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Shadows.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKDaoxRWd8
The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcktxr9fzo
They are men and women 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWm2vK46QTh
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7hXh6QJpM
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vpZOWscRQ
They extensively trained659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgTzzfepa9
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwM3SoQduf
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpeG78yYceB
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNEttzoKyu
Fragment of Josh Wilkins', ambassador and spy, report on the inner workings of the Empire to the Commonwealth. 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBymkB9Xfzn
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Davids relief didn't 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYtrlxgsEH
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQklI1MtXH
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHgZ1QdNoP
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBWy4H3puj
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTsUHwSOyQ
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQ5tEGsuGk
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSL42EvJBHG
better off than Angela.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjoXSBxM3l
"Breathe slowly and calm659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQSZlWHhmo
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgOhz8lZmn
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi76c6kUmGF
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7ckDaIPEM
got steadier.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8Wttjgj1Z
"Useless." Gob said as 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4vgrosbru
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqksh7ozy4F
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGvCoOBENh
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJU9tCFfm9Q
After his conversation 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW85PnciQRZ
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLaEHSjLv6
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrN5m1liV88
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLSfRG9mdF
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoSiXqQvyF
"To get new weapons and 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbtPP8lUdh
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnpl4H6XxV
drying his shoes from any excess water.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9azmgFh7GX
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3u9xLZvGI
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcZMHRjK6n
"No!" Angela stood up 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74f5OH3APT
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ddrdK0PFF
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH86KuYasaO
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqXbNv6FgG
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0hKZg9Nxd
"If I could do anything 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOgNtDYOt6
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSR6Awc40QZ
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaPCPNK1Ns
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9ePyfhWQc
us. Now get up."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXciMhhMYF
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8Ui08TGxv
Thus, they began their 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXGFBHD9SB
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDVsIrTBYY
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhbmS56ye1
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCbdIVbiN5
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3SDik90SB
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqSjq0npT2
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgLDYkQT5H
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡat90mH2xgx
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlAqjEBLJQ
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLhhVT8Hc5
The only one not 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVWuFa6BiJ
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jffaanbuZ
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOfoqRrLIb
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7s2tFkoyd
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71U4gM4CPS
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuV2eRuxZ8
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzBp74tLPb
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJ5UYnd4LQ
was no more fighting, David didn't know.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwJRXHb4Xp
David hoped that 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0o41bHhup
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nd9BOIrJL
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56EL0dHA6O
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVh1VseRS5L
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxi3PbXEh5u
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLI8zmJ4JDR
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pvuNmog7l
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIIfzctQWI
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKPUbHeRWC
David slouched to the 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6FvUDKz02
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yJZbtfaBO
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94wllS1Wht
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuhxbvCtJW
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp06g7hk5e8
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKGHFqt3F0
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1pPJTGn8l
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaYRfwxT3o
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29FyySHo92
No answer. ~Oh hells, do659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSk6iTjP5Zv
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdzGhp472t
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdLsQMGqWd
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7fuERlnSl
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrRqBzuSVt
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqivGSfmcSy
against putting it on her.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mvi2ksyno
"I...I should've been 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnloZXz1wFk
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmefYxQ8Le
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNU5vJC9mY
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzQY7OwwJK
David's mouth.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZD0777EVi
"Why weren't you? Now, I659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gtsvopNY9
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORAwOveRAq
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vMgcVM2yh
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkrQtJZ8Ch
"It happened so fast. 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTzBkrr0F8
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGaoRWR8S0M
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2odWpY5x8
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6GDmYfNep
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFUAeHLjQh
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTygkHMSqHQ
to herself again659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8KddLpWlp
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgPYYpKpbz
The mighty hunter 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7S2ANgcaA
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvieB28DG3c
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEZ3Fk6ntW
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXP0PtUiL3
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfjhg7epDb
Their respite didn't 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ruYjWORpY
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiiZ4ZV2Xu
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdV9h2pOFC
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRTdRCmsWq
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtv17opDJv
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3DYyJeNsP
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZeP8lLEmBi
that skill to actual good use.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WR2ZtGoJy
Thankfully their walk 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjsRQLTIAO
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPdpInyfXR
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDHXOhnKTv
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSR3tDYu3J2
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjcl8M5i0s
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85ZYbwUD8L
Gob motioned for them to659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqVR5rS4a8
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaeNlycE2p
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxc9RoRxJ1y
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssQ7vdXGbW
conveniently carried on his shoulder.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDx5xvYKbr6
Fly boats were made out 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡza0cxZPSZE
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgQEFNdBCt
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyolRGe65u
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1QgPEfe8Ab
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyA521n3hsF
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHM0g65h1de
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvvfm1gstO
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpDvLITCWx
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXf9AvJXXn
or smiled. A frown.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArip8n0WRW
He put the boat down on 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQjfC0ukQ9
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4xpNWB06q
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgzcIgst2E
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTEFJpmDu4
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19GZI4A7MF
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtkNYIihqd
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjadLwMGEp
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9Zrhxc7nN
making his wounds ache.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzVQAJZu60
Gob put the boat over 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQhcCgsxxH
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAKankxmB4
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyXbRFLrVX
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyxe8Ixf0q
the other. 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDB4xHi1WI
Gob handed David the 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapD9ygCPN2
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmmzKTzVyU
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkqgrqs2WX
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnuOC62VqW
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLayBNUFjHA
believed this was definitely one of those fates.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU546RhPyOU
All though David did 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzgtrMbVEZ
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xuiXqVGkp
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29oHJoYAni
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhvc0H0jRP
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgu1x2RYUzN
by the sun.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOPmNFhRQx
They all disembarked, 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVEYwBLcVu
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡroliU2iauL
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KjMQX2SSm
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk558LEc4Sp
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3WwpTzW3d
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz63kApO6WD
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4unNVH6ifu
"How do they manage to 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhgZvDAsoM
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhTACKbN2y
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFKXOXRVQ6
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhJKhxETR7
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaINwUdeSm
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GXDWOG5wD
David nodded, the answer659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BwyDQQ16z
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjY5lpAjpGJ
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPObuU6Y6Y
One thing David noticed,659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSe4fHJwfyQ
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3h3mNT1UMz
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHB5c5WLglp
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfck4jliS1
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5Okee7mZ7
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoxPXnS2c2
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJfsxaXutB
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1kwqTpeW1
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnGbgpduZ8
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdB0OamR7i
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGfDmDSY5z
It made him remember 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYCNV2hWYi
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsXD7ZP5T8
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5n3g5ZKeBU
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoD1Mtd1Tt7
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yrzm8MD3w
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhOkHvH2XL
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VEyVYAzGH
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTXuFqfuIS
while ago.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv702CE7G8h
Just as previously they 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rj0o4R3Pq
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HNl4TNaG5
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNhrlDJIZO
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndVOEVwEHD
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHtHPkfUOM
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbRI9eGRxim
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWXLDJzZxM
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvczvXbiN1V
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWDWTL1VfL
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBffHHZCZco
David was apprehensive 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wc3W5uHgR
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkV9muyPHiG
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsVLJ0GvIm
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7u74vatPP
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5sN26L1S7
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckCQ6HtaFa
Before they all turned 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69FFsjPPEj
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFA3yWj0aA
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MXKS91Nwl
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXY3uN53jA
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ac8cZBTrs
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzDD2kw038
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbU8T4NGPd
Sadly the sweet dream 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDiFzdXfEv
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlXaHma0IR
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskJJQYfhTz
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFjNehPe0u
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRcOLpLELs
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbrUGjhtuk
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzxnti6qA2
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMu4vs5pqBg
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8huNm9hhO
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzB94MaHOI
David shook his head and659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKHjAES3px
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7j4j0Htdzh
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDGfwJp5wD
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMoQDzcbyy
too.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGHuJc9iv8
They spent the morning 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazR5cXven4
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7Hhx0HshR
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbFBJxC31U
crowd. ~659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryee5cLx3z
After they were all done659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3y1RCig8P
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73uCCyxQFE
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE61dKncSsC
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetdxV3xOae
Positivity all around.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3Be61Kajs
Soon they reached the 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHTPubFKyW
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lEk1a54im
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFb4DVSo5Pm
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqANSP48Zq
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3R4DFoi53P
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6SwHgms7p
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cy7Gf1gux
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJTey8MRhn
everyone won.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2U49g7CGlh
Gob seemed to be pretty 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMobEz7vpX
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFpe0DTdfQ
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvX5Sc2can
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrC0iocWbUR
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdSp1z8fQJ
making her way behind David.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJqPBsiiaz
"Where's Lev?" Gob 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDqN2FfJZE
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrv1wtm3bqJ
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmErl2N007q
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNdPYxrDZV
Reaching the middle 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlEaaxE4q0
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXtuF2xSY0
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcAfIYM24N
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphlDgOQZa1
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgX9NWhetHy
and quickly put a knife to his throat.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemmoiuo71x
Before David could 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUHnWEJtQJ
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK84j3T9jFd
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ339L7Es5kM
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXUCYvw5E7
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRw6oXhD3v
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyevRIVBWto
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHD5aFPhGAO
The captains facial 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2F92DFMvJ
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFZeDO7Tol
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaeCBddzqg
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUB7OpD895
"Enough of this!" 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnZKrrMqhW
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjKW4D04AT
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeU2zv5cUr
towards them.659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFnoeEmCO8
David felt himself flung659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UAkGjx9jI
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nUfLvn6Tp
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAQRgSGgy1
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcI24NeR3lB
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAkx22pS5r
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 659Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQqMJnRnjs
overwhelmed him.
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