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The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvjQ5ycjKc
They are men and women 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzc76OIO2oQ
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4kEB5Vxrd
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgddIQK5uVK
They extensively trained734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfx2l21A0T
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgrROFZbu2
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaynLC3XFMt
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzPJMsfmcL
Fragment of Josh Wilkins', ambassador and spy, report on the inner workings of the Empire to the Commonwealth. 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0HTDnhR6J
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Davids relief didn't 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡho13llXubo
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62Ab8kEuQW
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡripKMSAKPO
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9XsrmtNLl
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDLFjC4ZfI
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Oo7xvYDgx
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7VhCIzKCG
better off than Angela.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFlQz2VpUj
"Breathe slowly and calm734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyuHgnVfxU
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ae2v5MUjw
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRyydZVIcY
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQtk7FoxqQ
got steadier.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrHTHdBbaa
"Useless." Gob said as 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDzGWgINBb
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJcW80ITN1
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhpk7GHTH1
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLGhZzvOB1
After his conversation 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhazeCDI8bA
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Me4dgaoA8
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PCH13Upl4
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFS4OfFbgTg
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUi6eJYSudP
"To get new weapons and 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSraVSjg408
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOuS8H9et3
drying his shoes from any excess water.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhf7ZiB7fqp
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtguYJxXW4
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPBGCPba31
"No!" Angela stood up 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6z7fCzfQg
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFk8k0cRxGm
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPumIp78zSx
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGhWtrvli5
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCBgx0rxOk
"If I could do anything 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEdbGNkpFy
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi52dWGEYrJ
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQ6Ks81iqH
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckay1Dc1xB
us. Now get up."734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJkysj7nci
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftbLHVMrPr
Thus, they began their 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkdX5JJ1Ev
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHc83AbuQZC
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCN7ZaCsyh
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnm8SUJ61q
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHbDfsmwqU
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DqZVfHgNU
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaVebwvEcr
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlzy3grF77
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzo1jL5cuQ
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JunkidCzQ
The only one not 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5UWYURJQ1
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSzBTOFLkG
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8gJEAr9FZ
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5X0ZfWVyRe
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ00EGNySjo
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJ6B83Hlwk
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPSrUJRW7M
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GwfVG8dBc
was no more fighting, David didn't know.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFl4PIqcXs
David hoped that 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJZvovc0KI
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdWR8Vr1vG
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjA4VonJM5
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAQN0idVIh
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQNRG5SIFi
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCF1ynZ6VTq
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UemuHBOAd
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUSHSf72ZU
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFI8RsxzAY
David slouched to the 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20X9vqiKNn
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTa1kTU9r2
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8xmrrblLP
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KbRqiEsNG
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsljHNFiDv
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDFY026Rta
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQHX4wDpA8
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoZ9LS3rrY
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaeQ8jsYrga
No answer. ~Oh hells, do734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjcHYev6aX
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNmHJO7bpd
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhbVWnKNmM
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGm0y0x2bbO
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBl1PVfbnX
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7ZVzrVGwd
against putting it on her.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnORhb2wv2p
"I...I should've been 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOI3ssAM3e
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPsgyqZDhg
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83lL5bD7l0
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoHMzH1WzX
David's mouth.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5lHC1jLeS
"Why weren't you? Now, I734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJoeLHe4Aq
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Rt5PuxeWN
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Tiwuby02E
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJRjUt0QMX
"It happened so fast. 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kM5r6LUoL
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqVX3Jcz18
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQskFRtbbu
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsGJ5nsxXC
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDBmHSgb0T
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gBS8aghas
to herself again734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaPY3Z3961
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtOIs6naJi
The mighty hunter 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrvjlHYanx
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcu0BwNV4bO
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5eRkZ6rhiS
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rdRUkElMB
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3zzg2lJve
Their respite didn't 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaD4L9ofln
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfBqvkEmc3
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKqOsBQ399
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwn1hu6yrMJ
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLQaKJzrnX
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiL9XInAevu
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkENLbCx7X
that skill to actual good use.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jXWXqg5tI
Thankfully their walk 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsFlN49OoZ
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJchzoNYRyF
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTXpen6DnR
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnv5KJT2qZh
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05bXY3ahHO
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kn6IygkEu
Gob motioned for them to734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgf3rBhs1hj
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnc7sap9uX
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfN11vtPYK
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUKc7j4NCV
conveniently carried on his shoulder.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBz16r1PKD
Fly boats were made out 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSscghK4Dc
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2u1nEdkZBq
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSYa5UiF4U
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCe9MjRX09
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kSXcK0meY
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2X5iHgUnl
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSP5G3TY1bf
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbLyStN1Cb
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgYucjIkiN
or smiled. A frown.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSj8Sz6bRi5
He put the boat down on 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxg0O5qIBd
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGN4xVbTHxR
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsO02hVKzQR
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL35PyoNGmv
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIXHfPlxB3
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPnKT10P74
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gViwAHEYo
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUhwCc7nKI
making his wounds ache.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8xnyglKvp
Gob put the boat over 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpNdUCTlKz
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDRooGN4Ca
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2e75XddZC
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCJYqz6vBO
the other. 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejFKelascj
Gob handed David the 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNGiqkX4YF
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXswfbFoI4
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nFvmW8rgO
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BFIJelYJy
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuT9fRck078
believed this was definitely one of those fates.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59HLJiIJJi
All though David did 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPAr9hvcaM
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXusjSLJZE
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkl2ZaElypX
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuEtu6jwCR
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XWbU5Z2kM
by the sun.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0zlhc0ckp
They all disembarked, 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7202BGRjwn
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGKTs4lSmz
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5dYrPgXcZ
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSkBIIindM
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq38sajE5vl
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NW2YUHz0i
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wgjQ4n8Wk
"How do they manage to 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVoMgilU4p
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡds0QfekGK3
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvg9qQFFRZ
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFN8G5s2pQL
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQzYhiKFGd
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8XSIdezNl
David nodded, the answer734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxsEZryukd
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlse6EorroC
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSZuopn6gL
One thing David noticed,734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBD6Nhg6vw7
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0c9ofJMhzE
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYXR0yoNQE
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vvHfSnDnU
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAU15zHW63l
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkm7hcsnsCv
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3myjnIRzP
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHqN1qYHbU
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsrIkUaWbG
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylqm8WZZ7t
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNuwqGBMgS
It made him remember 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzb9OoZusy9
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ODsbyxXyd
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJP3sY3R7F
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh01AkFeDin
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFCzRCUO3n
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcFKtgFIgN
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucu8mrJGFB
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqTC4xR1xB
while ago.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9mKeaZ6LT
Just as previously they 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBnEPjiWsn
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwF1cNdieu
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRF1zUjxrQI
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgJpsHUnLo
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11PLYDvSsF
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJiio2xq7U
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQG9BTz2le
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsZWaEBHBB
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kHyTeaQT2
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvd1XQOX81
David was apprehensive 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BuvgAZICt
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa56ROBl1kV
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBLit0oAWu
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJVFQcAtTP
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDhthhJqXm
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznZeFcNXmr
Before they all turned 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUjzVVD9um
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaRq2YYODM
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbD5yQQYTET
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNP0u1z2x37
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKiCTuUkfd
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyw0SsDdT3
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡla6AnZ0vml
Sadly the sweet dream 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRawFW71f5
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWBPfcqsSN
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6V5TQkXOOw
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmM9myxn2aY
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZ77Yed5Mk
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGWoXduGtk
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ve7YgUofg
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39bAOkrjvR
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjlHX71V4F
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjtJwp7wvi
David shook his head and734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oTV4Yk2IX
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNQwLhN0LB
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuqTvUXyaH
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlhRhrgzx8
too.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEykHuRY7KI
They spent the morning 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctKP3enO60
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEjIhQJNGV
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZLxZJoG4D
crowd. ~734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQc0z99gGku
After they were all done734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMoFvpU2ER
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLH6Bdef1JK
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvG9LrQA9U2
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndCQ4RPsqx
Positivity all around.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yoFQFsFVw
Soon they reached the 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpRYdGajxx
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwP90yUFza
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdfbFVjlye
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmihuBhy5oZ
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPYqqo7aTu
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOaH34UB4U
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71SQCQI4Cu
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorg3YY4IDo
everyone won.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1w3YS5d0pp
Gob seemed to be pretty 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6srxEcgIX
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsUQ0KbkZq
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtHOOJzP59
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdY31FDCrjf
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7Qq2Ly2mH
making her way behind David.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZmu5qnelO
"Where's Lev?" Gob 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2MypKjWoy
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDwKvkzd1m
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3E3CNyQXsC
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9B5qTIX0gL
Reaching the middle 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoG9rH4usAc
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitJZRUbVXf
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4MNTFIiOF
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjjc0DLVm4
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBgjbvDz0c
and quickly put a knife to his throat.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtwcm6l2gc
Before David could 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx82GC1CZTr
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs59a2DGRJv
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9llZ0W2eZ
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HavmPZGLg
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESQrMjJGnz
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmPA47nWoh
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIz40WOiJ4e
The captains facial 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSf1i6vom0O
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUrjL5QoCv
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgaIBHM0KA
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8YyiF1c3J
"Enough of this!" 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu77gYGujFD
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioxzM0FtiM
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8i8RWYwMIJ
towards them.734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RKnhBgYPa
David felt himself flung734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKtSPJE3zt
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡor8G8OhmIU
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHL7E2bqdGq
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgrunTnLa7
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8F5vc5oclf
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 734Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyzeGWxhvF
overwhelmed him.
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