"Ugh" 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JL2hcd4pe
"Shh, he's coming to"706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxmd3fpp7a
David slowly opened his 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYKwMzj4ZX
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNvD25qArk
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2KicTMeAx
last so that he'd become blind.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHuvvDrutm
Sadly someone didn't 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3gtgBbG6Z
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRhTaK2KNo
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnFiDKDTsS
gruff voice.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97ytbcqxiQ
David braved opening his706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYSusXM6Ja
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKGeETzYZY
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVn7NUxxmm
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpDSi1ueeH
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlHRzdQpYQ
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8dBMfprk0
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWW8p5ublP
it was covered too much with a beard.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqc4ePm1P2C
"A friend, especially to706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxd9nzrJRZb
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0kWTqMvdT
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGG9Yji6N1
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTK9iTxYpc
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hbRGEAYYK
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXWGWB3nlv
pressure on his arm increased.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Hze43FU8N
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKuU3FbzDu
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡde0gkvEb4J
~you'll pay for this, 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TkT8I046Y
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewcDkmJGL0
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzpKgdLbLj
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdX60DfXy35
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsKPUmoTBK
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfU5shvRnM
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGnbGbvKgG
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurO28UsXYG
David let his eye wander706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjCaMvoDv6
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2mJmRilXK
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYcQoMX8Z1
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzF0zPGJlg
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qQdNh9wgc
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAxJh3Zj8E
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HydGizzH7
arrogant pricks.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6KTW0bvKY
David heard the flint 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOxMYKpyXx
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdi9pPA3xxR
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1vwEx3YnN
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQccbG6GYQK
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2AKIWd1ZT
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVnYIeBTV8
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQwbNih76N
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAW9e60PwRU
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiNd0HuGDF
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHouhWjVrvK
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBsZ1r3A0Y
The pain in his arm 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtLfMH8aWU
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzV1ROZOKEl
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qMY3Hzusg
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEcoLtLXDO
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcO217v7KD1
survived that fall."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucb2onPINi
It took a second for 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXK5X0O9Tr
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtQVUIYhDL
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVD9mCr9Im
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNz5zW7QVv
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4ou0DdaW3
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgpW3NFIDZ
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZhpHkMat7
that.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCDPWowjTQ
"I don't know how I got 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVKO52BoJq
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NncLpU6Sr
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhC1BhJKeH
truth706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8ufX7ttGH
"I'm sure if he was a 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgDnxcuglt
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJ0I73Y69m
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OdhY47NVa
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0AmkanX5V
guessed that was Gob.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeZAQzdYdv
"Not how mages work kid,706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6iPkUMJGT
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtbxBiwYjL
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3p8h0F3VY
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCVmEELizC
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFGEZSpPqu
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYtRaai58y
have a clear head so we should be safe.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpc2FrHPA5
David was having trouble706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1OhmmKj0G
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZzXxXBxy8
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQQtK459Bv
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKyypGSYMw
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYp1ZzL77u
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkhPwtF0Ue
definitely felt exhausted.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡualpd3Uw3s
Gob stared into Davids 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdhYI1kXV0
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMp6ccEM29o
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtJHAnGAs0
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfonBxIxEA8
a deadpan voice.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXhX8Sr6oP
Sighting David sat up, 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsfLikRtIv
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUaCAqXUmb
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDWwNXH0Yv
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzGzRb1xqh
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXRXaWYnKH
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAwP8pwZFl
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7mWGgz9eh
David took the herbs and706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXr8ynpvwL2
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPGp8vcnGj
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1sMhgpW8O
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFn6uXrGcQ8
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdZEqkjLuw
"It's called blumeflor, 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIWfTrxrwh
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqNoJPXXkc
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuv9MeAvnAF
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7sw95puDo
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCf7yIOIc9Q
himself.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4hSYpKFLX
"It's a good way of 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQKwN8Ug5O
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CYsMxwAC0
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvMwAb8Jlf
David was going to ask 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCg6kuwLIVB
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbtvJfL5ko
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0XCfdWrgv
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPfTtR30nL
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tHHau3AdS
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zV9Cl3kKB
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFRW3uIvfY
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7F1tgy0pf
stance. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqCCYeci5R
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?"706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JChcIvHYz
"Why would I lie about 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEgFX5rSbr
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqjB6o5HZD
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4ttkVRVRX
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvXYEfgYr8
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqE1NX2MfM
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPpoN1VSa2
good way to do it.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNVWLzKnVr
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4cHT5Ajnp
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YcqAXSo9X
"So you are a liar."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRamMtqUe6
"Bring me to the ship! 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnxCo5w6CF
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHcYeu27hv
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSqkeiNjZE
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54PJGuytl7
Some of the feet 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreJwb5w5C6
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIE8BN0iUuW
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAXQgtVo6B
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLp8C05j6r
"The weapons were in a 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuB1CCHciYh
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkgbb2fRSM
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMzzkSsGV0
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrhwkAPaKS
important duties?"706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgJvpBxUBi
Gob shook his head. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQxYo8tuD8
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLWddbO3iZ
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN69DMwb2vf
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hE3qeiTCb
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gUKZVkASv
up. "Y..yes Gob?"706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLhY7uZUnN
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gCIDNqJ6b
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dchS162cg
tie our friend here and then join us." 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oFAgzxjQq
"Yes, sir!" The young 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinEYRFbxJL
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfqDm0KxIM
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbrOVcSRIp
David smiled, atleast 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20TzMm4iHT
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5KinAozOU
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYII86Hhp3
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafLkQyg3ZB
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggJeHdtsmE
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRv2MxCQxZC
David nodded as if 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3IBEDtCm9
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGUWqeK9sY
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbVHrerbnk
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUCNNnNW0s
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQq8UypVTOd
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPO3FedgqLD
"Denis!" Gobs voice 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBE9GMbio2
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHC1n11KAwp
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMyV5SPQLI
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfABQ5qQr6A
in a circle.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdM1MAsf5w
David could easily untie706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYWFP6xU6L
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77e8QibZOV
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdio8VjtfW
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxWq0IEuF3
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRFRhSgYb4
David must've dozed off 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tOPiFbzcN
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzm7XRB0Qvi
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAqVArrj7d
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMhcmlhnNN
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPrVtXAZJF
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivV0GxqE5e
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYLm7KkVbM
difference, we'll be able to find them."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCqz7ZeYaC
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJw3uDBhHvM
"Who'd know?"706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwLRSzS6px
"You" David said that as706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7weOcDeIU
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1NFgIV7hy
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4Wnu3ZVX1
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPwKMcpV8B
a choice so David took a gamble.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWsIA5Cpc2
It seemed to be paying 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0CSGfu9i4
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7t6SkbUwUr
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdyvpANRDg
wrong move and you're dead."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnhNEWyyan
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."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLVkYpQRUG
Gob grunted at that. "No706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOjqvrEaa0
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLnYYqHNZv
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmMSGfMrNX
draining from his hands. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjhI4qqJ1R
"I'll be able to walk 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSKWRc4d22
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqWOFTPEvF
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzN674wRi1
caused David to lose his balance. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6vxgA7y1K
"The walk should only 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfKLNbrTLN
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnyiP0INjN
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDYtQluOjt
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvezQ1hIS2I
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3dKuPdKe4
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJf7UzkSS3M
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWn5B7PziNh
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeudGQXUwK
To Gobs credit he wasn't706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3c5q1I0MQK
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zy4qXivRY
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqB49Zk20HK
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPnvVPUTjK
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7khoxUfwcR
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3JN5wedFp
First there was Denis, 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7swCPm5VRz
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0s11TjjGx7
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlxd7opkHH
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5y3dIzzuSi
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRVmZjcWfO
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHHJBkgwit
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOkBtdjAGw
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3h4Znx4AFS
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXX8Xw3xSz
All in all a group of 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxe6VPSsbW
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNClDPezPq
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHW9Xa4AWlY
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMCmvPOkdO
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMs5BWxjGWh
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNFzkChJ7F
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNNLXaTyox
stuff. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnB78uUOS7
Sadly except the names 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dozLmBAJE
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewftcfEieU
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbunkgde0BH
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTcq7kHD1d
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVwUgTZhdb
childhood. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSMLqUgGAL
David also paid 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZEjqvSsXT
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9FAKvUAtc
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoN5xPNECy
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpv2PYy7kYf
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYTJlxALrO
The closer they got the 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaTYUE5lmx
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHhCOCB5ZQ
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUZDFdxzpl
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLC8bsiP2P
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8nfEEeBtg
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sYGvmfTim
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIAd6P5VZD
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡviU6BZmHhz
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLimUwohmW
They were able to hear 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzATUn2rEyz
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxarLQcrRS
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUfCXIorLB
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qwsPaHq6U
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOO4gL89lr2
"Get down, behind the 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNNwkektou
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEn49D4kGMC
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NJD00w36Q
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH29VynB0qz
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kt0t5V3Ry
nicely with the surroundings.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9uQp0sOlP
With a groan David 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUx5w6P0ug
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAiAxukjqu
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwJE8RNnBR
grunt. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZTxKLxn2H
They all had to cover 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAUYZMvQTm
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcVuGhyDjb
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0ueK4Ov6N
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtvfvmFI54
them.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRc4hYsQYxw
With a tug of the rope 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonfxNGk9Nn
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPifpwN0fP
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7r2K09dy4R
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdDmdqQmGo
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lRAMN7ZwQ
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CmExYBazc
"So, where's this hold?"706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sMjFDJ54P
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTCm1uhucp
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMvejr1nKl
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1uMk5uwYa
"It's there and looks 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPJT1gfieA
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ofPshMs5f
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60I4IMjdvD
"Corruption knows. They 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVOk1ZS9hk
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Sde55S35W
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfwN2DMUSw
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNq3JBPC0Aw
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOfODXnOTb
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMQRZkkgPk
David made a move to 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmgPXKUrEE
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRootN5ptnS
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95A2fOhVbN
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46OpqAqsvb
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFQdMkQhp6
them. "I think we're in trouble."706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71K2ZsVkvu
Gob pulled the telescope706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIPuFg6HHR
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEIv9XGniy
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtr9pnJT89Z
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2BPhS9KKH
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu03Gyc6Eeu
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3HeQMnMPA
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBApKItIoT
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8akHkcJoW
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiY2C43vpQ
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGuFUj3aTI
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPqLv4UJRh
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjU3YlwlxW
reason." He added the last part in a grumble706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5oHCPXKkI
Gob pulled away from 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHaBCDuGXV
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qkfaw5soa
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1OpGszObH
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZuGc71aNJ
you in your own shit" 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEaul2SH9g
"Now form up and let's 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFibEtC7BY
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡianQdEgi4t
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAt01NjHePS
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a706Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmthhMl66R
long while.
