"Ugh" 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEvZ6Pya5R
"Shh, he's coming to"687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33euvQHNcK
David slowly opened his 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVo9n8CZBg3
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbOC7PpUGR
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTybpY2YozL
last so that he'd become blind.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YNRNG9jSk
Sadly someone didn't 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIXkhQq4vu
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEDvUvZxwi
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqfyiNBAlF
gruff voice.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KthYMI1cc
David braved opening his687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAuzChrSGJ
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhglKRqVIK
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlsrjFrXIN
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjwidw9PR9
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jBwS8Cylp
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkgTggKPL4
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEr7wbDuHY
it was covered too much with a beard.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtAULpznSb
"A friend, especially to687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GV80JXm5T
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYj3bUTJ3MP
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pHJCUUibv
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIXHx6vz1C
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5IpVFp5tw
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9attChFHSR
pressure on his arm increased.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0y4uA7bYAi
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqDppv6med
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6IUdFwmUL
~you'll pay for this, 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FhJUpMIkH
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2y9RsHDviy
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50jkT4Tman
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ637r4Si4To
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXAbWNPYrD
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPQrLae9c9
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYn7peyjU2
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WytUt2N02
David let his eye wander687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0n4XmpRmXm
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwApp5CMIV
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrliJsDyH08
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NXoBJjh9N
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUKXE8v94e
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasrEfLnntc
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6aGVvc17jx
arrogant pricks.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6oumNOssp
David heard the flint 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDLNGXQX7u
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRgF0yRXau
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKt3itvMMv8
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjc6Q1kvFGp
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPXU6V7wnh
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciEvK4OcNl
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cuAqoVrwD
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWh7Q8uci9y
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ29ibyMpo7
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJS0Enjrvb
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31p3I6wTBc
The pain in his arm 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEMVbrNYsW
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBtKfjH1ot
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCBtXtCqb6
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0eHEVjvAe5
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNe8lYzQIqR
survived that fall."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BU7eUGiiu
It took a second for 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIts0hawa5
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCw8d7RJ2gn
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6Ipl0PH5r
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTKNKlfGhy
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AygA1jm3w
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAzUM51SvL
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MyU7Ftz9p
that.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIy6Dc67ci
"I don't know how I got 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7AxWOnAFj
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLeKKdHcUlB
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKoWDSmt9w
truth687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlOH2bDWyq
"I'm sure if he was a 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8K7nPP0Ugw
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9kGrv47kM
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDstWWzUNx
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPzt4oPSKD
guessed that was Gob.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyvi3HVQL5
"Not how mages work kid,687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5veZviZvrl
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMOyCHCMm5
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfewbmXNDLY
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMflpZiwXTl
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9uwgcwN7g
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5IMBeF9Cv
have a clear head so we should be safe.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAfykVHYOB
David was having trouble687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPY3U3P3wd
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YVDe5BevT
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VcpJuFywH
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEjtGB3QZw
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYs1fY0f2zo
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITMgnsSdIY
definitely felt exhausted.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5msW8qzHY
Gob stared into Davids 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJDZNmcSVS
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCC2aabfdt
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUltBoS3Xv
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAWndcEwaX
a deadpan voice.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxs11ZCwBq
Sighting David sat up, 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7Nrrv8tRx
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbp3SluvF4
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfpS27Pcas
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHi65kiwKp
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKS2VyRCaO
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kYgUTP1XO
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2hdRSND5g
David took the herbs and687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyw3lyYZZN
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAm3vTLHHs
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgvM05a8Gs
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpLMCNtWLl
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMoMWeXTGq
"It's called blumeflor, 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29L0XDaGvf
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3cyLaWGWg
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHpBqcooEA
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7A5p2v79T
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltF30NIlLE
himself.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEnairldpj
"It's a good way of 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UzWIpGjaD
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtnzLQJ5MO
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLpsCZuLbI
David was going to ask 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJlo0AVxlt
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFj9OOxa83Q
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zIoWkr5I6
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIBMrF2dZ6
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVRw7VX5KK
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnpwcpMMu0
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdXgnp83Bz
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGB3gVsitrG
stance. 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMeclR1sAo
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?"687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjSOmOK0Bj
"Why would I lie about 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JvaymSrTI
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldhub95Tyg
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXtVGxyn1y
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9GmgRQqxc
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdO9AxyQM1
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡACTIATqwiY
good way to do it.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oRVwQv8xB
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdXPAKz3oS
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMShdkkjVr
"So you are a liar."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCJYIMyU4w
"Bring me to the ship! 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rUShb4xIB
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyXeodyxWO
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSgq4TZVMG
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaTBIM1fwB
Some of the feet 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUqYZXRfbb
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerZgxHkwom
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHlNfACGYN
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4VfY6KRYK
"The weapons were in a 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6h4MVoidCQ
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupmoT4NEaO
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjp37EAWUhJ
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiEVG3tfRti
important duties?"687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFT7EhPvWX
Gob shook his head. 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUllelUKnRL
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbHmtqDAuG
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5KmSgfPOF
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdISaTsCOym
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1qiV2asD2
up. "Y..yes Gob?"687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsdOD7Qkqu
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7R0N21rIQ
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Zb9RK2S1b
tie our friend here and then join us." 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2q8aCcuRMs
"Yes, sir!" The young 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTt88ZWofa5
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQM8UAXtT0y
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOM5g9Bf1sJ
David smiled, atleast 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPtQb4r4ck
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSX01hHrEL
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCC85LDWo1w
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7KI6TLvPI
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMijJ3Oj5E1
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViSrY5I5sx
David nodded as if 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTY6Fx1C8GV
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1eOCUHGzE
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBbpWhybBx
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6Pj0ofsbL
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2UJ2eMuBb
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxuTByh8j8
"Denis!" Gobs voice 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmDaUhKaZF
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHJCFPPbir
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XhwAkWBBv
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmd8ZLmtTGD
in a circle.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7UqX4lTzb
David could easily untie687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzakSbr082s
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ccBphmAH3
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPcjK0qHwR
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrWu0kyUhG
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKXsiiIfIX
David must've dozed off 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbE1lyFvVUQ
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4UTbySsGL
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCkCsdTkRF
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiEhn8wscT
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJc4cd5y1MZ
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyavUhlCRo2
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmEmc61V4B
difference, we'll be able to find them."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEk8q5bcu4
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeaxbgnjKr
"Who'd know?"687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVKwUmF8KP
"You" David said that as687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sp2ToOJAS
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HgOiLJElI
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2BgHITP4Y
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomAbWlVb88
a choice so David took a gamble.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwt5ppWtn7V
It seemed to be paying 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVPUr3QUQe
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAv11n5SnHm
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPf6aNWbBX
wrong move and you're dead."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3Ah7oToyH
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."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmV5nE6sts
Gob grunted at that. "No687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7PfAuKegH
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tTafFiv9i
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2DKj2rWD0
draining from his hands. 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNpno8ZDjR
"I'll be able to walk 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1UwAOIuxf
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVoq9232jW
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKO83Vrxvs
caused David to lose his balance. 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTRlOZA7pk
"The walk should only 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PYK1At5D5
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFK0mRBvYC
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnOgwEfyaK
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsu3EXIyQz
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Bk9SopEkl
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8b0NLcZB5b
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxxmjirLoa
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDezJJBFkGn
To Gobs credit he wasn't687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡra7ElclfPW
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOF242ilDqT
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIZ42pWCfz
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQavzTDrsvx
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCNhTRSbgt
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdobu4hIG8L
First there was Denis, 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5t3VJbnjI
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTV15rvbSCA
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfH36tKF41
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMW2mmdkvF
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2w4hlqMxvh
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQynaVTsJBf
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVu44BUEF4Q
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgiVLhlYVD
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEaF0kAneTu
All in all a group of 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GU4B3t5Sl
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGHCYKRxeE
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaZQyrJDEa
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwf1Zjm5W4
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkmDJfiv1H
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7RUpnLvLN
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSAmHnnxfQ
stuff. 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiwMMpEWr5
Sadly except the names 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdE947bWZh
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5t7ZmwQB3c
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkO7MoQLEIp
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kOMmA16C1
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3pOnWgvho
childhood. 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TWo3g1Ely
David also paid 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeMmKd6Yfw
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MLX3fE3Hu
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFM2Nciebq
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOIFvlq3q2
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8m3jAD90d
The closer they got the 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXernH0W69
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNJtP7kl1N
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FHzRsoTnG
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXr3elYmdj
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrqLoeU1Rk
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nAvWsjJDE
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuo2zfh1ZOG
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmSPeH6uay
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLMv9UbHKt
They were able to hear 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Dx2pK7ybq
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNY6CBqOwRR
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQI7mEcDBgJ
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeriX88ZUOw
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSReCrT2Hbr
"Get down, behind the 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJPiqSuV88
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIstQC69hj
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFmCLiPi0v
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYgcPcLEM3
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCBKEOsuOB
nicely with the surroundings.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnK3jVY9XV
With a groan David 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3w7iDyast
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ38hKWUffg
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvajUQbLmn
grunt. 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mIFw1zKHF
They all had to cover 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLq2Nk4JBb
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG15DNUt4lU
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZoMQq8ug1
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzzBr4k2Vk
them.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqafSy7Wm6
With a tug of the rope 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcfSgBGpk1
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyRPnX0PlK
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVyRsmP0dA
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSA4FEskwL
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kL2dnCdQs
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJycrlemFCl
"So, where's this hold?"687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oh72CnKIz
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeSSd5AAH6
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtErEOH2VOo
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aK0bDM5Au
"It's there and looks 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Y28kFQ7Dw
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1fyQk66qV
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9EomyNFmE
"Corruption knows. They 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKYygs3I1M
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbr7CTzGo3r
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZS0WEXfyl
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPkEkSOoFs
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDP4VbKgEhv
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHFyqgLsMP
David made a move to 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz59cBxuoim
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvstnIy4mlW
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGU8eFjQTu4
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1xQbJBEYD
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALXeHFipSM
them. "I think we're in trouble."687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0VgXk5qFn
Gob pulled the telescope687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3u6AmDza3F
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJB2MsaRRJ
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLi2SEPe34
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLdl0dXGW9
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmHd8GY2Wx
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaqIM6IU4I
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5ThmlD8cU
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hVO8mJDB1
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bfcqounps
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCryU5arv0
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDzXo6944S
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQuKmXSc7T
reason." He added the last part in a grumble687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEWbJO8Gkf
Gob pulled away from 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisi31LNp1J
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLlwyWFZuI
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOo65crPnpp
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fufeBFwJJ
you in your own shit" 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgjo2SH2AK
"Now form up and let's 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6VCMdkt7Z
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuzQhIc98T
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvH0EfIMSed
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01beZjbTAn
long while.
