"Ugh" 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFc7wSox9YQ
"Shh, he's coming to"675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cHD9Aw9ew
David slowly opened his 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zQ9yuqMxa
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPnxkwb6o1
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnemy5sFXW
last so that he'd become blind.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgekby4KG8
Sadly someone didn't 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rdSBPomZn
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5unuZLO8sL
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9WE6lud4z
gruff voice.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmOHmIYHl3
David braved opening his675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwleW7dmGl
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10iCLuygaQ
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4LVLmRx2c
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvBWOEqL9N
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhsjsIajOM
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9XpKf95Lq
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFq3wQjZvsU
it was covered too much with a beard.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKThSEkRxys
"A friend, especially to675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqbVDYKS7T
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSln1CK7sry
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlP6ECW7pSC
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nJZjFo6x6
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1UvIuVyFD
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwysPDjZfC
pressure on his arm increased.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47QplaXgSj
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQlTAldhzh
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMES4UN3kT6
~you'll pay for this, 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ECS0LQTBa
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCkhffjGli
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2hUI1IchL
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bccLviFor
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56ZRiHj8HT
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WF53oZrst
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdty6JJO5pT
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3JyqiJjW0
David let his eye wander675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnoP997DuTL
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YRZAElWLA
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VrohuTWx3
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWyjyI0XtP
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbIomHJRmb
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCitkw3mV0q
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAaosiw8dS
arrogant pricks.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfw0ttJCB5N
David heard the flint 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhm5eRGmd2a
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnpnxkp2mi
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWLNmh72qp
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2ukru86mk
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxT851O3o9a
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUBd4lAHqC
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYIGwYsUwl
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYVzhOwK5J
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRSaKbb3ma
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT35zBGJxgS
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOr50rCpEiV
The pain in his arm 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4m2ExPKMSe
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhROcM7RLr6
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoEwQh6SXG
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnlKovVsNP
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHSlHPLG1a
survived that fall."675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWP2hY0ttV
It took a second for 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMuEZvAsiu
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsCYs62jET
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxP801qQHm5
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzI1IxrT04
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWv1W3MD0lE
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRt08lpKsA
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77pXOQWrey
that.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgOcv9uyPu
"I don't know how I got 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFaMwB851v
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jHYsUWiet
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfS9EGqxxl
truth675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkLR7jah4Y
"I'm sure if he was a 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGp7Y0pDBqf
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28ZunU4B0o
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0cmHb3Hq1
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbOwRYr71R
guessed that was Gob.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76NEDbW4F6
"Not how mages work kid,675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBeU5rhQCQD
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMEMjSM5KI
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOP7XtZs6Xx
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuXoHNUCq4
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmalY2P2m49
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AsiHCCS3W
have a clear head so we should be safe.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sT2HNQKzC
David was having trouble675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31WiY5FTAR
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXEHmti8En
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5m8OEjyye8
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTy0gcsAxKv
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeh8LMEsPsY
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7JahWs0uq
definitely felt exhausted.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLODGBoItD
Gob stared into Davids 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGd6BXgQCqt
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5TGu6rSQN
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4UdouVzbB
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWYll95bZl
a deadpan voice.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaraJJQ2H3
Sighting David sat up, 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgkYO0VN63
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSmUlp2KWJ
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhFl6Ryy0p
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gEH0KMt7h
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrIgUMf6m2
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRY9yHSBr3
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfN0b0YNUmh
David took the herbs and675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdevSePlRQ
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCyoSrNCxj
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNol3s4iX2V
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLxsxZJq6e
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxG2068oDJx
"It's called blumeflor, 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7XLa9aIwD
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Y6co81VLs
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSQARih0M7
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnO2YCODr9U
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMw7IuSwMl
himself.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8g2xQ2Lfsq
"It's a good way of 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIymitoOAPs
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kI1YbYo66
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanY9Ds0bGX
David was going to ask 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyv9dInKfKC
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOX7PcKWJYT
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLhnXvRtCn
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnOeGu0Ghb
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvS89dSQJab
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsfNsXlWBA
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3L7CZ4lqua
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHoRqqMKFB
stance. 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0XXhJulZq
Gob was also very persistent. "Since you're not a mage, you're a liar then. Now why should I waste my time on a liar?"675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclU6IOMOrT
"Why would I lie about 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakPMZ07ZFs
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡam5per7Nnj
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkjxciJQwj
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfh6CCiLMdQ
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWWStHixI5
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSSTnkL1bd
good way to do it.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkRvnMESN0
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqp4TApVBX
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPbP9opqV5
"So you are a liar."675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5BDpw1TTZ
"Bring me to the ship! 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhehUdIqXmt
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yfGMyNGFr
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeZALdhX6a
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8aZFJ6UFu
Some of the feet 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrgN3oiVZB
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDNliTiiTm
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMfelJL23p
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHo0ryIrqdQ
"The weapons were in a 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFgZFBTj9e
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEhEaInTFl
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIE43vVmrbj
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WNBl5i80w
important duties?"675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTFnFQsiEO
Gob shook his head. 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23teGZbFjm
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFHjsyAlDO
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJogd3r19db
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcN9Iy80X8f
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgnUNbDpsX
up. "Y..yes Gob?"675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrt8RxipKt
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7fc9xFDai
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrHd8iauox
tie our friend here and then join us." 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KqTfAXV48
"Yes, sir!" The young 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhII5za7QhK
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTYbbUNPW3
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UoF0hiKxm
David smiled, atleast 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOIEpN1aZF
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpX5waiabJ
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnN0B2TJlAr
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQbIqFQuzZ
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9yqIUB9r5
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBI7BlHWpGk
David nodded as if 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Y6R1ZmWbY
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSaTgoFhFl6
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsl0t15YVh
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhHiFPgioG
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84UPBjEm1r
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmVm5gNoFr
"Denis!" Gobs voice 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfP6aG1VtP
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZf2UgV2aEA
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRgGQouBZr
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgnbEjsHRz
in a circle.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgppLJpCM7p
David could easily untie675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukDzPDrAt9
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77rMPqbSJ8
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MYcgcFD1S
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyidO2u1VJW
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlZuGHXaqm
David must've dozed off 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNYnyBpvNa
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5eMTXtH7Q3
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJ0Xs3X4DU
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFqDikq51w
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ395KAMEEcn
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISA94cXTFy
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYCN1GMDdJ
difference, we'll be able to find them."675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BJF0ObLhQ
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzKDxf4bCO
"Who'd know?"675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRuJx9eFmb
"You" David said that as675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzaLUJoz0B
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAQMYkZQiZ
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TQ0mF9f8G
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUuZzQkJeP
a choice so David took a gamble.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZq7uPVAX4
It seemed to be paying 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9I8Ec7nzBe
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENwg8IskU3
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMD9dIjBubT
wrong move and you're dead."675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8v2el0auAm
David nodded, not liking the look in Gobs eyes. "I get it, you're trying to look after them but I'm not your enemy."675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzecsYBMZpu
Gob grunted at that. "No675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjQ9GjGNLz
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzuxoKq1dm
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIUjOVBffl
draining from his hands. 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvZDD7tJ3j
"I'll be able to walk 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KwJllcKrb
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHisQgUuDgg
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡke3fHbMEs8
caused David to lose his balance. 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOU6GklA2p
"The walk should only 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKt7thQCPpH
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTrkbo9jMR
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3kd7j8C51
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsAQYF7muI
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cctGkwoNz
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOuM8XDS0m
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84pgYt1nks
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDD3yFfw3Ae
To Gobs credit he wasn't675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw42iE496BM
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8w1xfKK2dM
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGQJHhLTPz
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdinkARBgC
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdddF5sKiF
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOiongOSgs
First there was Denis, 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGoFfHiGv4
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJT4okWXUM
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68uF6eg7KL
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwsPsA3GRN
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFB3P3pbucj
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywWFIlm9w5
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QoSOudQ1B
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNXietE5Qu
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHTCHeragb
All in all a group of 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Z3jUQhyPQ
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgTvDgdC7q
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFazsTWuep
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUA411r5IVz
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZvLYbhbdB
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYX9qOBqqnJ
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLLMsHXPLQ
stuff. 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWkBxCViKU
Sadly except the names 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2oiq1cdo2
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52YEx4i0Re
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSMZSJHbFt
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipAHbaZ9uy
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRzzhAXfiF
childhood. 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLan5RTPSZ
David also paid 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMJIjCd0KG
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ErtpQkSEE
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqPp1unaAX
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhhhx40mNQ
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGth2f3LB5e
The closer they got the 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OTQYzdBoq
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQd2yA7oTx
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eupaFoyGt
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Mw05UYj85
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iUcvdkiBy
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTVONfKtgP
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7EaH7XTon
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMf1al6Ap4K
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVigeefMkmL
They were able to hear 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xgJMCGYgT
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wQjgAq9i7
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2pa24B5L9
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OuXXTCt1v
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLv8ywxZVTH
"Get down, behind the 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡud3yFhsO0b
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGjRFAQWhq
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdC0gx8Pol
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnQC4J0adt
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHDXoLTjHL
nicely with the surroundings.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2r2Fz5nRQH
With a groan David 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEqwHqXMGE
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBjaW5bZxm
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9YOtW5sjr
grunt. 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf98idFnEFe
They all had to cover 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9nmkFvLb4
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8lrW9dpCZ
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3QlIDiQYv
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsrnNwbtPr
them.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqwjA0WGPN
With a tug of the rope 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUFfNhHc6r
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMF3MPBJjpo
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBbRFldy6P
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrkfWuMiWu
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxqqNYprg2
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHeeTUprXh
"So, where's this hold?"675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAE6Nc9H7b
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrR13sUEu1
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPpJQl8XPl
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodfQiHhUQ8
"It's there and looks 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDsGcdahkr
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWYUTVXZ3d
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzM8Pslnys
"Corruption knows. They 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNR5Q3uc1yu
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZhpPh2aIe
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzogHsgms4M
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxTO63S64n
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLIcDc8jCr
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDUzPbrhNK
David made a move to 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3mvkWiQ9A
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCwT5k9mDX
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQlhszuPAb
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAayUAwpXT
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8hUN9BpTM
them. "I think we're in trouble."675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkQ6GHb0lx
Gob pulled the telescope675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCjsdTFTzI
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJ0tmXSwM5
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKbFV3fKR0
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7LU0uNQm2
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxRKvT4LSK
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2EkhuOzD3w
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuhZ2jxgSw
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79j0iGZamA
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5a57ICpo5
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9M2aArxshz
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUnncY5qmD
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCnRqnH40e
reason." He added the last part in a grumble675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2h4i9wqEO7
Gob pulled away from 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGaJjIEWZL
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGzMT2weYy
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcWH5WgzpP
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykq4hCAk4G
you in your own shit" 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9tVyPFM5h
"Now form up and let's 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23ue55mdPG
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAg7svVX9cN
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgbXtlOnXU
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a675Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPNDatXUa3
long while.
