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Shadows.592Please respect copyright.PENANAaq5jeFovgI
The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.592Please respect copyright.PENANA816g4KMm8D
They are men and women 592Please respect copyright.PENANAuVcKHiPgBT
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 592Please respect copyright.PENANAQVwBzezTYX
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.592Please respect copyright.PENANA6DLbf62xDQ
They extensively trained592Please respect copyright.PENANAMlv30zTfhy
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 592Please respect copyright.PENANAdLO9EXIDDj
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging592Please respect copyright.PENANAkdvAQJSfJe
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.592Please respect copyright.PENANAv8VFBHSwaF
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Davids relief didn't 592Please respect copyright.PENANABWAL8JxY1T
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 592Please respect copyright.PENANAgxZxrCAtY9
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he592Please respect copyright.PENANAyKLdhxkTI5
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone592Please respect copyright.PENANAMm48Waie2R
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 592Please respect copyright.PENANAk2mWixRo2d
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would592Please respect copyright.PENANA3bjUVVZSIl
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 592Please respect copyright.PENANAYJWZQfbGJv
better off than Angela.592Please respect copyright.PENANAtSklRseOLF
"Breathe slowly and calm592Please respect copyright.PENANALyIuWWA0PF
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 592Please respect copyright.PENANADA3yjZfsNb
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a592Please respect copyright.PENANANkupHVAWdF
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing592Please respect copyright.PENANAawOkkZC51I
got steadier.592Please respect copyright.PENANAViUW65uSiv
"Useless." Gob said as 592Please respect copyright.PENANAA0c81ckHFi
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 592Please respect copyright.PENANAzMd9mGC1VJ
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 592Please respect copyright.PENANAXQV86nmZPC
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."592Please respect copyright.PENANAccW6Xp5rPt
After his conversation 592Please respect copyright.PENANAkfVwoHv7I8
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 592Please respect copyright.PENANAp6x2vKIgkH
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 592Please respect copyright.PENANArW85azdyNQ
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.592Please respect copyright.PENANAdnH6cyeklJ
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.592Please respect copyright.PENANAqXhZg8jQIs
"To get new weapons and 592Please respect copyright.PENANAJCemjdHn2m
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 592Please respect copyright.PENANAik5aClqXW1
drying his shoes from any excess water.592Please respect copyright.PENANAgWuQrOKtXH
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.592Please respect copyright.PENANAVKz2zLHLNR
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.592Please respect copyright.PENANA39BPK2rri9
"No!" Angela stood up 592Please respect copyright.PENANABbonnNmrKu
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 592Please respect copyright.PENANA49WwfRD5g6
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I592Please respect copyright.PENANAq1IeEfkXqv
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she592Please respect copyright.PENANAR3rIUlKCS9
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.592Please respect copyright.PENANANJmi5MSm8U
"If I could do anything 592Please respect copyright.PENANAb9FfEj8LSU
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began592Please respect copyright.PENANAVUSNs0GEPw
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 592Please respect copyright.PENANAlZvAea0KF7
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 592Please respect copyright.PENANABrZT8kZoPm
us. Now get up."592Please respect copyright.PENANA9DfJ7WiqWl
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.592Please respect copyright.PENANAo7KaUhM1ff
Thus, they began their 592Please respect copyright.PENANAfHYTi8KHDD
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.592Please respect copyright.PENANADkOK1YldIz
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 592Please respect copyright.PENANAPG4Lr2Td3w
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 592Please respect copyright.PENANAEAE1m9JNqO
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 592Please respect copyright.PENANAW1Ky4jlvFf
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAls9WEscIJP
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 592Please respect copyright.PENANAvhprqMMDXl
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of592Please respect copyright.PENANAYFfsZ8S41z
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 592Please respect copyright.PENANAGZYlZ23hoX
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.592Please respect copyright.PENANA3ZHi0xFMlB
The only one not 592Please respect copyright.PENANAaqR2x4Pwk8
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 592Please respect copyright.PENANA7t4nZtnDe6
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't592Please respect copyright.PENANAyqHqVV7Sff
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 592Please respect copyright.PENANAOqJ3gkypBO
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.592Please respect copyright.PENANA40nt9er66n
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever592Please respect copyright.PENANAVAkDItlk8Z
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 592Please respect copyright.PENANAvqwMmVlZ3T
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 592Please respect copyright.PENANAjMbwzGhdPZ
was no more fighting, David didn't know.592Please respect copyright.PENANAAQT1Ld4oHP
David hoped that 592Please respect copyright.PENANAK9XKeUSsJX
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 592Please respect copyright.PENANAcyLfh7bYjY
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 592Please respect copyright.PENANAvCy2QUaH6E
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 592Please respect copyright.PENANAgDOlKMwcAL
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAQqAiuM8C94
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 592Please respect copyright.PENANAN5eRPhXIwV
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 592Please respect copyright.PENANArKY966rku7
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 592Please respect copyright.PENANA95Di6BuUpA
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 592Please respect copyright.PENANAyPfni5KoG3
David slouched to the 592Please respect copyright.PENANAaCj10dWj1S
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 592Please respect copyright.PENANAfX7tJLlA2f
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 592Please respect copyright.PENANAWoFCbhUQaf
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't592Please respect copyright.PENANArmHE9r4J9m
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 592Please respect copyright.PENANAsfCem9laN3
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 592Please respect copyright.PENANAKpMqqB8OUO
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're592Please respect copyright.PENANAw3yyzCFXzl
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 592Please respect copyright.PENANAB7zkHm7lij
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela592Please respect copyright.PENANA8IqpjtBry6
No answer. ~Oh hells, do592Please respect copyright.PENANAz23UFdrUl4
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 592Please respect copyright.PENANA5rFyyJoYfb
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 592Please respect copyright.PENANAda68QkWH9H
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 592Please respect copyright.PENANAslU04B6nym
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and592Please respect copyright.PENANAX4qrCwHYrC
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 592Please respect copyright.PENANAra5hDWAkMu
against putting it on her.592Please respect copyright.PENANAKhs43aZBTu
"I...I should've been 592Please respect copyright.PENANAUlBCp8IxWW
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 592Please respect copyright.PENANAmqHzsdp9pd
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 592Please respect copyright.PENANAqNc2fLA5Pz
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 592Please respect copyright.PENANArNVtUUO5bW
David's mouth.592Please respect copyright.PENANAvXfcyZPUzc
"Why weren't you? Now, I592Please respect copyright.PENANA3qQeMAbVdi
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 592Please respect copyright.PENANA8sYW3lta60
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more592Please respect copyright.PENANAri1sD5eygk
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.592Please respect copyright.PENANAoF5SfV1ztG
"It happened so fast. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAACbqOXOxvv
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I592Please respect copyright.PENANAugd8yOkeP7
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 592Please respect copyright.PENANA2tIEejopFi
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 592Please respect copyright.PENANA7NHE07BOPS
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 592Please respect copyright.PENANAtIILBNM1OM
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering592Please respect copyright.PENANAMbAw8C1A2g
to herself again592Please respect copyright.PENANADPSAGPfUSv
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.592Please respect copyright.PENANAXeemZBvNNP
The mighty hunter 592Please respect copyright.PENANAE07pT9PJW4
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared592Please respect copyright.PENANARYWxq7gILv
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 592Please respect copyright.PENANA5vqIQSVFyV
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 592Please respect copyright.PENANAIEKhAm1bcJ
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 592Please respect copyright.PENANAAnAzlvcWlk
Their respite didn't 592Please respect copyright.PENANA88MAHb9UCD
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 592Please respect copyright.PENANAcU4YGc3GOB
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 592Please respect copyright.PENANAvfLPH7xTFT
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 592Please respect copyright.PENANAvi6Q7GB818
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 592Please respect copyright.PENANAoE2QLKL63G
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,592Please respect copyright.PENANAblSHJID8Ua
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put592Please respect copyright.PENANAyvhAaoUE9p
that skill to actual good use.592Please respect copyright.PENANA6fuUcEd9fZ
Thankfully their walk 592Please respect copyright.PENANAsqDhxNi3Ku
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 592Please respect copyright.PENANAnKKbt9zQFM
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 592Please respect copyright.PENANAyfu6FGlGSf
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 592Please respect copyright.PENANA11tjSRO1Nl
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 592Please respect copyright.PENANAu4900X5Vdh
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.592Please respect copyright.PENANAXI39mzVEH6
Gob motioned for them to592Please respect copyright.PENANAOa4EhXFurd
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 592Please respect copyright.PENANA2HQsYBm71u
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 592Please respect copyright.PENANAmKRpOOnPTo
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 592Please respect copyright.PENANAR5MAnD9sDy
conveniently carried on his shoulder.592Please respect copyright.PENANApyRv4cqCd8
Fly boats were made out 592Please respect copyright.PENANAPXVOnbyYXV
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,592Please respect copyright.PENANAYKz95fz1Kg
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 592Please respect copyright.PENANAqtIzyWwS8n
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow592Please respect copyright.PENANAXXmmkJp0UX
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 592Please respect copyright.PENANA69GIb4aTjF
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 592Please respect copyright.PENANAubjPS15x4Y
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 592Please respect copyright.PENANAHqQ6dj2Ugn
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 592Please respect copyright.PENANAU9wADtwmO5
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate592Please respect copyright.PENANARFEvfMPBPg
or smiled. A frown.592Please respect copyright.PENANAcLV7mGczqg
He put the boat down on 592Please respect copyright.PENANApYGuVGrPJP
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 592Please respect copyright.PENANAFHxBjuwdf4
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 592Please respect copyright.PENANADANX9u2VTo
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 592Please respect copyright.PENANA7XkCyTjQjO
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 592Please respect copyright.PENANAAblVCHwTsx
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the592Please respect copyright.PENANAdguTNrvYvW
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 592Please respect copyright.PENANArvArVlLqnK
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 592Please respect copyright.PENANAxxvqLzm9AL
making his wounds ache.592Please respect copyright.PENANAfdJjIGW2Kz
Gob put the boat over 592Please respect copyright.PENANAkgksCjwBP2
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came592Please respect copyright.PENANAsnwpbdGxmC
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 592Please respect copyright.PENANA0myFrIuAKq
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 592Please respect copyright.PENANA5hVyKkob37
the other. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAAynuKPjbko
Gob handed David the 592Please respect copyright.PENANAo5NQW2d92R
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 592Please respect copyright.PENANAJPMm9WQlrY
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 592Please respect copyright.PENANABuukdnIQEW
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 592Please respect copyright.PENANAKvbASzgUYE
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 592Please respect copyright.PENANAg569LMQHZ8
believed this was definitely one of those fates.592Please respect copyright.PENANABfHQTuQ17T
All though David did 592Please respect copyright.PENANAbRjfWALP2F
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 592Please respect copyright.PENANA1beQhhoi97
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 592Please respect copyright.PENANADQeIUgOa8o
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 592Please respect copyright.PENANAd6Q0o93ZX3
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 592Please respect copyright.PENANAOKcTZoU09s
by the sun.592Please respect copyright.PENANAQWyKdDxF9I
They all disembarked, 592Please respect copyright.PENANAWTnmVn27vf
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAWaGazxdUHK
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 592Please respect copyright.PENANAX35Hdb17o1
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 592Please respect copyright.PENANAIRCykGUazx
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 592Please respect copyright.PENANAqz4Zb2qZK0
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 592Please respect copyright.PENANAFcvRph6f8N
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.592Please respect copyright.PENANAyGou4Rxavs
"How do they manage to 592Please respect copyright.PENANAql9uoS8QnZ
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 592Please respect copyright.PENANA7NlbwPmRsF
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 592Please respect copyright.PENANA0Wjy6qtGG5
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "592Please respect copyright.PENANABjIwXb0kGA
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as592Please respect copyright.PENANALkno82e3Aj
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."592Please respect copyright.PENANATaA35p1mHU
David nodded, the answer592Please respect copyright.PENANAklGJVFIuUJ
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like592Please respect copyright.PENANAVA20hFsBtj
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.592Please respect copyright.PENANAuLQsmNo7zY
One thing David noticed,592Please respect copyright.PENANAeDk73UnnUw
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 592Please respect copyright.PENANAHSNTG2JhRA
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors592Please respect copyright.PENANAJHCfXOMwPB
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 592Please respect copyright.PENANAoBQ9aSvpjh
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 592Please respect copyright.PENANAbc827aMNhr
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some592Please respect copyright.PENANA9qUeDZyrVl
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything592Please respect copyright.PENANAm6j7gjita3
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 592Please respect copyright.PENANAM253kAJwuM
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 592Please respect copyright.PENANAI2Ag7LD5JP
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 592Please respect copyright.PENANAR6RRhHhHvf
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.592Please respect copyright.PENANAR9xyP4kSBF
It made him remember 592Please respect copyright.PENANAEgjneFyd4H
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 592Please respect copyright.PENANAn8MTFzUF1T
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 592Please respect copyright.PENANAZKPVTeiuyL
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't592Please respect copyright.PENANAk8f9FjorlR
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 592Please respect copyright.PENANA0eVuDv2xRy
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 592Please respect copyright.PENANAsYnYvqvfHR
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 592Please respect copyright.PENANA92eZ9VYmCR
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a592Please respect copyright.PENANAX47pkeXHxW
while ago.592Please respect copyright.PENANAiipagXagdH
Just as previously they 592Please respect copyright.PENANARIAHZMM25c
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen592Please respect copyright.PENANAGLzHl1Shsl
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a592Please respect copyright.PENANA2W7Uw7gZbs
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 592Please respect copyright.PENANAZxo9ZIyn08
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 592Please respect copyright.PENANARRdqu0svcZ
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 592Please respect copyright.PENANAbkQRNubTfq
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 592Please respect copyright.PENANADJqID4EbgS
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 592Please respect copyright.PENANAILXNfIhpha
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 592Please respect copyright.PENANAG1WzTtbf8y
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.592Please respect copyright.PENANAH6uT9Awn54
David was apprehensive 592Please respect copyright.PENANAGXaadlck6x
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 592Please respect copyright.PENANASPr0pny6Ra
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 592Please respect copyright.PENANAe3a0lUR0W8
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 592Please respect copyright.PENANAQuOfrCbefx
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAL01mVw0ZOx
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.592Please respect copyright.PENANAQllVPo0gy2
Before they all turned 592Please respect copyright.PENANAKOHabYFll5
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 592Please respect copyright.PENANA4bN0MJ5AOG
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 592Please respect copyright.PENANAaVxnNFSwSn
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could592Please respect copyright.PENANAQsgW49SM9a
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how592Please respect copyright.PENANAVrhPvADL0J
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 592Please respect copyright.PENANAIfdfbfkXu8
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.592Please respect copyright.PENANAuLdBbbNqww
Sadly the sweet dream 592Please respect copyright.PENANAz3OT9raxE6
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 592Please respect copyright.PENANAl5xjZcpnRR
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 592Please respect copyright.PENANAD2iebGlXDB
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 592Please respect copyright.PENANAxZrAyMXfSf
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial592Please respect copyright.PENANAkdqN5Rf63T
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 592Please respect copyright.PENANAhp7DqCr0lf
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 592Please respect copyright.PENANABToCG7SZOz
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 592Please respect copyright.PENANAKbpnbiBX4H
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.592Please respect copyright.PENANA5NJGDAHPnw
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 592Please respect copyright.PENANA186N2zUCaL
David shook his head and592Please respect copyright.PENANAml0mbo5xvd
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 592Please respect copyright.PENANABUhwDUXNGt
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 592Please respect copyright.PENANADoEYRhpD9M
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 592Please respect copyright.PENANAHLAVOCoNMN
too.592Please respect copyright.PENANAZJUF74vDic
They spent the morning 592Please respect copyright.PENANAF9uAVcgpSL
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAWYmeI6SsGz
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 592Please respect copyright.PENANABVsOK2ixar
crowd. ~592Please respect copyright.PENANAdg7jiMnZMP
After they were all done592Please respect copyright.PENANAUpz0ITGDXq
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 592Please respect copyright.PENANA15nUAKVwl0
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 592Please respect copyright.PENANAq8Tk56mQBZ
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAWi2WluTs47
Positivity all around.592Please respect copyright.PENANAjS1HPQ8XVj
Soon they reached the 592Please respect copyright.PENANAaYa8vpHONi
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned592Please respect copyright.PENANAoFE9dRu2Rr
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 592Please respect copyright.PENANAOydXL4ZxIm
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 592Please respect copyright.PENANAq6tVz4hR5T
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 592Please respect copyright.PENANAcyFWLr9fNY
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 592Please respect copyright.PENANAwtNjClXxvE
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 592Please respect copyright.PENANAxxOaWeoiPY
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 592Please respect copyright.PENANABu6qH0rU1x
everyone won.592Please respect copyright.PENANAb3w7hlKWCX
Gob seemed to be pretty 592Please respect copyright.PENANAhMBYIQfAt5
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 592Please respect copyright.PENANAxmotvBAx7x
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 592Please respect copyright.PENANA9PPBjzC8of
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 592Please respect copyright.PENANArvMY8mMXYZ
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly592Please respect copyright.PENANAn8iIpLWLJ9
making her way behind David.592Please respect copyright.PENANAhPzv3Ip7Iz
"Where's Lev?" Gob 592Please respect copyright.PENANAcKLw3MtVMp
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 592Please respect copyright.PENANA3q9gMQTwnv
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 592Please respect copyright.PENANARy3GllfsNw
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"592Please respect copyright.PENANAryFfIPXHR6
Reaching the middle 592Please respect copyright.PENANAm6oBXjmyEf
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 592Please respect copyright.PENANAxh0MutieFl
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 592Please respect copyright.PENANAwtzHUSZw7u
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying592Please respect copyright.PENANAujrtJ4SC3H
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 592Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8EPkasNoF
and quickly put a knife to his throat.592Please respect copyright.PENANA7pU5Pp3gLH
Before David could 592Please respect copyright.PENANAvjVixMFCSl
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the592Please respect copyright.PENANAQV5kGrp2ja
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 592Please respect copyright.PENANAGao9tI6Ecw
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 592Please respect copyright.PENANAMEyvh83kxq
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 592Please respect copyright.PENANATtFSfBphQ5
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 592Please respect copyright.PENANAtGRevp7sCI
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer592Please respect copyright.PENANA9ETf3nlg72
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expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 592Please respect copyright.PENANAG2yKooIzKV
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers592Please respect copyright.PENANA1wWf3FQbKr
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.592Please respect copyright.PENANAx4uIY8VN0h
"Enough of this!" 592Please respect copyright.PENANA956NHXxSgH
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of592Please respect copyright.PENANAy18XXA3x0l
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 592Please respect copyright.PENANAK1KPbJegxs
towards them.592Please respect copyright.PENANA6cDdHS1KUW
David felt himself flung592Please respect copyright.PENANAj442Wn63V1
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 592Please respect copyright.PENANAlP6HYB71on
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 592Please respect copyright.PENANAySIUVtmqcf
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 592Please respect copyright.PENANA3tFTwXCzJC
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 592Please respect copyright.PENANAhd4UD6Udqq
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 592Please respect copyright.PENANAU3TtOWh3k9
overwhelmed him.
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