Ether possession. A 565Please respect copyright.PENANA4adU5etd2r
phrase used when a being born from, or in, the ether. Beings such as the565Please respect copyright.PENANAscqUuSmuRT
popularly called demons. Full bodily control is impossible, thus 565Please respect copyright.PENANAHC5mwvWn1L
whispered thoughts or controlling the flow of the ether when casted is 565Please respect copyright.PENANAUOTXTMAYbB
enough to classify a person as possessed.565Please respect copyright.PENANALupZAGwoy5
Many believe that mages 565Please respect copyright.PENANAxXTJGtboCR
are the most vulnerable group to suffer from ether possession but that 565Please respect copyright.PENANAqy6Yo5eyuW
could not be further from the truth. Mages are the most common to suffer565Please respect copyright.PENANAfR8QlORJQJ
from ether possession but that also means that they are trained to 565Please respect copyright.PENANARavB43vami
tackle possessions.565Please respect copyright.PENANAmntN2TFzRI
No, the peasants who 565Please respect copyright.PENANAj2RbrkBPOM
have only heard about the ether and its inhabitants from rumours and 565Please respect copyright.PENANAvb20itTO8K
hearsay are the most vulnerable. Their minds being feeble, they're 565Please respect copyright.PENANA1s3TJBixXu
easily influenced. The popular case of 'Bloody Jack' that happened in 565Please respect copyright.PENANAOCrMtMmABF
the Republic Isles, comes to mind. Where a poor peasant was possessed 565Please respect copyright.PENANAnMVVN1d20n
and an ether being manipulated him into murdering his whole village. 565Please respect copyright.PENANAh4fdvgXxyr
Having said that not 565Please respect copyright.PENANAOnP7rlT2QE
everyone can be possessed. For someone to be afflicted by an ether being565Please respect copyright.PENANAbI5g7CEGMQ
that person must have some of his presence, or soul, in the ether 565Please respect copyright.PENANAu7GuWcQgB7
world. Mages qualify as they borrow from the ether to use magic. Thus, 565Please respect copyright.PENANAdI8YJH63ZZ
their presence there being constant.565Please respect copyright.PENANA4ppfUH8iyN
Second group that 565Please respect copyright.PENANAtV3UeBl7Jl
qualifies, are the ones who have died once but managed to come back to 565Please respect copyright.PENANA6Lj7EHpn3a
life. While it is still debatable whether we go to the ether or 565Please respect copyright.PENANA1AOyCVqEnu
somewhere beyond when we die, it has been proven that we must pass 565Please respect copyright.PENANA3DmKbJknht
through the ether, and once someone does a part of them stays there, 565Please respect copyright.PENANAfqtFLdHAh7
forever.565Please respect copyright.PENANA5wmW1phc14
Third group that 565Please respect copyright.PENANAyYWa3Ivtlw
qualifies would be the ones who are insane or have mental diseases. It's565Please respect copyright.PENANASrmHtQmkza
currently unknown why they're susceptible. It's possible that they lose565Please respect copyright.PENANAVuu9BHhwRq
a part of themselves in the ether, but research is currently 565Please respect copyright.PENANATLBOn3IVJp
inconclusive. 565Please respect copyright.PENANANcpenM933n
Something else to note 565Please respect copyright.PENANA433mdbXLV8
is resonance. The more similar the demon is to the person it's trying to565Please respect copyright.PENANAjvWwMW3mMv
take possession off the more successful it will be. In some cases even 565Please respect copyright.PENANAqMj2uxqlra
opening gateways to the material world or even affecting the material 565Please respect copyright.PENANAaGSo4hmNNW
world...565Please respect copyright.PENANAk9KvFfMzXl
Extract of the research paper written by Diego Vispuccy. Headmaster of the mage academy.565Please respect copyright.PENANAWE0nEA4vhi
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Who would've thought 565Please respect copyright.PENANABTH7rGJb7H
that walking on sharp rocks would be more painful than walking on the 565Please respect copyright.PENANAuoTRPgSQa9
soft ground? Not David, as he almost exclaimed and shouted a few words 565Please respect copyright.PENANAVDTPm2xrDk
no one would be too proud off once he stepped inside the cave. With his 565Please respect copyright.PENANArQCfAREUq3
shoes diminished to almost nothing the rocks were jabbing into his feet 565Please respect copyright.PENANASLkao86H4C
causing scars and painful blisters to appear, each step more agonizing 565Please respect copyright.PENANAzHJ0w7UWQO
than the other.565Please respect copyright.PENANABAfzr3AsLP
Thankfully the walk 565Please respect copyright.PENANA9bkaxxp0S0
didn't take long as they stopped at what seemed a dead end, with a 565Please respect copyright.PENANAQbY8ncHrLv
protruding rock standing in their way. Gob knocked on the stone a few 565Please respect copyright.PENANAde7YKIqxCQ
times, in what seemed to be a rhythm and the wall moved open revealing a565Please respect copyright.PENANAo38dpwgyX9
group of people standing guard. They quickly admitted Gobs group, some 565Please respect copyright.PENANAA9saUHOcAj
giving David a puzzled look, and moved the rock behind them, closing the565Please respect copyright.PENANAAJcRa7Dtjs
pathway from any praying eyes.565Please respect copyright.PENANARQ1A7scQru
As David entered the 565Please respect copyright.PENANAIL3WNYPb2v
hideout of the rebels he was hit by a smell that reminded him of home. A565Please respect copyright.PENANAzn3aFkjnYd
smell of unwashed men and women and the residue of gunpowder and smoke.565Please respect copyright.PENANAHiuyJQ7HwZ
Why if he wasn't surrounded by stone but metal he would think he was 565Please respect copyright.PENANAE956Q94eaO
back on a ship. Of course, there were other differences as well: the 565Please respect copyright.PENANAGEhbDGRU0P
cavern that the group entered was huge, larger than any one room inside a565Please respect copyright.PENANAdLHxT5v42Y
ship. David guessed this was their main room since he could see tents,565Please respect copyright.PENANAtsxXUjAbvR
cooking fires and children playing around. David glanced up and could 565Please respect copyright.PENANAuuuP8aPEFp
see the ceiling high up, with its sharp ends pointing down, possibly 565Please respect copyright.PENANA2gKiOhIiGH
waiting to fall on an unsuspecting victim. He definitely would not be 565Please respect copyright.PENANAFpfryS1G34
able to reach it, unlike the ceiling of a ship.565Please respect copyright.PENANAdig6D8klxn
"Get a move on. We need 565Please respect copyright.PENANAFyw3AX1Mkz
to speak to her ladyship" Gob said to the group pushing through a throng565Please respect copyright.PENANAykEnTIFYRG
of people that came out to meet them. David got pulled immediately 565Please respect copyright.PENANAHhfKw0uHnX
after him, stumbling, while the rest of the group said their apologies 565Please respect copyright.PENANAxjxPB9dxwW
and rushed to catch up.565Please respect copyright.PENANA8n0DluXAjb
Gob led them down one of565Please respect copyright.PENANA3kRdvekIwl
the pathways leading further into the cave, away from the main cavern, 565Please respect copyright.PENANAPCrSpmtl7f
the path was lit by a mix of torches and lanterns. 565Please respect copyright.PENANAByu9GwylTV
After a few more turns 565Please respect copyright.PENANAhtj1yvgW61
and twists they seemed to have reached their destination, a secluded 565Please respect copyright.PENANAa1zzMt7rGL
door in front of which there were a few guards. Gob gave them David's 565Please respect copyright.PENANAkeSv5pJ9j2
rope. "Don't leave your eyes off him and no talking." He then waved the 565Please respect copyright.PENANAnbMc65mPf8
rest of the group onward with him. "You guys come with me." And with 565Please respect copyright.PENANAjrcWYQoWAK
that he went inside, followed by the rest of the children.565Please respect copyright.PENANAu7mV7I0zHh
"So, what do you guys do565Please respect copyright.PENANApYQLzRHuyX
for fun round here?" He asked his new guards, but they seemed to be as 565Please respect copyright.PENANALANjVRwoCa
mute as Rock. David imagined it was fear of Gob that made them as mute 565Please respect copyright.PENANA1dIJ1HUzqk
as a rock. After giving a few minutes and not receiving an answer David 565Please respect copyright.PENANAf0AsKUkgra
shrugged and leaned on the wall. Slowly sliding down to hit the ground, 565Please respect copyright.PENANA8dxizMAPXS
it was uncomfortable and his back hurt after sliding on the jagged 565Please respect copyright.PENANAzUBQyn9PWH
rocks, but the relieve his legs felt overcame any sense of pain.565Please respect copyright.PENANAl8mhDWGck6
David even managed a 565Please respect copyright.PENANAwNIfgnoQqv
nap, .but the blissful moment of quiet ended when Gob came back to pick 565Please respect copyright.PENANArMNS4CapxM
David up. As per usual form he didn't wait for David to get up and just 565Please respect copyright.PENANAMbaGQMhSKQ
yanked him up with force. Which resulted in David waking up and diving 565Please respect copyright.PENANAwZak6n1ytA
headfirst into the ground.565Please respect copyright.PENANAEdKtITuUzW
"Ow..." David managed as his nose started bleeding again, not fully healed from Gob's painful jabs before.565Please respect copyright.PENANAxPZlDwEekp
Gob grunted and pulled the rope again. "Come on." David could see one of the guards smirking as he passed the doorway. 565Please respect copyright.PENANAQWkXiC2VmX
David entered the 565Please respect copyright.PENANAASNkTvFPB8
secluded chamber and was greeted with something that he hasn't seen for a565Please respect copyright.PENANA5sXesg4ocI
while, a bed. Even if the bed took most of his attention he could see 565Please respect copyright.PENANAvWh14MgFaY
the rest of the group standing behind Gob and a woman. Who David could 565Please respect copyright.PENANAHrSePKkAz2
tell was royal, they always had that air around them.565Please respect copyright.PENANAPSdVnEjuEf
"Ah this must be our honored guest." She said giving David a wide smile, but not looking in his direction.565Please respect copyright.PENANAYUbZXVhTmy
"Indeed." Gob replied, humbly, subdued. David was astonished that Gob knew what it meant to be, let alone sound, so.565Please respect copyright.PENANAPX9YrZKgdV
"Perfect, leave us 565Please respect copyright.PENANActHZm3Lfrs
alone." She nodded with a smile to the children and they bade their 565Please respect copyright.PENANAXGupInPxI8
farewells. The only three people left were Gob, David and the woman.565Please respect copyright.PENANANfmscpCeSp
"Yes Gob?"565Please respect copyright.PENANABQsW427LUI
"I don't believe it's safe to leave you with him without anyone here, my lady."565Please respect copyright.PENANA6ytbmyHGT0
The woman gave Gob a warm smile." I appreciate the concern, but I hardly see a point in killing me in the middle of our camp."565Please respect copyright.PENANA6JKcDXO4ED
Gob walked up to her a bit closer with intensity in his voice, "if you die, the rebellion dies. If you die..."565Please respect copyright.PENANAFwNj97Mv4Z
"Enough." She said sharply, not loud but commanding. "I know you care for me, but I'm no child. Leave, Gob." 565Please respect copyright.PENANAIEAV6psnZe
Gob stilled at that but 565Please respect copyright.PENANA7lkRyUFRFS
followed the command. "And we agreed you wouldn't call me lady anymore.565Please respect copyright.PENANAS70UQa4tmo
It's just Francesca." She called after Gob, steel in her voice all but 565Please respect copyright.PENANAvILOSwiVIz
gone.565Please respect copyright.PENANAqZewgqfaWK
Francesca turned towards565Please respect copyright.PENANAGrtTueeOP7
David and gestured at a free chair. " Please sit, I apologize for your 565Please respect copyright.PENANAIyImNAI6Np
bounds, Gob would've had a fit if I pushed on that." She said, slowly 565Please respect copyright.PENANAVRxJsYAHeN
feeling her way around with her hands and sitting down on the opposite 565Please respect copyright.PENANAkvbcI9xGEK
side of the table.565Please respect copyright.PENANA4pkHGHAAht
David nodded and moved 565Please respect copyright.PENANAqLe9u91kae
towards the chair, smiling amicably. now that he got a better look at 565Please respect copyright.PENANAVA7o5OrzKB
Francesca, David could tell that she was about the same age as Denis and565Please respect copyright.PENANA8eflFaBwKn
his siblings. Hopefully that also meant she'd be easy to manipulate, 565Please respect copyright.PENANAIvb55VGEcQ
you could never tell with those pesky nobles,565Please respect copyright.PENANADD8P4K8PbL
"Who chose you?" The 565Please respect copyright.PENANA6F1yKtdxb5
soft voice pierced his thoughts as he sat down. Francesca was still 565Please respect copyright.PENANAlXNMQgzA5p
smiling but he could also hear some tension in that voice.565Please respect copyright.PENANAdwkcdjLgVX
"Excuse me?"565Please respect copyright.PENANAhheK0kRYJV
"I can feel a...magical tug. It allows me to feel when another chosen is nearby."565Please respect copyright.PENANAJAI4lmT4ZF
David was still confused, so he decided honesty was the best policy. "Excuse me?"565Please respect copyright.PENANAhHf5ep7HuS
Francesca tilted her head, and then put her hand to her mouth and made a gasping sound. "Oh my! You truly don't know?" 565Please respect copyright.PENANAd66BvidBj5
"We have been chosen by 565Please respect copyright.PENANA7F4GStM8Z6
one of the great five!" She begun excitedly. "I have been chosen by 565Please respect copyright.PENANAhbNohMGkuC
Asmodea. She told me that I'd feel a connection to others chosen by the 565Please respect copyright.PENANADdEBsmh6Jh
Five! Do you really don't know who chose you?"565Please respect copyright.PENANAoi0JpSc7JZ
David wanted to laugh at565Please respect copyright.PENANAzzpzN5Wl8E
the idea that Jester was one of the Five. Sadly, he couldn't, not after565Please respect copyright.PENANATbOB5SOx0y
what he'd seen and survived. David also remembered having a strange 565Please respect copyright.PENANA3WGGOOav6z
feeling at the entrance to the cave, maybe it was that magical tug that 565Please respect copyright.PENANADRQ3yodVAv
Francesca mentioned, although he was too tired and too much in pain to 565Please respect copyright.PENANA0cwjvRA6ta
feel anything else right now, though.565Please respect copyright.PENANAI2KK7PkreD
"Sorry, no idea." He 565Please respect copyright.PENANAY4v4imm2y6
said it in his most innocent tone. "One moment I'm on my ship, the other565Please respect copyright.PENANAXE04p8Ji1L
I'm on the ground getting manhandled."565Please respect copyright.PENANAzZYrgZcFvg
"I apologize, Gob can be...paranoid. But he means well " David just nodded and smiled at that.565Please respect copyright.PENANArGqGngJqwj
"I'm also sure the one who chose you will communicate with you soon enough!" 565Please respect copyright.PENANAR96MBJiuO4
David hoped he wouldn't. "So, what does it entail, being chosen?"565Please respect copyright.PENANAyhyQ3A1Hxl
"Oh! Well when Asmodea 565Please respect copyright.PENANASLgtbJpkzV
shown herself to me it was before the rebellion began. She told me of 565Please respect copyright.PENANAAgBjaN19FW
times before the elevation, various inventions, their way of 565Please respect copyright.PENANA5BnaU1dvCA
life...That's what gave me the inspiration and courage for the 565Please respect copyright.PENANAqfNdoWGvnf
rebellion." She paused as if unsure if she should mention the next part.565Please respect copyright.PENANAey7wGGVKSj
"Mostly it's just advice now, she can sometimes hear and see what I 565Please respect copyright.PENANAAwyK2NOtym
hear and see. Of course, your benefactor might have a different 565Please respect copyright.PENANA7bmR81q8L1
approach, I cannot presume to know the minds of the Great."565Please respect copyright.PENANAbaTNsUXinf
David nodded, as if his 565Please respect copyright.PENANAc06OQ5IXuD
currenFt predicament made complete sense, or maybe he was just going 565Please respect copyright.PENANATu72AFKlht
crazy bit by bit. Going with the flow seemed to be the best approach for565Please respect copyright.PENANApXJ44WXmVv
now, especially if it got Francesca on his side. 565Please respect copyright.PENANAkugB1wWSa1
"Does anyone else know of you being chosen?" David asked Francesca.565Please respect copyright.PENANADcfKoTVBcJ
She shook her head 565Please respect copyright.PENANAGOAPto8ddt
sadly. "No, I'm ashamed for lying to my friends but it would be hard to 565Please respect copyright.PENANA2uoIfC3WCq
explain. You're the first person I spoke to about this. I was hoping 565Please respect copyright.PENANAgl0ZwlGm4p
you'd know more, but..."565Please respect copyright.PENANAbgAdLNOc9P
"Sorry for not being more helpful."565Please respect copyright.PENANAgpzVwsK0Zo
"Oh, gods, no! It's not 565Please respect copyright.PENANAicMxAyrxtu
your fault, I'm sorry for telling you all of this. You must think me 565Please respect copyright.PENANAhytEJdGAeQ
crazy or an idiot." She gave a weak laugh.565Please respect copyright.PENANAqlDOc30LVG
David sensing an 565Please respect copyright.PENANATMdzCesE2t
opportunity moved closer and took a risk of holding her hand in his 565Please respect copyright.PENANArkBsLNjAEe
own." In these few moments I've known you, you've shown yourself to be 565Please respect copyright.PENANAW8Cp4XjpTQ
kind and smart. I thank you for telling me, hopefully together we can 565Please respect copyright.PENANAUendxkvWDQ
work through this together." David heard that nobles were suckers for 565Please respect copyright.PENANAGXDX3I7lgW
the chivalrous knight types, he decided to test it out.565Please respect copyright.PENANAiufkjLJMvO
Francesca looked up to 565Please respect copyright.PENANA5LpewO4uS7
David and he could see her glassed over eyes, he could tell she was 565Please respect copyright.PENANAC0hreFXKIu
blind. That explained why she kept avoiding looking in his direction, 565Please respect copyright.PENANAskvannZy35
also showed a lot of undue trust in David. "Thank you, the way you talk 565Please respect copyright.PENANAIxy1OREvJP
seems so elegant and wise. Looks like Denis was correct when he claimed 565Please respect copyright.PENANAGbdCUCTvsv
you traveled all over Astaria"565Please respect copyright.PENANAw964YLFGhy
"Traveling the isles 565Please respect copyright.PENANAhTDCZ2uvHp
doesn't really make you elegant or wise. You just bring out the best of 565Please respect copyright.PENANAisiot1aKKa
me." Was he laying it on too thick? Probably.565Please respect copyright.PENANABhgxBhI4wZ
"You jest." She shook 565Please respect copyright.PENANAKqQ5iJcwD5
her head chuckling, a smile lingered nonetheless. "You were saying you 565Please respect copyright.PENANAt2rrxabGnP
were on a ship, the one that crash-landed?"565Please respect copyright.PENANAtGcm9B9cjU
"The flying fish, yes. I was one of the officers."565Please respect copyright.PENANAg29XDRkVIT
"My condolences for your565Please respect copyright.PENANAngue8T5Als
crew members. They died trying to get the weapons to us." She squeezed 565Please respect copyright.PENANAt8Qqvtw7pN
Davids hands tighter. "I shall not forget their sacrifice."565Please respect copyright.PENANAs4gKmZbLyh
David nodded and looked 565Please respect copyright.PENANA3pmkECmoqT
down. He didn't really care that they've not survived, most of them were565Please respect copyright.PENANAvb75rnjMjl
scoundrels, David included. As far as David saw it, they've done the 565Please respect copyright.PENANArK1ZUb17jq
world a favour by dying. Not David though, he was a scoundrel worthy of 565Please respect copyright.PENANANrKdyIfpx4
redemption, one of the Five seemed to think so at least and if they 565Please respect copyright.PENANAiUJuu6dyYq
could not see the good in a person then who could?565Please respect copyright.PENANAFaJtRfb9qU
"Gob believes you are 565Please respect copyright.PENANAJPn8BLD0lB
dangerous to the rebellion. He also believes me to be naive, but I'd 565Please respect copyright.PENANAgaTjADRxQo
rather put my trust in people. You can stay here with us. I will not 565Please respect copyright.PENANAqLdN9ux484
make you fight but I also cannot promise you safe passage home, at least565Please respect copyright.PENANAyK5HoLl69T
not now. Maybe later, but you can stay safe and share our food." She 565Please respect copyright.PENANAnmmPz2J1Us
paused a bit and the continued more quickly." Only if you wish to, of 565Please respect copyright.PENANAZrqjtyB3Fo
course. If you have no desire to, feel free to leave and I shall give 565Please respect copyright.PENANAKt2l8M48xm
you some clothes and food from our stockpiles."565Please respect copyright.PENANApJKoJw0uBa
David shuddered at the 565Please respect copyright.PENANAjuLUdj64hQ
thought of spending dark, cold, hungry nights out in that forest. Even 565Please respect copyright.PENANAJyRf4SDe6B
if he did decide to leave, he didn't have anywhere else to go. No, as 565Please respect copyright.PENANA9xVJYAON0e
far as David could he had no alternative but to stay. He was never a 565Please respect copyright.PENANAZhs9qa9gLR
rebel before, he wondered if he'd enjoy it. "I'll be more than happy to 565Please respect copyright.PENANAL3BYgmST20
take up on your offer to stay here. As for fighting for your righteous 565Please respect copyright.PENANAxp0F7u9K1V
cause? It would be my pleasure." David would probably regret saying 565Please respect copyright.PENANAFbl7QTCeUy
that, but he can always go back on his words if the situation requires 565Please respect copyright.PENANA0nShryTXgu
so.565Please respect copyright.PENANA4SuorYo3Sq
Francesca giggled and 565Please respect copyright.PENANASYcNn0JODy
clapped her hands. "Excellent!" I shall ask one of the guards to get you565Please respect copyright.PENANAyIJzkvVzGp
a sleeping bag and some supplies. " She wrinkled her nose. "Maybe a 565Please respect copyright.PENANAH5mr39DzA9
bath as well"565Please respect copyright.PENANAEPV12FsgWl
David gave a fake laugh,565Please respect copyright.PENANAndLAjY8TbX
nobles always so rude. Though the fact that she had a nice scent even 565Please respect copyright.PENANAPPWSKfLcXb
when living in these conditions didn't help his pride. "I'd definitely 565Please respect copyright.PENANA2nN2t4MJRw
appreciate it, my lady."565Please respect copyright.PENANA4Rt3VmQFRF
"None of that, it's Francesca."565Please respect copyright.PENANAg8HZuiplwj
"Francesca it is, then. Thank you, Francesca."565Please respect copyright.PENANAQj3CxtitJF
Francesca nodded and 565Please respect copyright.PENANA53wRlnlhqY
gave David a warm smile. "Nook!" One of the previous guards peeped in. 565Please respect copyright.PENANAI1WteGXQXL
"Take David and get him a sleeping bag. Take his bounds off as well, 565Please respect copyright.PENANAHNgCQqzJp5
from this day on he fights with us. I'll let Gob know." She added the 565Please respect copyright.PENANA2cpskynUtu
last part as Nook was about to protest. But he nodded and took David 565Please respect copyright.PENANAmPzVCdOCe4
with him with no further complaints. Nook took out a knife and cut the 565Please respect copyright.PENANA7oZhPQvXl6
rope that was holding David, who nodded in appreciation.565Please respect copyright.PENANA0YX2d5vn8O
Rubbing his wrists to 565Please respect copyright.PENANAtOrH40Smym
relax them from the strain he smiled. With things finally looking his 565Please respect copyright.PENANAFlvBEJHdkZ
way David had a better outlook on the future. If he plays his cards 565Please respect copyright.PENANAqes1El8KAF
right he might just get out of there alive. Francesca herself seemed 565Please respect copyright.PENANA5eJZGULOOt
easy to lie to and manipulate, though he did feel a bit bad about lying 565Please respect copyright.PENANAVgiGXdNJuD
to her.565Please respect copyright.PENANAkrXN7sk5fK
~don't trust her, don't 565Please respect copyright.PENANApZYpwzlLC5
trust anyone but yourself. ~ David shook his head. He almost forgot that565Please respect copyright.PENANAWlbC2NUQsc
lifelong lesson. He couldn't get too comfortable, he always had to be 565Please respect copyright.PENANAMZsMl74WCm
on his toes and aware. David will betray her and everyone in this 565Please respect copyright.PENANADiQ7RJYX0S
rebellion. Just like he betrayed everyone else. After all, they'll just 565Please respect copyright.PENANAZXRk501ZGR
betray him first if he doesn't.565Please respect copyright.PENANAmT1piruHVT
His new home didn't seem565Please respect copyright.PENANAwrJG0GJzVo
much, he was placed in the spacious cavern near the rest of the rebels.565Please respect copyright.PENANAHRC1tJEv64
David didn't really have a tent but was given a sleeping bag by Nook. 565Please respect copyright.PENANALDbjTnIhwS
"We have specific feeding times, you'll know when it is when everyone 565Please respect copyright.PENANAG5I2TtCmGE
starts gathering around the pots." 565Please respect copyright.PENANAK9uyf4GWOi
David just nodded at 565Please respect copyright.PENANAp8fkd1mDsJ
that. He didn't really care about hunger, he only cared about how tired 565Please respect copyright.PENANA8FzrCx6YjT
he was as his knees gave out and he fell on the sleeping bag. Finally, 565Please respect copyright.PENANAl4W9PvKshx
some comfort, he could still feel the rocks but compared to beforehand 565Please respect copyright.PENANAwmqYREo98a
it was basically sitting on a soft cushion.565Please respect copyright.PENANABH4UNtQMnQ
He looked around and 565Please respect copyright.PENANAr4jK07fnnH
noticed some of the rebels stealing glances at him, no one brave enough 565Please respect copyright.PENANAAjNYNN7nC0
to come up and start a conversation though. The guards seemed especially565Please respect copyright.PENANA4I1tdt0Vru
weary as they didn't even try to hide the fact that they were glaring 565Please respect copyright.PENANA8lUUZtbDqo
at him. It made sense, he came here as a prisoner and David was looking 565Please respect copyright.PENANA95aIQeZ1W3
forward to finding out how long it'd take to get them on his side.565Please respect copyright.PENANA1F5gsRjIVW
As he laid down further 565Please respect copyright.PENANAlG9zEpwt7S
on the makeshift bed he felt something in one of his pockets. David put 565Please respect copyright.PENANAuhB9F3nEA2
his hand down the pocket and pulled out the locket from Boyle, 565Please respect copyright.PENANAhSGZkh4eyl
surprisingly it wasn't destroyed. That reminded David that he stole some565Please respect copyright.PENANA88cgPWvo0b
coins as well and decided to rummage his pockets for them, sadly he 565Please respect copyright.PENANAbqlXMdFUdV
couldn't find any.565Please respect copyright.PENANA6mm3jXNhtZ
Giving a sad sigh, David565Please respect copyright.PENANAJbaH1MSt3o
started playing with the locket. It seemed to be gold or at least a 565Please respect copyright.PENANAVkWfJegim3
golden colour. After a while he managed to open it, revealing a picture 565Please respect copyright.PENANAbpjcRbwbjk
of Boyd, a woman and a child. They all seemed happy, which made an 565Please respect copyright.PENANAYkpV1aO1iQ
unexplained feeling of anger rise within David and he closed the locket,565Please respect copyright.PENANAXjaohP6A57
putting it back in his pocket. The faster he pawns the falling thing 565Please respect copyright.PENANAfGJfYN2nMm
the better.565Please respect copyright.PENANAvGy35Pj3V3
Not much else followed after that last thought as the days finally caught up to David and he finally fell asleep.
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