"Ugh" 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyg1nqkhSnj
"Shh, he's coming to"688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYQFpJrS7e
David slowly opened his 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbkCSCgTBz
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgDmGJd9Y3
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGTyKOV6A2
last so that he'd become blind.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XvLJTBYSJ
Sadly someone didn't 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXtYrEzWRI
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrixWm1aDN
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSnNm4am5L
gruff voice.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg74xtsH68g
David braved opening his688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVnZxNR99u
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2r5FWXS2p
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoRBrFzhF9
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtTGKaUt6l
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJMn1Sudtq
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTse281RkOz
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJzeONOniq
it was covered too much with a beard.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97RdBp29li
"A friend, especially to688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39oQ0C3Oq4
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklu1yzlAhQ
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4ndn6hjPS
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9IRCjaLIi
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxebRA2D2n
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76PKUeFe8a
pressure on his arm increased.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLNtNTfsAp
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQ9RAabMe8
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDARAvOtyc
~you'll pay for this, 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EGTlcEU0N
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1o2Eso8oJO
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDKxzVDkqS
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCY2ZJY4UR
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kFVuMGPkK
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7CxhD7pvO
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsI6hnj2DY
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSsFwgNT8u
David let his eye wander688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpH7klnBWN
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdQtcMWULK
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6vKBD55Ah
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPOCGX1ITU
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpqgXhQT7a
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFf7mxvom6
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjWJK7Jrvu
arrogant pricks.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmcIEUy8jw
David heard the flint 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfBDQEYBII
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkstP3KTd5c
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0esrCNF4h1
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MzlMWmN5v
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEzDbAO8bm
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNk3S3OJR3c
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIoLrWp6gH
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpvKoa6nLO
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqRr2CxE49
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQN8BZtnru8
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhaSnPRdKLi
The pain in his arm 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37RUDsSnHR
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJluwmENhVR
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfe8Eg4jTk
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Z2Ma6uiKv
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LPGeZzJ7u
survived that fall."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZaiB9X4pL
It took a second for 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYdWoZ4AaF
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgI8LnOoJUl
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0kmB9UEID
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzweEdcBwDO
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcQexwQ8L9
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHDSTRmQ1A
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGjK7zHcBm
that.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXR8LztP7g
"I don't know how I got 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2VubEreaf
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7jWHnuzDw
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBBtzO0WwA
truth688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hdCpJyyGw
"I'm sure if he was a 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjWr6cHlik
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYjhmETZGf
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDh1POZPolB
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQ9NKFSsqj
guessed that was Gob.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAotMybzWe
"Not how mages work kid,688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCulIisJglI
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBALAH4AH1x
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowkaaM6PAl
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccJe1Zgwo8
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRTstctCE2
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3hVXqjbAn
have a clear head so we should be safe.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5Jd5kwz1U
David was having trouble688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Zcpyn8Y2m
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxB2DXzLvt
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEwMmLZzdr
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjArR0NkxTS
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxhzm1lPhW
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARznh4uSpj
definitely felt exhausted.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGdEfvv2ha
Gob stared into Davids 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzReo93XSM
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbB6Mjm9DR
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQ1coxjjqb
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIDGRnzDCn
a deadpan voice.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCXpP7mACc
Sighting David sat up, 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBQxqKT4aK
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaZMPlli5L
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVZCwSZtdp
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzIMx99ZxR
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6dfSZYHSZ
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGfbHyyQyG
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Fz1iJbj3N
David took the herbs and688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbrckAQGMv
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwy1E2n6rN7
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2NfXuIadl
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0ckvDTrh4
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToSN6tfpDJ
"It's called blumeflor, 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1T6F71b6HK
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXMQPpfUiG
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9T13VSjHD
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOYlNDTX8s
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoK9MpXPJ3
himself.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1SWvwaY0A
"It's a good way of 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAv5uB5iuY5
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKRPO4GXNr
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmOKdxfyZm
David was going to ask 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ORIPbzXXk
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgAkErQmNb
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDRfgXXFGS
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNo9iheN6x
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuzIB71Snx
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPpVuyRj0L
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPyU9a7KUc
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyb8ZRo3NJ
stance. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6B4qTEMs6
Gob was also very persistent. "Since you're not a mage, you're a liar then. Now why should I waste my time on a liar?"688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovW115b6b6
"Why would I lie about 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInEBEUKglt
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVL94H3i8E
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZVGgRlimw
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCe7c7neDuT
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhq6nSZwaM3
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSjqDVzJtj
good way to do it.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnl13RZD4SK
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8hVG8hee5
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkLVRL1rBA
"So you are a liar."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXPFeJnZpI
"Bring me to the ship! 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8IZweuNPs
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAg6w6K8qx
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTHONWPALL
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmlAq9NKEk
Some of the feet 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhHECikq22
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTRJYMZAgi
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRSbqzDBp9
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz39qVUvVhH
"The weapons were in a 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8ONEXMY0l
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQIfpuipGn
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbN1JI1vlS
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4ngHsUtI0
important duties?"688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4gai2PJ6Q
Gob shook his head. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4EKAm1zTmV
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4v5momfyV
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPAavAHpZ9
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvXS4tEXjC
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwUKeTiUye
up. "Y..yes Gob?"688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzachdBJpXw
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG22LHBLExL
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2y2rb6zs9x
tie our friend here and then join us." 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgjUi35WcU
"Yes, sir!" The young 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2PU52RPWq
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBuYamWHKT
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyfpsbvans
David smiled, atleast 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbxqCxtUcB
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvdOjsr7tO
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsE6WoejPBz
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5I7In2Oxf
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlls4XHE4X7
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRpT5Oyg38
David nodded as if 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4ifLAwhwG
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZfrT5XPXI
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRtYgthS5i
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTLhACjKeL
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDhNbyJKpW
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmqe8sShNC
"Denis!" Gobs voice 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1vcutl615
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPC0OjAOzbt
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerqUvRNrvm
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMGVrhXxhh
in a circle.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLaJhkR4jb
David could easily untie688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2glGd9CrTb
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLM9C8Kk9K
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiXpZ7csZ4
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxv6uwe0V1
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBEbsM3Y8M
David must've dozed off 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtsG3DFAdG
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1QHhFg8nq
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaryveYaxe
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zDxdoJ8p8
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyCyRlU34X
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHd6RNWKA8D
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwAxTzub54
difference, we'll be able to find them."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsoigLVnmr
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHZxfbwiBc
"Who'd know?"688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFUoeoYUWj
"You" David said that as688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TPwRtHoGy
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXYAElocdQ
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64YomTMLCb
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41fjy9PHDm
a choice so David took a gamble.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6b1d5vKq4U
It seemed to be paying 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlejsO8Qq6j
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhY2o7qd6Y
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OXqEkkQYY
wrong move and you're dead."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbW3Ud0mQv
David nodded, not liking the look in Gobs eyes. "I get it, you're trying to look after them but I'm not your enemy."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCWxwaAKWF
Gob grunted at that. "No688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGf40Pn5UpM
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuMoSLQ1hB
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykLzN3J1BK
draining from his hands. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPatr2QMaN0
"I'll be able to walk 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPczv2ZZrl
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcObDFLyp2
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2ikTbK8AS
caused David to lose his balance. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhc08O6GBA
"The walk should only 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeB0EHSR4Gf
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW898LO8uXB
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwcfR5ds9B
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcildeOh0oa
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjTG6S0q3D
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvx15qio1f
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb55MGh7vN9
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNGwxutzFk
To Gobs credit he wasn't688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFOgbacRCe
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZwa911gTh
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ996jNApadW
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQedlDgKJW4
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZ7Mg2uF40
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiNfKVl2AW
First there was Denis, 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoEbS5dpsR
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhaaXjZeGra
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXJvHavyjQ
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡes12Qp9XSd
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr866PpIE0w
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiUnuHoFJy
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADNBe5J7Fa
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9MWCVnV6E
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLxEr6Yhtg
All in all a group of 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmZIIwLufW
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseGgsKlvBp
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIGdMLKZwO
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSjSPtzAKN
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDtaIKU7rE
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjkaLrnkRN
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9Ym5G2jqV
stuff. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkP3ueCGi7
Sadly except the names 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuKQtVUat3
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqnDQNQne5G
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtH5kyyZCpG
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6cZmfZvW4
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM94TSqS1jK
childhood. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnq9lmYxmD
David also paid 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0IvNx5aoZ
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56X7tELk1X
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsW7LXR0Ag
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGomEfjJpoB
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RC76rlIdT
The closer they got the 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxG6JoQBggL
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfB8OcYuhdD
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiumoPka69m
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡld2dN87Cdr
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmFOySL6sP
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSN8sfvaypL
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4zUBYdL4v
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SQmpeIRMX
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4t2lr6WGJz
They were able to hear 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqraUsXk4Vy
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KBhNs5Xo9
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGUyO7p7RH
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7av52zlJb
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjb55sHrDof
"Get down, behind the 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pZWSk83Re
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPXJ4Y0JjS
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCr7vNBSUGk
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRThglNTnB
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5trUZ0nNi
nicely with the surroundings.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6rPtm29oe
With a groan David 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3oQfyzDZg
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7t9bPfYeb
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsrjWRL5yi
grunt. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCsw5IoI7d
They all had to cover 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWqPV5QfDT
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnyDQAeSiq
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjHwAzRZFw
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lwBKOBsfo
them.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMV63n1hPaV
With a tug of the rope 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKc02cYR7et
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8vuvi5ntD
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1QuA6OiPu
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpHWwqiXY7
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflhFsNdawD
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2XzYrVAHy
"So, where's this hold?"688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDEbYddNB0
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUU40hoEQJv
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfGNVHz1x2
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdwrZrfQlF
"It's there and looks 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38rdai25tH
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWqOZugaX8
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRH42xfW6Z
"Corruption knows. They 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgrYnvoQb9
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMqDA9UNPp
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYJRljfWyh
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNzPrFxmZu
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTl9GRu0rg2
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLn8ef52Uv
David made a move to 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPlUmuzm5v
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GdFz4j7C9
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFLC5IW3Uc
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJKR3G7sY6
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIaqNWh2J2
them. "I think we're in trouble."688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8n1Gv6DIPs
Gob pulled the telescope688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaho658qz0
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0MkOG9asy
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUQiabwUhf
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHB18D1HDJ
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkeDJfy3R1
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEPBzQH7aV
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukkhGibDBC
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HmzVADYVn
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Wb9vLxIla
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNztm1ykuC
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1hveLFpyL
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXmauOpbrX
reason." He added the last part in a grumble688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yJLn4Fg7T
Gob pulled away from 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKusfItDzHP
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwcQ66Y3gR
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sZKO6jbUc
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbCSjVtCz9
you in your own shit" 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1De1DMT3I
"Now form up and let's 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTs45tweQr
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRWlrF4JiS
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4AKs7zsu7
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a688Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLny47kD0UI
long while.
