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The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnFWoX75Fp
They are men and women 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlc9eKuuJF
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡND30NFd8SH
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX86UTeUPxB
They extensively trained735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIi9kBzfzN
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxckXihGCNw
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbG3p3ttZF
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rYyW3WXdb
Fragment of Josh Wilkins', ambassador and spy, report on the inner workings of the Empire to the Commonwealth. 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECjaj505oN
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Davids relief didn't 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgg2kDRPFUK
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEmOCu7md7
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCm95eTnmfT
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNReu8xVfRL
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxLdMI5Ikp
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWAs5MvVve
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdb00npFx3
better off than Angela.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdG8j16ZN7
"Breathe slowly and calm735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfrkNxbDKx
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5S7QIqI1z
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNi4aD3pVyL
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaL8FBCOJw
got steadier.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGkTarn5X8
"Useless." Gob said as 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLB189yv69
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SEaZ2nOus
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKTrtlYvz2
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKQYZqAA6y
After his conversation 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpgDNzsQMv
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWnIU5XcNO
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwt8JTwJSA
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qZjFrA2jB
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsRNeOJQ15
"To get new weapons and 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwvpHq8dbb
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ystjG6fd9
drying his shoes from any excess water.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQoTuuJj2z
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0vcwEd0B3
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqr5YwC5IDa
"No!" Angela stood up 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppWenXKpcW
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlBgWqedqo
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjHyrkjHPYp
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR44jekSye9
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROMzkRTLFB
"If I could do anything 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26AOAi3Avh
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qUBjvUGC9
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5uegsXA2j
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmSyM1ITe7
us. Now get up."735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkYqb9I00k
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuuvEu49mu
Thus, they began their 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlNtVcYJ46
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdS4B6H7bSo
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7kqlirQO2
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36QDu0UmcX
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR30HE8YGXz
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHiMQdc0vM
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedaj8o6ZEK
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKD138RyKkw
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHgpyX2A7G
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocAWoeJ5hB
The only one not 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt37fnwguim
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyR6bRIies
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ke6H5UuAK
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FWQ0xND3u
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEy56FIpJU5
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpj1cN4GepZ
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KxXkn56WG
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIzQXx4ZcP
was no more fighting, David didn't know.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnl0sMWCfw
David hoped that 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UyWm3D4Cr
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5oKaQpWK8
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnpq0u2Pog
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DI0kgvLlR
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSzeXuO2p6
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIPUMtTiDR
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsR1BJWYVD
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLFER3EJP2
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCR0XQa9p5
David slouched to the 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCQr0j7ZKb
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwobGW0rD3
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrj2dwUm3Br
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngx71Lzfm3
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKByyGShbii
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3kg1cbc6L
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJO3tyozys0
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcnBrKRlkT
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDX19KvC78s
No answer. ~Oh hells, do735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64rs2KG0Nw
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOJu1nnbfh
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFm6fNON7a
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeMFR4oDzs
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoboPNZET2
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUs0P5M5Gqp
against putting it on her.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQo7FpHDLN
"I...I should've been 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NvQulYwxN
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyY8jklN2Z
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerPeokPb54
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe35QyUgj66
David's mouth.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyTh8XO5Wf
"Why weren't you? Now, I735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCenDDgAlE
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEDaHji4UG
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FCWNVADwy
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4rMtmbc9r
"It happened so fast. 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3L702bQQy
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7gqYS5fcC
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSJf2I5HBb
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvu1MBuyx2
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdXzK2PLLy
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseoub9BvOJ
to herself again735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTqhLspJSn
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCBqeMssWI
The mighty hunter 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5KGP2TeS9
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTcvZPJCav
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv77UbeCyoF
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDNhpyXNxZ
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhRmigTvYH
Their respite didn't 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KIKqCc04g
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5bh7WHAaW
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDlm6vY7Wj
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYliuR0oE3Z
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2uyzShT5y
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnO5jUzZBSs
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGueC1cVaib
that skill to actual good use.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxlUZKceF4
Thankfully their walk 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGqZAhzsdc
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsWutKcJDj
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJji6AOI30
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzrbRR1akf
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9w2tpYz5t4
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkuzyUtVth
Gob motioned for them to735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS63ZwkBK3O
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8yUyedKZ5
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvtCt2HGsO
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsMZ4QtiT2
conveniently carried on his shoulder.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWzPKkdxgR
Fly boats were made out 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozSDd4Vx85
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡER4DqG2OL5
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkO3Xotq9F
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuAAlHflPO
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVyr4oObUS
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18rXVQAKRQ
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDK5ihdG32i
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuqxrTEkhs
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcGN5Ipu55
or smiled. A frown.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMgRu9P3hf
He put the boat down on 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXrU9RU32L
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3QiYdagTH
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAir49HYcZ
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QS4vpN4kp
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzLK6BDNhL
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEn34dIPAq
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvta4IslVn
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDMIO6mjup
making his wounds ache.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneXA65zhV5
Gob put the boat over 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAh6aY4OIP3
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlw0QX8J8A
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfdGRr2ZWc
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJ5m3giFQV
the other. 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7PecEarIw
Gob handed David the 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTzmIRH8Jz
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGU2nDZ24GI
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRGvs5OnV1
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqAcvLmywg
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllIh19LnZG
believed this was definitely one of those fates.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOcJLFQBMT
All though David did 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHFQZU27dl
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhIriiPykC
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWLLS0wPiu
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8k0TOWEZ5t
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGYHcuWkfl
by the sun.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ym6NcVQK4
They all disembarked, 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeMqpdIaTB
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCaE4mPJjt
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXQIM5Lrlg
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCUCj2QJG7
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkrKzbkFpK
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHEB8q8jxJ
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNJREGyHpw
"How do they manage to 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZwwY1A92E
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQM1e5mLAY
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLtARpX0jF
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4vmacEhyq
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhx9pjc26f
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOU6fQqkzX
David nodded, the answer735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2bggbMpxq
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkL7Y4EnR1k
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXoaezcPfI7
One thing David noticed,735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9XL47DqyB
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJtW6Ykx7g
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZrhgBiMt1
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGPMMzERAf
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4ks7amV57
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7s522pd2x
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjT1AM1SUOT
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPG0pbUHUvN
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQezwQ4WoI
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGx0GVXz1Z
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfaWUzShv4
It made him remember 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwVR5VRjxA
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRe6cDXyIf2
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX32jBo6cf5
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIG8hL6iBEc
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujpICePRmN
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUe10ssfBsf
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkw0W4rwAS
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvdQ6OIJNA
while ago.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3MdCUyXMS
Just as previously they 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsqy3zuj75
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRG5MS2fKh
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMgZIh4Wf3
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xCBQ8Yq2D
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VRk82Ag7Z
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7ikOm3i0J
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4sSQ1aj7X
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowlN81JgUx
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bTzO4Y1fh
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtLgTKLwDc
David was apprehensive 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40hF6a4Hmn
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWghjOE9Kg
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYlcFftxWWb
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkVK3QjpoU
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNtsMW5K3F
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMna8DmDNTO
Before they all turned 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrzqI33yLa
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZBxig0BEW
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfQw5BufoH
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkRSOLvKEe
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41jIwFuj6h
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ625JvdUIyB
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKTAhGlQBo
Sadly the sweet dream 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLR4sNg56vU
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTtCqRCh5E
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0maY0HyA2
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckLJtHKVux
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeIPTq8AG5
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuG5mcTPSfX
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mvJWJtz2M
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqrsO0hCGp
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtXp0XyGR6
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpQ74H1uB5
David shook his head and735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJbHU25rFX
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXY6Mu1pLCB
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSccJ3fjPpX
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJwmBueTV9
too.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2zbnDECsV
They spent the morning 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnIoFFEP8U
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1akY6MBCx
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPnTMTkdwb
crowd. ~735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tzr4x72Gk
After they were all done735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNTrJW4oHe
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPoxzH6CX9
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66swCjM1O6
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdTNIrNAvS
Positivity all around.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihnKMqzstW
Soon they reached the 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4f8KZIL76
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3pce8dbCr
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ211q49Bkcl
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcOYk0bzLw
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZYwb6qOXX
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZL6DSgnxv
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAAqKMkszH
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eh1L1Cbec
everyone won.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKWL32sVMj
Gob seemed to be pretty 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGw7ZcWCLV
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUxgIkfVLC
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQNhuQkrtZ
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEtbQfvWg9
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZxS6jAVhd
making her way behind David.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwes2vV0RwC
"Where's Lev?" Gob 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7JzTRUSZT
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpy1Kf21yn
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykJl4h4Zfq
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRsvezF1T5
Reaching the middle 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaLzQhdUEN
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54k0qaXF2O
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnm0UPdb9qq
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshiIAB00B8
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSk879MonU
and quickly put a knife to his throat.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeMh31odc1
Before David could 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoezqEKBvw
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ytvwTzjKJ
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3DrRTwXvD
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGe4Hn6rkhR
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCG2DgWwP4O
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWykvYY3TG
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1RgoPlDfX
The captains facial 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEL8Sv0M08
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iAXrAvXjv
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrao9Qsza16
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8tzCc1ho8
"Enough of this!" 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJcanEp94A
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7GAG8V3KX
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDIlzEwgGH
towards them.735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4BSllFfFj
David felt himself flung735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CbaviDVAJ
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFrDhuCJoF
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTSXDMMdTu
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTijlMjnEE
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnEWAdKrgD
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 735Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqm1mqySZ9
overwhelmed him.
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