"Ugh" 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVvgL6ahlF
"Shh, he's coming to"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttA6d4F5D3
David slowly opened his 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4113SDo5HX
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RUiV7rGc1
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRKb9Mjr8v
last so that he'd become blind.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHJsavcQcd
Sadly someone didn't 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58LpiTOTJl
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcBhFAwYMb
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCXYhUEmSV
gruff voice.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOevlPuqDpg
David braved opening his568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Il70Spwvq
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NHeiy2FqS
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ29lZNsQNa
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcE7digoCxz
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqiwjMAN1y
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJhrGTdno8
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtF7Uug3ZjY
it was covered too much with a beard.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5uX637NhZ
"A friend, especially to568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FpYuYIPvd
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOoHLcqLjR
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxofBWxrgOZ
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPkqIab9lr
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5jZSUk11H
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYeLlrRPVA
pressure on his arm increased.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIN08doXLQ
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSZlamYwTv
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEiReNxsAR
~you'll pay for this, 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbu2WFwdAs
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWedfp51GN
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrZQXZrmdr
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5LOL9JgH8
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSHPKLgNSO
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcu4FefLIA
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7XwoPtq5H
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbr9NLC6gtl
David let his eye wander568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJIBbEmu4l
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06LqMwj48G
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOP8uudMNM
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnPzso8sut
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPKAiMH4Zg
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzPNYzxCjD
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFwT9yrJlB
arrogant pricks.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdxyfslyqG
David heard the flint 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HTP1Gb7R1
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnVmIK8o9t
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIitdFbe2S7
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAYbYQ3EEC
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfSUJkJ4qF
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLiFnmKdxt
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPUkAqET1e
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLD7GSo1IQ
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19LCwqh9XD
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCn5w2fT1Gk
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXe6nxNEhU
The pain in his arm 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQT6IqqCUHz
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNgoqvR8QJ
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLggstvyxM6
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUxC9eeDq8
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBu9UMEZzs
survived that fall."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4coBry2fQ
It took a second for 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkY8iepAyUW
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXkmV7VgD3
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNDEbQNdT2
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLaODREj21
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPs2qIxkNPy
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMRX2s4f9B
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rRPB8Z0Le
that.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQt3Uvv2x0
"I don't know how I got 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2O9suLlEs
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8FcLN22o9
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCidofELVCB
truth568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rJ0IGkbNM
"I'm sure if he was a 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGCqMdYEll
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsJWzwdbvB
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzxixjBhFE
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKLr56yOuz
guessed that was Gob.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbkTRwpKTG
"Not how mages work kid,568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGRtQwyA3V
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovbI8IuGEa
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrn7wYQb9E
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsp8A78EgCE
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eRJi8MB4b
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4sOR6zFPV
have a clear head so we should be safe.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bpwDTV6hS
David was having trouble568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoSLNWrJGJ
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8kLXdhJq5
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslfF2dWsco
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiau9Pqck0
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1szuu5eZu
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nwrfAIOke
definitely felt exhausted.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtNcelZIzL
Gob stared into Davids 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NwnJXBVqv
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoj7WS8anGM
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7kROIFOn7
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8JwY0nxnq
a deadpan voice.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMqliRfr1L
Sighting David sat up, 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycCZmfjUhc
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKjvSMAvmI
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfs1Nl9dWC
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CPlUZYy5Y
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNm0MdehnsR
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXD6hZa9vY
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZA6cbF3mEa
David took the herbs and568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0c6OZ1ZRu
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZaBn0iYpd
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Pccc65MTu
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZvTKgC9CE
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhXXtdVTKe
"It's called blumeflor, 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4Iwk5WAna
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLS6PHWVWA
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPr5XexdjVv
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQi9l5201N7
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQKJYL0ypY
himself.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMYW6bg98e
"It's a good way of 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVFXLbh5e6
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLh9lh8d6ZZ
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2906xHq2gY
David was going to ask 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpytuhrN15x
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92wUtoxZKV
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeler7q6SI
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGC2z6gS0rb
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ41DIEB8H6
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPpTzfgcJz
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1aNibVTs5
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0mLZ6Vplv
stance. 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAubYcFc8z
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?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGS5eKgUSA
"Why would I lie about 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynmhb5fhNv
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiYNucNwf8
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjaGOghJXKU
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaUwNUL1Z8
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNIJKy1Seg
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITt2DsbuTV
good way to do it.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcu9r4lMSlv
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9oTCtvNBu
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCroJ2VNPF5
"So you are a liar."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJbe5oIyeq
"Bring me to the ship! 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4Yy4QLoWx
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0vq8QJlFj
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcwmpVqZmV
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRDvqnCrHi
Some of the feet 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqhPWnMiXz
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcTxNoMZES
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSECBCS2TBL
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaIRlTUlGs
"The weapons were in a 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bdPO2U7go
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkPY6fvGxL
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwveFb01BQ8
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwlmHtbhTe
important duties?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SHDzpW5WJ
Gob shook his head. 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZG4K1HkiEC
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hwgg7nkxR
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCSnzGxmmj
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAx9uvqbB7
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLl10AnLhpo
up. "Y..yes Gob?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QpaNf9D1C
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnltgWsoBu
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78m2BdScK1
tie our friend here and then join us." 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlASJXzpzc
"Yes, sir!" The young 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfpuQdamOx
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVm4sRYUZw3
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Yis6IlqQ7
David smiled, atleast 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyBcOCiEeS
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SF260AkZ7
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCj1c3BMgbw
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyBqonM3lL
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUz3OKpAEy
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTy3aPtypQx
David nodded as if 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrM6NWwtO6u
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWBkiAUh3p
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwo3p62MAd
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsNf0RBlQr
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsgXizRCu2
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabTkQGGaun
"Denis!" Gobs voice 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYc5O23dW9
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17u3R1M0Gq
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9FDCbsCqR
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ031JdZaRN0
in a circle.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJN8Wb2dTI
David could easily untie568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rR5hhVO6f
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEszoytUFxs
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdubsuUT7e8
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5zxAOSO4i
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Dd2DNuCag
David must've dozed off 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLcG6vYGty
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIH0HVlnhk
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQdVW6OZds
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhecsdPBEg6
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WRAMhe4Mz
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtpW9K3RsA
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFufECYXWrK
difference, we'll be able to find them."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgY8effuCM2
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmzbhj6ANH
"Who'd know?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzgpOhYFnP
"You" David said that as568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPshLrwSyE
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQj7pSDXv35
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhft0Q4eMvP
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnSe9dDU0o
a choice so David took a gamble.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvo6cm2gTlg
It seemed to be paying 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9zTLEbbII
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8q2gp8e6uy
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HK91xPWUE
wrong move and you're dead."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjhZfsZMHA
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."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipgRqyk3Rz
Gob grunted at that. "No568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQH3WgLBQa
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIdKRaYmct
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6jqGtdhti
draining from his hands. 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcncLiqMYBy
"I'll be able to walk 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRWOobF5iC
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qaRYVQpjn
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnsv5zv5IM
caused David to lose his balance. 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcIHGloyzC
"The walk should only 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbDZaf07RP
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzCiVF2Cdx
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWeY8X09UK
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgIVaUz0A9
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwitm0VDQ1s
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJYSj7TZqQ
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6XEmjEBYE
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6thcBkkVa
To Gobs credit he wasn't568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlT9Gx7PywD
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjX1vaRAV7t
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJnLby4ief
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIzNL6GWFc
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOSgI0TJqb
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlVuvTiZdv
First there was Denis, 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOH8EbdUdY
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXKNZwK7OH
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFFZxIzbdP
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJA7RvJi8Ve
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLQphcnpSN
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vgOPFwOU5
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8z2GsTAgo
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7hNT0zip6
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFBH9eqwTA
All in all a group of 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsyj3iHDDv
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDD74P7sTw
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImw5VJqFKP
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PU3kdR3Vi
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcIUilOSDF
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1o6Q4eTOg
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUMSqF1nEG
stuff. 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYn85QHoELR
Sadly except the names 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcrYsFqNxV
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZ2k3J8yJr
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7n3XjXXWJc
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRAhEYtOul
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYLUi865v0
childhood. 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHigz5cE4Y
David also paid 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZndSo8op1
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIoXhxqB7e
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3AXNy1BCa
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTky7qMxAS
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoi1TT9DoPJ
The closer they got the 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ShOGKeyTu
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfx37woJMH
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4A9D1f3Hv5
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9AfO3rHoV
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqshBQFhECt
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUVISCQALw
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPoXJGEoBh
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ023YWyuzxH
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhdv1tr6sF
They were able to hear 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKlMC2KMKC
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhXK7lYOmU
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuHeTUSLqu
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5UAC137AZ
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAe9aivB6J
"Get down, behind the 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XH8p5nX59
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡof528MfNOe
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9kPrKir3b
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSV95q4EsE6
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZdMr1KKXr
nicely with the surroundings.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5ZGVgS6Ca
With a groan David 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtIdwC0Ky7
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnUGvnXaJV
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDeoN6GFvy
grunt. 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWpd1KYGsf
They all had to cover 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCdNMnqXZX
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSS4dVlOCFT
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9GOzZSQwO
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNgdUuVxcE
them.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBP4ITMPpUX
With a tug of the rope 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXneEl8OzL
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Ya9uwudt2
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqpYwNg17q
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fIOSb9ci8
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSv7KpLCVyU
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLNYCT9sOq
"So, where's this hold?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡar6hDfcFJN
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRx8M6AoJ3Z
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIx4FN24XJ7
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe25jdyuKs3
"It's there and looks 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEurebMPSd
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuUUOGOaHX
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhzpUU2OUa
"Corruption knows. They 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1HzHpetTz
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhp5N3T7XXL
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9WUcjPGxk
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3TDUTg0Xs
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzAaUtiqDn
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MxytEN7ay
David made a move to 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTeLFPm5QhK
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDFiUGof26
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6lLWPTcBq
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNuEVLDHVp
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFl5ksvvpX
them. "I think we're in trouble."568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvQQCyG3Dx
Gob pulled the telescope568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhAkw4wJNV
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3oTTQai82y
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVPxOZsskz
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxvijLX45F
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7FYZsRQ2Q
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjitA75SzlH
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJF0RCNOzgL
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lR2wA8PWw
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZAh0Dqyn6
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMdeJYsnZ4
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LAhVXPd3n
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCosuXs44lk
reason." He added the last part in a grumble568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAY6XF3FVW0
Gob pulled away from 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIUj0PQYn3
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8cTM4FCRi
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIh8i9EZpD
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTmKGTkR7Y
you in your own shit" 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjcXX0u1gA
"Now form up and let's 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJUQBB7D3r
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqNJpDBOIg
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzMnm3zXvi
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00arBNKv8s
long while.
