"Ugh" 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfy19bQFB9s
"Shh, he's coming to"644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWUcczurMD
David slowly opened his 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrS2oHBFw5z
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLaAlBhFXc
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNwLM16TGn
last so that he'd become blind.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJNp2bVi8N
Sadly someone didn't 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFuvhvr34N
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgq4jaeyab
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAcixHf5zC
gruff voice.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMFcWjjRaz
David braved opening his644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWCSn1dgAN
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlZGWMRjk6
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsX9gOy2VE
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOh1vDUWkQ9
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxMSnwrj7J
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo965sl4i8j
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSoMVdwxcaL
it was covered too much with a beard.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGPegUeui8
"A friend, especially to644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqsYuBjXxH
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRq2Y7TtXgq
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwT803WqqZ
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xr0iHijjj
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKJhYEDawr
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGR5pNHwHw
pressure on his arm increased.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZk765Ch8g
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZngVtumcH
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIfjd9vFLp
~you'll pay for this, 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvh6AX3PYBZ
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspHSrUQ5kk
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9r11NQ0Es
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5G1hg4UIoR
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6m6BRqSV0z
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqezE6ogXkT
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8n3fi4xtF
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHBgnYJZeN
David let his eye wander644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWUZQV8Zoc
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYjlwbPTIN
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxbObomiLj
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4j7SqjsENC
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF55QiHP6mW
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ofNI9W9T6
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8X4ynmU7g
arrogant pricks.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtkXzMiLUm
David heard the flint 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62VQ6x87fF
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZxQ0yOZys
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42NtsQFrEA
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4AzIHZiyW
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQlorBejOV
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIPTVPYQBG
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNSt64ETlE
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5iZIjjZ0K
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWOWf3GNn3
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHftv7BunaC
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEHxCupZpD
The pain in his arm 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaswJJdxns9
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3wwzKHsu3
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8dmS8LNCs
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKE41mT3pk
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiL4gYhZRb
survived that fall."644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsADuV3spwS
It took a second for 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vQUIFYF0A
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdZugFOc4r
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3DXNbi4sNL
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFVellJku5
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUEkkrGRZ4
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpen9fy4J7
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuLuC9EUuP
that.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsR2PwoFG2W
"I don't know how I got 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayTIAgMMbH
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkefW7yA2WD
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOMWb3DsTG
truth644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xADLp4piG
"I'm sure if he was a 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvQ0ITyNhk
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQ0TocdJL7
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1R7pKx9Z7E
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgCcu504Av
guessed that was Gob.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTFHqp6wEn
"Not how mages work kid,644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7U71YXUug
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWicskViXIG
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTSe5m4QR6
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwU5YMmdRS
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLbj14qsbQ
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdRxxU8cNt
have a clear head so we should be safe.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTYbCSZGQ8
David was having trouble644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gtsIxdrAe
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryWhY1aCt9
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjxDQI3Ifi
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJKDUfiQGX
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRn5LoGMZS3
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGPoKCRq2R
definitely felt exhausted.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwlUzANW39
Gob stared into Davids 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPm0YGxgeUw
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXyJR9SxLi
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcb8Hzhg4L
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBctEWp5Hqg
a deadpan voice.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyItiVZgKcI
Sighting David sat up, 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjq0ry6spGU
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIGEU0kfJs
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRymIrKUyG
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXYod7qC1W
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5dCLynTAr
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJ6P6jjj18
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMylPi4xpbh
David took the herbs and644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iZmvSkrw5
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpFDf5qzqc
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXU0h7jBtn3
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXurILxySE
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnKioa6hsn
"It's called blumeflor, 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiPzhaLjQl
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRc2wxv3pr
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNDIBgEDJs
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVt0gi6mH5
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEabfskKlf0
himself.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTqfT3KmS6
"It's a good way of 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjB8sZwJq0
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLXYoYlNQs
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVn4mLOqju
David was going to ask 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiPS1qruV0
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgffZv4sWx
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsOijJlGHU
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9azgnURDq
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAwNhqOj6K
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ011vcSH3Wp
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYyLcAXUCr
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEU8Jw9yBj
stance. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCHdy8t4kl
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?"644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzte9enivY
"Why would I lie about 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1qoxZIgHW
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDaU4ulhjB
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0uPUzwQTL
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTtsI7WqRh
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktAxeW6sSS
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHofMuyd9C
good way to do it.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlWhN07s54
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ202RHnqmlE
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZEbFgGmbC
"So you are a liar."644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoAO92CVZ8
"Bring me to the ship! 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIzbDThiEh
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LVRWtKo8p
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPO3WQjZO2
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAOQ2OmN7m
Some of the feet 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yug565YTz
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvqGxysxVK
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MlypqpJ4S
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgaYyaWo7Q
"The weapons were in a 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8FZ7emhGr
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1V7zmPmud2
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hMT7tYsEc
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUyDOBgWMF
important duties?"644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPzQJMzJyk
Gob shook his head. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcAix3IpAL
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFILp1yWEKh
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOOmXEkHZM
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYF4T2ZXfcd
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOCitcLtDG
up. "Y..yes Gob?"644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUnNAGPdtS
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3snSLzN8TZ
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZfEXqyNBX
tie our friend here and then join us." 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacIvlkD7ck
"Yes, sir!" The young 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Nr3Yi9wnp
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOvbwwtsBy
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnluxmqJyc
David smiled, atleast 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOZPHKLd7N
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxS2zpsipD
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hUXt1gFCi
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4KcvwKZIn
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgtGciFyfm
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2qzPIPVw6
David nodded as if 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsmERvmNhQ
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBlQ8pG9eK
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtQmHxtGBG
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHAevJmWKM
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5l2wnGBAJr
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKduFVQhcR
"Denis!" Gobs voice 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4oSAvM1fC
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPOebV0KuJ
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrlJeU8FqK
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WdqeI9Pal
in a circle.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycOWTiIlVV
David could easily untie644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeB0KcmlmFv
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1id899S79
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhhbO3P52Y
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXOr4tJovN
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefSheISDWD
David must've dozed off 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡau74YnkNvV
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAEBJGP4SF
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYNMmkVbx0
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCl617y6ub
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRWEn3QArp
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLQpf6hQuY
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSRnbl7Xmg
difference, we'll be able to find them."644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBag7ZZgaM
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqe3VxIK0Y
"Who'd know?"644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3pgGs9PjS
"You" David said that as644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOQEPilUtN
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoF7dvUdYHu
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2dAbAenN3
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRmbJtCtrx
a choice so David took a gamble.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7iPmFTWSE
It seemed to be paying 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaiO869zzP
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToHg0Nkrjq
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeegUYRpSk
wrong move and you're dead."644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SSiuDBvdC
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."644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhhA2ZLhqS
Gob grunted at that. "No644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zprCbnPYr
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvZrMHqMku
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQXQtHZyqc
draining from his hands. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJyoP1o2Yh
"I'll be able to walk 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwJYW5fFWc
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPL0McHBXXk
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlisbaKVbhZ
caused David to lose his balance. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEoSPkRPSj
"The walk should only 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmD7yXxzZK
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoo38WRXkr
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTVxK40ikS
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAsYCGUvrP
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbGv0OwhOu
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQvK7oldqH
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCrVEVKuQK
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0NFZ5K87d
To Gobs credit he wasn't644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4sYxlUJu8
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfT0lS1kgQ
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvlbKIj0J4
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2g9YQLFQr
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDi9u4wOUa
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDiBP5U1G6
First there was Denis, 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NO0Zl3bui
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTN4gdfL9Y
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IH7F3ft1t
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubPiHaNsW5
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMi3C0P2sq
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdNjp21K9d
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPGtDIA9Ty
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5L0OEjnnD
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MMQ16Xugw
All in all a group of 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDqYF9OAWE
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEPFsSgle3
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92kcA4z2EZ
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPL9UhlZhO
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1Dmz2HmZH
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdkliHD54t
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukO9HLmQ9d
stuff. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgu8LT4cAW
Sadly except the names 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaTfVHA1Ui
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzy89NUj1O
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwDCYnbAqV
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡde5tzhpvMw
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5l4x0J7roE
childhood. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszGiNfcXhb
David also paid 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqboQCmbdPL
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBlPdLX9a0
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbVzLxWArP
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA49mldb9R6
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAHQsTSw76
The closer they got the 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIu7NX6FWG
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpdyDrV9dl
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscOsIDcToF
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydPS2tUo2u
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLLB7u85NY
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMT2aEEiag
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXE3g7UDJAZ
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6C9wk4Ke1
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngNOj1d2gl
They were able to hear 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvZ3elxVht
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPypEDWYty
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDI4qqY8ds
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHN4VqWxa8
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuP3GPcZmub
"Get down, behind the 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6rzXwruP7
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeDdCYA7Vd
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3orsoDI2my
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJyjEYkQuI
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOrg6Wf8PI
nicely with the surroundings.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqGvkDthCm
With a groan David 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIySagp9tq
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqd8I74PDx
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3XTOvP85j
grunt. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vYMT2XWcj
They all had to cover 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7F0jXsElgQ
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgu2A6VQBY9
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufiZVkwhSF
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkoXHMO2XL
them.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nLghrV1Yg
With a tug of the rope 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduyljtv9p9
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrB3dLwmtOk
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4LQuyOgJy
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDQer4VXCV
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPU1r7I9RR
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡniz3FiFAYG
"So, where's this hold?"644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1K6JMpL4M
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85jxhczbrW
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGalX4PEon
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sCOc3NahH
"It's there and looks 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0SuUcwXrW
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsmQs9aWCD
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CfjIREyvV
"Corruption knows. They 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkTQ7zWCOC
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqae6y6SP4g
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbeOfmkXU8
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdYEUbDVfI
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Zss3Jxf9y
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyP32PKLchT
David made a move to 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8vPayDurs
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbUyOerDtx
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dNLebKnng
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSEh3Xlh6h
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnY5NAglhyh
them. "I think we're in trouble."644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtSfKE2zIe
Gob pulled the telescope644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡED1VQC96aa
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQDPMC26cM
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgLVNEJPcU
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzMxxxmvz7
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfmYwE7W2y
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiowHjeNMw
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSh2OmN1vEc
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaELNSyT6Ui
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxm3udpPjlO
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwaAiUcuS5c
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡympaVhi083
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiO7DCSZXlO
reason." He added the last part in a grumble644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCVMLWNaBT
Gob pulled away from 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8Mob5V0t0
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEe3HwiKeG
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tzqWAGAIe
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDsx8ZrqQv
you in your own shit" 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rQF2fSyCA
"Now form up and let's 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgSF9Yx5oH
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhDgMhoLzw
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrLVFaVvWK
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGrXSXrNVf
long while.
