If David didn't dislike 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEkhTbSPJE
nature before, he definitely did by now. With all the insects flying 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjScSc0CKm
around, trying to either get a bite of him or taste his blood, and 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rbS8VYWcI
walking on the uneven ground it was truly beginning to dawn on David 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvp2sZ7KpI
that he didn't belong in the great outdoors. He was a city boy, no a 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwqyC130aP
ship boy. With the sky being his home and a metal grave his most likely 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlldORu3qEF
resting place. But in his current situation it looked like the bugs 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40ooFj6BO7
would just bite him to death first.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfLRoNAqfT
His shoes were 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sNJHvFhkR
unsuitable for long nature tracks and they were about to fall apart, his742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDB1fuwDjv
clothes couldn't protect him from all the bugs and at this point he had742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCv1Mvyrif
more red spots than skin. David glanced with envy at the coats his 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNz2bpdKCF
newfound friends were wearing. At first glance it looked like an 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNjuJYHnsy
assortment of random clothes, but David changed his assessment. Their 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiVAJYWC1t
clothes not only made them blend with the forest but also protected them742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNy9vnGV1Vg
from the various insects.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfB7nCGNgcm
There was a silver 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLowUmiHt2W
lining and it was the fact that they were taking a break. Even if the 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KsYEdAPbF
rebels were used to long walks they still needed to take breathers here 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9XndePhAh
and there. Although Gob himself didn't seem to be affected the younger 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZgSBmGrGE
rebels weren't quite as enduring. Neither was David and he wasn't shy to742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa38eamVz9g
let everyone know by releasing a loud sigh and plummeting down on soft 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXWrO5FOO3
grass. That, of course, earned him a glare from Gob.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56zXfaXiC2
Thankfully, Gob left 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvt685RPEEF
David alone, tied up to the closest tree. So here he was relaxing, 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqogtrDMzn8
trying to make the most of it by stretching his legs and moving his 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73ezawlfZ0
shoulders. He caught Denis's attention and nudged his head inviting the 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4aEXfHwHq
young lad to join him. ~Time to see how easily manipulated this one can 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXv8TYHHDG
be. ~742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kyCwKblnS
While Gob did give a 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwrs39976T
disapproving look, he deigned not to mention anything and went back to 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBP5SZaTFVC
his map which was laid out in the middle of their makeshift camp, 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbOBJo9hJB
marking down something. The youth made his way across to David and sat 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMKaBtyepw
down next to him. He fidgeted with the musket for a bit, David moved his742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfw8TaGyake
head as far away from Denis as possible not wanting his head to have an742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjABekGFny
additional hole. Finally done and putting it on his lap, Denis turned 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mhjc4eWLq
to David with his eyes bright. "So, you're a sky traveler?"742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPhcDUnW3E
David nodded, even 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOTJDV1IIQ
though he wasn't much of a sky anything without a ship. That didn't seem742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKav3bAkkZf
to dissuade the boy." So, you've travelled all around I imagine!" His 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUnQdPAJQb
voice was getting more excited.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQvZ07ZfJ2
"From the commonwealth 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBYZmQ9KZw
to the empire. From the central isle to the outer isles themselves." 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WpUcwo5Xh
David said nodding, of course he'd never been to any of the outer isles.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSDct8yRVt
He's been to the central isle though, a heaven for drinking and 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePEpFEqpgp
gambling.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNwYDNO7kh
Denise bumbled his head 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYbkBJtRDY
up and down and then continued more sadly. "I' never really traveled 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98A896E2zr
that far, only been to da's farm. As well as some of the close isles 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfG5Pqo2xP
after..." Denis trailed off 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgU0SQPh2qf
"You're still young, the whole world is open to you." 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMyiUCbG7g
Denise brightened up at 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wWlFo6P6p
that." I always did want to travel the world! Once we beat the empire 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkhq3Iq0t9
I'll go to all the isles." He looked away from David and then continued 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNiYJjtUwp
more shyly." And ah since you already know about ships maybe I could 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVbMvw5PGJ
take you, just untill I know how to plough the field myself!" 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDgdWXdhPO
~Plough the field Wha..I don't even know where to begin with that one.~742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuX7dkM81i
David chuckled at that. "Sure kid, I'm your prisoner after all." He showed off his bound hands for effect.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJV0xJGENeF
"Oh don't worry, I'm sure once you spoke to Francesca you'll be out of them!"742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuWd45wyI6
"Sorry, who?" David heard Gob mention her once before, but didn't have time to ask anyone about her.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrCdKstyQk
Denise's eyes widened as742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjLFruXCwx
if he couldn't believe David didn't know who it was. "Francesca, she's 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJsS3qBgeO
our leader! She and Gob gathered most of us and got us here! I should 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuxN8AusBo
probably call her something else, but she insisted we call her 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP57teyaykX
Francesca. I think she's a noble, but..."742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHnvkU4DKm
"Alright enough chatter 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNzQiIGF3m
you two. "Denis never got to finish his thought as Gob got up and 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8r0BFQ7tA
interrupted him. "We're going now, we won't make it to our base today, 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfwqDDZiFv
but I want to find a better spot for a camp." He gathered the rest of 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsOgdbSPK5
the rebels and pulled David up using the rope. 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXcSIcDDlS
"You know I can get up myself?" That just earned him a violent tug from Gob.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqij3R1WrBC
Gathering all their 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5Kxqb0EPQ
supplies the ragtag group continued their adventure through the trees 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYGvTYXJpm
and bushes. Thankfully the perfect spot manifested itself before David 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2kwCVaKAx
could die from some unknown disease. "Any chance for a fire, sir?" 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiIfZ66BOH
Angela asked, she seemed to be the most proper out of everyone and most 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODqWbHvh9d
respectful.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJg2PknF3s2
"Sorry, but no." Gob 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3IY6iRora
said shaking his head. "Another night of cold food and drinks for us." 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9sQv9MuwK
He said not unkindly and patted her shoulder. "Alright roll out your 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QqXZ8SEi7
sleeping bags and claim your spot. We'll decide watch duty later." David742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOz587VjmOd
groaned internally, he was hoping for something warm in his tummy after742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJPurSPXFn
the tough journey but no such luck742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUYlhrsaTb
David was impressed by 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52O4DSq19V
how fast the youths managed to unroll their beds, they didn't seem to be742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRC9p5BMRP
the most disciplined, but they were accustomed to roughing it up 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHSoo9HcAk
outside. Sadly, David did not get a bed, instead he received a comfy 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0qcHQ4zgo
tree he could lean on, which made him hate nature all the more.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenJy1gYBXt
Gob nodded. "Good you're742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5gZQhuQhD
getting faster, we'll draw straws to decide on the watch." Even though 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmYXNb11o0
it was dark, and they were further away, David could see the youths 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKL9SPxesuY
beaming at the praise. None complained about their watch after drawing 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbl81iQIYLF
their straws either. David had never seen such professionalism on any of742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPsmv12xrV
the ships he served on.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnKT6TikwF
Everyone began settling 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8UDAD4E3I
down and taking out their rations. Unwillingly and grumbling Gob shared 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡde9Ws0lVR0
his own rations and water. David clumsily stuffed his face with the 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qguZDxbm7
tasteless meat, his hands still being tied didn't lead to a most 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJg0BgeVO0H
graceful dinner and poured it down with the foul-tasting water. Even if 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfqnXXqIzo
the food was tasteless and the water foul he was still grateful he had 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdOf8TZJer
something inside him. Having done that, David got comfortable around his742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6W2SN6DhS
tree, but not to go to sleep, no, he had other plans.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcMfFm3yKb
Everyone else finished 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPpoUC2bu4
their dinner at around the same time as David and started settling in 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtiz6y3She
for bed. Except for Angela who was the first one on watch. David was 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vfXhqdDaP
hoping she was like Denis, someone who was interested in his stories of 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRrBXGwKBZ
the big wide world.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtAteqymkW
After a while, David 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdx8zSy8q1l
didn't have any way to count time, he decided to implement his plan, 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj79jwgCG6h
which mostly just consisted on getting the rest of the group on his 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC85JO1oBJW
side. He managed to call Angela over as she was passing him by and asked742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAvXoxBWSj
her to join him. "Was just wondering if you could join me, I'm having 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtVcdfjjSZ
some trouble sleeping."742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zUimQvkTp
Angela looked at the 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnNrU4L5ms
sleeping figure of Gob and then back at David, shrugging awkwardly. 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AnvuIhOEM
"Alright." She walked closer to David and stood next to him.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsAzaNyUkC
"You know they are quite lucky to have you. I've seen how you look after them"742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInAASrSVdG
Angela gave a shy giggle at the compliment. "It's Gob, he's the one keeping us alive. I just mother them." 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwqYfV1k6B
"Everyone needs a loving742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OYfmsxYBS
mother." Saying that made David feel weird but he shrugged it off. 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7IYDztMou
"Especially when out fighting a war. I'm sure you do as much as Gob in 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMO6KysV7X
keeping them alive." Angela seemed to find comfort in those words and 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTYxT0S4gI
shuffled her way a bit closer to David.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qFD9V6v1r
"You're kind to say so..." she seemed to hesitate asking her next question. " Uhm...were you really on that ship?"742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNXYoHzzvJ
David nodded. "Aye I was."742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHZiLGwnaS
"But how'd you survive?"742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUCY78amZq
"I'm just lucky I 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4m3yU9V7Ja
guess." David said with a smile. "Honestly I don't know. I'm glad I did,742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsdy25GmvX
since I get to enjoy a conversation with such a beautiful lady as 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JPnp6FhcI
yourself."742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDs8hT7sTLB
Angela blushed scarlet 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLeRKyNluV
and turned away. "I ain't no lady. Just a farm girl." She seemed to want742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLvSfym33B
to say something so David let her be in silence for a while. "We all 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURpBGLebXV
grew up on the same farm." She waved at the other sleeping figures. "Me,742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJasD4xD8lG
Denis, Rock and Twitch. We're not related by blood, but we are family 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOrtW6YqJU
nonetheless. And pa looked after us well. Even taught us basics of 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrd7iI9KAX5
reading."742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMcUgwDVYQ
"He sounds like a good 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8pywjETTv
man." David knew it was hard to learn to read if you couldn't afford to 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRsbTF8oaU
learn. He heard that the Commonwealth and the Republics are opening 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWvvdUhl7j
schools for everyone, but the empire and independent isles were still 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxGllqhQWr
pretty backwards about that, only allowing education to the rich or 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYr85Uuqav
noble born. Having said that David never learned how to read either, 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0IJrCEwzqs
even though he was born in the Commonwealth.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvXSJebBIU
"He was." Angela nodded smiling. "He died protecting our farm." She went silent, most likely reminiscing about her father.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAHgjlPlPv
"I didn't know the man personally, but I'm sure he'd be proud of how you're keeping your family together."742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ipi0ZMorW
Angela quickly rubbed 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXDaoPkwFU
her eyes. "Thank you, sorry I'm not sure why I decided to tell you all 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fUkwvvyb7
that." She added with an awkward laugh.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqybeg4srC
"Don't worry about it, 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZCfKoEVpK
whenever you need to you'll have my ear." Angela smiled gratefully and 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCC7rTSAiz
blushed again looking away from David. "Thank you." She said quietly. 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfhdXp9OiE
But then perked up a bit. "I'll take a walk, make sure no one is around.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz71ZIctEtx
You should get some sleep." She added the last part chidingly but with a742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfQ5h97rwS
smile.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHMWxyPtzU
David smiled as well, but for a different reason. That's one of them caught in his web742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrJsL7MkPH
The next person on watch742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORmeotE4TX
was Denis. David could see as Angela rousing Denis and he got up 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7v226zoK17
moaning about lack of sleep. David got Denis's attention by saying his 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp91HqsDUg4
name, quietly not to wake up others.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfhPIqfeI3
Denis with a smile made his way across to David. "Oh, I was afraid you'd be asleep."742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOWPbOA9hU
"How can I sleep, when my captain is awake?" David replied with a wink.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilj3947wKh
Denis beamed at the words and slumped down besides David. "So, do you really think I'd be able to do it. Go all around Astaria?"742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdDJlslx9n
"Sure, with me showing 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UdPJa94jx
you...uhh...how to plough the field we'll go from one end to the other. 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAxuBVYNat
We'll need a crew though; your family seems like they'd be good in a 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBwOYIV0ru
scrap."742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5sWEsv4gB
Denis looked down a bit 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuZeG8H5Pa
before replying. "I don't want them there, I love them but I also want 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUKsRZH2Dn
to be independent. I want to make my own way, without anyone telling me 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1YMuK8kiy
what I can or can't do."742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqGEBhLFhC
David nodded. He 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwM8aIaZny
understood that strive for freedom quite well." Well, since, you'll be 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSqlv0neh9
captain you'll be the one flying the ship." Denis looked confused at 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFN5ymz9L6D
that. "You'll be free to do whatever you want cap"742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkswhJGuV7Y
Denis nodded, cheering 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIBMyhe9Sa
up. "Yeah and we'll fight pirates and save damsels and get rich!" He was742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxdtJFNdjc
becoming more animated with his talk. Poor kid. ~head full of 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpsNsXuRSd
fantasies~ nothing in flying the skies except spending time near dirty 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgVZVMJQmk
and, usually, annoyed people as well as being afraid for your life on a 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhS6vdtvtT
daily basis, hoping that the falling void engine doesn't blow or that 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkWYgKaw0l
you don't get shot down. The freedom and riches though, if you were 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYJr6P7gni
lucky you'd have both out in the skies.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDjYMX4syn
Either way David wasn't 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7NHx5whHp
planning on destroying Denis's dreams with reality, so he told him more 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7q6ruAroy6
stories, exaggerated stories of his adventures. Of how he jumped from 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWKQ27UnIl
one ship to another disabling it and saving his crew. Of how he romanced742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxewgprWrR
a nobleman's daughter escaping with her and her, eventual, tragic 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDkDIRx8Jr
death. Of how he was overcome with grief but lived on and became 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTL8y6JlS2
stronger for it, quite riveting stuff. David was sure the next tale was 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdRZDAtAAa
more ridiculous than the one before, but Denis ate it up. 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5ErJS0vwt
After a lull in his 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXt4Ood6FZR
stories David decided to find out more about his actual captors. "Hey, 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIa4qUBu8bK
you never finished talking about Gob and Francesca."742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdloQx6PGTC
"Oh! Well we think 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1z8AdqgnZt
she's, uhm Francesca not Gob, a noble! She's just so graceful and smart 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9Rz3k2u1p
and nice! She and Gob are basically the leaders, but I don't know much 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpwI1RKoaM
about their past, don't think anyone does. They're amazing though, 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UPHiCj26S
they're nobles and they care about us peasants!" Denis told more stories742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXKPwLOCEv
about Francesca and Gob. About how Francesca teaches the rebels to 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzritZp1q7
read. Or how Gob thought them how to shoot and basic fighting skills. 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtarHZevWM4
The more David listened the less it seemed like the dangerous army and 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0CAGGEMMG
scourge that the empire was portraying them as, to David it seemed more 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfqxEsK9mZ
like a group of friends gathered to teach other valuable skills and sing742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7gyCqu81o
happy songs.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXckkCSHwDk
After Denis's watch 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbq50UXZaOS
ended, Rocks begun and...well he wasn't much of a conversationalist. 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLU7JXslKtq
Even so David tried as Rock was passing him by.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTRYt7P3Fb
"So, I heard you grew up on a farm with the rest here?" Grunt742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzxfZURxX2
"Can't imagine what's it like growing up with a big family like that." Grunt742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpP9tPObMe
"You...you're quite good at this whole talking thing, aren't you?" Grunt742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0YBTghpRv
"Well, I do say that a family needs someone steady in their midst" Grunt742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQiXPLvpwO
With a sight David 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdiQWxde2z
stopped trying to hold a conversation. Maybe the youth was mute or maybe742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCEMmhNVS6
he just wasn't all there. David imagined you'd have to be crazy to 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhJZuB6NNy
fight for some higher cause than your own purse.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiLkJDE1lS
As Rock continued his 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0Uf4meMM1
vigil in silence, David could see the sky gaining some colour. Meaning 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWroNOkkSKM
that the next person to take watch would be the last. David was hoping 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAycKPoBYU4
it would be Twitch who was scared of his own shadow more often than not,742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYQRIPa9Du
he looked like someone who could be easily manipulated.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTIKoG68TD
To David's dismay the 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeABbSkNai4
last person was Gob. Who just stared at David and went the other way, 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaRN2JOoL9
not bothering to even mutter a word. David didn't see much of a point to742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzqxdjzrps
stay up after that, so he decided to finally get some shut eye or 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21uaawMw2e
atleast close his eyes for a few minutes before continuing their 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡooEa1akiqd
gruesome journey.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXA5BbyyFC
As soon as he closed his742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsktXg68L1a
eyes David was woken up with a kick to the ribs, he gave a violent 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOjtw2o1Dc
cough and looked up to see Gob grinning at him. "Time to wake up, liar."742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXS2NKhC52
"Oh fall off, you cloud 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGQCteBWPR
sucking bastard." David muttered under his breath but complied easily 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9AfOdi9ok
enough when he was untied from the tree. Gob promised a short walk, he 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsOwuGq9mr
also promised an easy walk. David was sure that Gob was the liar not 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yrmgnWF97
him. 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVQkjs1y5J
During the walk Denis 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnChBJLg8Y
did walk closer to David and asking him questions in whispered tone when742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVob5OrSsYv
he thought Gob wasn't looking. David also noticed Angela giving him 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlnIRW7lYx
quick glances and smiled back at him when he gave her one. So at least 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhA7Zeds0xQ
he was winning them over, he was hoping it would mean something when 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLRERwy2r3
they met with Francesca and decided David's fate.742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PmQkPFV01
"We're here." Gob 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ksYUNrxC0
finally announced after hours of walking. At some point of the journey 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46wWl18x4Q
David turned his brain off so he wasn't even sure how long they walked 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fBk3wJCUX
for. They were at an entrance to a cave, which was completely dark with 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12HVL9B0UL
no trace of light. It reminded David of his own future, dark and 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PoRtDVrz9
uncertain. He could also feel an unexplained feeling, similar to the one742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXep60Ddtrq
he felt to one of the imperial soldiers, coming from inside the cave. 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCcdVhuiIy
Maybe it was the feeling742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO91c8mr5By
of dread or a premonition of upcoming death if no action was taken. 742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aX8XyRFOb
Well not like David could do anything about at this point as he followed742Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4wJnB8b2Y
Gob into the darkness
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