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The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.375Please respect copyright.PENANAlYvat4rUgM
They are men and women 375Please respect copyright.PENANASLev8bz6VF
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 375Please respect copyright.PENANAyTKkdlyRqE
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.375Please respect copyright.PENANAdHAlg1d12Y
They extensively trained375Please respect copyright.PENANASoLp3zUvg7
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 375Please respect copyright.PENANAq7X80IBmih
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging375Please respect copyright.PENANAZR1pwKhe7j
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.375Please respect copyright.PENANA1dJw2ZAC3j
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Davids relief didn't 375Please respect copyright.PENANA507uIG71Gr
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 375Please respect copyright.PENANAFWRms2Rx1y
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he375Please respect copyright.PENANA4ZZjvSDxUI
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone375Please respect copyright.PENANAXfSLXPhxT4
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 375Please respect copyright.PENANAQ94nRk3vdc
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would375Please respect copyright.PENANAGEHg5REC9g
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 375Please respect copyright.PENANAH7Md2xtS3A
better off than Angela.375Please respect copyright.PENANAC7BRcMAhN9
"Breathe slowly and calm375Please respect copyright.PENANAcFxrNJ3uOR
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 375Please respect copyright.PENANAXLHP2HHZuN
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a375Please respect copyright.PENANAMYzkMyeFVy
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing375Please respect copyright.PENANAObyxwWNaUf
got steadier.375Please respect copyright.PENANAdrmtoIKKrv
"Useless." Gob said as 375Please respect copyright.PENANATEM943oLjA
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 375Please respect copyright.PENANAbV8eTu0X0L
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 375Please respect copyright.PENANAgExQyjXlEH
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."375Please respect copyright.PENANA54MpiHbkj9
After his conversation 375Please respect copyright.PENANA5Apmn2COR5
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 375Please respect copyright.PENANAiOTuWVIfEv
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 375Please respect copyright.PENANAHQFRuKRI8H
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.375Please respect copyright.PENANAx2gt6HBm5i
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.375Please respect copyright.PENANA9PBkMYo59I
"To get new weapons and 375Please respect copyright.PENANAv6Q15IofFD
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 375Please respect copyright.PENANAHXVkWdpaGL
drying his shoes from any excess water.375Please respect copyright.PENANAyqefl46auW
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.375Please respect copyright.PENANAiCtq7QojeC
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.375Please respect copyright.PENANAmsWxqwFJS5
"No!" Angela stood up 375Please respect copyright.PENANA5VhNtScTWU
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 375Please respect copyright.PENANANxVrDwWzXk
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I375Please respect copyright.PENANAYaGU1AhZ2X
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she375Please respect copyright.PENANAIRHGfPxzX7
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.375Please respect copyright.PENANAh1ifJTVucC
"If I could do anything 375Please respect copyright.PENANAitOEmimNXa
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began375Please respect copyright.PENANAGcPlsX2l63
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 375Please respect copyright.PENANAS3xhX8AyF0
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 375Please respect copyright.PENANAq61NEuHqxt
us. Now get up."375Please respect copyright.PENANAA19Ap1yh8X
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.375Please respect copyright.PENANA8xshfYWkbZ
Thus, they began their 375Please respect copyright.PENANAKkjduR0rhq
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.375Please respect copyright.PENANArfRjhwDN0w
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 375Please respect copyright.PENANAKNjrSKQYOM
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 375Please respect copyright.PENANAg2QEq6dI0A
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 375Please respect copyright.PENANAibDHWeExpI
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAitwzQyZXjs
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 375Please respect copyright.PENANAvldZZXDskp
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of375Please respect copyright.PENANAPaNMcQcyRS
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 375Please respect copyright.PENANAjxPIcFRovU
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.375Please respect copyright.PENANAL35iZZaaqN
The only one not 375Please respect copyright.PENANAquklAstpWA
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 375Please respect copyright.PENANAUjDtINN1nO
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't375Please respect copyright.PENANAbU7P9JVFSH
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 375Please respect copyright.PENANA4W5ayIYNiG
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.375Please respect copyright.PENANAGFXQdFlQWY
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever375Please respect copyright.PENANAZJiCJvyvqB
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 375Please respect copyright.PENANA2fwJe8YK83
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 375Please respect copyright.PENANA0TljHK0vnE
was no more fighting, David didn't know.375Please respect copyright.PENANAuMgJuqDTgi
David hoped that 375Please respect copyright.PENANA1rPunK1cxJ
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 375Please respect copyright.PENANA6mjLNFobrs
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 375Please respect copyright.PENANAJFCm0As8N5
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 375Please respect copyright.PENANAPSHP9EghaZ
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAhKkrWkyWRw
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 375Please respect copyright.PENANAJVDMu6jJCo
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 375Please respect copyright.PENANADB6fFaRdiQ
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 375Please respect copyright.PENANAfwG89jKRzf
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 375Please respect copyright.PENANAVkVXoq3KhO
David slouched to the 375Please respect copyright.PENANAQFx1G0xWaH
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 375Please respect copyright.PENANAyiUSb3FLTW
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 375Please respect copyright.PENANAnzIgSWRFsn
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't375Please respect copyright.PENANADbKXjNAt79
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 375Please respect copyright.PENANAhFtGnWRKZq
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 375Please respect copyright.PENANA7yJXmpA9Q5
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're375Please respect copyright.PENANAyLOusPwAq0
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 375Please respect copyright.PENANAuCUfnyraOt
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela375Please respect copyright.PENANA1hQEP9Z2NI
No answer. ~Oh hells, do375Please respect copyright.PENANAifW6xNgEhg
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 375Please respect copyright.PENANAIpwWkL51sz
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 375Please respect copyright.PENANAUIbFCTKJRm
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 375Please respect copyright.PENANAqgUwGQA9Qa
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and375Please respect copyright.PENANAFC9TzHke52
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 375Please respect copyright.PENANATwHgpvDulU
against putting it on her.375Please respect copyright.PENANAbjAyXMrdmY
"I...I should've been 375Please respect copyright.PENANAZOie9I0O2D
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 375Please respect copyright.PENANAUFiZWA7yI3
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 375Please respect copyright.PENANAgJ1DIRf370
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 375Please respect copyright.PENANAiPauNPDG0B
David's mouth.375Please respect copyright.PENANAul1fkBcDfT
"Why weren't you? Now, I375Please respect copyright.PENANAcc5LSo9aKq
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 375Please respect copyright.PENANAaEbFbpFn46
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more375Please respect copyright.PENANA4RPV3OnNkL
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.375Please respect copyright.PENANAK6HENBJeSK
"It happened so fast. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAO53AKFT6qH
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I375Please respect copyright.PENANAFzhXJiOCju
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 375Please respect copyright.PENANAu0abklW4jN
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 375Please respect copyright.PENANAQCEPVhVLij
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 375Please respect copyright.PENANAvyIpasP4h8
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering375Please respect copyright.PENANA8PQ3iJvlBK
to herself again375Please respect copyright.PENANA2UExjpRCRa
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.375Please respect copyright.PENANA4Vzktq3l9T
The mighty hunter 375Please respect copyright.PENANAo1DSbRQeyR
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared375Please respect copyright.PENANAL82lqLP1Hh
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 375Please respect copyright.PENANAMXWZCOxKM7
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 375Please respect copyright.PENANAfhGDvVJx3D
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 375Please respect copyright.PENANAdnjQbLwj9X
Their respite didn't 375Please respect copyright.PENANA7bShg91aCo
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 375Please respect copyright.PENANAW8cHV64aj9
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 375Please respect copyright.PENANA74zScEO0iL
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 375Please respect copyright.PENANAJfgl2JxcpD
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 375Please respect copyright.PENANAAcrCdTUzk4
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,375Please respect copyright.PENANAleeaJmAbeI
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put375Please respect copyright.PENANAEGmGPhjvyz
that skill to actual good use.375Please respect copyright.PENANAW18aAavpoF
Thankfully their walk 375Please respect copyright.PENANAhxqxpTTFgA
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 375Please respect copyright.PENANABy1tktBCXU
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 375Please respect copyright.PENANAqp8kw3Zkuy
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 375Please respect copyright.PENANA8MbVaMP6Ia
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 375Please respect copyright.PENANARYepjnm99Z
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.375Please respect copyright.PENANAya1GS6CYF3
Gob motioned for them to375Please respect copyright.PENANAGJbmQGIAZU
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 375Please respect copyright.PENANARXBy6CtSiS
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 375Please respect copyright.PENANAeVdArnQwbf
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 375Please respect copyright.PENANAERRiIYM19b
conveniently carried on his shoulder.375Please respect copyright.PENANAOZ7xj0rCcq
Fly boats were made out 375Please respect copyright.PENANAJkvj3D3lRs
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,375Please respect copyright.PENANATI2yo0hLtC
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 375Please respect copyright.PENANA9E3mXmwUiE
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow375Please respect copyright.PENANASBvrJ1dIt2
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 375Please respect copyright.PENANAUqYRvhFtJ3
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 375Please respect copyright.PENANACXZ3ZCCDJC
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 375Please respect copyright.PENANAmyYbh0kpWp
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 375Please respect copyright.PENANAm0rYRb3wKE
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate375Please respect copyright.PENANASssdSjWfva
or smiled. A frown.375Please respect copyright.PENANAcp0sqTvOvv
He put the boat down on 375Please respect copyright.PENANA7a352UKQgf
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 375Please respect copyright.PENANAzkLkZeV6P3
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 375Please respect copyright.PENANAb7OpWvRuj8
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 375Please respect copyright.PENANAMGbTsfxSfC
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 375Please respect copyright.PENANAjzi9hXzKT0
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the375Please respect copyright.PENANAr6QYNAvIWx
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 375Please respect copyright.PENANA9f3djL5VkG
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 375Please respect copyright.PENANAPk4ejSg9iJ
making his wounds ache.375Please respect copyright.PENANAKFHTmlUISf
Gob put the boat over 375Please respect copyright.PENANA6aw1NAOnzm
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came375Please respect copyright.PENANAJsqgz2Hada
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 375Please respect copyright.PENANAqWyVuiXnbJ
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 375Please respect copyright.PENANAcOgMdMdhCm
the other. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAvuC4aLVa4N
Gob handed David the 375Please respect copyright.PENANAn9mjSBL2EB
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 375Please respect copyright.PENANAPUwWfkDnMb
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 375Please respect copyright.PENANA3uXS9UpUgM
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 375Please respect copyright.PENANAK1uEnQiBJV
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 375Please respect copyright.PENANAPxhli8pjHJ
believed this was definitely one of those fates.375Please respect copyright.PENANA6mlUVJ0JjD
All though David did 375Please respect copyright.PENANAWvQnamazMB
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 375Please respect copyright.PENANArdDC1ndibS
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 375Please respect copyright.PENANAA3cyS7Rb8a
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 375Please respect copyright.PENANADOMXqutxHm
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 375Please respect copyright.PENANA0LvsmNx4yf
by the sun.375Please respect copyright.PENANADHboyzSMnO
They all disembarked, 375Please respect copyright.PENANA9D8Dw6BkHL
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 375Please respect copyright.PENANALr2uRtSYlN
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 375Please respect copyright.PENANAspBEHxJZPO
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 375Please respect copyright.PENANAA6wcV8ohBg
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 375Please respect copyright.PENANAlT3zo113Gy
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 375Please respect copyright.PENANAyGlzwzfX5W
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.375Please respect copyright.PENANA2rAjo5g1lh
"How do they manage to 375Please respect copyright.PENANAFGUO4ufAn6
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 375Please respect copyright.PENANA9WBZGm4UkL
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 375Please respect copyright.PENANAStb5GqL2MJ
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "375Please respect copyright.PENANAg3zR6RrWN5
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as375Please respect copyright.PENANABWKW8mZ8CJ
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."375Please respect copyright.PENANASc8WzDscav
David nodded, the answer375Please respect copyright.PENANAimNEkBfAB0
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like375Please respect copyright.PENANAQPhUAPdTql
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.375Please respect copyright.PENANAUHGiGLimh8
One thing David noticed,375Please respect copyright.PENANA49LSrxGj0T
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 375Please respect copyright.PENANAnvahf9vAw6
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors375Please respect copyright.PENANAVuOVoSslMP
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 375Please respect copyright.PENANA7eRsOMCzxb
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 375Please respect copyright.PENANAX6DCGxaUcp
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some375Please respect copyright.PENANAbpfN6wxvCm
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything375Please respect copyright.PENANAF4sYk6sVKV
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 375Please respect copyright.PENANABw3Zvv8JhQ
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 375Please respect copyright.PENANA8kMSWdYzJT
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 375Please respect copyright.PENANAm4D2YmJZy9
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.375Please respect copyright.PENANANcRd5xCoyk
It made him remember 375Please respect copyright.PENANAhMf7dxwswu
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 375Please respect copyright.PENANAEs3fToaLGQ
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 375Please respect copyright.PENANASXoILS3Xc6
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't375Please respect copyright.PENANAxdA92eGgdn
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 375Please respect copyright.PENANAks8nCamg5w
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 375Please respect copyright.PENANA6uZywRcxb6
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 375Please respect copyright.PENANAXTlPCgtaqG
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a375Please respect copyright.PENANAmZxRJIyU6e
while ago.375Please respect copyright.PENANAuQmOQRxYmX
Just as previously they 375Please respect copyright.PENANA6M5UQJGntD
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen375Please respect copyright.PENANAgm11ir9hP7
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a375Please respect copyright.PENANA9SQSHN2LXc
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 375Please respect copyright.PENANA1kmrD9LEfz
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 375Please respect copyright.PENANAe1FilWyGFb
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 375Please respect copyright.PENANAN4j9yrCeHJ
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 375Please respect copyright.PENANA5mF6ezHCMv
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 375Please respect copyright.PENANA9jNiMwCbjx
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 375Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5C3qDNGWd
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.375Please respect copyright.PENANAXqI1ojejBe
David was apprehensive 375Please respect copyright.PENANAAPpyOiVoqb
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 375Please respect copyright.PENANAqd23p7Thzf
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 375Please respect copyright.PENANAAPRYODJEl2
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 375Please respect copyright.PENANAnkaDHVMx8p
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 375Please respect copyright.PENANAlpS5PHrgZs
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.375Please respect copyright.PENANAtcPxctGZ4y
Before they all turned 375Please respect copyright.PENANAPUns5DIu4U
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 375Please respect copyright.PENANACqI7v7QLCa
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 375Please respect copyright.PENANAJMcSL3kc9I
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could375Please respect copyright.PENANAtnMBjvWiE2
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how375Please respect copyright.PENANAjaF3WYlbQu
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 375Please respect copyright.PENANAB6PHCd0dHk
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.375Please respect copyright.PENANAfdEby080ar
Sadly the sweet dream 375Please respect copyright.PENANABFpdi93sTU
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 375Please respect copyright.PENANASVPKvqrsE6
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 375Please respect copyright.PENANANvmF6WD5Cu
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 375Please respect copyright.PENANAUB4ShHJ7vJ
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial375Please respect copyright.PENANAAOTDQ3u3Ig
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 375Please respect copyright.PENANAhvlfnzzhvh
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 375Please respect copyright.PENANA0BylyYapdo
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 375Please respect copyright.PENANAYC7oPTCWfj
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.375Please respect copyright.PENANA4DcDednn37
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 375Please respect copyright.PENANA8pS0vogbkK
David shook his head and375Please respect copyright.PENANAlFJnB7y7hi
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 375Please respect copyright.PENANAjgFFPZzfKA
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 375Please respect copyright.PENANAOY0KztGN4Y
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 375Please respect copyright.PENANAh4jja7Twgx
too.375Please respect copyright.PENANAsFCyAHqIut
They spent the morning 375Please respect copyright.PENANAYI0IdpBxdC
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 375Please respect copyright.PENANApBdk3b1oXi
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 375Please respect copyright.PENANAcx1fzX7kpK
crowd. ~375Please respect copyright.PENANAZcmP3oNvpN
After they were all done375Please respect copyright.PENANAczX2Qhercg
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 375Please respect copyright.PENANA1z9hkcY8kp
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 375Please respect copyright.PENANAgYHmBhMDff
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 375Please respect copyright.PENANApV4RC30O5P
Positivity all around.375Please respect copyright.PENANA46ezjsslVf
Soon they reached the 375Please respect copyright.PENANALGZbQpKjbc
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned375Please respect copyright.PENANA2edE8TyJkz
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 375Please respect copyright.PENANASgjzqt8vV1
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 375Please respect copyright.PENANAAtxM3plcAg
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 375Please respect copyright.PENANAKYSeI1dMK1
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 375Please respect copyright.PENANAvdGFxVdlrS
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 375Please respect copyright.PENANAHfbadKdSpJ
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 375Please respect copyright.PENANAdoDfCm1OGi
everyone won.375Please respect copyright.PENANARxekvzTEpD
Gob seemed to be pretty 375Please respect copyright.PENANA78YAwIfXJS
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 375Please respect copyright.PENANAPWUrj9mF7E
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 375Please respect copyright.PENANAHgO6PtxUsj
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 375Please respect copyright.PENANA5efIUft5vw
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly375Please respect copyright.PENANAs2SCai05RO
making her way behind David.375Please respect copyright.PENANAEpjRyREoEc
"Where's Lev?" Gob 375Please respect copyright.PENANAEbhHaQ7RZH
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 375Please respect copyright.PENANATGOBlhTWau
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 375Please respect copyright.PENANAbLFerxJaRm
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"375Please respect copyright.PENANA7JOFjtIjLy
Reaching the middle 375Please respect copyright.PENANA05LF6szvcT
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 375Please respect copyright.PENANAUYhgz1sdn8
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 375Please respect copyright.PENANA12QLctkB2Q
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying375Please respect copyright.PENANAXOQSffJx60
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 375Please respect copyright.PENANAS80cN7EFpH
and quickly put a knife to his throat.375Please respect copyright.PENANA0hYIWBJ4IQ
Before David could 375Please respect copyright.PENANAH2g1knGeW1
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the375Please respect copyright.PENANAFmrFRNXVnv
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 375Please respect copyright.PENANAhzW1bTK6Ja
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 375Please respect copyright.PENANAYkTyDXGwI6
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 375Please respect copyright.PENANAYBziK14MCw
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 375Please respect copyright.PENANAYg37t2TTMH
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer375Please respect copyright.PENANAvQ6ewxnSq1
The captains facial 375Please respect copyright.PENANA4TGWUNDNHv
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 375Please respect copyright.PENANA9oig2kts2Z
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers375Please respect copyright.PENANAktN5g6v1Qa
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.375Please respect copyright.PENANAFIXgdE7ORJ
"Enough of this!" 375Please respect copyright.PENANAkSsfv42lUj
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of375Please respect copyright.PENANABusASBIYIl
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 375Please respect copyright.PENANA2XWWbN7rhO
towards them.375Please respect copyright.PENANAiHNoVNvIqP
David felt himself flung375Please respect copyright.PENANA4nSyr5lQiM
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 375Please respect copyright.PENANAJhtnNtjiAE
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 375Please respect copyright.PENANAAygJxrnjem
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 375Please respect copyright.PENANAuFpssCqaxr
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 375Please respect copyright.PENANAv8ihLcSAL8
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 375Please respect copyright.PENANAWttsqDHvJW
overwhelmed him.
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