"Ugh" 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxI3BSy8EEJ
"Shh, he's coming to"569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNQSQxGkof
David slowly opened his 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8YIX0aosl
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFjk886vlY
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0v7IDt6IoZ
last so that he'd become blind.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYVKASgLv7
Sadly someone didn't 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoAFF5XCK5
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuNniAAmXI
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNy77V37E8o
gruff voice.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Q14bJdphk
David braved opening his569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTQfBXruBj
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5PBZRciyh
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAI5PV49Kla
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLA8jn3VzBg
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2Pqu5mmqy
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHNEr3P6jg
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8fsqJOBKY
it was covered too much with a beard.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wILlQMDMb
"A friend, especially to569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpZTD7OcIN
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbui0C0bW7R
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1PdOw8O7J
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaNQmVc45G
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLzslspvEt
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFubds85oFw
pressure on his arm increased.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9ck3Js8mE
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZfZAdpiYU
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUr89GE8K8d
~you'll pay for this, 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgv5h6wlnlK
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzJYxniEC2
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbKNFh7K8y
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRYfqp5ciR
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkcFbO1Q9Y
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCkBxydWFE
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡua8fnmiWHZ
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhCLaxW04s
David let his eye wander569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoD95fWnzDt
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIFVgDprV8
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkYCaTZubk
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXF60KrYFf
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡME9fRBgI66
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpi1qY6IrAe
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHuZQqQpQC
arrogant pricks.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP48Ca1M4st
David heard the flint 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrr38aFrbH5
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPuhqgd8Ij
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPLwdpX0Bs
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofQPmKSA1u
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bzcRUZhSq
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLs2u8smPAg
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLK9M9R209
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknIb17PiYA
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKT1uRT476j
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZm9thRqyY0
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3WwCeFehq
The pain in his arm 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94smLpNO8j
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMEfON91D5
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpt106X1XK
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CevGrZ0LS
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04InmcqJhS
survived that fall."569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMP29ALA72U
It took a second for 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XHCsYf7V6
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbRMaGYnc3X
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTcLYMzWJX
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcICXQVX33
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEwlPATSkh
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKrTLVWgzN
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYTmiuwJNL
that.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxv80ZU3oS
"I don't know how I got 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhzHUs4aTA
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGYS0yYt2T
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPO45imxivP
truth569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzifUEnrTnI
"I'm sure if he was a 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWdwqiT9MB
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMdQBIfAqj
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRvl9e7CcR
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWru2FDHP9
guessed that was Gob.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBuDk8VC0o
"Not how mages work kid,569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9QnzsmjIc
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfI6jgmBha3
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KJWGEEI6x
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU921T4Unft
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhpuDT6a4I
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdcoweKe5u
have a clear head so we should be safe.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3jJQK6qML
David was having trouble569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdAPXrqhDk
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0OXeLyySu
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqR1GKlToO0
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8SNhQBWkL
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IfTwMr2Me
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr27kcKFGDT
definitely felt exhausted.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdIWjev6Mn
Gob stared into Davids 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSflxyUXUF
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHG0JnFyCD
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLXm9l3Ozb
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxihBtVXIM
a deadpan voice.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4eViR40NT
Sighting David sat up, 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvqUYLr9vU
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyANs3Okcw
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIrsTetLsZ
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjlWIvdAIW
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcESD9Kf9q6
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfoPP0aZvb
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HU9bQEAPJ
David took the herbs and569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDQP9vQhxU
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1Bm5hraU2
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLA2OkhUTlb
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBN1Idk1lN6
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYMkh1tqXz
"It's called blumeflor, 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0n5YuHFLs
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8lvb7rNjv
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMpY3q7jjF
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqbT0HuWVC
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuld6V9V1WG
himself.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MtIefevCc
"It's a good way of 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxbCjlCRo7
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwdywd8AAm
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYE9AodrKS
David was going to ask 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mj3CQeqAm
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkX7DEm4BSP
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV07gndPo7T
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvD1Lcpv9a
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmh5qclv47
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuLz6chy8F
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb15BB9rEpJ
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZPUwvYBdX
stance. 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbnwv1XqFB
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?"569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwDEQMIsDF
"Why would I lie about 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRiI5euRWe
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaCZKnGhQD
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBkFKsTO6y
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvBsR2cDAk
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJB0VkcH39
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRFvTgvPgI
good way to do it.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84LNXuyQ8R
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5tbPeqy38
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDksShjRtje
"So you are a liar."569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfhXTBAY0S
"Bring me to the ship! 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eTaYPKNRr
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PRVUN54rV
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPvoiVnnTp
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqlfKt5k8b
Some of the feet 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYfa6FujvC
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡey9lox4RJs
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjKWAwrIiC
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JAYFHEkkz
"The weapons were in a 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTGnVsAn92
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSxMDNEm1o
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBt5MCXTI1y
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77tVdQP3b8
important duties?"569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHY7l84ke3
Gob shook his head. 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOLa8qNXfU
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFmKksIhAm
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9d1BfLelc
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9g3DShYWw
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjvYQbyobz
up. "Y..yes Gob?"569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqz7fWyUTyK
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLh5KWKIE0P
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNLdGaP7El
tie our friend here and then join us." 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHgzpZY5xe
"Yes, sir!" The young 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU25O1P6NuL
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQlRr1gAwE
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0G5uUmrqv
David smiled, atleast 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeGkrIuoyx
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVfjJKfGR0
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31mB8bNyPq
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDs6pRFGV9C
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmJaIeU3FU
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PLuCGuQ0v
David nodded as if 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqjYCqhn73
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5T6SLknUo
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgugAQcJPT
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbp8nxjjDq
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDVP2WrPGT
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3y8tDgjWQB
"Denis!" Gobs voice 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGzFsTrXAV
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvrwNLHtLF
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQu1OVGn22
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFTIsmNT01
in a circle.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡow23imGr4v
David could easily untie569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3oKvoRS0gE
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1TvLjZO0o
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTgSDqsOtn
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKDQNhmTNI
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrbpR1AL2v
David must've dozed off 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiFoe3VyQn
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IbdtoVGgm
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEB88FkaaUQ
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmzgUflQs7
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡplMpqI0kXB
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjHbt8KQ6C1
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYmYPsLSB5
difference, we'll be able to find them."569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCZLJfCwRk
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VSjoqRTJz
"Who'd know?"569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfm3xtO7Mju
"You" David said that as569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25tJI4un0u
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIggHBgR8aS
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8D4S8q1gEz
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQx6MOX3of9
a choice so David took a gamble.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEnfqGCNdR
It seemed to be paying 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfE7Q9Ov3m
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXutyMZclr
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2KcYfkbMI
wrong move and you're dead."569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhi4P8rUNt
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."569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbE8LuI6qL
Gob grunted at that. "No569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJheo7XDnu
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNKHydidMG
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2OU6AkgjC
draining from his hands. 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mCaz9okt0
"I'll be able to walk 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoT6LUPOumd
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYta0uviNgS
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAKKQijshw
caused David to lose his balance. 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt43tZ8qKdv
"The walk should only 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmU1Fxv3dn3
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVxg8NdT8t
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJi0tfkYliG
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1DMEQbmj0
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAeWUezitQ
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFst2K6iUsU
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMLeXOQiq4
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKqYVM3AQv
To Gobs credit he wasn't569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGRHX1QPO5
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziyfLRLvFK
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXwBuMB9ay
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5gQ2T173E
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfhPOEYbPP
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4ec66OKRC
First there was Denis, 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFW0KCSMLAT
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWSTKubRTr
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoA0ohntujb
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBS3zMigB45
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh13Nbd9lGK
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiebsPTtfsi
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cd4LEo1UZ
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwR7JCr8MZD
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjZa4WOLJW
All in all a group of 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZ8md1QcQZ
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56gmoHza4P
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYz5fHgW24H
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFn3gQZXHR
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTL8Z8cvglY
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtqBRwFX4J
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSDDXvmETx
stuff. 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoVaXfiLBx
Sadly except the names 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uVdEAoS4p
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogmqliV8cu
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW45yeYMC0K
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxD5vnAWLzS
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2K4bgsWTF
childhood. 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKR0ZiQPga
David also paid 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk29VLBB33F
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VoseHev7E
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2kVpriPpI
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6XwvAa2dY
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKtWWXhrSS
The closer they got the 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDvTKuWChl
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSASTvvxzdw
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXquYV53S8i
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9LAchk3Ub
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBijgCxpuO
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dhJLUVpAB
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLFg4sa5Ed
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxDs0TvFSx
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DqO2HbRie
They were able to hear 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvmJEIMGoJ
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdc4lz8z2Sv
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KH0lKehZb
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykjvd56dy5
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZE65nkQ20
"Get down, behind the 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhjptiroNT
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5hgCeGo0v
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpeyUSrVE4
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLL0pu4EMFq
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtqyr69qX1
nicely with the surroundings.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYH12PR0nL7
With a groan David 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJVSndueUH
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVABnywwfw
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RYwoEGofh
grunt. 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cPZ6ADPoY
They all had to cover 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19QFLnbA9a
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxknemLJV4K
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnX5UulX5X
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFlD4agWZn
them.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkiMd8ygHF
With a tug of the rope 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjF4Y05eKGd
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHcoCUtV8b
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhtdEQ8Qq7
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXlAd6YBNg
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEkVAJOecZ
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDhpCsdk0v
"So, where's this hold?"569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4abbt2sLzP
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyELV7UOlgh
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ljd2yH5zX
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoHeS6U5SP
"It's there and looks 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKsAu09TfV
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7eO5QD4qG
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKHkQHvuoH
"Corruption knows. They 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzA2yGVRwJk
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuecvcg5QSZ
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmhpPFIORP
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡir8saK1DqF
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMLHYNzKtI
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPc2plJ5s1
David made a move to 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxGDsA9U7i
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xwgdKE97x
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsI0Np3rfn
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFPYXx8zlV
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1EVBZXpRX
them. "I think we're in trouble."569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71h4tORYB3
Gob pulled the telescope569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFRsN6Zf5C
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUARObuXLO
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cwqn9CfNa
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1opx7mNihw
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcDTBgDJLm
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRCRW7tyBZ
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQs59LQ984
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRE9pM7ZL7H
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvCFz8Wq3Y
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQF6oxL7an
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWI1rJXfwyT
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9n2wpqS44X
reason." He added the last part in a grumble569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Lk3lQFS9l
Gob pulled away from 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrL44dPHR3Z
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPegbR2CTaX
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEmhyAnSpP
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWMYzhx33P
you in your own shit" 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueMV0SLCxA
"Now form up and let's 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEEOXUuVW3
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNnOS0eo3O
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVl69yFGig
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5ZrfWMRWx
long while.
