"Ugh" 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpv097wauQe
"Shh, he's coming to"575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Hcg1HOPM2
David slowly opened his 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqZCa66Ya9
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdF4bW8Ji6
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYlBm9y3E5
last so that he'd become blind.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDvGMF9mN3
Sadly someone didn't 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZU2zpe6rJB
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CD73nCy5O
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApToN8p9l8
gruff voice.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fvia7NIhc
David braved opening his575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZCEoLhoDE
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wUGuKi6r3
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUDOZpcSVW
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPu5c0eWVj
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpMhizPvU5
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrIXD9UDMM
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeFosKaDTV
it was covered too much with a beard.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgrXGK2ER4
"A friend, especially to575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjLmfmxNfX
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTaB2H3f6e
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObr4HVWvYS
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPH43Tm0DCo
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxub4E3KSmw
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYE0iZ7z8v
pressure on his arm increased.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8Qi2uXPPY
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgeiDPq8hI
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95FeiwegyB
~you'll pay for this, 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYgKlm5OmC
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ShS873yyP
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3TVsYFLLt
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXrmORkJYM
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5gLEjnn7M
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6zYKgZYZo
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzlrKJypLQ
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnbvRPpAqs
David let his eye wander575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTbvTvwDWB
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuW31PcUr3
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnLkO8pAan
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2F8rweTPv
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZOyGliOka
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrslFFbN6aK
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WVew80TdN
arrogant pricks.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡee21TVozes
David heard the flint 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlwRuMB3WJ
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlnOd6Du6C
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbrbQBJRUa
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtK6HRuwj8
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDnYVtM5wB
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uELI1U4pA
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWZDKISatM
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKMezSqymG
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrDwwzAZxN
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ97iukkTaQ
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5Dwde6b4R
The pain in his arm 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqfCSiEM9q
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6NEM9cho0
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4lKWfKVKW
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6DtK8SN7e
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQb4tVYTxP
survived that fall."575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPcKujVOjg
It took a second for 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjREFUqJ7yG
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX23kwJn6Fu
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboWyyMWWVr
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡct6dmfByXL
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡviVn9xRIZt
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLiqk4UEHKQ
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEV6Ly376QW
that.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIR04NQOhTi
"I don't know how I got 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38GT8XyJMf
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAxWOP7yN8
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQ9IP3QVHs
truth575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhb308zAbJV
"I'm sure if he was a 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhquy1sPGL
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdk7110RRGc
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmUvbIo46y
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlQ9HsSjfH
guessed that was Gob.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygqfyqekw3
"Not how mages work kid,575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrACKaJspnl
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hhi7lUsrq
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpGpKdSlvR
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHPuRukeUw
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjAkqj0dlN
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3WEL3FWTo
have a clear head so we should be safe.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjHSAm5gKNf
David was having trouble575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmXqL2SqU5
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMugyQmWxP
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsEyjkF4It
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMAQVfgz2K
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EO5zyk1r4
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2nAXFdvYv
definitely felt exhausted.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi58E63Joda
Gob stared into Davids 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGerXC3pJot
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByP1pIM6nv
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9vli9L3do
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvizU7emdD
a deadpan voice.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ly6x3RGN1
Sighting David sat up, 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjP4yu8HH5v
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMzbmYBYrc
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90f81wI3uR
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mwDjqMHTv
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30eGRfPUZe
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4pT3vFAV9
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99RUN0tV5R
David took the herbs and575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDI0Ac8Dijn
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3s9mcJO92
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNRxCKOJ5K
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFO6URgRbJ
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoBVQeYSW1
"It's called blumeflor, 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOrthGmLXj
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7llxpve4ZK
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfT0kxQt4F
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwDSQfp1Ln
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuq81g9Jd85
himself.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejHcQQ6UNm
"It's a good way of 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzJfi1lDoe
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BOPzre0Tl
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPSgXW0xsW
David was going to ask 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UKLX9lIqb
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0HnTeGxTr
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEmWKKs2GK
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3tMm6IqWq
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbc4AyDzRi
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy36CdEPVSC
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbS2Zu5QSN
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNhRnNbda8
stance. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHV2RJlyFLb
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?"575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3TFgKtIjD
"Why would I lie about 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNchXEDIr7
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6omFoUMZu
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfnfgRBZpn
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmFRnniSzU
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzUfTbTUHB
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjINQXN08a
good way to do it.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBYP89soBK
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ167YJKVELQ
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQbRm4HaCM
"So you are a liar."575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdgT9K6Rum
"Bring me to the ship! 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGY0veJdKl4
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKtn2BvxPc
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JMakMjM8J
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZribez1Lh
Some of the feet 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHLAD3Bu1o
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXREp6e8Ot
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVGIXAvEj5
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmOrDxD5pI
"The weapons were in a 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJa3GeWMPW
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQE6zh4nYO
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrd2kuszj4
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeH0lxPyHR4
important duties?"575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLnzEsfDj2
Gob shook his head. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXX9a97LkP
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1XjtqJJqf
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sr6WaWtfF
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8mW4Pwp7j
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1AmtbvZ7ZI
up. "Y..yes Gob?"575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhZrvI0uZ3
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXLUgEUVVA
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4uIXqlkq7
tie our friend here and then join us." 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZghy4j3Xw2
"Yes, sir!" The young 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HQyMfwQXn
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCP70zPfG6h
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXCRGAEfN5
David smiled, atleast 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpnuXepAoa
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OkJsg3hEY
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxz1Y1vkwB
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zwVCtWYG4
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUSNTsr38U
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxkJoR0ot7
David nodded as if 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnOSjAx4UX
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlQiWFjd7g
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgwg1DctNG
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6sHZablrA
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzv5aoCeFd
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2424sBl1f
"Denis!" Gobs voice 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJ8zkoGTdJ
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRQvUf0mZj
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHk4tCpEDAT
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6iwo97nS0
in a circle.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQ1SAIWGY6
David could easily untie575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFygzfoTLv
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48PYaQaMuU
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCMKrwRXyU
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuixvSIEKBD
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQWz2l8hfy
David must've dozed off 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Xkjac61v7
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNatGr4exl
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSaGk5wgr8w
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYOmOM9MB0
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCL8fMFyxA
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrx2uCMjt2
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnMmM4626h
difference, we'll be able to find them."575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP34KdUvNRt
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUSOqCgKIq
"Who'd know?"575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnscNvGn6w
"You" David said that as575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYoHM7OByi
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgeoGXm8tz
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbnpkg5Bbd
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF17CkfgFKw
a choice so David took a gamble.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmC22x5LJnF
It seemed to be paying 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3QsbUurcN
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKf3uqGEfQ
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSe0Dd2uow
wrong move and you're dead."575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSwZDsflsc
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."575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsviy9HBAXo
Gob grunted at that. "No575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkoY6nLZGA
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWydoLIZKS
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ez877sTAC
draining from his hands. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jCsnH3NBN
"I'll be able to walk 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBkrK9GZXI
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8IDXhYu2m
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvB4VdPB8HT
caused David to lose his balance. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8nHprf7za
"The walk should only 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRQdba7LCq
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FTIE4UhgB
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3Ru5yu8aS
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshcgqlFn7m
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWE0qCgujjE
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4ApR5xtMU
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwnMOZxxJF
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkvtPwOBsf
To Gobs credit he wasn't575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzkzuMw2c0
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrHUZHyJ8D
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMTZcRNa4G
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBV9YS60ow
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0RljSWVR2
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqb4sT0Muxs
First there was Denis, 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglaNiaSxZ2
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIV0Fd1ved
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4gI5xyAhL
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wDOXQf6Ws
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNn5yBkyET9
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ms1WibsiV
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhvYbTEZgS
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDab7LJyaBF
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5qP1kloXA
All in all a group of 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fxK19PyCs
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOStaFKNaQ6
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatwvnezOO1
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyc549v1H8N
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwcPdbLeMy
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVsAqD5eL1
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnawtjyArE
stuff. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP08XCcwfcG
Sadly except the names 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcvA0hIuAc
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQjXcjbfqU
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWrv31aNQQ
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQb9rxLPLFO
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSftPzukvf
childhood. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTcT7xgEJ1
David also paid 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIajRkMBsCI
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TVs4eu7WM
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5XN68eMYU
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk84uyJhuvH
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rbHMwPrPo
The closer they got the 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XpVHhcPy1
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59apBnwpGj
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmRRVwA5Qd
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxnm0VqQLj
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68mwsDwRUd
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIrLRyva4c
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcT7TLzLaJL
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5rltmsrnT
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxryw9A2XQ8
They were able to hear 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIAGMq0mlG
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OSSEDof5L
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNioenL4kPH
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjfYFAPq0i
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMxriaNpRB
"Get down, behind the 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5gy4bwGlw
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBa6g6sc0X
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZav8CMfvoV
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcL7OSMOj2G
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqOTXb3OLl
nicely with the surroundings.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy53xNQaGBc
With a groan David 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7K5TSXYSAy
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XhfuJ7gm6
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaD1QEbyj7z
grunt. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZ8tJq2m5X
They all had to cover 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gkosXzgNt
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8xhnaVXZp
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFXDeFRBWU
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pImoyZdJN
them.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IUj4tVerp
With a tug of the rope 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMqkI9vraf
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChhPIRZQfS
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezRJrJssBu
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjP2KvPjjR
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwc1ZW8MGe
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnGpG5wPf3
"So, where's this hold?"575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrTnVAFBJn
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ440CIVoqld
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5EC2LwSAB
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYbq63aNq8
"It's there and looks 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerU6xNj7WW
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRC00ItKhpd
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRmdiBkDHX
"Corruption knows. They 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwrwBxAXNu
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaXRYehL7L
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsQvRTsI85
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hmKY9pzAO
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeNoULYqaj
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJvuiV5wE9
David made a move to 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GvwdcG9zH
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEOt8OnjlD
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8koPDUdFEO
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡComQUqUkMF
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7M9OTrL3R
them. "I think we're in trouble."575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTYpmxjOF0
Gob pulled the telescope575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSBHC44IOj
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRYsukZZbK
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxK34Xo7wZJ
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMKCNIyLhi
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmi00yyuIQE
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPR6Po1NYo8
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yBscsu3SY
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuIGJv2nfv
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbQENXYGPY
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMosGLSRI5r
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoQLiJv7IF
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6X23P0i0x7
reason." He added the last part in a grumble575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFd4YpH1dd
Gob pulled away from 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXKvRiuq7F
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6lJFIEmpD
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpywlKx9kO
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡba6YU6K8yO
you in your own shit" 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznuSlZpcMg
"Now form up and let's 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyZTpvJ6AR
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3kM6FFbUF
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SrsuqCjPW
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a575Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfn2pz59Vio
long while.
