"Ugh" 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDT5Ft8fnq
"Shh, he's coming to"660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxGCvWGX54
David slowly opened his 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93GRmzaLbo
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85rUjFBGWN
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaET9905BZ
last so that he'd become blind.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2g8ALdE7CG
Sadly someone didn't 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAIL95vQ1E
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4y7p6ATb1q
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOchScbie8y
gruff voice.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgSYo8XJ6b
David braved opening his660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu92YD8FFjp
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ190UrNEguz
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSE2DuQlbpS
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBa0VtFHcAW
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0adNY4OXW
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS567OidOjK
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOigj74Ao2
it was covered too much with a beard.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UYVTxty36
"A friend, especially to660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTkTVIGhoH
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPKSuGvXrO
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbRlZI2Qsub
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6bWXDgDrw
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9Gtlm71tY
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvaFQR1ICY
pressure on his arm increased.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjccV4CR2YZ
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWvlRg02pd
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10Gfjq9IUQ
~you'll pay for this, 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qObHgmkou
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpoPFIca2a
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhvHThe192
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwJpR3hzD4
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4RyhNC0Ju
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOLVc7aNtf
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FHTtPq87g
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0SoowPXUI
David let his eye wander660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZHcksPjTu
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTlqAlBVIL
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqh04x2heV
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsoo7omPDk
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6AToWSNwF
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbM6T1DbQCT
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3UV6TISZO
arrogant pricks.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrnBT2QGJx
David heard the flint 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YEZj1xSZf
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPmk2uUYxj
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcmJQ4cDDo
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocAEbsETPu
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIJcGQREHm
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8EhSKEIu0
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGDVhWfaEp
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtb8Mn9vQ2F
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzF3zGbdDAk
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YndDf1wjS
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvhUM1MgIc
The pain in his arm 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sMZDbBkGe
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZ9TyEn0Qy
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2aY298WTN
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLHvPUEs8f
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDsw0H2C6I
survived that fall."660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaK6rKtqEhr
It took a second for 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8iYXKh4Ol
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHs4J2zj1An
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRSb0u3QEe
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2zwVSOA0L
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvi1xHU6rA
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzukj1DIHs
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSuTE1Uq9U
that.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJjzmivrwR
"I don't know how I got 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8ZGGjlY8G
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3MLhl3RwM
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoao3PN8wEr
truth660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvR4iadHeR
"I'm sure if he was a 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RY66SVdHa
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTsvYTorP6
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlXCUOBA13
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9waSvvwVA
guessed that was Gob.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uml69tCkB
"Not how mages work kid,660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEcaN2hhQ7
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OtoGeqjmu
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3jAHTNhOy
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTopyRjWJ8
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4H43WDPP5
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIurGtuAPk
have a clear head so we should be safe.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ29O557apK
David was having trouble660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIW5rP6R4an
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx737IlOlVz
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbe2HP2D6KZ
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPRqJbbUS5
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQ9nDRUXL5
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPJ0nXzXKk
definitely felt exhausted.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWk4VxdMct
Gob stared into Davids 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJGLSooHyw
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuBwZwFyHi
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8GEEVAPrj
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvYSJRoiwd
a deadpan voice.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVk4zDqmG9
Sighting David sat up, 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGRHvz9uWX
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSlVXMuIci
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iQDGILLyA
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wn3MoeMdk
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTs5f7rZ0d
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsT4wgH8x93
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjafRNZdYSv
David took the herbs and660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMF7q1eHW85
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR62kvsU5Qe
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCRHKwfmOE
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lVXbPUrQm
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1LoN08kc8
"It's called blumeflor, 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcfldf4bzk
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8l6T3TfH5Y
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdxtyVwYZ6
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJx62VONdm
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjCgsLbn54
himself.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZZoQMFu5n
"It's a good way of 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzf1OQVv81
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OBzaqFudB
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlI8E4zbUS
David was going to ask 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwf2JDo5nNi
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsEAwdSlig
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdZXVphbiS
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2atFxfxDJi
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BMNUuLW1G
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0OJQVkrBl
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9FmSmEt0g
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rBefENJyx
stance. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdVXKZr4l6
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?"660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡne8Zx33rxT
"Why would I lie about 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfhl4F9ref
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr27zfx3rbD
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Ns5EsK9pF
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjn37R8hPgg
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkxg4MEMIv
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMLilbEL7L
good way to do it.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGCyaEXZ5V
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioJzIf6fGG
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIHSoa6tpT
"So you are a liar."660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoV2VYDd4L
"Bring me to the ship! 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuH4HTBUar
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYp1gn8XAqE
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Vq9bfNmXX
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORi7yImA1F
Some of the feet 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7SuB3RuHc
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROuWXMsWB0
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCAeAQED8B
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oe4vgVqmx
"The weapons were in a 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89u62SInAw
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXU8ZdhVzwY
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7eLcpQH2u
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6v9qhdQ54
important duties?"660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEJQNSF8W3
Gob shook his head. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOm6lQ285st
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0uNxbGSvW
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfohIpAKsxM
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqzdpMaj1C
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5CLaF1zy6
up. "Y..yes Gob?"660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfu9vR7ihK
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3A4lQ9Iqaw
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zeJbp67qU
tie our friend here and then join us." 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3Pd6QCNwu
"Yes, sir!" The young 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Yqg4qsGcu
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumFsFU4IuX
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTF6NCBcOkx
David smiled, atleast 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5Kf43rIXS
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnw03V961Sj
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZXdWl763K
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMDRs1FWfc
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡum3ynyrp0a
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM275UO0TO6
David nodded as if 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqGJHzi7Tt
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaiFrGDISv
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5KIOQPqbk
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH25tLLKahS
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tRAQ68P5m
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZF3KaZXHFg
"Denis!" Gobs voice 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgju1xFuc3
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqd2rUdeZmq
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNbBKwiKAS
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerw2OmosBT
in a circle.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGgbEvPeMl
David could easily untie660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFi13eu7PxA
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCjLjWYnFA
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2cZjRooc8
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIdDXS6T00
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAwONp5pTQ
David must've dozed off 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6tTbKs7OP
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvw3ePuN76e
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjldoCJdX5
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabwl9EDxns
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSemUvzi4D
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshtwYhIyBa
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jfka6FoaJ
difference, we'll be able to find them."660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59jH6vWpsX
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzP8Fw8oeex
"Who'd know?"660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyxZZt288N
"You" David said that as660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEN3KprkDx
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwfO6KYzsA
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyDmnH7h4h
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopnevC3sCB
a choice so David took a gamble.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3oYlMfsfY
It seemed to be paying 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpoynQfYjB
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡes8t02SbLA
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iXqHhQVQ0
wrong move and you're dead."660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9g9ZF0iPfv
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."660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0Fvi2GiqE
Gob grunted at that. "No660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITs3sMr5xb
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHVkLF9Jib
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvUnPZi1fj
draining from his hands. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiUYVrrMfU
"I'll be able to walk 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbnnXuLDSV
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqQvKABIaW
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5ek97Ditl
caused David to lose his balance. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1hHGuzDvO
"The walk should only 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3W8uJeVlX
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGxJB61K73
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANJkaFkpQK
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFm6ypVAAwD
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzRZPUq1pW
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWicySIECcJ
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAD8N5hlvNz
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONCArUUGh0
To Gobs credit he wasn't660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNrbkDUqs3
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0xWkl4nCu
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3STIl8F8Xs
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kSQsfqCP7
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkBjEV556R
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqpnPocOJJ
First there was Denis, 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPpJXCTQrT
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXkQJCuxzs
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDi2Wvbm0e
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeViobVwJzk
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ewwDna46L
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUF1AQXz9g
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5AjTeYZsS
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡem4AaUNXo5
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4yeWfQOP7
All in all a group of 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzk90G3wl3n
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymYM7j5VlP
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOyTi8RD87
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWlHi71re1
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyyICOoQM8
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXtz2xjypf
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJqhK6ywwb
stuff. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9DjFBqHJA
Sadly except the names 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIGIgyvzYD
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUQ6RyeeDn
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUE7ozfBejE
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0PPZ9ZC5L
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HimnMzsYj
childhood. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DIMD5Pcsc
David also paid 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVqozF7QYu
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Cb4uTRA1z
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rDFg2v05f
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LuoQcK17a
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoR5ZhtZfDp
The closer they got the 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZuuE93pQT
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9r4zkiL0fR
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdlktERGyx
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUKPpnecAS
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7J39RW90QF
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqazBCoGEKJ
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ708I7APpB
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDOABzvbHUO
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMllrsMcgE
They were able to hear 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnTJ9uYk6v
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOUqGeUebD
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75oRFZye7h
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsDN66zh04
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8H7TUCgD25
"Get down, behind the 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlT88ZxOWn
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZrqEanmYi
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡof4yVWw4yc
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXriWPo9oq
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPmstq2PTM
nicely with the surroundings.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgS2xzDEWJ
With a groan David 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hbs4jiiqx
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBeLbgHuCe
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRPvcY4PLj
grunt. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiKRdh4Gyn
They all had to cover 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoU3ywC4mEG
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUlrwjWVBO
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXownP2cWU
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfE3b0Wb34
them.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVGx2LYvQc
With a tug of the rope 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvrjk8Sgvb
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrKACqc9vN
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaekJtXtwe
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgAkM8UpsF
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTDm9b35Rs
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznnCd3TxK8
"So, where's this hold?"660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGJnMmLubU
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKXXDNsb3V
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVzykhQCTw
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmMKKA4Dnv
"It's there and looks 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW17xXr1xXI
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltppqoDh4h
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc96vyJzUgM
"Corruption knows. They 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkw11Oc0JXv
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fYtQOQVkS
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPTKN0lQyq
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4xNzsoTDX
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qKyqkcHj6
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLrX9eznnt
David made a move to 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uQ82goRD2
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡds2bXTGpEV
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7g3HluUrOT
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdutixBR592
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjG0trfwIqE
them. "I think we're in trouble."660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRqS23MiUN
Gob pulled the telescope660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Gy6Csfl1j
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvs264n2cY3
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfE8Vmc7Rl
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzBSnbNPxG
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0K3VYZ0CFL
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Vs5QDLi0U
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSBYC3szaU
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5a5c7osQN
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNSeZn8Jfd
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBUTSCGa8T
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41gfPBkZ8B
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJe2eDjky1
reason." He added the last part in a grumble660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFviCUox9KO
Gob pulled away from 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaznUw8VlxR
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HcAGIkFBR
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQFb6zYQxN
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBqpBxh27K
you in your own shit" 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cbP3MgWqD
"Now form up and let's 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd75AfqOkWR
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMb8z11DHA
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1YbXIlYOR
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a660Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpzN1zFHhe
long while.
