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Shadows.377Please respect copyright.PENANAA6Hmhb9KX4
The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.377Please respect copyright.PENANAjocgnjzp5p
They are men and women 377Please respect copyright.PENANAWCsOj8v1F1
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 377Please respect copyright.PENANAKVJ3ukqW8T
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.377Please respect copyright.PENANA4afW2OHzRu
They extensively trained377Please respect copyright.PENANAvDtLvT4khq
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 377Please respect copyright.PENANAfIWisuGQIA
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging377Please respect copyright.PENANAbQ7jtnOXIR
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.377Please respect copyright.PENANAn3b3aPnBDp
Fragment of Josh Wilkins', ambassador and spy, report on the inner workings of the Empire to the Commonwealth. 377Please respect copyright.PENANAZJHNixTsxV
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Davids relief didn't 377Please respect copyright.PENANA2wGCaJpytg
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 377Please respect copyright.PENANAsOAASx0mvC
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he377Please respect copyright.PENANAq3unkNrYom
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone377Please respect copyright.PENANAkL5o6AGE2C
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 377Please respect copyright.PENANAvQ3I7WkuhG
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would377Please respect copyright.PENANAcTS5vZ1CeJ
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 377Please respect copyright.PENANAYO9as5GkJM
better off than Angela.377Please respect copyright.PENANALBIM6ll6bb
"Breathe slowly and calm377Please respect copyright.PENANABMu2sTreoK
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 377Please respect copyright.PENANAHiHLuU3QIp
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a377Please respect copyright.PENANAhTKDfDV4Cl
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing377Please respect copyright.PENANAyi7AHCdogv
got steadier.377Please respect copyright.PENANAiLWiWdcLx1
"Useless." Gob said as 377Please respect copyright.PENANAtdK8XNVZ9p
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 377Please respect copyright.PENANAXVyl62MjGA
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 377Please respect copyright.PENANAB15UB11Ucg
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."377Please respect copyright.PENANAzhHRE34TSf
After his conversation 377Please respect copyright.PENANAdIooMUMYNq
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 377Please respect copyright.PENANAIcMUGSctTa
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 377Please respect copyright.PENANAIvcZLViHAv
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.377Please respect copyright.PENANAZAZRIuMtO6
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.377Please respect copyright.PENANAdTEt2aV1Gm
"To get new weapons and 377Please respect copyright.PENANAIkhDxQbbWs
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 377Please respect copyright.PENANAfvCuxdqrVk
drying his shoes from any excess water.377Please respect copyright.PENANAs5uvt2ovk9
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.377Please respect copyright.PENANAfOmZKrUGCq
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.377Please respect copyright.PENANAij1nwtzOCD
"No!" Angela stood up 377Please respect copyright.PENANAtnbSADFy7t
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 377Please respect copyright.PENANAiSMY4aCJDK
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I377Please respect copyright.PENANAcCHxUvMI0d
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she377Please respect copyright.PENANAyMR4fI2f31
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.377Please respect copyright.PENANAsJr8BdcXAJ
"If I could do anything 377Please respect copyright.PENANAEwXm2LOCXG
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began377Please respect copyright.PENANAtllYs0vKs1
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 377Please respect copyright.PENANA4Ia14YMgQy
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 377Please respect copyright.PENANAjUo58lNlZB
us. Now get up."377Please respect copyright.PENANAolv4PRtwjD
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.377Please respect copyright.PENANASbvbkCh03u
Thus, they began their 377Please respect copyright.PENANAmiTdXKBAzA
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.377Please respect copyright.PENANA185iM0vAuR
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 377Please respect copyright.PENANAC5ksGbJmic
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 377Please respect copyright.PENANAzY6jBCh0ce
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 377Please respect copyright.PENANACaSXqe1g1T
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 377Please respect copyright.PENANA1iMDaqqckK
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 377Please respect copyright.PENANA0J75l1wRYI
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of377Please respect copyright.PENANAVnzvv6oWeg
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 377Please respect copyright.PENANAZcmesrVs6o
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.377Please respect copyright.PENANAusU88dYbld
The only one not 377Please respect copyright.PENANAOTBZqZupdV
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 377Please respect copyright.PENANAKLh3YmdC6q
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't377Please respect copyright.PENANAG4P7tqQTUR
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 377Please respect copyright.PENANA576DE2zziT
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.377Please respect copyright.PENANARrrQlu1Rn5
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever377Please respect copyright.PENANAa1yqtKzJDS
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 377Please respect copyright.PENANACjBhQWE12m
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 377Please respect copyright.PENANAxgx6r9YIuz
was no more fighting, David didn't know.377Please respect copyright.PENANAq5dGAZmuj8
David hoped that 377Please respect copyright.PENANAmZVeSstISl
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 377Please respect copyright.PENANABehwuRYNya
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 377Please respect copyright.PENANAVhFluIjTnd
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 377Please respect copyright.PENANAZyZiChQOpt
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 377Please respect copyright.PENANAAaJptbRDF4
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 377Please respect copyright.PENANAzjv1kVKp0K
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 377Please respect copyright.PENANAHaCCpvxKR7
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 377Please respect copyright.PENANAMpYFrJSMhM
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 377Please respect copyright.PENANAEv0f6qPVru
David slouched to the 377Please respect copyright.PENANAqPa2dbHXY7
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 377Please respect copyright.PENANApTeIsUxgu1
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 377Please respect copyright.PENANANecGZaB5bm
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't377Please respect copyright.PENANAANGxUvyY3O
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 377Please respect copyright.PENANAlBYtP9ADxf
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 377Please respect copyright.PENANA8AunIoIK91
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're377Please respect copyright.PENANA3ip8pX93kl
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 377Please respect copyright.PENANAgkjT9BzY0j
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela377Please respect copyright.PENANA4uzpVis2jL
No answer. ~Oh hells, do377Please respect copyright.PENANAICsvAPtDlC
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 377Please respect copyright.PENANAlQ1adlgn4A
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 377Please respect copyright.PENANAVU1ISF1w6n
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 377Please respect copyright.PENANARTOrS1SsbC
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and377Please respect copyright.PENANA5ASFAFETsj
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 377Please respect copyright.PENANAdnMAL7QI4p
against putting it on her.377Please respect copyright.PENANAQjnZc8S059
"I...I should've been 377Please respect copyright.PENANAt9irPLxgox
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 377Please respect copyright.PENANAoOcBI6tOYW
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 377Please respect copyright.PENANADwU2Z7HJCC
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 377Please respect copyright.PENANAdMBN8iAU4O
David's mouth.377Please respect copyright.PENANAZL3Nq9bs7W
"Why weren't you? Now, I377Please respect copyright.PENANADMrDAyf4dA
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 377Please respect copyright.PENANApi1PSqvQyZ
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more377Please respect copyright.PENANABMAbtMUY8m
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.377Please respect copyright.PENANA1sT3aJ5E3P
"It happened so fast. 377Please respect copyright.PENANAkYqifwKX2g
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I377Please respect copyright.PENANA41AAiPbdTj
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 377Please respect copyright.PENANA9LS65F5ajg
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 377Please respect copyright.PENANAvIMQ6CmQ6q
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 377Please respect copyright.PENANA2nn2Z7Nlfx
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering377Please respect copyright.PENANAt3TUrTKtPE
to herself again377Please respect copyright.PENANAVur9kUqXIj
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.377Please respect copyright.PENANAntVbgzY1Fj
The mighty hunter 377Please respect copyright.PENANAF7gImqGWRc
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared377Please respect copyright.PENANABsygmZaUwF
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 377Please respect copyright.PENANA0yt1kF0F3b
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 377Please respect copyright.PENANA32x6nApKyN
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 377Please respect copyright.PENANAoQsxmsD3rp
Their respite didn't 377Please respect copyright.PENANAbH1tjPYSCz
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 377Please respect copyright.PENANAFwyyzzDmhj
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 377Please respect copyright.PENANA55GS1tK34K
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 377Please respect copyright.PENANAFLJf444lQ8
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 377Please respect copyright.PENANAg2c54BZaRo
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,377Please respect copyright.PENANAfqJtDqtDRV
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put377Please respect copyright.PENANAxcjuDN0NaG
that skill to actual good use.377Please respect copyright.PENANAn3iLEMJoc8
Thankfully their walk 377Please respect copyright.PENANAY8wJ0cTFsW
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 377Please respect copyright.PENANAScx9VpZYxn
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 377Please respect copyright.PENANAZAUGAKLpYf
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 377Please respect copyright.PENANAU20VT3zRqB
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 377Please respect copyright.PENANADMc1gqL9GE
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.377Please respect copyright.PENANA9jFV15vs10
Gob motioned for them to377Please respect copyright.PENANAK3mMI7cp6m
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 377Please respect copyright.PENANAAWs3P8UCGV
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 377Please respect copyright.PENANA0Xeok8u75l
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 377Please respect copyright.PENANAhHET2TVHjT
conveniently carried on his shoulder.377Please respect copyright.PENANAc1mnqqsaMp
Fly boats were made out 377Please respect copyright.PENANAn2aFzocYsg
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,377Please respect copyright.PENANAm97Y5h0I9r
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 377Please respect copyright.PENANAZauMC5wYHQ
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow377Please respect copyright.PENANAfnocUwj1e1
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 377Please respect copyright.PENANAb89J4LjbTv
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 377Please respect copyright.PENANA5BZUi7t52I
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 377Please respect copyright.PENANAEBwEcGKyqX
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 377Please respect copyright.PENANA725gr5kBrz
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate377Please respect copyright.PENANAr7DQsKDwTy
or smiled. A frown.377Please respect copyright.PENANAq2MMH25gpX
He put the boat down on 377Please respect copyright.PENANA0HfVbvJ1v5
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 377Please respect copyright.PENANAfEREQMu1rs
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 377Please respect copyright.PENANA6iS3nWT5ng
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 377Please respect copyright.PENANA8ptTBtIXHy
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 377Please respect copyright.PENANAvvhYR5IYzD
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the377Please respect copyright.PENANAUzIltwYXFT
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 377Please respect copyright.PENANAhPMUIWtfAO
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 377Please respect copyright.PENANAciNMVhYhKn
making his wounds ache.377Please respect copyright.PENANAFUKzQX1tba
Gob put the boat over 377Please respect copyright.PENANAlitNk0EFKz
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came377Please respect copyright.PENANABEYOsIC45t
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 377Please respect copyright.PENANAhaRN8T3qQt
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 377Please respect copyright.PENANATHcR5h0Cmu
the other. 377Please respect copyright.PENANAH1BOaqolOk
Gob handed David the 377Please respect copyright.PENANAA6iAYroSJj
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 377Please respect copyright.PENANAsEBHR9SeIF
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 377Please respect copyright.PENANA8XBN92XQCA
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 377Please respect copyright.PENANAP8l1anYaDi
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 377Please respect copyright.PENANARjNVJMmO9Z
believed this was definitely one of those fates.377Please respect copyright.PENANAWo91FhEFV5
All though David did 377Please respect copyright.PENANAHE701n12U5
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 377Please respect copyright.PENANAUJUlgPS0vR
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 377Please respect copyright.PENANA8d6P75Gw6m
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 377Please respect copyright.PENANAi0d1q8zuzk
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 377Please respect copyright.PENANAbqnYht0lYg
by the sun.377Please respect copyright.PENANAY2rxSEFtBs
They all disembarked, 377Please respect copyright.PENANAys5jdu3edx
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 377Please respect copyright.PENANA45aqJlhE7U
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 377Please respect copyright.PENANAi8LkEIHlgR
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 377Please respect copyright.PENANAwcp9UJVx7A
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 377Please respect copyright.PENANAv20vCKxSQS
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 377Please respect copyright.PENANAZyLTgnd8P0
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.377Please respect copyright.PENANAqb2iujfOQa
"How do they manage to 377Please respect copyright.PENANAhjJi9clQFM
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 377Please respect copyright.PENANAJMmBX6sWs3
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 377Please respect copyright.PENANAaTcwNeEJvJ
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "377Please respect copyright.PENANAXOg0M0LssG
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as377Please respect copyright.PENANAEbWoKKUwg3
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."377Please respect copyright.PENANAazTdMX3aNL
David nodded, the answer377Please respect copyright.PENANA0q4BdMW1n5
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like377Please respect copyright.PENANAjNsq4gE9vM
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.377Please respect copyright.PENANA42R30Xmh9p
One thing David noticed,377Please respect copyright.PENANA5T4TD9VkYB
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 377Please respect copyright.PENANAWFXktIUAjp
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors377Please respect copyright.PENANAPRmhaCVBtw
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 377Please respect copyright.PENANAzPPLEhpVuj
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 377Please respect copyright.PENANAqxKNjtZwbN
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some377Please respect copyright.PENANALWBoTnYW6J
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything377Please respect copyright.PENANAtFw9R09TYC
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 377Please respect copyright.PENANAd8WnTHJkUJ
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 377Please respect copyright.PENANA8XRNiiK6WZ
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 377Please respect copyright.PENANA72lXar06QI
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.377Please respect copyright.PENANA5fHY5uNx19
It made him remember 377Please respect copyright.PENANA2B1a1DttFQ
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 377Please respect copyright.PENANAfAA5bK3JsJ
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 377Please respect copyright.PENANA2Pp6yKfdhx
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't377Please respect copyright.PENANA9effD2jqQa
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 377Please respect copyright.PENANAOvRoHZGOIF
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 377Please respect copyright.PENANA0MSGVzgCRm
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 377Please respect copyright.PENANAzJa7G1rrvL
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a377Please respect copyright.PENANAIWFhMeeW3L
while ago.377Please respect copyright.PENANAnFt4RWLAXZ
Just as previously they 377Please respect copyright.PENANApWnZXXblfw
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen377Please respect copyright.PENANAHXnBOBCPFY
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a377Please respect copyright.PENANAKnZOv6LwCu
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 377Please respect copyright.PENANAfWenBLG9US
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 377Please respect copyright.PENANAl1hGI3ddX7
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 377Please respect copyright.PENANAZJnuTE91dF
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 377Please respect copyright.PENANAQsr1tj1v49
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 377Please respect copyright.PENANA3XyHVddX3q
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 377Please respect copyright.PENANAGRQOpYARVP
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.377Please respect copyright.PENANAze5Z1Ich2h
David was apprehensive 377Please respect copyright.PENANARmAdbv4D12
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 377Please respect copyright.PENANAqCkZsVzw5a
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 377Please respect copyright.PENANANIvsGvzkvU
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 377Please respect copyright.PENANAgKjytvlP79
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 377Please respect copyright.PENANAh0V9aAtrhw
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.377Please respect copyright.PENANADSnKCwSm0k
Before they all turned 377Please respect copyright.PENANAP9It0ht4lR
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 377Please respect copyright.PENANAXYpwzcbMwT
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 377Please respect copyright.PENANAHMvnGvaus4
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could377Please respect copyright.PENANAjzZxwTK92e
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how377Please respect copyright.PENANA9bKp2L9fIr
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 377Please respect copyright.PENANAxTGYv8toI0
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.377Please respect copyright.PENANADhYcIXtR6J
Sadly the sweet dream 377Please respect copyright.PENANARVEGd76HNn
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 377Please respect copyright.PENANAoatzphRWWo
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 377Please respect copyright.PENANAEdiwWuxmCs
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 377Please respect copyright.PENANAVQfwdOIgnV
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial377Please respect copyright.PENANAJOmDOaEyr6
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 377Please respect copyright.PENANAQqg0YYuuYW
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 377Please respect copyright.PENANAO8BEWKW89w
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 377Please respect copyright.PENANADllNU0Of8e
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.377Please respect copyright.PENANAMy8D2abrw1
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 377Please respect copyright.PENANAB6mLTXVxII
David shook his head and377Please respect copyright.PENANAAlgrY6BpKA
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 377Please respect copyright.PENANANAsi3i3YVP
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 377Please respect copyright.PENANAr4pinepkZY
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 377Please respect copyright.PENANAXYz2YQtGBW
too.377Please respect copyright.PENANABzTsGG4kRy
They spent the morning 377Please respect copyright.PENANAWh1ZgONVQQ
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 377Please respect copyright.PENANAedlash36so
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 377Please respect copyright.PENANANoZaE7W18f
crowd. ~377Please respect copyright.PENANAxeKohLjiWL
After they were all done377Please respect copyright.PENANAMZoZTyJva7
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 377Please respect copyright.PENANAgmVGgnDprT
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 377Please respect copyright.PENANA17XJ8KTogQ
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 377Please respect copyright.PENANATqstgsTKUH
Positivity all around.377Please respect copyright.PENANANo8YgSoZaH
Soon they reached the 377Please respect copyright.PENANAZvQN01UkXl
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned377Please respect copyright.PENANAOyntg2ut5Q
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 377Please respect copyright.PENANAwqSAGoTbwr
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 377Please respect copyright.PENANAXwKVDcBXOQ
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 377Please respect copyright.PENANAHiK92sjPbr
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 377Please respect copyright.PENANAXQBKPOOvGd
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 377Please respect copyright.PENANAbmb6RimNd0
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 377Please respect copyright.PENANAE3O6CPeAYQ
everyone won.377Please respect copyright.PENANAlnzuhlLPE4
Gob seemed to be pretty 377Please respect copyright.PENANAdcVvfhuwFZ
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 377Please respect copyright.PENANAdsbA6FDtPE
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 377Please respect copyright.PENANAZqgyJ4pquo
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 377Please respect copyright.PENANAmjpYZRUcjP
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly377Please respect copyright.PENANAV0zw6GnVFR
making her way behind David.377Please respect copyright.PENANAhQFhz2G4bN
"Where's Lev?" Gob 377Please respect copyright.PENANA9LpnHlcYvC
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 377Please respect copyright.PENANAxpl1Ltl1xg
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 377Please respect copyright.PENANAyQzhTwrU5i
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"377Please respect copyright.PENANAjgo3Pb440R
Reaching the middle 377Please respect copyright.PENANAHYtqhoOHJy
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 377Please respect copyright.PENANAJsHlZlzwF8
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 377Please respect copyright.PENANAwsEL9h3yeO
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying377Please respect copyright.PENANAJRlsuIs541
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 377Please respect copyright.PENANANGRS4K35gn
and quickly put a knife to his throat.377Please respect copyright.PENANAhbRaYvSNa2
Before David could 377Please respect copyright.PENANA2DQeIVfIrW
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the377Please respect copyright.PENANAXe2TWg5Voc
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 377Please respect copyright.PENANAfSgJkBYwhL
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 377Please respect copyright.PENANARq2qhy9qkh
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 377Please respect copyright.PENANAzGzkM8hInt
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 377Please respect copyright.PENANAdorBnKxCjC
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer377Please respect copyright.PENANAgDxFtUIDR9
The captains facial 377Please respect copyright.PENANAHQWrJ5fIQ2
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 377Please respect copyright.PENANAUH90Oqk44C
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers377Please respect copyright.PENANAtRxFW17LUh
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.377Please respect copyright.PENANAowLXWvxF71
"Enough of this!" 377Please respect copyright.PENANAGgvpchzEWP
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of377Please respect copyright.PENANAbE1iJq7ael
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 377Please respect copyright.PENANAdmsMb2M3BI
towards them.377Please respect copyright.PENANAz414WyiiLz
David felt himself flung377Please respect copyright.PENANAprfHow8Zfl
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 377Please respect copyright.PENANAl28dSGe2KF
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 377Please respect copyright.PENANA7Q42qL2Dm6
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 377Please respect copyright.PENANAeChidVsG6L
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 377Please respect copyright.PENANAm2uV0E3Fz6
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 377Please respect copyright.PENANADBSzT8ujyZ
overwhelmed him.
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