"Ugh" 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHF8rzF4mDf
"Shh, he's coming to"689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZ3sQ45EBm
David slowly opened his 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTm8W0gy0hr
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgoubiocRQ
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUXkBKyDm0
last so that he'd become blind.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMniZzm4sAc
Sadly someone didn't 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLktPJkGT1h
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPElbRoW8xf
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92TDY305BW
gruff voice.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVkWYkYXZS
David braved opening his689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3njG1p8bO
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTUpvUn8cn
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIjOCMA2i0
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0Iq7Dpny6
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJl3I73t9Uy
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsTnIToOYT
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNQMIGSei3
it was covered too much with a beard.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb10YrAO42G
"A friend, especially to689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkHAnXy741
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkUn5hBbAq
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeb64zoqHJ
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BQS8gPMAn
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbksJyG5DGn
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwt9LjM3et2
pressure on his arm increased.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFFlbfDv1x
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZzlVLmuri
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DBHySljeH
~you'll pay for this, 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNijf6tP7t
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsdHfYZpeB
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3wWyIKPHI
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalSTHF1D2o
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0f708TgIiv
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0FpBVWIpF
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJByVF58BoX
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsYJq7TYQH
David let his eye wander689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNY7uFdLK6u
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhkMD9xG0W
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCOBzJ0ymz
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaftDvqHkwm
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL58CzK5W5F
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfY5zRUJsTJ
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMdDlgulpy
arrogant pricks.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuB2wWDhUPg
David heard the flint 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjCd07U8bk
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLM23Zc2Xb
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0Xk9VVe0V
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONrWpxkMWc
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMBWA7C1I8
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQkGst4bzm
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPmZYiGm1s
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrK84zy9SiB
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIWOqnPOpG
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsSyLZPhfl
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUI3sIWtSKv
The pain in his arm 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjG4PTHlWm
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SOIsml9QT
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6XmjUG4nB
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4z7wolF85k
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUT2tpztu7g
survived that fall."689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa38H5fTbpm
It took a second for 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBw43qtmU3
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ894Wa2kmbq
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZf9UbkAdP
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jgRjQjOFQ
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsG71BSppa
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NiPGt2JOv
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntYZEGmA0c
that.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhSsAkCi6U
"I don't know how I got 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpGzs1zsRa
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxqM3d6ypb
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbWLEe2kc3
truth689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAvMHg7YY0
"I'm sure if he was a 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvYtgkuh8U
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSqty1xqME
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYrSBDMn7a
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWcUo9SpPJ
guessed that was Gob.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVUtodoIm1
"Not how mages work kid,689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3u9BNmZ2v
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sobeG05jv
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxWtgTGK1Y
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTGA80aiXf
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKszzjlQQc2
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIknz2VhUuJ
have a clear head so we should be safe.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiY9RNRAuRM
David was having trouble689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDlHtVtJGK
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCpxe3Mb2D
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxyCNThW4J
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBaPlrEpi7o
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnbbtDnYGW
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXx5M7WML6
definitely felt exhausted.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOLhnVG36q
Gob stared into Davids 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIffXCH2p7z
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJoaB6rFXz
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNzlo9YtiU
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoboSdfddQ
a deadpan voice.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEIZOOi0uAw
Sighting David sat up, 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodAR3Mgx6u
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6mt8aCR86
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTulJV4lnVd
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HPeTCisKO
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58ljRUBYMw
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoo9yt79wg
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6B12Xqm29i
David took the herbs and689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6RHqyGdCj
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfNTTO3xeJ
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYrhvAoJkV
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqcP3agqeH
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATtBmd2aYI
"It's called blumeflor, 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qaIpaYRsy
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80Sq4jtUr8
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakIKJmzbRf
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyKy6fEOGr
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3aAYOcBqN
himself.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlq5BnCcTV
"It's a good way of 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZwgI9QMnA
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeSRow49CE
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBsAXuWSQc
David was going to ask 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOEGUmosx9
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioeRGvT6D9
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ehfrvaJU3
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8Lf5fZtyq
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAPOAWzKyy
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmkkAUEFXC
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvWHcmKQDX
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwu5ls3wYky
stance. 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekRl6KY0dB
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?"689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggrcYdhQ80
"Why would I lie about 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYLN7WYRCT
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxQ9uiYT5Y
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTlx9hTuAq
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1otdBa8t8
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiKUCfFsXI
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUjaXJMsk5
good way to do it.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrkj3Tfiea
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrLZ3HOQgY
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0LFxLEmkp
"So you are a liar."689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3i7DqtxWFZ
"Bring me to the ship! 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIG1tIn5CIy
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoGjvtqSYR
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaENepKzksF
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGLV3z9UHE
Some of the feet 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6vlgjl9hQ
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTojl683E76
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWM4kOp1Tg9
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUuHi0kqoy
"The weapons were in a 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqefPaJPrXh
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLE8Wne3rB3
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZ0kTcszZb
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUKPq8jE89
important duties?"689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0i57lRYOUx
Gob shook his head. 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DlFLH0gdr
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmemRq6uhs
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1lAhHTEON
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLvZf2nhRd
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4J1kN9fMOh
up. "Y..yes Gob?"689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZfra3f48b
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8C0XGkON7
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReNSvPA01h
tie our friend here and then join us." 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyq8sgXqA3f
"Yes, sir!" The young 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6V9pQbSvLJ
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4l98XTW9hb
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwMzDex7yG
David smiled, atleast 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5VXyGX4XE
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Iy0ZPmdPB
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyRT5s7YiG
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKsRUSVOLs
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsl2hCti93h
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91vMHaeExE
David nodded as if 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pg9FulqBp
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKS7kD8Wqb0
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJX0aIamiEq
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasG6ol7r6y
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YxxRRu2ha
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnB3kI0YL8I
"Denis!" Gobs voice 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeUA4NwiOG
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1K38bZLtt
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZR3ChrIqmo
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXGSQcOeOF
in a circle.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9LWlBkfye
David could easily untie689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ETpqPSDxT
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfZldksuDb
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjQTON46Na
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiSRmFSlJd
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3LbR9ky03
David must've dozed off 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjuiJUbQS1
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2MFQxTXN1
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebOrzt15Pz
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FROmWhi4W
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4JE8tb5QT
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyMjWW9Z9w
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrE4UPPfVC
difference, we'll be able to find them."689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjSKHm9WO4
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUEM2iGn2D
"Who'd know?"689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2RLOEh8gWS
"You" David said that as689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOR7UU4olvw
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Qrv0vLUPe
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAjKkr1jsg
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgiGcBwNhyE
a choice so David took a gamble.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPSoghaFhT
It seemed to be paying 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJQlW7kNNM
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyKHtxlTzy
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhiLVBT0I0
wrong move and you're dead."689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kA6Jg3FSL
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."689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01pShg2pVI
Gob grunted at that. "No689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9g1jvU9kxl
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvITe51Qxn
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPImlcf82ma
draining from his hands. 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonbjQtjEzF
"I'll be able to walk 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8z3dYo6Af
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7K85IWKDP
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdjQmNAepj
caused David to lose his balance. 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPGjvcbqyq
"The walk should only 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOQs0LjWTS
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gwgI1tTlQ
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCfTMHEoIZ
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTzCujkzWu
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIafg6xIUto
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jPDdwKCEg
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9805Iwfsza
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnMIreK1zB
To Gobs credit he wasn't689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CzcN2liBt
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDyLbMjtHL
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDsUwaLH1J
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZOXUM1Pol
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yaYp1VB7c
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNyQmUw8UuC
First there was Denis, 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0HjLWrEI8
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKp3gd27Yp
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcq4WgEhML
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pRk0zVSut
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6IG4X1hXQ
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54BQ5veEuW
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5YM7fspiC
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4peBTxrJGZ
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfflLPZdZR
All in all a group of 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFqGnyFWuc
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHpdNKXFWO
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT751ExBUUa
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4WH8UbAX4
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2IQbpb7D1
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxj8iHARhDW
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpAYpVJubL
stuff. 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KO04tXtbO
Sadly except the names 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXKNqmCGX7
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwU5c3gXb81
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Y2ZsVJHy2
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQMpgwRm1p
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIm4oEQ7jd
childhood. 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWV391lqGOH
David also paid 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAm8XrDKktM
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cp1kieaj8
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkP89j1MmtO
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEuxFHj2Fg
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFgf1HUzkn
The closer they got the 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUuz5WZbY7
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4j9MdvZhDG
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHCwWnPFTg
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKWo899i2f
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEPRhkGKTa
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6V0bZfFL7Q
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgrMdzxjba
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgwiPbZYkP
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14G8nd3gnz
They were able to hear 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQJxBYRfL2
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6N25BemoW2
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHdxlEqhHJ
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrOePsztnd
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrjKOqfwFq
"Get down, behind the 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdM6s3a8M2g
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsIQIAGTeB
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIXbemZ94v
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDR77f6vUH
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrdejH3xdx
nicely with the surroundings.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPR6qr9FO1
With a groan David 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhMS8rOevB
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsfkVybYru
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxkZsKi6AG
grunt. 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6hxcrPYkS
They all had to cover 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNfMpEBUOP
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpflt66s0Cw
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZhk2KP8fC
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoE3fGrNus
them.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NtOzWCbNW
With a tug of the rope 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqA1qWxnbDG
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEL33OAwq1y
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28RluA5FXr
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwbHDLte7m
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXM5ksPX60
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXM6oVVUqx
"So, where's this hold?"689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRRWMTfyRx
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOvVvFgwkW
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4x0eRTmu4z
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBbhsYkrCB
"It's there and looks 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKMgQczDOk
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43LeoNS202
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7EDcfGU7R9
"Corruption knows. They 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVIch3phn05
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJAhWKNGne
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmacENzlU06
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXcjdii43Q
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtWcT88Q2n
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrhiTJkR1V
David made a move to 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09508uSS18
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmdS9PZ9lf
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sjM6DeID0
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8aO5sY9df
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4k9PzqCsx
them. "I think we're in trouble."689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOIqbjpveA
Gob pulled the telescope689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuRvw7EDjK
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMQOayfnhF
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtHi6QiSpk
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXnw4znFtK
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZk1GHRZdga
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdJelYpnTA
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHpzoSr2OW
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XV00PZYK3
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuM21ibKycV
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqSlpVG7ak
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEhFCmEe6x
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhknJTunBgi
reason." He added the last part in a grumble689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNJSavCIeq
Gob pulled away from 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnGlDzQ5nh
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRgbxv3erR
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92NxvbXiZr
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHma00IkVy
you in your own shit" 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnp1Zvmfes1
"Now form up and let's 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZETUHljFKx
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQwy4H4Lbu
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJV5I1SPbW
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a689Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqSYlQ0nOe
long while.
