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Shadows.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAzoNl3iTM
The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2yxnWiBzm
They are men and women 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLJupwVWvv
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiFYHJ3pkk
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdnrHyMm73
They extensively trained759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxWQp4yw42
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZasfGIn9jC
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLC6A6qJYc
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3S8Otf2CmL
Fragment of Josh Wilkins', ambassador and spy, report on the inner workings of the Empire to the Commonwealth. 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUVWQZlOgJ
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Davids relief didn't 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsYxAwbwZg
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkvIKG4UtA
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4v2GMaFQ6l
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmBOCUYeHQ
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5sovBLCQI
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBSgHTzeS2
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxlmQicfnj
better off than Angela.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjffEinnr36
"Breathe slowly and calm759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZjrXFGzTL
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFZRIgN8qq
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctMpcidMuF
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTw5jT8FuPh
got steadier.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyBjKtBpV9
"Useless." Gob said as 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UCOlTSrSg
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWlpWZlWrU
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaHGnYmvQk
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi44mgqxqiB
After his conversation 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMkl7G2Xbz
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgxCktgups
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspQ5tMThTA
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7d4nqcml1
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YsLDsewLw
"To get new weapons and 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRZr4t4kgF
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcVTU4URsl
drying his shoes from any excess water.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysJJVFmlZV
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡln3Bwmr8VJ
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnHsMtATrA
"No!" Angela stood up 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gf2MVKpFI
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75HuHd193P
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8IjOflfOm
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qQbvSW2h8
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8XWK152hv
"If I could do anything 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgh9DvUgBq
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbBxHfvvS8
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIzRt83GKn
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8UmOVjKf6
us. Now get up."759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRrr502rLY
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34qJvpvQff
Thus, they began their 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWahAXQa3N
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoTqGg9m8a
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv14IDsTf0Q
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwTF4NBeKz
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbahri6YTmr
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvB3KFpj6rf
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4l9T8HnNm
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrfjhNXx9s
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyVTYOsImG
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCX2QCGhCx
The only one not 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo451AezKNb
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2jSAb3TLa
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXj212v5om
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03JjB4caAf
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0yaaIJy8Gd
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6fY7nZo34
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoQiiqUPjX
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaprn34D9jA
was no more fighting, David didn't know.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdctMPm6WW
David hoped that 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqtxcxEcb9
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4rMrksl1i
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6ihYv6equ
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjj6BsdIn51
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9qUIll3zt
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0E4qT4F3An
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTwfib0GYG
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zFfffk37V
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOqsGeyHFO
David slouched to the 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cYzvhemjB
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHJpRZnZ1W
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhDoMXl80C
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ93HnYV2ej
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWIZ4qDkXk
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHZlW4dsxY
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyyYocHdfk
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrytdyAGDcA
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhlyHFsoRQ
No answer. ~Oh hells, do759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiq2YDOuyZX
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTLcO9aQHP
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARwsGP0er9
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZB64QQXplA
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaa6SzkFcdv
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6UvFqov7F
against putting it on her.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7gtDA5LAM
"I...I should've been 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡno8k1AKtEG
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lNZgdDggI
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7MXULGC9w
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYyLGFeZgA
David's mouth.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfEIDUNcOG
"Why weren't you? Now, I759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1VVN6xpg1
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eYsuOkgF9
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Rk3UAX1kF
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMcs2dyXLW
"It happened so fast. 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHrC3eEXYX
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jSCyRCgru
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRf36dxlC8
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pL2vU8vfJ
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡur6M7PaI1A
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOVE2JzzCG
to herself again759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5v6rkQPLW
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSn4nT4QWI
The mighty hunter 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0mJJYfWQk
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6WPsAXLzQ
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOimVBC5iM8
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfv4Vpz8gu
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkwuJqBZLe
Their respite didn't 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEzpdiNHgJ
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WlmNdh5A8
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCGyDsJlH5
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCpc60fexI
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNBYHvMex3
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftFIVP8IUJ
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYgso2BPfZ
that skill to actual good use.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pPLuljbY9
Thankfully their walk 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DlkMJwEZH
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxE1T6HbBTe
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCURYfquv3
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XKPHRMeTi
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJd8DFIViN
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSD6CM62QN
Gob motioned for them to759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjSYUHWlXo
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1Q4VIikK2
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08HAZTZrTl
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfOPH4us2x
conveniently carried on his shoulder.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTCHtllt2q
Fly boats were made out 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGGUyEvPSV
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuM4wrD6Jhd
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFO2UvDYdW
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡni3iEmEpcx
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvf8nC6AL6
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcY9XhprRdu
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEyHgeGj4z
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOqkD133c1
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDs8xLuezT0
or smiled. A frown.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOsLZnLzq9
He put the boat down on 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbIiRC88jc
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBrdhc7HWX
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWncnRxaJH
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQZ5F2qBhh
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HiN9wWEOZ
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡso3lDESM9p
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TPbgyke17
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmuntwlNRB
making his wounds ache.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntvJ6lTgXt
Gob put the boat over 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dGI2tg7oL
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZMgPmJ9Ey
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXYnMF27s7
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvlN1oBieA
the other. 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzacI9Uhkh
Gob handed David the 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWU9jRClHE
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcIpqIYHlT
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgcvjCNlEl
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IdePLAabx
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRa1kqQ6I6e
believed this was definitely one of those fates.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10HSEMTZ6S
All though David did 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnJLByWAa9
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNXLTsUwjs
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGh84fIV8L5
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYl0zi0VmCI
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OpoFGHfQM
by the sun.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOBsKMyK9x
They all disembarked, 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2uFLParfL
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3WQZsxEjH
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jmjltriFg
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDWX5z8afx
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xocviv7OV
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAplxXAL46
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapt60b11d4
"How do they manage to 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xBoYWuSnh
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nGnRpOlj1
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ovSrJUnEt
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXj5grTHKX1
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfzgVrrQCA
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FgdUTH0Io
David nodded, the answer759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8hSzfY7Lc
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTar7HlSbM1
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqrYELHRBK
One thing David noticed,759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡst71bGVpi1
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dHmW7VunX
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDAwnOeLmQ
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfcQaRG1RE
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0Im8d0099
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEJAEtfmLi
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTv3J6vzcHx
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0jpNZvH4X
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7opo48aKMY
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IKhod5gxp
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwrTz0eO7b
It made him remember 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSQ2AfnEVM
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOWfsrnOiR
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4Vrz49arF
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgZ2aXXcXe
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHtzjsg3vm
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrhOppyk3G
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzCfMx54qh
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMsi5jE09S
while ago.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8Ki4zg5j2
Just as previously they 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8svs6gsH0z
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElugCdDLKg
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItDeCAglSW
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuDglmON0o
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaSDvLgnnW
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6T3Aevkea
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOzLUK6XW3
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0sVICz01t
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXTVhQxvNl
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgHqK7JDuL
David was apprehensive 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTX1bZrWXGm
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxYUvKwPtW
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDqISuj8GS
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDWlUlXg3K
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0YKDPpU0C
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPRi7SO6Sa
Before they all turned 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9ieSjfEh4
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNvvoHP4i0
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmgkzk2vHZ
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNLV7wERTJ
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJGvhFGoFC
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvAW40K7nB
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuFx4vLRQZ
Sadly the sweet dream 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJadaGSnRV
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgAgufRoKI
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHoJHb9290m
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBUtasCkmU
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sfg2z361w
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSSFHeS2YS
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQ1g5zHkmF
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPExj8V1MVV
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRDZedGKiI
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqn4xSnUKf
David shook his head and759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgYoyNyf0O
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBPTy8o1a3
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7yV8E76Zp
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIugvcYI4z3
too.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZwdqSpgpy
They spent the morning 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBS4NHFYPZC
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHj5KQryBY
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6jdNSkg63
crowd. ~759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzY0FRChCR
After they were all done759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQfOXczEoS
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiEyg2gPZ9
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRIdrgd8fX
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHFVcvRY48
Positivity all around.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXIHAoVJHB
Soon they reached the 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYH9FYvRSQF
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8utDFtThwt
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0tPhiNMrV
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6W9wrRga5d
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5eUsdsDT4
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNX2LNTCq82
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikFixzxTO5
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNwYPWhT1i
everyone won.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Z0aX3WKNs
Gob seemed to be pretty 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRN4bDZbaYo
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UAzBio9Of
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyken0xQxz
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHhchBTslU
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOU3PRRrjd
making her way behind David.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bJTJ2xXFP
"Where's Lev?" Gob 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5j4r3LTs1
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtESdClScI
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQW8TMezXGH
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7QKXCvegj
Reaching the middle 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqf4S01LgY
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZu7qwF6Sl
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiz18oSwBkq
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY44AUA7VR9
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgoIVFITB7
and quickly put a knife to his throat.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9e0mebap20
Before David could 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9a2YNzl8fY
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3g8mj54Vr7
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxijjm7tIx6
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiY8xf99ua
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEqYElTGK0
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRALHPqRw7j
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cJKfConVQ
The captains facial 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQqwCiMcA8
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QN42F66NK
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVQJyB5Dpn
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMU46oiAyR
"Enough of this!" 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmoAerdQie
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrE1ZL2ZWDU
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorxMgI3LNF
towards them.759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIiwG5yypj
David felt himself flung759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdjKKVfu95
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsvrEx5oLQ
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGetgv7Av5B
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJFbAmWdXK
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtN6OPg3nVD
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 759Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBJYZ9rKWn
overwhelmed him.
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