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Shadows.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtv2VGL7KOk
The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZN5p9Byts8
They are men and women 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uMWl6JxTZ
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZoKAbT4MK
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDnjvPq5a2P
They extensively trained649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4rxCoPjjO
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyO5TvNW2QM
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6oFKEZtij
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AWL78BwNz
Fragment of Josh Wilkins', ambassador and spy, report on the inner workings of the Empire to the Commonwealth. 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeU1SxlPsM1
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Davids relief didn't 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJKfQJD2Ss
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3bbGC8pRm
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2L275aVNCG
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeX2RTdUBLl
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzO9uzhyXbh
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQjxECnNYO
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2jrRIQOFu
better off than Angela.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTgur8hQOO
"Breathe slowly and calm649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZ5QP2hGkD
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFeN6g46w6
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtCZsM8tcW
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAPHuYhwlt
got steadier.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZzkOrzpBl
"Useless." Gob said as 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeJDXKgGxZ
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldgnBoHnW4
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQmcWBxtFJ
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaVkT6LUTl
After his conversation 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IMtneP2g1
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPrpaZmeoi
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkIgMsAq7x
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCbdsfjUcB
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQHDJx753r
"To get new weapons and 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Gtm7SJpOm
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0usN3CHCJ7
drying his shoes from any excess water.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNefB5HGnfC
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUWWWfRkrE
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwte4nGNlm4
"No!" Angela stood up 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WojsUPhoh
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfZCdmLF21
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34jqvOKdgK
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gooGytTmF
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xLZmCf9sV
"If I could do anything 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPGxxbpZ8B
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhymH1RLnwR
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpet94yVLu
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7q3wVQRds
us. Now get up."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfeE2BDlNW
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JRbzDdj3J
Thus, they began their 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBEyknJwUH
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFiFTY43Is
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvyNkw92HH
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9bqi4vyq1
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92tTiVLR5t
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrivwqu39ct
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mX5C4MUaE
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQDohT0qmP
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGzLnyt6IS
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLC4n8TPe6
The only one not 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SQj3Qgmr8
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWr7BpPGQk
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XoGrLQBi6
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyhGT8lAkh
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrCm27BfTQ
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NKhWxOtuo
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxwzfsnvWl
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcNdLvr3BC
was no more fighting, David didn't know.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxnsWj2gVi
David hoped that 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqsQjCHYW8
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCalflyVsK6
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpk0OdKBybO
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDgWolRBE1
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnN5yGJMPxr
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzcHq0XSPN
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96k34tgECV
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHM2as3B1qD
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiu53djBeI
David slouched to the 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzyJaEVTL1
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarqxQSSGpR
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqvfHk476a
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1Z0OusPhR
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiREnoZ6leY
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsegdM3JZWo
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV98xIg6xez
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ws2RqT6F6
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6N4IHCbYDc
No answer. ~Oh hells, do649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6r8Fvy3Xa8
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseweBhfYYc
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2lm25D6Be
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpFIo0REG5
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvFzV6VpZg
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNI3B25d5bZ
against putting it on her.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDETvw2YQpO
"I...I should've been 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZD16rXTUm
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AiBUBOjZA
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNpMUlKRlO
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc19yeGxLl6
David's mouth.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2OeyW8ZCU
"Why weren't you? Now, I649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41HAwmX4lz
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNDkz7pZM6
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrJwlb92d5
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GBLEIzJWC
"It happened so fast. 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiEuA7Q3Io
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9NAiOuqov
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIpEEVIQGX
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yEgovRP0S
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AMO4SSUhq
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhqSfgTxle
to herself again649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrbIjnKNeS
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7s5LZsNKMe
The mighty hunter 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtyDXzmM4Y
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BUIqEDRRd
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVLRKU6Zd1
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ov0UobJlF
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYfLqp0IZD
Their respite didn't 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkGgmWmoTd
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLJNr0pzNr
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSB2Zs4Jbsr
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15oIbE5XWP
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0FQsTuPjv
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqw7EA8ji3a
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBmhpTKaXf
that skill to actual good use.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3Q4iopcyM
Thankfully their walk 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkBsCatc2k
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl44D2yMbHi
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6Fyu8pbHl
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39CcT1I4fi
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxbtmjOvXa
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkzQaEBKVM
Gob motioned for them to649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpHlI9Eh5I
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8j1aXdYfxV
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYTPwx4hCl
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRY8kHpSyH
conveniently carried on his shoulder.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBOxxIyPbB
Fly boats were made out 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRQHsSr1N3
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsMtj0pWL6
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEa9t1rDMI
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaoWvECDSLq
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZwjhAwsPu
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbBwXZUYpl
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30JM75I4cN
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiASYsTp1o
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIaymKIF5s
or smiled. A frown.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfsiqVFz38
He put the boat down on 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLBckb9JB3
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDj8treOjh
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi88jYQvfOi
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8IhWT1quvU
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RHV638074
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBil7MBz3zc
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXkdM5KU7n
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3D3olNbTgM
making his wounds ache.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UXUxcQZSY
Gob put the boat over 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZFYT0CLiD
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9sQdX2B1F
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1o7LzgYYr
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQIptYvaFI
the other. 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZFqjhyhx8
Gob handed David the 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtt7vlkftJN
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYP8LtX77Vr
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ815T8HK0ud
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFgbLo3DoJ
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcJiW30N4q
believed this was definitely one of those fates.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAecGHqJ1ov
All though David did 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICOM0WO7Cp
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WhjTAxXnS
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmC1TR0v1n
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgOFP1ePhz
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GTP7bzuTL
by the sun.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JUjnNqzm3
They all disembarked, 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LRfPJdPDF
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdL9hqCEhL
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRaCpODQr6
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOxO9C5hUS
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeW5d6zBaOy
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85lSWlBEhV
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8JsIHWX1l
"How do they manage to 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gW8BbNNXx
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJt7quqlzNe
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXh2Wx9T8Pa
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMaI4I8ljN
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkv3mGpOt9
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjlIgUr9ns
David nodded, the answer649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRAdIDCZuM
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOladsKqvV
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCpwIUVBHW
One thing David noticed,649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYfRAVDe0k
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cj68ImV6r
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6pDi6wkgO
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PZOnr7TuS
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9thJdChs0K
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHe1j194oxX
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWk0IVtbIeg
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03wQv0LZ10
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbWtjSzH8y
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35nIUDWhBv
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56i7GTnNWu
It made him remember 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bmYflTdvf
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nUZpBbkF8
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMr9m6D1j0
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvxAi0IvBX
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqjYaNcT14
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6r6oZa6D5J
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsQS7YFKIk
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwHLcBvGkr
while ago.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFaPWTtmG0
Just as previously they 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikwWxGAggY
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DRKngcbiT
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3087BCPdM
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYb4MusXBa
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkK14UWcJ13
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJHjPO1DnM
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xhATLhWeo
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxsYVW9yxJ
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBwGBkETKY
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOztzNcV0s2
David was apprehensive 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Z3NQEI3rW
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Aa1oCWMVU
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBiIR5iACm
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcn7TdQaZgl
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtaFrMBNhY
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnZHN6FXQF
Before they all turned 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5FDxiQ6ud
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79Jao927gl
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCliVVJsDX
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewkcn0wtja
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeurGNifUH
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIo8jPp3iu
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtZJduy650
Sadly the sweet dream 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0aZiCD3as
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUoY0Kbqvd
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQC2UI8l1A
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHOPUGzk2F
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxoJVTCiAo
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDn88aHURL1
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzvMF96N51
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEvsZeohi1
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcv6s4W9J4
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWiLy6tqos
David shook his head and649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbZtrQn93c
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJULuwUiiT
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyXEIO7ySD
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgjyfKPKWb
too.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0SUqUCIAn
They spent the morning 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxoN05uXGF
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1mgCEm3Kb
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdCgIyGXIQ
crowd. ~649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfl01YnUIL
After they were all done649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BENail0nm
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKe6Vh3Qiy
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9jn3nolME
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxZjZomAcm
Positivity all around.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAnctoUsy3
Soon they reached the 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyh7fEXtOL
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JTqpiKSzf
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJJXpScYUe
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJwFFxY2Bt
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZc2P2XAuZ
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdlnyQv1N4
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMTRnLXO0W
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23jdDpljDW
everyone won.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNcLHcJMwU
Gob seemed to be pretty 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHZhhrNRjP
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2rlcipLUa
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Gt9Xa8Axw
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGp8QrsNRfD
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvV7enjZO0k
making her way behind David.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLR5lQEScJ
"Where's Lev?" Gob 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9aqcnzrzd
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ycqsz3LMr
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3frHM1d88Y
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQHp9rPDUx
Reaching the middle 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFe3pqqztbD
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AqR4CnyWt
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3ZSJVPXcl
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkMCT5cflI
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8blhBAKfb
and quickly put a knife to his throat.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklYjdiioAi
Before David could 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSg4EtY2sEk
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyk6upcdYmL
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNdeZiYdxE
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSY7FpIMjp
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGmChwW4lj
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40ovWVMqlD
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSU32sPe2B
The captains facial 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3NlFz6lkz
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyb54zlDDvq
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYt0MWotPT2
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0T38i3PLk
"Enough of this!" 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUayH45VYi
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpl10PaX4v8
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqffnRw1qPn
towards them.649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCXKiWmvw6
David felt himself flung649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEtrxOLMlB
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Dc0yrvgrl
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0eNcmmKYGI
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uYJ1b60o0
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoYYJH5wRX
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 649Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOtyaG9Opk
overwhelmed him.
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