"Ugh" 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2twnA815K
"Shh, he's coming to"686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAIj9yRYZg
David slowly opened his 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIN44wUnLVC
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4p181JYNe
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzVuEx5GgE
last so that he'd become blind.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGqbHmqSQO
Sadly someone didn't 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrqgQeDCIk
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPHXCkRGsQ
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoDsNdbhD9
gruff voice.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiWPeZudTx
David braved opening his686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NsUshoLac
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0xouXJ6SG
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPPwjA8d9C
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnC1BjUJDH4
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0s2Yq27nf
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBF95l4ksWV
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWdaZ0MMT3
it was covered too much with a beard.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFl1v3EFDo9
"A friend, especially to686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFWz65CGm8
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxUY0USTHz
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKRgYCWGQ0
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOW4XOCH8a
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrysRFKZoJR
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJ8LlrpyDl
pressure on his arm increased.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOaLgANZOd
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlxOYEgT4e
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNtPjo1uCF
~you'll pay for this, 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrr66m5VWFH
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vzwcycPg1
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN42l0pIWXj
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rayFUKgpj
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6KjTMZrJr
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8rgNpFHcL
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFNp1qZD9n
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozUd3TMuKN
David let his eye wander686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26BRSOXnTV
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnILMvJ3tKn
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMEw2CBrR2
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8jqjwyB2a
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qmbHo7ieA
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrxq8KeCMd
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmZCDuZc17
arrogant pricks.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZdDZ6w2Kh
David heard the flint 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFcMhrXsIa
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYckmw4QzY
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddf2rCIQCv
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5noDK5xtfm
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gjqrQq2lv
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9iISCIjCB
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckz3hjq6WC
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaHZ4eNDjA
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPz2d967rHR
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ53xJjex7b
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkHSinndPm
The pain in his arm 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTi6koZQLZM
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPxMinS7Bp
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhKjq4nRTn
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhNUpbrVeB
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxIgSF3GVo
survived that fall."686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FmysLT5m4
It took a second for 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzsG8kIBb6
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfQgR8mj52
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUj9XG0eJTt
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUwn2bBF1A
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5n3K5KqwI5
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡplkDDMPcO4
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AoR76isHm
that.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCtzaPbv2e
"I don't know how I got 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfvryN9i96
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSMs5xBZqb
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvJYYPHDMS
truth686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgWKe9Fa0V
"I'm sure if he was a 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2e7gJH3OQ
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGN4NH9TYD
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡol2hY3duuI
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4K3w1GovV
guessed that was Gob.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdqvX0DWp2
"Not how mages work kid,686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLy0iKUkcr3
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTuMCYlwK2
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWKbpiqi8h
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTDdw3fss5
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYvtcFsFck
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1YpjVvsVX
have a clear head so we should be safe.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2gutpjmFD
David was having trouble686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIC9rIFb2oD
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HqsBZBnf7
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclu4zYb7FD
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTDkibbl2f
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18D5791TKP
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZZVOEtI4P
definitely felt exhausted.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLcCNw4h7T
Gob stared into Davids 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKF2N5jtJxg
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzG0hKDDQ5
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRtrfNpyYi
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrtYH0JbKn
a deadpan voice.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymTMgdJQ5S
Sighting David sat up, 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfYA4IW7lP
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsK0v5iVdF
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJLhoetgl0
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQ7PLy9KRW
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUe5fimTsN5
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2WxMMy2kq
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1esNZWFf4
David took the herbs and686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrqhQusRqX
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9ob7piIVq
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBtCtUhidi
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSazBdUL6iX
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNQFlyvVGZ
"It's called blumeflor, 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ184mrNDhYB
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDqkMpmQw3
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGUjIJFxad
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpDQhjwCBq
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SRc3CWJqa
himself.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypkAMzRYuu
"It's a good way of 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUYqtm2RVQ
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2ws9ePjDN
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1PCfMJ12c
David was going to ask 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6jHg5CtbV
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHytlZISlw
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1dLgC35vq
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KF8rGveJ8
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClsHENTpZz
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8VMcO6aT1
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTq7I5T0lt
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpccIsAXT6
stance. 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvHZtRfVeG
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?"686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnK1NAy866h
"Why would I lie about 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdRReFdR6f
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDER2rk9Mum
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNQK5GUoMx
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUviQXQFP7C
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9O5BZZ2ttz
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBAH2jR5vh
good way to do it.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cRT0n8AyA
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkr2P5uir5
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZN0JY9NYJ
"So you are a liar."686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGKin0GMyR
"Bring me to the ship! 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNU36wV5l5
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHA4o4dpd0c
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeISirkmAxF
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9X4F3zdaW
Some of the feet 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvduI0YprEe
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rmzwq4TVg
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0jZIe9nkV
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFhIow4PY0
"The weapons were in a 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLIdHUbb8M
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tV0z84EeG
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqVJOjshnO
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINh6vNB9Fz
important duties?"686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNR2qTc7gw
Gob shook his head. 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBwUPhEqB0
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIPvAKSaA7
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFV24kv6CyN
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqOrTvexwi
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlcqGmeOZD
up. "Y..yes Gob?"686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr44zuVmtws
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAjG9Gvefo
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpK5HY4dH8I
tie our friend here and then join us." 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh04Lzc5732
"Yes, sir!" The young 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoB1YIvYdTu
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGqasEquIq
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVS5VDnCVB
David smiled, atleast 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleiqJ90Z1n
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOikYfftvAa
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdX82zMlqM5
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcrLTkdTMk
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYQqtx1Jog
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9p81tRg7b
David nodded as if 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwPv1a4qm5
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6CcEoTMrt
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ738UTwg6Fq
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6lmRAX3gX
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMor6avl2P4
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsdMR2Xh5c
"Denis!" Gobs voice 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjG6o7DumZi
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5QzaZxupR
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kmWEPu48V
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QKy5rcDFS
in a circle.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcO0o5ptiZ2
David could easily untie686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCnugEkOCz
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeZ2YnBSJm
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZD8uRHnqO
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkatDEDjQJ
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwum4oaJ9WA
David must've dozed off 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvViqaG8JCD
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjBNehJ0d5
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qr8C7rvsY
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvR1VbFR6E
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05MWCUXaxN
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPH8j5ofZS
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp25vcgPmFy
difference, we'll be able to find them."686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0t5N1yJ5e
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZB1ufQfGe
"Who'd know?"686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsN3LMbbGXg
"You" David said that as686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4ILNUMcEg
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtarxxIzeul
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Ad7eDiBkV
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTdIJXvicq
a choice so David took a gamble.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnI8OiqHYjK
It seemed to be paying 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32xqFdzLG1
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfUNGjKoG5
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYqnjUOZSw
wrong move and you're dead."686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQnHi2w9Gw
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."686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqLlX7Rwu7
Gob grunted at that. "No686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcSSHY2EY6
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPog0804iQj
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIw5IhAU0nh
draining from his hands. 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXjHjb0qxe
"I'll be able to walk 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgW27Dt330T
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbtwlS7C6T
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjnsvP4kRD
caused David to lose his balance. 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBjdMCjulk
"The walk should only 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuH3it28Nie
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvIjw4Lpxg
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDdcvFyJmX
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7aaj6BsaX
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkZ1h4naEW
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NULnCPVmP
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAaHUUg4yRn
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3z7LEXSeVA
To Gobs credit he wasn't686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiXbpZsuLE
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInFbnzRORv
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLgkRTZZV3
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdoz9ohG6V
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzITKli00Ex
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGCIEG6LMD
First there was Denis, 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz754rbCCbq
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZULnW9SPdV
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuabVzZqgYT
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJ5sU1UHUk
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVPqhPj8Kl
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNi9XmsAWR
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltKFFcSOVm
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEuUpkEHiF
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlpaRJFWMJ
All in all a group of 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK21IEdlPlh
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9O3Rsilrco
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztrgDBBf17
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEPk5f4R3P
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRi8egSlfS
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhyK7gcdOg
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuV1Ohh8UCB
stuff. 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXc5urLXDEy
Sadly except the names 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogMDs3k1Dn
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucDzQIpL5O
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU90Bso7qBR
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsAnUJm9Fg
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vlrR1lhqC
childhood. 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4AFbVuF6N
David also paid 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwUJqWwT1E
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUp2zioAqV
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctU7ke07u5
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiEZGVRdQE
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdwOkIBr35
The closer they got the 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkuvFBE6ig
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxBPvwUWY1
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BcmYsXFUc
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYg5cvFkZr
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qAeozNijV
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz37yqoHB19
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGU9BB6xRg
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OzLAcjS26
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHjkNGSqaG
They were able to hear 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSU9vqI8LS
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVnRL0QCVf
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2osSw2u5G
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkKyNtz4MF
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavNZglwjaw
"Get down, behind the 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrzcCTGY4n
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDf2UGBI3P1
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWzT7K2wYb
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkS0X4VN44
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVeQ5RpcuB
nicely with the surroundings.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn28S2pDRkH
With a groan David 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Gwv5WQPIN
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1O3CdPkwza
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4c6qjovtNY
grunt. 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvdVyWCc9H
They all had to cover 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9oKVTPmjz
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGihBuCV8Y
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPesZrC0af6
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VHfAQFopa
them.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98NUWWIe2f
With a tug of the rope 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfCKlOp4Hm
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrO3xKhCIto
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpY9e8BzjH
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jIG6bI5cZ
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgimnXJTKLY
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfObz0EUWd
"So, where's this hold?"686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KONYQqT63
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxh3Pl1YMG
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzgsPOivYC
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxEHWaMQZ0
"It's there and looks 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5A3aUxd9L
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6x05wNvkf6
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkAOV7BuXe
"Corruption knows. They 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwm15jxvcMN
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXb7JmtFVxp
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyfFLnpNzp
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9A4q7iUtY
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaJP3dcsqr
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncvAtsmx2P
David made a move to 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEASdUA7lDu
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40CuuoNOrk
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdaUFaQcNa
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSUDOgSZJ0
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7giJXQJfYo
them. "I think we're in trouble."686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBSRnNq2p2
Gob pulled the telescope686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcehufRyUd
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOKmV4hhUF
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpZnZMk1fi
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUQNiFfJnY
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68dFUJIEi5
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9JwJRaMDj
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIKLg3UPIe
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4c7rnYbGw
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCAwRvH0Ys
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBeX15L0La
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbC9VhB29xb
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktUASxDnob
reason." He added the last part in a grumble686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEUv9SI4AN
Gob pulled away from 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYw3gVJZKKp
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm097G5TDq8
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjA7JgQQCO
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ549nlv1ZbE
you in your own shit" 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pP7eWsJFD
"Now form up and let's 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXPaQqiK4e
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7WFiDvRRe
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhd1KU5Ekm
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a686Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0FdcpA88u
long while.
