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Shadows.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6KE7r0JEk
The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4w1wAXpgx7
They are men and women 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CMVVQCCPo
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFpCh99agd
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QKO7vdzWn
They extensively trained668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUiEZt4LlG
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRGw97GtN9
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJR5ZVgKEOX
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXTemp2OVn
Fragment of Josh Wilkins', ambassador and spy, report on the inner workings of the Empire to the Commonwealth. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ461CNWR1Xs
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Davids relief didn't 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdFi7NS2Ew
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EnVGVKdAF
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkZ63b2lro
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCmsLai3I9
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvAGRMrS0c
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpidcZiX33F
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGh3zz0eQ40
better off than Angela.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8T6nNqyQFB
"Breathe slowly and calm668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCfz308lEJ
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUuWGIWSVO
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrA7m3CPg7Y
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhKFuLpb99
got steadier.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMrMQBsvwy
"Useless." Gob said as 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYOFPX4o4e
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21kBGtQH3B
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5i79TQjmX
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksruKdZORF
After his conversation 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgPoT0jVgQ
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZ4sKO8YNO
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7R0lo8scv
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMZBGb0fRY
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUYroeEWxS
"To get new weapons and 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtMxbod1KM
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BgYzI7Oki
drying his shoes from any excess water.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcZ6MWBK3R
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFD6WswOD6
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhz7q8w6UBf
"No!" Angela stood up 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2j1BrvzPTB
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jKSsNjJDj
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWypnN8u16p
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVVQwfcdbp
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU91yfZxOLy
"If I could do anything 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLH71uWOjQi
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjEjD2D1UF
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6rGYQVlpe
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FWabZBTSO
us. Now get up."668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufifzLHmaT
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmsPbxIZ0u
Thus, they began their 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNOy2hdw4j
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfzN6KtZNw
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJckpqFu7db
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EeIChK6wv
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IatIXOXPd
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjhrpfi1X0
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2i7opVttrf
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LOyYgthfX
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIPVVeoN2H
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7Ot1FY3aQ
The only one not 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvQR1iURuh
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0Oa03CyXq
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYMmTcG4hv
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg432sLaAgy
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SVRXil3sJ
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WmuNAEG7m
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOWd6Ay4UL
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbBXdGF5hT
was no more fighting, David didn't know.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVm3poEsxUa
David hoped that 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpPfhVNANq
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscA99GLjfp
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdYBIp5Wne
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtlrLrk9EG
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGwlkXXRio
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcji8AshdY
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZg4tWXUrH0
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgpJNuUMMM
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYEDGn78U9
David slouched to the 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXR4jSyVKNn
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwgbmuI0pp
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIddjuI8leD
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIvfzIAYIe
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3szDn1Ou3
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBC2UJkTleb
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYqDfpPxwP
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmE4KY3n6CL
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfz46qWACT3
No answer. ~Oh hells, do668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODiLbHFiLW
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5ffY1huML
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZocfEuBr5
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZ9xdKT1hJ
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dHe0gyZ0h
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8y21vTuBQs
against putting it on her.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBFu2MasoM
"I...I should've been 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSdCl8CVdb
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzP8gYVMps
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8UnUzTE1J
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHkObcvoPL
David's mouth.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jlQKtBTwB
"Why weren't you? Now, I668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZITxW8eQ3
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1qbReGVxm
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyTn18v0Zb
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EXGpYIcit
"It happened so fast. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehRq14ZTAz
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNris0pIjHD
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOQt9PvGBI
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fEnJ3Er73
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nWb19ok3d
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThZkYd1yno
to herself again668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpztrsFIjvi
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCPg5BfPSY
The mighty hunter 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTIc8a4zaG
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4ZPjQmZZj
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CMdWQihk8
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuAaqZTSkH
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelOS5Bl4ux
Their respite didn't 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytCpeJMJYd
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyZ48IswKg
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJD3O5oghqD
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48BzHsxBSl
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO980hPQEhU
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RvflcTqCh
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuqxa5bZpX
that skill to actual good use.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk14YB1mtkI
Thankfully their walk 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqiQZ3bxvr
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KFUmQS8na
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuY4EbrMTQ
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uv6Aagx7q
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJ9aK2qZEq
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8Fpwmmi6s
Gob motioned for them to668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1oilf0mGw
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFUv4FMMZq
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02oVlWK8t5
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiC0zWHOwOq
conveniently carried on his shoulder.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkbm6BNib0
Fly boats were made out 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPSsjqb7rp
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVROeHg6xK
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRK2hlGsru
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIAnXPQJK5
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFUJ3q3yHA
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zH5HhnLzF
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYNHq1ZtW4
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXiWDrsy7j
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxA2QOZHOhZ
or smiled. A frown.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Q1MjKS818
He put the boat down on 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLy813mgGIO
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDqJdgYOVg
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oA2NP4xvl
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdiPfa6UXA
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Irqtg5lzj
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1YF8Hk2Ns
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5Q1COLjaa
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CrY7TWoM3
making his wounds ache.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpErSu2aYe
Gob put the boat over 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnElz2fDfB7
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzMSMfP2A9
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzVTNg4xQF
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSsf4gPk3k
the other. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ649IeYsCe5
Gob handed David the 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJm6exoO1b
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVRfDoZYoh
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpW5PQDHAVz
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsAUxUBhmo
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nR2i0tOfS
believed this was definitely one of those fates.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSaNfwHKWpE
All though David did 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsCVhnOeOI
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhe49vahPj2
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUYUzXqE4i
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtz6koha3Zw
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9fFEM3mIn
by the sun.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowHwYih9JE
They all disembarked, 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEzq2FmtWO
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtMHEPb3un
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3oegQhX3KU
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlxgtakjW4
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WStSyCOWr
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5eTIZkmRy
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSjWYgPnqB
"How do they manage to 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVFdrgWjHJ
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEPrArGdVW
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpn6gdOjhu
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6aZprvBvG
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87NV0LOEv5
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mw54weL7O
David nodded, the answer668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgsTL7h6eG
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5ER3UwmoR
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJ97cWANPR
One thing David noticed,668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYCVwbH2Iy
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXtOonEgQN
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowRETqxgE7
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyyB5Oz9fy
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nuUQDAYwd
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1bmhQ0nGc
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgyE77cr4w
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOxH2UBMQw
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHSYkDCmD0
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SfyYSWerl
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8oo7nOFae
It made him remember 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLRTrgGaJP
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViOL8LptU5
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6di4Xne6S
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufo30reDES
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJge7OLqzS
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjheuxBw9ex
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mMEd3PqXi
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToUq4yULUC
while ago.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa645dOkLZp
Just as previously they 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCbyUTATwk
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNj6nTNKdgz
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8Zm4eHBxk
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMPX0eMLVJ
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvx90FAQDR
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Cu4T1Q8wp
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJCW6soYJA
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5s7g3LKnV
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybsH38duJA
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2rjHogIok
David was apprehensive 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9HMllH2yo
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeO8Be50Hf
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ymvdzxq3H
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TpD9HsZ8M
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOCmOHlZZG
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbn8B2IDFWc
Before they all turned 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWxCwEL74k
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGDo1ZSQvs
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekgdZPrlJf
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeGXckStrD
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEg2cTp5g5l
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07RlI9Vavp
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0PdhV0gZH
Sadly the sweet dream 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4xSV19ZDq
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDmFs6OYlJ
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqI3r0jNHZl
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2xq1GmU4K
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpldsJTKN7
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRBEMVHp6M
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcN9ino8Px
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXF9iKvbjG
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXFKF6dLQA
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0fR7RKHER
David shook his head and668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPvJfg85M4
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvm4LEv8EX
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOP57yebFA
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhurNnaS6a
too.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxeyn60LsW
They spent the morning 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeT2snxQcX
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgloew2zdm
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24aP50fZ0p
crowd. ~668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamoIQNU1DK
After they were all done668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyChiQtJ6T
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQ8sB29qUS
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhQgz6u18U
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1RoZJmh7M
Positivity all around.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHS7LP9m3N
Soon they reached the 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDCGfDXSgT
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZesEOU9hx
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pMvUdrj2V
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4chdtkIWI
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4PTNLuCqF
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQATIqR7nyV
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPW1mmp8oq
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtsrPzfsPT
everyone won.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNQB4xTd3H
Gob seemed to be pretty 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQj4nJ6bZ0N
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY28DeTb8QS
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMyq6iq5P1
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sgHXDQG47
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHiZhFGN3b
making her way behind David.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVRvo1rKZw
"Where's Lev?" Gob 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZFh9OH6ZW
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7aV3gSmwL
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPb6LpUj8iy
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvoCeENO6O
Reaching the middle 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsS2O0PdeUG
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKGq2wRBeQ
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzzko3ThbA
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ936HfizRtz
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhv1o4qItJ
and quickly put a knife to his throat.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUSeYnBRsz
Before David could 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1RjaM8wXT
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0cePfaSKI
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgU5X6hX3hZ
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iLchgzu1S
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTiCClJ59Zy
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8Ug9UvMJk
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWXZevY385
The captains facial 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pcHHoKISc
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7rH2iDxQJ
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sKyBHuko6
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMKPzpgez7
"Enough of this!" 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpzl3SIjn8
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPqEyeIzuE
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpJl8bblzt
towards them.668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQ8Z1Pa70M
David felt himself flung668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUmK5k5QWV
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3g270um9S
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj58xiZCRzp
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCRsrBivU7
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiROq5EcX0
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 668Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllb0vF6OmC
overwhelmed him.
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