"Ugh" 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEasM97z2np
"Shh, he's coming to"635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfuAImtLss
David slowly opened his 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwVhSY4t0m
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBNZuKayEG
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzae3VYmyBM
last so that he'd become blind.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xAYQGEjxk
Sadly someone didn't 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsnKYt04EK
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXlopkLoGb
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLKZORyWgX
gruff voice.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDv6R46cSDI
David braved opening his635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynel6atjIB
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90LndlwvcI
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUVjr68TRp
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdk986SeBA
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoup5hK6U3V
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCninjOXnf2
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbJuy1UcCE
it was covered too much with a beard.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0w2siUOXC
"A friend, especially to635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYE3nTo2TNw
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZokeR3219
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakU2i3H6uJ
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Jgp3OGdUi
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxbA2hR9L5
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4Q6WokamG
pressure on his arm increased.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKu71d3apK
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38ORgpMBIB
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZmS0mE7Cw
~you'll pay for this, 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8A07TSC3Ec
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zGD3eJqVI
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nm6ud949a
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVdRKH7YmS
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsDjzViTk4
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlgzwL9btJ
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3SmJvwkVc
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVTlwwLpms
David let his eye wander635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhAlPHEoX2
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMO0boEm90
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5ZWTLePth
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYK2xl0rYeE
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJbwTU9ifQ
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEESx3uNNKq
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQjVUj2QBB
arrogant pricks.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSAZ3L80Qw
David heard the flint 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCKuu6aLFh
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCBujrJxJ3
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAOyGTzlej
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdYzbFKxs9
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgb5goCbpzI
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBibvHC2Mc
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCHLp6mUqN
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGcSfKYiaE
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZstMKTpQq
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7pilV3SZC
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTs2SS2M0C
The pain in his arm 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqyaClVZVp
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhuMtk9Pp0
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOjmiFjh8w
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitVWK1irtV
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pATc4MuPs
survived that fall."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qGASFa8J4
It took a second for 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOiHaAJbRX
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0O5PI99Rl
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVNCZftv4y
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJs91I1n2H
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSdu1uQOnk
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FxTlOKOoA
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDFMmLZvk8
that.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTeYMr6iePW
"I don't know how I got 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vcPM2aiYP
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvJnbkQrPN
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91S72dHdmw
truth635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONYvRGKQox
"I'm sure if he was a 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVq7PzEe6PL
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8KSSFlpAf
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVW1WnCtJu
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcJ0eZhAf2
guessed that was Gob.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaqHjgsNLR
"Not how mages work kid,635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8XJy6zUQR
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡex8F1ts3JG
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifGC1EIBl5
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkxxrI4iZI
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZtlJqfS1a
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIR5QMM0zyV
have a clear head so we should be safe.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy82rUxoNDy
David was having trouble635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcYiKoBZqc
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlCGiscJ5l
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbiw77KFqZ
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkHgH9jAHC
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4F0K8Hm1kg
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuw4JKLjEv
definitely felt exhausted.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0sVnw1sj9
Gob stared into Davids 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBG1X1a23xl
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLukaI4Bq3
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw476PL4VNG
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlcneEPaAN
a deadpan voice.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡojo4dkdPre
Sighting David sat up, 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJy72a0owb
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjY2hzecBEf
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbeZlhbaC5
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13ZFSsYgh2
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoklHqH0HQq
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9edMyr7ug
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1MUpFLOWO
David took the herbs and635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0MXre9kn4
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VT8dtiRIB
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu88x7UEsWA
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaofpQaijk1
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZgcKW2A9X
"It's called blumeflor, 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJzIuvIy5Q
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡco5lschAOH
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQ9bsnCA5p
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkcxiKxiBw
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvb5C3QGbX2
himself.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nnjrzj1CF
"It's a good way of 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKkVbDRsO0
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73AwC4IMSH
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3FFGsOhLu
David was going to ask 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlsB6zOizo
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7RX34oR8I
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvm9FRZ24s
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBVTupPMov
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToDpgtQ0j6
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLfJayPDO6
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWaykUeJJG
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3nmmiuc64
stance. 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5P7L67s6ri
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?"635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzImZtTt6M
"Why would I lie about 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7msyPwI1ni
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQ47fTtrpq
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXvYcoTbz9
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8qFWvAPzO
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfggw15pZh
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjBtuFMV9w
good way to do it.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTftiu8REr2
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOW70K74HSH
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6MyL2uutQ2
"So you are a liar."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPgZf0UbCx
"Bring me to the ship! 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCJtVG62Re
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6UboxSyRd
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86it2fjrXa
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuDjZxwzSb
Some of the feet 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXj8kefMw5R
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2J9tsulQhk
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrbw4KGMmK
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4NaTlUch2
"The weapons were in a 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyej44QMiDR
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Qzprg5of2
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZ0gB3LWN8
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2VCj9YoiK
important duties?"635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzoCI74qpjb
Gob shook his head. 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNH29M9eVp
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTFFfdpHNv
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyPed1YbJf
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe96PRR5QBJ
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39lzD45J7T
up. "Y..yes Gob?"635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVcSOUgj3V
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJw23qp7II
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDEqjjcWiw
tie our friend here and then join us." 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AxXjhVCTT
"Yes, sir!" The young 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYt4d8PTfi
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDV2PUjhlXM
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9LtcOQMHl
David smiled, atleast 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9KPLbTwut
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMYV2waibP
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspjfCpoo30
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzk4u3jH4q5
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PakNG6FdU
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqFIIiXJyV
David nodded as if 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqrSVrhNAt
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTGacZXrZp
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOelwDRWg8X
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzaJdMsIDb
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VaVMAIdwQ
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsy7LE6dUy
"Denis!" Gobs voice 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28p2NJ3JCM
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnWcE4gnnG
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczpn7gN0JU
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMjXc7JOxN
in a circle.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBO77cvcmyU
David could easily untie635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeqN6ixHFm
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAJDDINGwP
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJSKDSYs0X
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkgRZeBXM4
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAtxXVZOHW
David must've dozed off 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwlHUe4PMT
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4supk525Aj
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMA53HMdUr
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7N1pcmMWS
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaoerO3e8X
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5Nlam0on3
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMTCJetaoG
difference, we'll be able to find them."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFw0Bn5Kfx
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1WYkuEmSY
"Who'd know?"635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99vb3h9dJE
"You" David said that as635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2SqhcbH5i
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWceCJb1z3d
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44ZHLT58CX
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjglmOuH4J
a choice so David took a gamble.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jOiovMFVu
It seemed to be paying 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIokiR6J15
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ469UhF9nyN
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuN3aE25uJ
wrong move and you're dead."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlFGAEGUlZ
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."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjAqh59CXv
Gob grunted at that. "No635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlLAuaH1fT
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0IIITgIDh
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZ4adteAid
draining from his hands. 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mU0lHrBDg
"I'll be able to walk 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUVi4BTHKf
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpURpapGL8
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8d5Yyojhsd
caused David to lose his balance. 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJVm071liw
"The walk should only 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrUOhUTOqF
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡod1lnKWrNg
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIHxK41BQy
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOq5jEJsyF
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFUyc9g7I5
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwQecSJHzM
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyIHFDmCLC
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZHF7TK9y5
To Gobs credit he wasn't635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1AGz2NAcz1
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4X9uY6e5Y
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kG2zO9JAb
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksNQieglJa
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKO7w6WHln
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCXluyZVmI
First there was Denis, 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PHXiXNfow
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwe3KqH6iQ
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygw3tHKzju
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDEcycFT3g
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35VZivx6mY
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEBIKnTyVO
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXyjJ0dUTx
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKeUOoDZOq
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5UxErqR6P
All in all a group of 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YEneLxScv
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzudroFeDa2
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOeyvoQcA0
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDH1Qu7n19
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg07HzPaVyl
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMevbp3YaO
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzobuNnK6zQ
stuff. 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VuCW4hRaU
Sadly except the names 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqIwZkikl9
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXG0iCSU2pn
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uysUEt9GW
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeB7vjQM8nC
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHngNVlzvZa
childhood. 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUW3UrXyyw
David also paid 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqXVG1sPQ7
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXCMoGT4Lo
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvk8InMr0o
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXUbNt53sl
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4U2339rKt
The closer they got the 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyzxIC43tI
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCDWmVJafG
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3JbA6cjMD
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tAK7CZzhF
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6dJPEqzxp
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoIJhTKc8n
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqULpE04nG9
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvMHPL0PmW
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMDcDXVGEr
They were able to hear 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneSNaUSs2S
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9VpRPgf5v
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYJuwam6fc
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1OoA8J1rD
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTx9R4585l
"Get down, behind the 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RiA8TbUPI
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaVcQhYmHD
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRvVwD5z5h
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31OMgx393u
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMPdYpRKL5
nicely with the surroundings.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BxS37ZemR
With a groan David 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4uCj7UE5P
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYwCfFvUBG
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAZQAWNq5w
grunt. 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKH0ypAFIQ
They all had to cover 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPh3icmGXcU
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiatPfnniRn
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzedZhFspGv
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JytIKR7RE
them.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWMdv5z8or
With a tug of the rope 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEQeAEbNnz
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkYpBYnUuM
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52KtoyzMGE
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3R3esvhC59
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv70oliIkXA
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSHSJ1sAqS
"So, where's this hold?"635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aQNnU4tKU
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Eh5QS2TvU
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTIhfsBQyi
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6MptHxBB1
"It's there and looks 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN55x0xsork
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHq9CYxczq
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5URhJ06JX
"Corruption knows. They 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoYbERiTwn
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3cPzTleY2
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJV0IP8Er6c
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuCkNRa2Le
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NccOvDH1Y
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoWo7iuDuS
David made a move to 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7Iok7PGau
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoDq2sdeuT
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5ulErq53h
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinH5zmZvyE
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNiAKvsR1A
them. "I think we're in trouble."635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmELH7jdbnI
Gob pulled the telescope635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnYM7PTskO
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEcpW4ekGQ
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1J96LsVTKi
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoJY5JhR1j
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0polIsU6k4
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaraAAnYkBr
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXOE450JUZ
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoG7FiYArQ
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsGew1SCnq
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5vSqHG1Yv
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdazpMrEWS
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wCSUtpZkd
reason." He added the last part in a grumble635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHSiuTxNDb
Gob pulled away from 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW38GbtIgEm
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1J1OCEhTa
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiRpKui7Jp
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQVrNyLMnf
you in your own shit" 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29OBvhO5j3
"Now form up and let's 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIrJ40W01S
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLVtNhnnQO
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWmyKQJcfN
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a635Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP08Y7aVYbx
long while.
