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Shadows.593Please respect copyright.PENANA809aFD60J4
The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.593Please respect copyright.PENANAqkvePRXP1b
They are men and women 593Please respect copyright.PENANAF4Sxw7kxej
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 593Please respect copyright.PENANAx9XEhzbvDp
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.593Please respect copyright.PENANAeBOP8XsZWk
They extensively trained593Please respect copyright.PENANADcbMiPQYP9
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 593Please respect copyright.PENANAT0M470xLM2
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging593Please respect copyright.PENANAGuXxqv6ZEq
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.593Please respect copyright.PENANAoo1yP7SbLz
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Davids relief didn't 593Please respect copyright.PENANAvYZIPoQoK7
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 593Please respect copyright.PENANA0D1PTyPBDl
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he593Please respect copyright.PENANAIY0tCdNrFg
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone593Please respect copyright.PENANAnPWtEeEzMn
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 593Please respect copyright.PENANAztBIEvoMNf
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would593Please respect copyright.PENANArkS96D3HCp
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 593Please respect copyright.PENANAmkufi45vQw
better off than Angela.593Please respect copyright.PENANAatggMeIlMR
"Breathe slowly and calm593Please respect copyright.PENANAnkKyaIfSWK
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 593Please respect copyright.PENANAag0m4FmFwy
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a593Please respect copyright.PENANANQ26UTZQ2x
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing593Please respect copyright.PENANADCJXN2c8Fa
got steadier.593Please respect copyright.PENANAjOOnKuuXF4
"Useless." Gob said as 593Please respect copyright.PENANASUYCFA5kAM
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 593Please respect copyright.PENANAFdxTkMq7vy
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 593Please respect copyright.PENANAi8tdhzm9w1
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."593Please respect copyright.PENANAli1rVEpgyv
After his conversation 593Please respect copyright.PENANA5xI4N0FTuz
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 593Please respect copyright.PENANANZqKzSCQs2
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 593Please respect copyright.PENANAVQXsMcJfdG
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.593Please respect copyright.PENANAjqWpR2e0yA
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.593Please respect copyright.PENANAy3n3yt0h2m
"To get new weapons and 593Please respect copyright.PENANAe06ba75cOc
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 593Please respect copyright.PENANAJhgNb4HiTh
drying his shoes from any excess water.593Please respect copyright.PENANAJzkig8z5HJ
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.593Please respect copyright.PENANA5r0sj7BhaS
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.593Please respect copyright.PENANADWLesTtHEX
"No!" Angela stood up 593Please respect copyright.PENANAPBUr8nOE4o
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 593Please respect copyright.PENANA7tJvFELf7N
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I593Please respect copyright.PENANAiY5pyMNW7c
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she593Please respect copyright.PENANALjvfcFq6jO
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.593Please respect copyright.PENANADGPBKmxcDJ
"If I could do anything 593Please respect copyright.PENANAzCvC1XEW37
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began593Please respect copyright.PENANAa8UrQgNYox
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 593Please respect copyright.PENANAMTsKZeKUd2
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 593Please respect copyright.PENANA2cR9cvUEsx
us. Now get up."593Please respect copyright.PENANAZj13kFjCgb
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.593Please respect copyright.PENANAPIwtium0P3
Thus, they began their 593Please respect copyright.PENANADRw2VGqJOQ
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.593Please respect copyright.PENANAXhaI0nSij1
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 593Please respect copyright.PENANAq37AIz4dyc
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 593Please respect copyright.PENANAtmlMo6PVTy
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 593Please respect copyright.PENANAPUJZeJluhd
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 593Please respect copyright.PENANAkdmGJIazeg
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 593Please respect copyright.PENANAPqoSeMqGZs
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of593Please respect copyright.PENANAtH0KJfLCKX
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 593Please respect copyright.PENANA4yydTxE40R
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.593Please respect copyright.PENANAv5wfOVX9zY
The only one not 593Please respect copyright.PENANAuzkNfVrpyc
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 593Please respect copyright.PENANA8MKGtXujxQ
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't593Please respect copyright.PENANA2Pj3E57Men
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 593Please respect copyright.PENANAc5LCGZvTYw
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.593Please respect copyright.PENANAqpOAX1l0Az
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever593Please respect copyright.PENANAufZsTZvJVC
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 593Please respect copyright.PENANA4XzjZwpthI
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 593Please respect copyright.PENANAwfZbUJpP0s
was no more fighting, David didn't know.593Please respect copyright.PENANAeK16VHx78y
David hoped that 593Please respect copyright.PENANA0BdSsJlbOj
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 593Please respect copyright.PENANAxxCQFPRI8d
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 593Please respect copyright.PENANAqDGmPfJgMu
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 593Please respect copyright.PENANAuqCqzXb965
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 593Please respect copyright.PENANAAaJ1DpmplQ
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 593Please respect copyright.PENANAf60L7DHmsS
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 593Please respect copyright.PENANA2tFgT2yBNT
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 593Please respect copyright.PENANAwcSdo9Yk3k
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 593Please respect copyright.PENANADxcS6twDrI
David slouched to the 593Please respect copyright.PENANAtShzGTROdH
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 593Please respect copyright.PENANAiFcjZ8jTbp
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 593Please respect copyright.PENANAOAyrxb1b0P
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't593Please respect copyright.PENANA5eI5geBYaq
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 593Please respect copyright.PENANAbSYp838P96
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 593Please respect copyright.PENANAStCsYLbaa4
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're593Please respect copyright.PENANAuEWu9IUwgA
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 593Please respect copyright.PENANAvMGFtSserw
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela593Please respect copyright.PENANA4YEtrkkhNI
No answer. ~Oh hells, do593Please respect copyright.PENANAuTNisB4uZA
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 593Please respect copyright.PENANAROUk3GmqYJ
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 593Please respect copyright.PENANAOvgp976GzX
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 593Please respect copyright.PENANABya5I34iwB
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and593Please respect copyright.PENANA880Dxqfu3I
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 593Please respect copyright.PENANA3M0YZoRQ4T
against putting it on her.593Please respect copyright.PENANAbyB4tivDpa
"I...I should've been 593Please respect copyright.PENANAfTz3ySs8vW
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 593Please respect copyright.PENANAsjf4R4gS1H
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 593Please respect copyright.PENANAHOmFdhsQrY
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 593Please respect copyright.PENANANyUOcpYP0C
David's mouth.593Please respect copyright.PENANAEFUl5HkjOo
"Why weren't you? Now, I593Please respect copyright.PENANAx9crmLmYbp
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 593Please respect copyright.PENANAaKneUcPVhF
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more593Please respect copyright.PENANAGi0x5H3IQR
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.593Please respect copyright.PENANADgLUZtQPHF
"It happened so fast. 593Please respect copyright.PENANAIoOLfOvxF1
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I593Please respect copyright.PENANA24IAy6mRRZ
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 593Please respect copyright.PENANAQ97xGdxHK8
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 593Please respect copyright.PENANAAyH4oFP3OE
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 593Please respect copyright.PENANA7UAeKZgtid
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering593Please respect copyright.PENANAOkljfGNpUx
to herself again593Please respect copyright.PENANAiwOStYoUoP
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.593Please respect copyright.PENANAjt1uWK06hh
The mighty hunter 593Please respect copyright.PENANA4lT9ImBmIE
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared593Please respect copyright.PENANAEsnCMfwu1J
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 593Please respect copyright.PENANAV49OHQwVWi
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 593Please respect copyright.PENANAuSwMFNYulL
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 593Please respect copyright.PENANAYOEscv3pxX
Their respite didn't 593Please respect copyright.PENANAPwr20UkDE0
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 593Please respect copyright.PENANAN9Y1sKY4fL
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 593Please respect copyright.PENANAhctZ5zU3wk
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 593Please respect copyright.PENANABvxeFgzFyM
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 593Please respect copyright.PENANAC47rnc0Lmi
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,593Please respect copyright.PENANAc2HXybpRIL
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put593Please respect copyright.PENANA5vN2MNbzrD
that skill to actual good use.593Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1qjDPobTJ
Thankfully their walk 593Please respect copyright.PENANAqrcSkObtMZ
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 593Please respect copyright.PENANAokq8BnGWT0
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 593Please respect copyright.PENANA1J9ZBTtH8s
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 593Please respect copyright.PENANAbeBZ1aDn0B
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 593Please respect copyright.PENANATcjFYgMt9q
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.593Please respect copyright.PENANAwzXY78LXOb
Gob motioned for them to593Please respect copyright.PENANAjvScxGqgEV
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 593Please respect copyright.PENANAcw2ZPAiZCR
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 593Please respect copyright.PENANA71JzqEP8Sl
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 593Please respect copyright.PENANAfjScSmfvUc
conveniently carried on his shoulder.593Please respect copyright.PENANAz4GzbUepsZ
Fly boats were made out 593Please respect copyright.PENANAW2gRW34Okv
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,593Please respect copyright.PENANA988nsmWI2H
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 593Please respect copyright.PENANAiIXyPvmNy5
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow593Please respect copyright.PENANAWojkxTF1aP
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 593Please respect copyright.PENANA14cL689Fae
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 593Please respect copyright.PENANANgWLffDcvU
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 593Please respect copyright.PENANAwcYJRSMlgi
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 593Please respect copyright.PENANAFy7a1nGX3f
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate593Please respect copyright.PENANA29UiXKF4cF
or smiled. A frown.593Please respect copyright.PENANAKw0vUNVcZu
He put the boat down on 593Please respect copyright.PENANAKKuMaVkoE4
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 593Please respect copyright.PENANAungas5DTTG
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 593Please respect copyright.PENANApNFLd2RrR4
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 593Please respect copyright.PENANAipULoUoi8V
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 593Please respect copyright.PENANAr6DY39PLUs
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the593Please respect copyright.PENANAqD6v3mvmAf
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 593Please respect copyright.PENANAYUZ2oi6tFC
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 593Please respect copyright.PENANAIzOExwU1RE
making his wounds ache.593Please respect copyright.PENANAqgsbUTnovt
Gob put the boat over 593Please respect copyright.PENANAivjFyZyQQD
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came593Please respect copyright.PENANAC9QdQTRdYy
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 593Please respect copyright.PENANAdQFVoGSIIK
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 593Please respect copyright.PENANAH7KCGAkJaP
the other. 593Please respect copyright.PENANAtjO497A9GP
Gob handed David the 593Please respect copyright.PENANAjW9fIvd68F
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 593Please respect copyright.PENANAZJ5bP8yns2
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 593Please respect copyright.PENANAChNvRBrHLy
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 593Please respect copyright.PENANAeTAPxIKuyF
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 593Please respect copyright.PENANAhDdnLelkF0
believed this was definitely one of those fates.593Please respect copyright.PENANAHFQAb2eyzt
All though David did 593Please respect copyright.PENANASCn9oh9twd
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 593Please respect copyright.PENANA7S9NdzOzzF
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 593Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZcudMiuxg
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 593Please respect copyright.PENANAX74kX2M3Vc
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 593Please respect copyright.PENANAZbwwnw6dPA
by the sun.593Please respect copyright.PENANAoIcldQMpqj
They all disembarked, 593Please respect copyright.PENANAKBjXUYLOMx
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 593Please respect copyright.PENANAjTojKJEG3v
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 593Please respect copyright.PENANAM8UJz7qF2l
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 593Please respect copyright.PENANAkurqE7NQbe
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 593Please respect copyright.PENANAhJAwWuI1Qj
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 593Please respect copyright.PENANAJr97Nr4EE0
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.593Please respect copyright.PENANAf25qW3LXuC
"How do they manage to 593Please respect copyright.PENANA16mCo8iYF0
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 593Please respect copyright.PENANAaGv6iiFGHG
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 593Please respect copyright.PENANAvKtSTOhy1t
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "593Please respect copyright.PENANAR9UAO3lnGF
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as593Please respect copyright.PENANAbowe2hWCmc
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."593Please respect copyright.PENANAXV2n6DLwid
David nodded, the answer593Please respect copyright.PENANAgkOj94KfUE
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like593Please respect copyright.PENANAe8nYW6mf2Y
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.593Please respect copyright.PENANA9JawYtZWmc
One thing David noticed,593Please respect copyright.PENANAYDqFO7nDsH
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 593Please respect copyright.PENANAhhwlFbGaFO
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors593Please respect copyright.PENANAkq9mgCDhba
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 593Please respect copyright.PENANAiDTWSX0Ycp
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 593Please respect copyright.PENANANJFwxhyEmh
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some593Please respect copyright.PENANAYDnAqbXckz
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything593Please respect copyright.PENANAQh6kfO2YBo
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 593Please respect copyright.PENANAj0kwuhJpyK
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 593Please respect copyright.PENANAazz9KscUEG
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 593Please respect copyright.PENANAXOw4ffbX9G
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.593Please respect copyright.PENANA9bVQOseLVz
It made him remember 593Please respect copyright.PENANAbivzG9Z92z
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 593Please respect copyright.PENANAVJHvZIHlcB
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 593Please respect copyright.PENANAxX7VIrbshO
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't593Please respect copyright.PENANAHNklfONs5E
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 593Please respect copyright.PENANAWMYETiAajP
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 593Please respect copyright.PENANA4WpXDZryPl
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 593Please respect copyright.PENANAwGwR2QuarN
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a593Please respect copyright.PENANAO6c37g6gwa
while ago.593Please respect copyright.PENANAYrqxj8FLxX
Just as previously they 593Please respect copyright.PENANArJZicCKRTF
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen593Please respect copyright.PENANAdXUtP8NXWX
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a593Please respect copyright.PENANANG8ufGovbP
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 593Please respect copyright.PENANANFPaaEMINU
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 593Please respect copyright.PENANAcLefPQGKqB
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 593Please respect copyright.PENANAhwiIH8cvHT
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 593Please respect copyright.PENANAWQjv5Z8xjz
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 593Please respect copyright.PENANAPab6hlyusw
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 593Please respect copyright.PENANAyMktqRHhPG
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.593Please respect copyright.PENANAB7rziwqdfC
David was apprehensive 593Please respect copyright.PENANArXjtpVn0BS
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 593Please respect copyright.PENANAfgOZTafQTo
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 593Please respect copyright.PENANAtuEexr05Aw
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 593Please respect copyright.PENANAQ279zY6ggk
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 593Please respect copyright.PENANAGTcCllmT8o
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.593Please respect copyright.PENANAIZIfU5eVSd
Before they all turned 593Please respect copyright.PENANARGUGlnXxTe
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 593Please respect copyright.PENANAx8vgwoC3Yl
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 593Please respect copyright.PENANAY7wALNhQC4
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could593Please respect copyright.PENANAXTEJxiPlIn
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how593Please respect copyright.PENANAJrEGJ7ww8T
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 593Please respect copyright.PENANAH7VPiTsz4T
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.593Please respect copyright.PENANAdHjonWEMM6
Sadly the sweet dream 593Please respect copyright.PENANAgSU5HWss7Z
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 593Please respect copyright.PENANAeLBkv5TVDS
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 593Please respect copyright.PENANAWef8Y4VmKj
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 593Please respect copyright.PENANAjNQOVvPTLE
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial593Please respect copyright.PENANAIlTuG1LRT9
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 593Please respect copyright.PENANAulhyPnN0A9
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 593Please respect copyright.PENANATpMEyNRqAV
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 593Please respect copyright.PENANAj0K3V3oH4C
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.593Please respect copyright.PENANAj80YYFlXfA
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 593Please respect copyright.PENANApdIPEynwNH
David shook his head and593Please respect copyright.PENANAFdW27HBin6
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 593Please respect copyright.PENANAU1r7HQffUf
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 593Please respect copyright.PENANAmpngFtL27Y
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 593Please respect copyright.PENANABGoT775U1S
too.593Please respect copyright.PENANAGT1ABn0yYw
They spent the morning 593Please respect copyright.PENANAOvH4L7Vr4M
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 593Please respect copyright.PENANAqs72KKbqII
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 593Please respect copyright.PENANAWGGdrFMXjX
crowd. ~593Please respect copyright.PENANAlmnBq19Zvd
After they were all done593Please respect copyright.PENANAFcRnMCnwoj
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 593Please respect copyright.PENANADqyP8ssiBZ
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 593Please respect copyright.PENANABfOsZ2n5zw
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 593Please respect copyright.PENANAsdOkZEaZqI
Positivity all around.593Please respect copyright.PENANAcPM5I5gon7
Soon they reached the 593Please respect copyright.PENANASzIX7XUUmT
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned593Please respect copyright.PENANAinVTAIdp1I
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 593Please respect copyright.PENANATr7z8jsQho
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 593Please respect copyright.PENANApsSoQPUrD3
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 593Please respect copyright.PENANAGhR6LKRbEi
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 593Please respect copyright.PENANAwDknsPGkmu
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 593Please respect copyright.PENANAVJtw8SYjPG
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 593Please respect copyright.PENANAmfRWls0gyq
everyone won.593Please respect copyright.PENANActJHMmUaoY
Gob seemed to be pretty 593Please respect copyright.PENANAmaPqAr9iVk
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 593Please respect copyright.PENANAuWwM4rm9Wr
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 593Please respect copyright.PENANA3zCL8qFI56
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 593Please respect copyright.PENANAFOwzXPZiwD
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly593Please respect copyright.PENANAJ29sbTD1CV
making her way behind David.593Please respect copyright.PENANAxUyLbGL7mx
"Where's Lev?" Gob 593Please respect copyright.PENANAWLic4eFMNj
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 593Please respect copyright.PENANAZdCSLs5M1F
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 593Please respect copyright.PENANAvdenWDcdNy
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"593Please respect copyright.PENANAt68kEME27h
Reaching the middle 593Please respect copyright.PENANAaTSPjiC9no
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 593Please respect copyright.PENANAT1yFkcIqHg
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 593Please respect copyright.PENANAdZV9szHjbl
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying593Please respect copyright.PENANAawVpMOAXsG
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 593Please respect copyright.PENANAPuO4uFnN1q
and quickly put a knife to his throat.593Please respect copyright.PENANACu3dobcjJm
Before David could 593Please respect copyright.PENANA39Y12Ok2m8
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the593Please respect copyright.PENANAu6kulPRRF9
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 593Please respect copyright.PENANAzyoPIWoEMR
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 593Please respect copyright.PENANAxPh4NmqfGF
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 593Please respect copyright.PENANA9x96vg0Zvb
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 593Please respect copyright.PENANATKXtsGVjeW
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer593Please respect copyright.PENANAC64nxHMatZ
The captains facial 593Please respect copyright.PENANAtSsl9MkQSM
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 593Please respect copyright.PENANAu3YQHHNfKM
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers593Please respect copyright.PENANAWO0jaHtmz6
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.593Please respect copyright.PENANAc7U5Vuhcqv
"Enough of this!" 593Please respect copyright.PENANAO6KhDObCcd
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of593Please respect copyright.PENANACwXv5B2XiD
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 593Please respect copyright.PENANA6zKrydyiLQ
towards them.593Please respect copyright.PENANAkNlXDHYvFe
David felt himself flung593Please respect copyright.PENANANiejqSfvgO
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 593Please respect copyright.PENANAlTbRyeaFWD
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 593Please respect copyright.PENANAK1R5m9H91r
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 593Please respect copyright.PENANAdFsHXYQPNV
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 593Please respect copyright.PENANA9XBbMB7bLC
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 593Please respect copyright.PENANAXbKyNKgS0N
overwhelmed him.
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