392Please respect copyright.PENANAR9lmfPhRIL
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 392Please respect copyright.PENANAQImg0W8C0n
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 392Please respect copyright.PENANAJQOXqFV9eX
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"392Please respect copyright.PENANALB83LbN8yY
Reaching the middle 392Please respect copyright.PENANARrDwyxEM5B
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 392Please respect copyright.PENANAqyoHdkZfzI
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 392Please respect copyright.PENANAztJq0jYrdm
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying392Please respect copyright.PENANAO0Hdiht1Zr
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 392Please respect copyright.PENANACv4e8cuqnF
and quickly put a knife to his throat.392Please respect copyright.PENANAVix3lDlhN6
Before David could 392Please respect copyright.PENANAUoffMTlJKK
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the392Please respect copyright.PENANAhO6iNfspVg
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 392Please respect copyright.PENANAydvtvu5H2Z
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 392Please respect copyright.PENANAhB6Z5QqMbT
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 392Please respect copyright.PENANAntuzc1m7zv
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 392Please respect copyright.PENANAtTt2whohAy
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer392Please respect copyright.PENANAFiJs39hOty
The captains facial 392Please respect copyright.PENANAYNnxb4Kjtd
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 392Please respect copyright.PENANAB9VWeSYbfh
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers392Please respect copyright.PENANAicqWyS2Biq
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.392Please respect copyright.PENANAqDe9ruE4Ao
"Enough of this!" 392Please respect copyright.PENANASNJh6znpa4
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of392Please respect copyright.PENANAb9kUgT3XMp
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 392Please respect copyright.PENANAKpDCydAUH8
towards them.392Please respect copyright.PENANAuXmR08gOG1
David felt himself flung392Please respect copyright.PENANA8whWemOD3a
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 392Please respect copyright.PENANAWzwwQKgbEI
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 392Please respect copyright.PENANAcSABqslTzf
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 392Please respect copyright.PENANAI1K5gzVcB1
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 392Please respect copyright.PENANAq3bQTHjrLZ
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 392Please respect copyright.PENANA7NEKQuZ7LZ
overwhelmed him.
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