"Ugh" 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9nq7j6std
"Shh, he's coming to"629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFVQNguiRA
David slowly opened his 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCrehFkHKn
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJj4IIKH9bb
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOMc3oYs5Y
last so that he'd become blind.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchwOREMT1i
Sadly someone didn't 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcMxyRdUo2
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpbbeqBpmN
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsvQl95n9l
gruff voice.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqRXIOP5Hr
David braved opening his629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQU2UPAhtX6
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLDmUoCZOQ
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJY5mqju9g
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlER9EbBux
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DVIl7djkx
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0V6FsOybDh
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkWeAgkFiM
it was covered too much with a beard.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlAbpQsZJO
"A friend, especially to629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCg1JglPGZ
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQFieDHxjy
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARxNnFKO56
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKeZph2BzU6
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtAv5H69EgK
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzN236owTSa
pressure on his arm increased.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPZQHtrqfC
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLjP7HCywi
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6ZT6EDKhq
~you'll pay for this, 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzVfiLXThd
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHQ88g0xk7
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAPZifkZHW
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6am2OIpaGq
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB69RWwC4wu
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0vUpuoOXg
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91QwBP537N
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbtwwm9BsT
David let his eye wander629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZfNI0wfmC
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuED8ZqfgsN
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqFR0pViJs
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zRIwEwRP9
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPXcNBFbM9
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdMnmw5CU0
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bdEq3849D
arrogant pricks.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHtEVzbDpZ
David heard the flint 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnu93vDXec
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfabHO0JKS
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡot7Mo4C3BP
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5rLyRwg23
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcSZlRpRQe
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPzGwUxSzt
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhk7EMmBQwT
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbgIx0qcdH
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8tx629L7Q
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1ifozAs7u
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxAkdBmU5P
The pain in his arm 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQraEmEIkW5
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaFZamk0ji
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESahdG1ONV
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF35fuGiZHO
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1z6A9AsYIg
survived that fall."629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUM5KRQCjc
It took a second for 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbk3TyjSlA
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTrzjfOqRk
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNaiopkXrY
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwczAzB3fBy
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXX1htPKNxG
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMrzNVntNb
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmuWlW4CmU
that.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqnDaJbbQgJ
"I don't know how I got 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0Hb7HHCnP
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4LAz8hT3g
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOUxzXJAJ6
truth629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvhl9WwLlE
"I'm sure if he was a 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMefnO6DWv
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr20g1BsR0w
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsWdTLmUmW
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KowJEc4Wq
guessed that was Gob.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOi2mn2JiW
"Not how mages work kid,629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1U0q1p6hC
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiVis1l6Nn
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vTe6Kub1l
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVwNOhFBrk
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBK0GKR8WpF
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkK1RX9vf2a
have a clear head so we should be safe.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuLjddcMzw
David was having trouble629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq31TIdOXfh
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0sQjENoe9
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmAfRBk5C2
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZ2snI7A3m
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwXABHqmdk
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LlDB9mFtX
definitely felt exhausted.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTQdqaChiY
Gob stared into Davids 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLMH6iNO0x
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjy50d1gN3
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaJBYyMMmr
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zbmXKEi5H
a deadpan voice.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozuuMz5lEt
Sighting David sat up, 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5OJRGQeLI3
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDPB0iIA7X
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvxmYTZpcV
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCj3vvLkHir
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyqCbQhs4q
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYG5PQba1K
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zKOyMeG2y
David took the herbs and629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmqO7rNzuI
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5D4cf8sKe5
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbxxwX87Fm
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fVtGxHePZ
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvKj4Z4b2W
"It's called blumeflor, 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAHfW8gOuo
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoNiJFzLiT
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkYre8XTl0
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfy2mnCrOn
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYfMiRz0NB
himself.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioUN5tueqX
"It's a good way of 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlTEmS99Lb
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNgtcFWFPS
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeB0CqBzJC6
David was going to ask 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fraSqMII6
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMO7TmuVXEB
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUoyrTTzhf
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZuqZ6NvIq
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8B4qlvBO8
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQuwWvfG3P
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnANC92LS4m
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdyFGYOPmt
stance. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6t6R1eNSVd
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?"629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5WnM5iOVA
"Why would I lie about 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnRpkXjHrH
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlKAJSOryP
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLHIsBguB3
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhalc2IzKJ
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEETYj7JKfF
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgHaJRXcpk
good way to do it.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwCytU2Qol
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWp8DQrVbg
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUp0yr2gbqY
"So you are a liar."629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QupumsuJ2
"Bring me to the ship! 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiZl3WJtka
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXrEELmvYv
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIwS0JRNEK
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbPFTKmh4d
Some of the feet 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5pjRqXI6Z
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCoxEzh4hnW
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUgw2srial
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfJOkjIJAK
"The weapons were in a 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4oksK6ycD
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngVq4niHvg
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiKc3pFuzs
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcX5DrOnlSd
important duties?"629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYBtXUeDk2
Gob shook his head. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1VKlO1Lp0
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpgvzalibd
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGlonSIjwZ
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyS95DCAiuJ
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqM9wU5IwOs
up. "Y..yes Gob?"629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOrXkjqiIM
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkMTAfviVQ
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHeSsrVC2dc
tie our friend here and then join us." 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ190530pkDa
"Yes, sir!" The young 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNGXqTQFyf
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjf39WYIqT
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5egJhP8FH
David smiled, atleast 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CsgqDeZrT
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7qPcwiEMJ
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHzGkdGCtn
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkgj3pGEgK
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1cz28DOz3
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EQV3XfSTE
David nodded as if 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRP0hZKm0pw
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVog8u2gK2Q
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYCICuo4Vn
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEb7Twi7Uj
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxNf3i1BY8
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVUYfhHdmj
"Denis!" Gobs voice 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8b1lNHMjHQ
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpsmB48aRu
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKktB482tGB
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5jbb4HHQy
in a circle.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AgtGRtjkv
David could easily untie629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzASrnkBuAt
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceH5xe0VFt
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsagCsWstBN
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxeTKJ3g0b
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv88VxUnB1j
David must've dozed off 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUfzsgSGJr
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHh2LWSfp4R
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcsoic4dUn
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUU09jE1JUi
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgAmmKD9rQ
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHhqcDKMz2
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CHJO6gKN8
difference, we'll be able to find them."629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwnMrIhsd8
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9slLbJ9mUi
"Who'd know?"629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVunv8gTOWq
"You" David said that as629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnAwPjJZ1z
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLJlsRizNc
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYo3oUJj8dq
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdj3FSX5St
a choice so David took a gamble.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIKMKrpzLz
It seemed to be paying 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAd3joCj5O
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZZHarqlAH
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazprWUVzba
wrong move and you're dead."629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbhrvlYxM9
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."629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNO4MQKww08
Gob grunted at that. "No629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HfdCSzbOa
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbJjHVx1jB
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeY2MhgKOZ
draining from his hands. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEcSpGSFB3
"I'll be able to walk 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcg40yM6ydb
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDK9QSrvk6O
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSn32eqoA7
caused David to lose his balance. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxwhNhkCgo
"The walk should only 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgV2owUQFC
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJFYqRSJGV
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZcLrQhHbW
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIn7i79LtmY
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGT4uQ3f8sV
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ514vKSnMQm
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8QLtRmUyK
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxSVsXuZfl
To Gobs credit he wasn't629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1xrlffc4h
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUoKgssdm1
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XgahIYmgj
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHvlJLzzK8
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyJBUgNf1g
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5x7kpDdzRj
First there was Denis, 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9prlu8gp5
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JAeYEWOZw
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLODulffdQ
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTde8tCgrm5
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLTxv7CkIS
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDlpwkbBoy
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6726kX2zhM
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZna8UuiH1
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzhhdHvFGw
All in all a group of 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3lwZRnweO
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLgaAk5xZS
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEg6GzUcyyv
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7KADPstfL
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkWNHIBlw5
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wHpbGRKq2
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGZFWPqMse
stuff. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSltP7P4t4
Sadly except the names 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkZR6wf4uM
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOHfruZ6Uy
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvPHazLAdc
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyHI7Ix92m
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYlc1NxbTAb
childhood. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdtudMMbQe
David also paid 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCaapATD7w
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMMllRgrUS
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJ7UQgsThP
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJMLy4CXGk
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJnrgwfYBP
The closer they got the 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDUr4ZSwOz
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubgJMJq4IB
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbSNT75qvh
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhN01K07ZC
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5iIuZZK7b
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtW720jxCVo
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWCfoAfEuE
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtyNmDCGyV
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMBPLNx8XA
They were able to hear 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7peYhqJGE
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8AZc7pSxw
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4LHpKBFWy
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMT10S4kBDU
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCVmQILuVy
"Get down, behind the 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzmrcgvD1q
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Iv9h3l4dX
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyovJSFaRRX
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcnG0CSaKy
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wXbA8cSl7
nicely with the surroundings.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLuf8yvjxj
With a groan David 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TFakRnkvw
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnQa8Xtd9d
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIctE7Ombe
grunt. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynW2At0ABL
They all had to cover 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJRu8uDcY7
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8DhLzRGRb
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Z0uK5KFtv
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjj3rAYUoum
them.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6rkHPN1xR
With a tug of the rope 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhRqfrWqCn
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKO8MUx127
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpxNR1D12o
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MIXd6jgpw
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDndUDHkHG
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBo60rWSvD4
"So, where's this hold?"629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSLp3JVKY2
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUR5yrXqqV
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFu1VFTwrB
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0NVu7eKsI
"It's there and looks 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3joO5zp1N
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8WpFYgzu0
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd10VvP6nO7
"Corruption knows. They 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5OlRoPXPl
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BnrOjMEbk
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZk9Oo4XhUn
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0ZLGHPVLJ
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6YySSbuOw
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEd5EOWKRE
David made a move to 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzER3zPT4nc
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iEWht6h6l
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYmt9QKF0T
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvD3n1HX3gt
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyQKCbKppT
them. "I think we're in trouble."629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTk7nJktNS
Gob pulled the telescope629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiXQvJsEdx
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlySRZ90lcN
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIaDwtujPf
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqu0ruKfQkB
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfkcOY9M2m
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAYMndfPPI
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0XPa5nW6q
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEr6TFuoXT
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOM08Hu5ivr
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZl7wr5Ucp
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSzWSYzKxD
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHar7lJTRhC
reason." He added the last part in a grumble629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3KL2F8bZk
Gob pulled away from 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpAl447ecZ
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8ZDqKAWux
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmX12PheKo5
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfhhuCGrLG
you in your own shit" 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOhvTV5M08
"Now form up and let's 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDsufxSAew
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgD8Q2Ah1rl
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtGSfpnyTi
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7yIXcsWu4
long while.
