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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.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
Fragment of Josh Wilkins', ambassador and spy, report on the inner workings of the Empire to the Commonwealth. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqzQOsqgrd
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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
The captains facial 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXxpsTVIeW
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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