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Shadows.671Please respect copyright.PENANA9az978OyZG
The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.671Please respect copyright.PENANAiKEL6aUDpz
They are men and women 671Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1ij7R8nXu
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 671Please respect copyright.PENANAwxIWFVhf8q
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.671Please respect copyright.PENANAWWVQLYdgG6
They extensively trained671Please respect copyright.PENANAhNoxF5KQ9e
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 671Please respect copyright.PENANAeUrKuDNoVF
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging671Please respect copyright.PENANA7bGYrdDUip
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.671Please respect copyright.PENANALXgvZr7zk4
Fragment of Josh Wilkins', ambassador and spy, report on the inner workings of the Empire to the Commonwealth. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAOSF7JOhy6F
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Davids relief didn't 671Please respect copyright.PENANAT3W94IIZDO
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 671Please respect copyright.PENANAT9pTo5hP9c
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he671Please respect copyright.PENANA8R89E68qlZ
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone671Please respect copyright.PENANA6qWJ9cZHf2
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 671Please respect copyright.PENANAbr86JdRihu
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would671Please respect copyright.PENANAyEADR6W15R
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 671Please respect copyright.PENANAcIEtwYkYzs
better off than Angela.671Please respect copyright.PENANABLkgmsGw3b
"Breathe slowly and calm671Please respect copyright.PENANARZ8r1aFqF3
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 671Please respect copyright.PENANAZPCqdiLk07
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a671Please respect copyright.PENANAagiTXfb0sc
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing671Please respect copyright.PENANAq4MXWaeM4B
got steadier.671Please respect copyright.PENANAIgOghUnQUn
"Useless." Gob said as 671Please respect copyright.PENANA6klDGvwoQa
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 671Please respect copyright.PENANATkFP9aOr3C
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 671Please respect copyright.PENANADWE8RGUVIJ
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."671Please respect copyright.PENANA3Sci5O6A21
After his conversation 671Please respect copyright.PENANAP77QsvWm08
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 671Please respect copyright.PENANAkAlLhmPjVF
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 671Please respect copyright.PENANAn3DMXVJDPL
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.671Please respect copyright.PENANA5w4QnMziKW
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.671Please respect copyright.PENANAgBdNEiif29
"To get new weapons and 671Please respect copyright.PENANAftwUrnlpiq
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 671Please respect copyright.PENANA7OrAvjEit3
drying his shoes from any excess water.671Please respect copyright.PENANAcsys5FHKYj
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.671Please respect copyright.PENANABWA6kqPh1L
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.671Please respect copyright.PENANA5QOuMoNnqE
"No!" Angela stood up 671Please respect copyright.PENANAdtXBCWkjXf
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 671Please respect copyright.PENANAocywUdqe5E
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I671Please respect copyright.PENANAUOfFW33Qoz
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she671Please respect copyright.PENANAWKsNTS7DVu
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.671Please respect copyright.PENANADbaz14BLys
"If I could do anything 671Please respect copyright.PENANAXGQvrKTyJG
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began671Please respect copyright.PENANAg68pZauEkI
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 671Please respect copyright.PENANAZroRsN16xB
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 671Please respect copyright.PENANA569urmWEdK
us. Now get up."671Please respect copyright.PENANAvRcx0L7OOf
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.671Please respect copyright.PENANATAcmv0U2Sq
Thus, they began their 671Please respect copyright.PENANAKaZSNU2IqN
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.671Please respect copyright.PENANAopf7ORnMlS
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 671Please respect copyright.PENANAo55Ybmea1d
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 671Please respect copyright.PENANAFUIa1e4vCO
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 671Please respect copyright.PENANARSulENwIEQ
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAJuugbp6j2x
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 671Please respect copyright.PENANAxPd9Soa8o0
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of671Please respect copyright.PENANAlaSVBvrgOI
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 671Please respect copyright.PENANAaWEAxVDpIL
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.671Please respect copyright.PENANAR8yJKcnghr
The only one not 671Please respect copyright.PENANA5kNdHDddYZ
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 671Please respect copyright.PENANAALwKBFOklp
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't671Please respect copyright.PENANA3r4p3ol0TD
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 671Please respect copyright.PENANAva0joANrST
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.671Please respect copyright.PENANAlLYetd22Wv
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever671Please respect copyright.PENANA4Ve5TDwOpe
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 671Please respect copyright.PENANAPnqNbu96qA
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 671Please respect copyright.PENANAFdqfnJ65MW
was no more fighting, David didn't know.671Please respect copyright.PENANAirhSVsmXgJ
David hoped that 671Please respect copyright.PENANAFOVqwVfUUr
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 671Please respect copyright.PENANAN3iUdQ0hcu
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 671Please respect copyright.PENANAu64OHqG13g
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 671Please respect copyright.PENANA9adiOe0scG
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAkEuRyS9kkK
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 671Please respect copyright.PENANAwMP6rKyIXY
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 671Please respect copyright.PENANAS7MhDYE9Xp
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 671Please respect copyright.PENANAJVgXASCNpR
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 671Please respect copyright.PENANAMAiIT6i5OU
David slouched to the 671Please respect copyright.PENANAMiJnXCv0s0
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 671Please respect copyright.PENANAdKtnBXyUf9
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 671Please respect copyright.PENANAC7lmIx4c4l
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't671Please respect copyright.PENANAVmxJCQDXe0
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 671Please respect copyright.PENANA5QYR60ga43
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 671Please respect copyright.PENANAue2c1jfQ57
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're671Please respect copyright.PENANArdaJhBmaOR
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 671Please respect copyright.PENANARpspwcFgtP
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela671Please respect copyright.PENANARJJpkTZupF
No answer. ~Oh hells, do671Please respect copyright.PENANAMKh6pi9S6T
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 671Please respect copyright.PENANAKzmTa5TQRO
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 671Please respect copyright.PENANABYuZq9Srww
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 671Please respect copyright.PENANALZLBgP4UJO
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and671Please respect copyright.PENANAUYril1XAVi
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 671Please respect copyright.PENANAk8Z42GnLCS
against putting it on her.671Please respect copyright.PENANA42ndl1TLpN
"I...I should've been 671Please respect copyright.PENANAXkDd95idqc
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 671Please respect copyright.PENANArp1k8JUOt9
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 671Please respect copyright.PENANAyItaJQ1VZ5
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 671Please respect copyright.PENANAGQ0pXwoDf8
David's mouth.671Please respect copyright.PENANAvBNyP13OWi
"Why weren't you? Now, I671Please respect copyright.PENANASbOjQlgeCD
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 671Please respect copyright.PENANAZwtwS26kFP
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more671Please respect copyright.PENANA9s6KE9TEkk
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.671Please respect copyright.PENANA2NxSVjRwtS
"It happened so fast. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAPEe0yFZdne
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I671Please respect copyright.PENANAaRfWEsXHCH
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 671Please respect copyright.PENANAdHFJ1xqdD1
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 671Please respect copyright.PENANAkecglHZ0HQ
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 671Please respect copyright.PENANApUMKZteaAs
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering671Please respect copyright.PENANAuP6AgMIHN0
to herself again671Please respect copyright.PENANApLGk0Gg6Bu
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.671Please respect copyright.PENANAW4Fd1k833Q
The mighty hunter 671Please respect copyright.PENANA08etafgXFI
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared671Please respect copyright.PENANAkorlxovgWA
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 671Please respect copyright.PENANA3waTPW8qqN
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 671Please respect copyright.PENANA2GwjUzYHME
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 671Please respect copyright.PENANAfrpvo6CYSZ
Their respite didn't 671Please respect copyright.PENANAp9zLY5E5tE
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 671Please respect copyright.PENANAY5CkJL1RC8
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 671Please respect copyright.PENANABsA17HNhyP
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 671Please respect copyright.PENANA0XJOy4LY10
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 671Please respect copyright.PENANA4iBxwpnjaM
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,671Please respect copyright.PENANABmmrHIFzGO
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put671Please respect copyright.PENANAQrcsgZ5W71
that skill to actual good use.671Please respect copyright.PENANAmYc8LDC4go
Thankfully their walk 671Please respect copyright.PENANA8QXA5lqXjo
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 671Please respect copyright.PENANAajET27QbfO
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 671Please respect copyright.PENANA8HPtcXGYAN
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 671Please respect copyright.PENANAhUcCSWg3cE
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 671Please respect copyright.PENANAjOKAEFYrHE
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.671Please respect copyright.PENANAkTwi2FCWrJ
Gob motioned for them to671Please respect copyright.PENANAnxvYAbziUx
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 671Please respect copyright.PENANAQY0HXraa4J
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 671Please respect copyright.PENANApSKOiUyIrU
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 671Please respect copyright.PENANAo1ntIlmCTV
conveniently carried on his shoulder.671Please respect copyright.PENANATTH6IWYax8
Fly boats were made out 671Please respect copyright.PENANApVAxYYBo1k
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,671Please respect copyright.PENANATXB1l0GYNw
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 671Please respect copyright.PENANADBpk5dIUcU
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow671Please respect copyright.PENANAdGx6CewiTn
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 671Please respect copyright.PENANAIYXgP36QaX
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 671Please respect copyright.PENANAu38ityykoy
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 671Please respect copyright.PENANALU4vhLKGO6
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 671Please respect copyright.PENANABcVREkWxnG
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate671Please respect copyright.PENANAxK85gnNOWg
or smiled. A frown.671Please respect copyright.PENANAoPVBopChPK
He put the boat down on 671Please respect copyright.PENANASb41MZfNBi
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 671Please respect copyright.PENANAgzFLciZS8G
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 671Please respect copyright.PENANA1a0WWfSGF6
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 671Please respect copyright.PENANAncUmfVFodV
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 671Please respect copyright.PENANA5EID3OTIzX
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the671Please respect copyright.PENANA7Wq7nX0HRO
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 671Please respect copyright.PENANAoa9ZpWYTTK
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 671Please respect copyright.PENANA4bDvT8ZtZ7
making his wounds ache.671Please respect copyright.PENANAYs4vqwW5zo
Gob put the boat over 671Please respect copyright.PENANADMIxoeV92O
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came671Please respect copyright.PENANAgGBqv7ixFv
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 671Please respect copyright.PENANAmDazYdBoXh
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 671Please respect copyright.PENANA7crO6T0RIG
the other. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAqxJT3K2b3q
Gob handed David the 671Please respect copyright.PENANA0iaa4PTYpB
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 671Please respect copyright.PENANAliy4xIg5Nn
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 671Please respect copyright.PENANAYIoqbx7Rbb
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 671Please respect copyright.PENANA9QteDIsZNF
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 671Please respect copyright.PENANAO6FPIVdkP5
believed this was definitely one of those fates.671Please respect copyright.PENANAcwhvm7B0Tq
All though David did 671Please respect copyright.PENANAQKqI8IPdAD
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 671Please respect copyright.PENANA6cMwi7ShSl
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 671Please respect copyright.PENANAdcWuTAIVvs
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 671Please respect copyright.PENANAA9R5RinoiE
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 671Please respect copyright.PENANAcyH5wjFy5t
by the sun.671Please respect copyright.PENANAnHT9dQ7k5u
They all disembarked, 671Please respect copyright.PENANA20HVOuzy6L
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAxBgQS5tGdN
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 671Please respect copyright.PENANAc4JwB64QSF
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 671Please respect copyright.PENANAeeDvMI2Fhl
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 671Please respect copyright.PENANA8vfgE09lMf
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 671Please respect copyright.PENANAYpv5tuijAB
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.671Please respect copyright.PENANA9Ip2leGF9s
"How do they manage to 671Please respect copyright.PENANAUS5Sd1Csw9
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 671Please respect copyright.PENANAKwPKm8daf3
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 671Please respect copyright.PENANAVSn7GGSZxp
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "671Please respect copyright.PENANAPs7rfPjJ1R
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as671Please respect copyright.PENANAa1JPsToPJF
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."671Please respect copyright.PENANAHKrU2AQCe9
David nodded, the answer671Please respect copyright.PENANAaoC4rRnLtK
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like671Please respect copyright.PENANALA432PlZgj
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.671Please respect copyright.PENANAaVolbeYVdv
One thing David noticed,671Please respect copyright.PENANAeTqRFG40oi
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 671Please respect copyright.PENANAqeaTqAIrgq
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors671Please respect copyright.PENANAPLkx902fFB
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 671Please respect copyright.PENANA4eAdib5C6h
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 671Please respect copyright.PENANA9XNzDWrezM
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some671Please respect copyright.PENANAio0Roej3yE
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything671Please respect copyright.PENANAD9fky6FmAF
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 671Please respect copyright.PENANAGAwgB7jJ3i
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 671Please respect copyright.PENANAEKnJNJNMXb
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 671Please respect copyright.PENANAxkhc4Ew0JX
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.671Please respect copyright.PENANATcLez6sgVK
It made him remember 671Please respect copyright.PENANAeJzwf1PhOR
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 671Please respect copyright.PENANAmNvPiQJ0pW
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 671Please respect copyright.PENANAyeBtjWxYgV
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't671Please respect copyright.PENANAbPj4S9fDkv
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 671Please respect copyright.PENANA7xMIybVj1q
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 671Please respect copyright.PENANAlDl3HdACrz
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 671Please respect copyright.PENANAvphe4leGrt
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a671Please respect copyright.PENANAToQKrNZl0J
while ago.671Please respect copyright.PENANAsj9gUQGofD
Just as previously they 671Please respect copyright.PENANAkVUmf4GzJh
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen671Please respect copyright.PENANAenMKvddH53
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a671Please respect copyright.PENANAvzvWIDdQLU
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 671Please respect copyright.PENANAqJHx74Zhho
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 671Please respect copyright.PENANAXOYdfVLgZO
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 671Please respect copyright.PENANAj95Z0XMhrR
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 671Please respect copyright.PENANAWiaPPf8SAZ
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 671Please respect copyright.PENANAwYJg8cEKzQ
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 671Please respect copyright.PENANAMfbHVWSTsX
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.671Please respect copyright.PENANAIYJjrCzF4u
David was apprehensive 671Please respect copyright.PENANAtCIdV2YFLk
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 671Please respect copyright.PENANAP9GNfMpL0z
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 671Please respect copyright.PENANA8Y6dIpXChF
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 671Please respect copyright.PENANAxPoSbSyrf7
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 671Please respect copyright.PENANA6kop1MkxJ1
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.671Please respect copyright.PENANAtj0rT1S4je
Before they all turned 671Please respect copyright.PENANAGgYShorFoo
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 671Please respect copyright.PENANAchHe12nVJ2
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 671Please respect copyright.PENANAPA2KqX9gky
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could671Please respect copyright.PENANAjrVXJWA30R
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how671Please respect copyright.PENANAr4zMSfPwaw
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 671Please respect copyright.PENANAgtZvm5Cl73
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.671Please respect copyright.PENANAXDcrxW6LTg
Sadly the sweet dream 671Please respect copyright.PENANAeSILoc770A
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 671Please respect copyright.PENANAxYLmLvByNg
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 671Please respect copyright.PENANA7Gq1a4KxmK
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 671Please respect copyright.PENANAZVOToafGI0
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial671Please respect copyright.PENANAh3qSnzQMRU
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 671Please respect copyright.PENANAmXldCm388K
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 671Please respect copyright.PENANASe3g5ztkK8
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 671Please respect copyright.PENANA3BcQklUPkc
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.671Please respect copyright.PENANAZeNmHWQ6Ql
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 671Please respect copyright.PENANAjrMW61in2Z
David shook his head and671Please respect copyright.PENANAjtZjVgh7Az
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 671Please respect copyright.PENANAef5y9IUBVk
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 671Please respect copyright.PENANAdejG9akNOL
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 671Please respect copyright.PENANAAtHvtmDVWb
too.671Please respect copyright.PENANAMnZrCUfKZQ
They spent the morning 671Please respect copyright.PENANACoZUgreeSp
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAnqdgQW5arX
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 671Please respect copyright.PENANALPQVmckvZY
crowd. ~671Please respect copyright.PENANAqaq5KKznbY
After they were all done671Please respect copyright.PENANAwbykJRwylp
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 671Please respect copyright.PENANA7PlAHGmFMO
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 671Please respect copyright.PENANATA8RshXrVb
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAfec5GPGgZT
Positivity all around.671Please respect copyright.PENANAUwxJ7qFpnd
Soon they reached the 671Please respect copyright.PENANAxDhrFiIQzM
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned671Please respect copyright.PENANA1gAfkwc7ye
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 671Please respect copyright.PENANAr3S11xxjsv
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 671Please respect copyright.PENANADkC3VAfUWI
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 671Please respect copyright.PENANAD3ykOWJdTm
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 671Please respect copyright.PENANAyB5Y39D8j8
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 671Please respect copyright.PENANAXwSWrxkoUk
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 671Please respect copyright.PENANAtqCb3hWFby
everyone won.671Please respect copyright.PENANAGr5LQW4M7s
Gob seemed to be pretty 671Please respect copyright.PENANAflWRzqbjg1
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 671Please respect copyright.PENANAntu7VJEhIP
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 671Please respect copyright.PENANATpAMqt4X5j
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 671Please respect copyright.PENANAakI0cVqRLd
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly671Please respect copyright.PENANAGpLIS7jhBa
making her way behind David.671Please respect copyright.PENANAhER5k1o7oM
"Where's Lev?" Gob 671Please respect copyright.PENANA3hBSEb65t3
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 671Please respect copyright.PENANA9JDnM5mLyY
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 671Please respect copyright.PENANA7mkLCnWQFe
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"671Please respect copyright.PENANACjSx6AknW8
Reaching the middle 671Please respect copyright.PENANAF0UauiPXh9
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 671Please respect copyright.PENANAn9TDqFl7lQ
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 671Please respect copyright.PENANAXUSghV6Yn9
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying671Please respect copyright.PENANAaiL0SF8Z5q
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 671Please respect copyright.PENANAECU2kRgOs4
and quickly put a knife to his throat.671Please respect copyright.PENANApBAXEryZLK
Before David could 671Please respect copyright.PENANAsF1LVZRqFO
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the671Please respect copyright.PENANAhSSP80O06h
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 671Please respect copyright.PENANAAMUU36YCea
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 671Please respect copyright.PENANAIqrTfiCJkC
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 671Please respect copyright.PENANAyinL7ualEM
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 671Please respect copyright.PENANAA9K7yNQIoq
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer671Please respect copyright.PENANAm2QjFf3kCQ
The captains facial 671Please respect copyright.PENANADadNMFYBOY
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAlGEcjpXEnI
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers671Please respect copyright.PENANAmpt5pFO7K6
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.671Please respect copyright.PENANAMXRUzrDxxI
"Enough of this!" 671Please respect copyright.PENANAyZH4nPrS4Y
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of671Please respect copyright.PENANAZ581WNqJZ6
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 671Please respect copyright.PENANAyR09Evf6a1
towards them.671Please respect copyright.PENANANvnUVdJLvJ
David felt himself flung671Please respect copyright.PENANAEE9x8tPa7j
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 671Please respect copyright.PENANAeDGYWawYOr
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 671Please respect copyright.PENANAC9IuwicdgX
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 671Please respect copyright.PENANAvTT8yke7Po
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 671Please respect copyright.PENANAhmOyYuyNEj
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 671Please respect copyright.PENANANXzVfhPSLX
overwhelmed him.
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