"Ugh" 381Please respect copyright.PENANAK2FM4NCLdj
"Shh, he's coming to"381Please respect copyright.PENANARslAIHTLbZ
David slowly opened his 381Please respect copyright.PENANACEPqXZ3D2p
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 381Please respect copyright.PENANA225MXfy5Ee
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 381Please respect copyright.PENANABZmw02jaiM
last so that he'd become blind.381Please respect copyright.PENANAlGrTWCQa3J
Sadly someone didn't 381Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2a4p9FBs9
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 381Please respect copyright.PENANAnd39wPjeLg
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a381Please respect copyright.PENANAB6nEW3VUC5
gruff voice.381Please respect copyright.PENANAZlPkyMUn6B
David braved opening his381Please respect copyright.PENANAnR8g4pFoW8
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 381Please respect copyright.PENANAh8DzdKOurv
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 381Please respect copyright.PENANAUwP7CgfPJA
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 381Please respect copyright.PENANAfdgOfmhoe0
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 381Please respect copyright.PENANAlndzXU30hv
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 381Please respect copyright.PENANA8QlzrvaRhe
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 381Please respect copyright.PENANAAkSJ7QvdDf
it was covered too much with a beard.381Please respect copyright.PENANASZpQugKEgQ
"A friend, especially to381Please respect copyright.PENANAvrdExcDj8n
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 381Please respect copyright.PENANAr2eVF0OMTU
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 381Please respect copyright.PENANAqHOg38hHKs
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 381Please respect copyright.PENANAeo83rQBdxq
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 381Please respect copyright.PENANAcnopyPXBf7
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the381Please respect copyright.PENANAMklu8jvSGW
pressure on his arm increased.381Please respect copyright.PENANAR3Ip3Br9xN
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 381Please respect copyright.PENANAw4YIuhQp6f
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"381Please respect copyright.PENANAJDT23WFhyO
~you'll pay for this, 381Please respect copyright.PENANA8UlH3C1xBG
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 381Please respect copyright.PENANAXk7sgnBpK8
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 381Please respect copyright.PENANATYeK1zO8er
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 381Please respect copyright.PENANAF1AIXvoDML
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 381Please respect copyright.PENANAnbN7EKIx6j
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 381Please respect copyright.PENANAhM4LvCaIWi
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 381Please respect copyright.PENANAVySELSwtSk
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 381Please respect copyright.PENANA04ebBzxj2g
David let his eye wander381Please respect copyright.PENANAbVCbbd5RvW
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 381Please respect copyright.PENANA3OgBk63sKX
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 381Please respect copyright.PENANA2GQRQlkHyB
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 381Please respect copyright.PENANAFfGT6j3DFK
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 381Please respect copyright.PENANAZAw4UyH3P3
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 381Please respect copyright.PENANA1lV3HNQ8ji
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 381Please respect copyright.PENANAGUbsVXFl7i
arrogant pricks.381Please respect copyright.PENANAEiJT53Ajrl
David heard the flint 381Please respect copyright.PENANAgNor4INBcB
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 381Please respect copyright.PENANAogVRsKTe64
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was381Please respect copyright.PENANAzAJKQWKm6z
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 381Please respect copyright.PENANAYPnRTz4ceS
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 381Please respect copyright.PENANA2ijyRcISSa
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the381Please respect copyright.PENANAC9wLUOY2cL
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 381Please respect copyright.PENANAexEO4EzNFG
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 381Please respect copyright.PENANAgnzSriUyyr
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 381Please respect copyright.PENANAR498y5K59p
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 381Please respect copyright.PENANA4A8a3sRJM3
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.381Please respect copyright.PENANA6O93Mh1i4b
The pain in his arm 381Please respect copyright.PENANAqfDlNOh02B
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 381Please respect copyright.PENANAI2M1qPySXz
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 381Please respect copyright.PENANAqhTwaWGvjB
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It381Please respect copyright.PENANASzbQWiLBjh
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 381Please respect copyright.PENANAO7SgxLSMdK
survived that fall."381Please respect copyright.PENANAD2qAZH3opd
It took a second for 381Please respect copyright.PENANAw1cj265cJe
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 381Please respect copyright.PENANAAXFACKn6Hu
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 381Please respect copyright.PENANAigZUezvd8U
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 381Please respect copyright.PENANAmPdVtbkSyF
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 381Please respect copyright.PENANAmWtcdVJRLv
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 381Please respect copyright.PENANA4OmTexB0WI
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 381Please respect copyright.PENANAAhN0B9eSzg
that.381Please respect copyright.PENANA5jfgJLITJL
"I don't know how I got 381Please respect copyright.PENANACtMsYC4cR6
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if381Please respect copyright.PENANARu94P7sOBX
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full381Please respect copyright.PENANAStowKTYZ0O
truth381Please respect copyright.PENANAWvPL3owPt5
"I'm sure if he was a 381Please respect copyright.PENANADgKIMZ222J
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 381Please respect copyright.PENANAwW5SvTrygk
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 381Please respect copyright.PENANACQ7SgZ4U5o
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 381Please respect copyright.PENANALev4kgEuLf
guessed that was Gob.381Please respect copyright.PENANAGDiAs085RI
"Not how mages work kid,381Please respect copyright.PENANAPKZSRWuYGe
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear381Please respect copyright.PENANAqGgfKBRN4R
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 381Please respect copyright.PENANAZPKRAxlvV8
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 381Please respect copyright.PENANArx1tMLpcNd
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 381Please respect copyright.PENANAzKqdnQ9hgS
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 381Please respect copyright.PENANAzhCtMlVNUJ
have a clear head so we should be safe.381Please respect copyright.PENANA6FpJytFUtD
David was having trouble381Please respect copyright.PENANAvHnQWmYJcW
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.381Please respect copyright.PENANAkRqQO7CLbZ
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can381Please respect copyright.PENANAfCna12isB9
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 381Please respect copyright.PENANAFMughEGnyt
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and381Please respect copyright.PENANAefGvHFHqaX
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 381Please respect copyright.PENANA7W5ao1WoMq
definitely felt exhausted.381Please respect copyright.PENANA970pNjYAHp
Gob stared into Davids 381Please respect copyright.PENANA4QI1faknIn
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 381Please respect copyright.PENANAQe4S4Z3wwO
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 381Please respect copyright.PENANA3FvROjpuMo
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in381Please respect copyright.PENANA4U5mBLriNR
a deadpan voice.381Please respect copyright.PENANANMEJKtKr7M
Sighting David sat up, 381Please respect copyright.PENANAFa69oNwvPQ
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 381Please respect copyright.PENANAEZ5MhxSFu6
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 381Please respect copyright.PENANAYJE5XyA34A
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 381Please respect copyright.PENANA49FJ4Bz6o4
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 381Please respect copyright.PENANAdfzHFJScKR
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 381Please respect copyright.PENANAJekrVy52F7
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.381Please respect copyright.PENANAzJyLLy106e
David took the herbs and381Please respect copyright.PENANABYtpirI6mQ
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 381Please respect copyright.PENANAcfKv5hoVe8
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 381Please respect copyright.PENANAPEZdOPvgyJ
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 381Please respect copyright.PENANATI8kwgtB4k
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.381Please respect copyright.PENANASLcmRlPb74
"It's called blumeflor, 381Please respect copyright.PENANAq1XCthUqSW
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council381Please respect copyright.PENANA4zVIphKPfW
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 381Please respect copyright.PENANAZf8EtLEKyv
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 381Please respect copyright.PENANACxhNbPcPhc
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 381Please respect copyright.PENANAT3p1PGa7pc
himself.381Please respect copyright.PENANAhTA8s9ATa8
"It's a good way of 381Please respect copyright.PENANAic8wZCXn4z
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out381Please respect copyright.PENANA2s1xUOV6iY
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."381Please respect copyright.PENANAMIHiENt5jC
David was going to ask 381Please respect copyright.PENANAtiBhQAUncj
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 381Please respect copyright.PENANAkcLLIv7Enk
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 381Please respect copyright.PENANAZSdf6oTENq
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 381Please respect copyright.PENANA0oQ73smnzL
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 381Please respect copyright.PENANAj767o9xnA5
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 381Please respect copyright.PENANAn64n7U3R5u
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 381Please respect copyright.PENANAQqxD6woITJ
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 381Please respect copyright.PENANAe7OnrStsZy
stance. 381Please respect copyright.PENANARR4rRTe3eq
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?"381Please respect copyright.PENANABxFAmke7zB
"Why would I lie about 381Please respect copyright.PENANAABUhSTm7uc
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 381Please respect copyright.PENANACmgom2NO0z
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 381Please respect copyright.PENANAh7nLqVYIqK
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 381Please respect copyright.PENANAOUHlngbFBO
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 381Please respect copyright.PENANAbKulY52f0C
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a381Please respect copyright.PENANAL2lSiqYEC8
good way to do it.381Please respect copyright.PENANAguN7vssPUn
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 381Please respect copyright.PENANACJSYe5cky8
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."381Please respect copyright.PENANA006PVO5K5u
"So you are a liar."381Please respect copyright.PENANAA904YdnZSQ
"Bring me to the ship! 381Please respect copyright.PENANA94lXoKvf7S
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll381Please respect copyright.PENANAXCKk25efIs
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 381Please respect copyright.PENANAfxEnOjNORD
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"381Please respect copyright.PENANA45ecuHAjy1
Some of the feet 381Please respect copyright.PENANAxD3fh3B3IB
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 381Please respect copyright.PENANAZyXCEqknDR
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 381Please respect copyright.PENANArcobvsAkl3
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."381Please respect copyright.PENANAj5AIF2arX5
"The weapons were in a 381Please respect copyright.PENANAFTGXk4Nho3
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 381Please respect copyright.PENANAVDlbxaDDHM
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 381Please respect copyright.PENANAMXtMBtQmfW
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 381Please respect copyright.PENANA7LO6zEGpuE
important duties?"381Please respect copyright.PENANAYxqCINuZhv
Gob shook his head. 381Please respect copyright.PENANAkaCIowCoEI
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 381Please respect copyright.PENANAjgie5Tbc8q
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 381Please respect copyright.PENANAJDEZzAL2At
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 381Please respect copyright.PENANASi5ZaEyLqK
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 381Please respect copyright.PENANAhgosj3Sfrw
up. "Y..yes Gob?"381Please respect copyright.PENANAO5x1Zx0vqe
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 381Please respect copyright.PENANA4fT5lfp9fA
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 381Please respect copyright.PENANAH75lvMLvld
tie our friend here and then join us." 381Please respect copyright.PENANApSlZxCzzzE
"Yes, sir!" The young 381Please respect copyright.PENANApuHBP34pjt
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 381Please respect copyright.PENANADNZ8zb0j7v
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'381Please respect copyright.PENANA75orAMyH2n
David smiled, atleast 381Please respect copyright.PENANAWrRYH1nx2b
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 381Please respect copyright.PENANAFaHp9Hl1mI
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 381Please respect copyright.PENANA9Ku4s6TbH1
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 381Please respect copyright.PENANAmje10kImty
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 381Please respect copyright.PENANAFKFG3LNEYI
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."381Please respect copyright.PENANAGQT9gLbhL5
David nodded as if 381Please respect copyright.PENANA9aoG2BdPtx
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to381Please respect copyright.PENANAVLPxSR9F7y
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 381Please respect copyright.PENANAo4lSEJgOIC
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 381Please respect copyright.PENANAsOHxoIUJpc
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 381Please respect copyright.PENANASNsiCEnlRd
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 381Please respect copyright.PENANAxFZPExF2aa
"Denis!" Gobs voice 381Please respect copyright.PENANAVphFM6QJvj
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 381Please respect copyright.PENANArJJJLLLyyE
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 381Please respect copyright.PENANAfgeMvSBSid
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 381Please respect copyright.PENANAjYeW1EIPQY
in a circle.381Please respect copyright.PENANAa3YswQQGar
David could easily untie381Please respect copyright.PENANAMKZcJ7HFBP
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the381Please respect copyright.PENANADGaZOu41nf
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty381Please respect copyright.PENANAQuhWtRC57p
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 381Please respect copyright.PENANAZaqkkxJb4O
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.381Please respect copyright.PENANACZamtmC2WD
David must've dozed off 381Please respect copyright.PENANAiHQWUsPB6o
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with381Please respect copyright.PENANAUHvgcdhR3D
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 381Please respect copyright.PENANAH3K8vtSn6S
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 381Please respect copyright.PENANAe0iHUHAMsz
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 381Please respect copyright.PENANAm3d6M4rzEJ
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 381Please respect copyright.PENANAVgA35f3GMf
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a381Please respect copyright.PENANAuf9HBmFgVD
difference, we'll be able to find them."381Please respect copyright.PENANALCmFbR8Ihw
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"381Please respect copyright.PENANAEuwfVHoISC
"Who'd know?"381Please respect copyright.PENANABA9Rn0Ka53
"You" David said that as381Please respect copyright.PENANAwpfKHxaxIw
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 381Please respect copyright.PENANAhKmane8toU
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 381Please respect copyright.PENANAgy9qmbqt0S
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had381Please respect copyright.PENANABKeGQr9fEG
a choice so David took a gamble.381Please respect copyright.PENANAvcTpHsCv4d
It seemed to be paying 381Please respect copyright.PENANAA06jOgXmbK
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook381Please respect copyright.PENANAdB5FdBCarv
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 381Please respect copyright.PENANA6f4EnehGyN
wrong move and you're dead."381Please respect copyright.PENANAWxQoblOrGM
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."381Please respect copyright.PENANAzHwWHhDPCh
Gob grunted at that. "No381Please respect copyright.PENANALEm3pSjeNm
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but381Please respect copyright.PENANAqa0dmiXuCX
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 381Please respect copyright.PENANAT25E9tumXN
draining from his hands. 381Please respect copyright.PENANAKH1tP8U3d4
"I'll be able to walk 381Please respect copyright.PENANA38KLwTN5mE
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 381Please respect copyright.PENANAvP0nQvQJYy
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 381Please respect copyright.PENANAOdfWbvTrc7
caused David to lose his balance. 381Please respect copyright.PENANAR1V77gfOKH
"The walk should only 381Please respect copyright.PENANAqda3DdJDzj
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 381Please respect copyright.PENANALqCxym4AcZ
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go381Please respect copyright.PENANAHaNsmhMGEC
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 381Please respect copyright.PENANAPNx8fVrya8
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 381Please respect copyright.PENANAP3LDDzoRIq
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 381Please respect copyright.PENANADCzfCUJLTR
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 381Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0IMdQKhDe
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.381Please respect copyright.PENANA8vSI93lEHB
To Gobs credit he wasn't381Please respect copyright.PENANAJFsj0FXyeM
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 381Please respect copyright.PENANAhCyLV7zgKX
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 381Please respect copyright.PENANAP8zxuZ2wWF
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 381Please respect copyright.PENANAYk9NWNvKoJ
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 381Please respect copyright.PENANAQCRxWPCCf1
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.381Please respect copyright.PENANAbLOHnGlBsL
First there was Denis, 381Please respect copyright.PENANAoK7VIpQpKP
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 381Please respect copyright.PENANAeEGDPkdv8S
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 381Please respect copyright.PENANA8SQ6JTWmSY
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 381Please respect copyright.PENANAW3b2jpXPah
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 381Please respect copyright.PENANA5fcwH22IXS
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 381Please respect copyright.PENANA7fosCj4Rny
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 381Please respect copyright.PENANAwBI9dQdAIS
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He381Please respect copyright.PENANAtqBEfSRly1
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 381Please respect copyright.PENANAeri40ImwIi
All in all a group of 381Please respect copyright.PENANAvAbojl19Nj
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 381Please respect copyright.PENANAZWH1H5mBNo
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 381Please respect copyright.PENANAxIOq5lEUUh
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see381Please respect copyright.PENANAEuZJng3RxI
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 381Please respect copyright.PENANAyNwlVVsi3h
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 381Please respect copyright.PENANAn7vPhwJqnP
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 381Please respect copyright.PENANAPNy5GxWfiy
stuff. 381Please respect copyright.PENANAqICIq8ZJPD
Sadly except the names 381Please respect copyright.PENANATVVL6Tlvdl
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,381Please respect copyright.PENANAG2JFmE9mdX
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 381Please respect copyright.PENANAEH4sRUT7wS
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 381Please respect copyright.PENANAFw7otDMhHc
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 381Please respect copyright.PENANANzqzcrqZDf
childhood. 381Please respect copyright.PENANALU3B9ihZ5v
David also paid 381Please respect copyright.PENANAdfG4lGaoc4
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 381Please respect copyright.PENANAqK15FrEP9H
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 381Please respect copyright.PENANAGz3MXAfjoz
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could381Please respect copyright.PENANAuZNGdaTB0w
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.381Please respect copyright.PENANAulnXHTgAQk
The closer they got the 381Please respect copyright.PENANALA6xpVLGtF
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate381Please respect copyright.PENANAHcfBbwdSaI
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 381Please respect copyright.PENANAw3pBvlzu1I
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably381Please respect copyright.PENANArAAkFwNnLU
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both381Please respect copyright.PENANAiVqJ6IdSVP
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 381Please respect copyright.PENANAdJfqhQfY0B
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 381Please respect copyright.PENANAf7K6Wb9vzr
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 381Please respect copyright.PENANAcKZKRnxAOz
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.381Please respect copyright.PENANA2p8hlov1SX
They were able to hear 381Please respect copyright.PENANAatmE8TGM5F
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 381Please respect copyright.PENANACfoHufRPs2
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 381Please respect copyright.PENANAytYXJDzeQe
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 381Please respect copyright.PENANAGieYPHxM37
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.381Please respect copyright.PENANAaQEpxNORqh
"Get down, behind the 381Please respect copyright.PENANAB7D2iI7CtF
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 381Please respect copyright.PENANAlVdGacIQXK
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying381Please respect copyright.PENANAlI9oYV4epU
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and381Please respect copyright.PENANApmo8MuwPqp
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 381Please respect copyright.PENANAw1Ob67aCcx
nicely with the surroundings.381Please respect copyright.PENANAHfHFSnmPP4
With a groan David 381Please respect copyright.PENANAzMldDyZ7Up
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at381Please respect copyright.PENANAZKCKhOAc2o
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 381Please respect copyright.PENANAUJEfUxNvUT
grunt. 381Please respect copyright.PENANAMOdZjCf2q9
They all had to cover 381Please respect copyright.PENANAKMWZV5nH29
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 381Please respect copyright.PENANADGAO6fhLd3
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 381Please respect copyright.PENANAJIjlDbelcn
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 381Please respect copyright.PENANAhQ7hp6tuWK
them.381Please respect copyright.PENANAZtk9m5K6yJ
With a tug of the rope 381Please respect copyright.PENANA9x3UsVvSA2
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 381Please respect copyright.PENANAhHrtkuT1tY
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the381Please respect copyright.PENANACOzGPyiA6f
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left381Please respect copyright.PENANAOgIFBnHyLT
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 381Please respect copyright.PENANA1Di8Xxfm2P
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.381Please respect copyright.PENANA9xAHlbulTQ
"So, where's this hold?"381Please respect copyright.PENANANaeMZH3CSy
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 381Please respect copyright.PENANA4IyW7eDcSY
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 381Please respect copyright.PENANALXr508JbpM
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.381Please respect copyright.PENANAHqtRxNABhC
"It's there and looks 381Please respect copyright.PENANA6s0cYTT6zy
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 381Please respect copyright.PENANAQHOFkHC4qh
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob381Please respect copyright.PENANAqSt5Ovoz0f
"Corruption knows. They 381Please respect copyright.PENANARfGoZ8vX8N
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 381Please respect copyright.PENANAlEh1MJ7oFj
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 381Please respect copyright.PENANAWcyVUm60pX
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 381Please respect copyright.PENANAiPWpuqik6U
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 381Please respect copyright.PENANArh0LAT9tVi
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.381Please respect copyright.PENANAxFPZGjgo02
David made a move to 381Please respect copyright.PENANAxB3iYwb0Wm
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 381Please respect copyright.PENANAbZctzZIZ2U
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 381Please respect copyright.PENANAQn7V9bb8k3
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 381Please respect copyright.PENANA9kVsGLe26z
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 381Please respect copyright.PENANAMVEf0bu9CG
them. "I think we're in trouble."381Please respect copyright.PENANAxIy6F4YQqa
Gob pulled the telescope381Please respect copyright.PENANABIbDjtUBAQ
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 381Please respect copyright.PENANA4xv8DlN5Fu
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 381Please respect copyright.PENANAcsvYRAUwNW
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 381Please respect copyright.PENANAf6DcEoASe9
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 381Please respect copyright.PENANAbHiVG3e1Yk
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 381Please respect copyright.PENANAM9od3klejd
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 381Please respect copyright.PENANAZKvjH4LgL1
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 381Please respect copyright.PENANAqStCo3LiTZ
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 381Please respect copyright.PENANAkD4u57uiO6
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 381Please respect copyright.PENANAgfdw99IfoB
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 381Please respect copyright.PENANAsjeDWYkDk6
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 381Please respect copyright.PENANAvldqazohBH
reason." He added the last part in a grumble381Please respect copyright.PENANAI9YmOdk163
Gob pulled away from 381Please respect copyright.PENANAdEnEVPA6Ls
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 381Please respect copyright.PENANA3TlfD6W4KY
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing381Please respect copyright.PENANAWUj38ig4H2
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown381Please respect copyright.PENANASI5TV238Lk
you in your own shit" 381Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8qPTMsLaz
"Now form up and let's 381Please respect copyright.PENANAquvdcWEycv
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 381Please respect copyright.PENANAKn5JPbXFDu
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with381Please respect copyright.PENANAzH9PPcvcFr
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a381Please respect copyright.PENANAU6Wxt11YC8
long while.