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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.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡht8DTKzAn4
They are men and women 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfovyiJCnWI
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlaSqpWAHa
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7mB1d3iVx
They extensively trained650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETrh6mozlw
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBIh3oWMCX
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCnvpHN1bW
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2XetIyyXd
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Davids relief didn't 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshm421Yl4R
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1K3jeuRYl
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfi0m3G7s5n
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCBbvi4SBA
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXyj8UT5om
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HRhgtBq6X
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJeGNHogES
better off than Angela.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0k5RzOOkIA
"Breathe slowly and calm650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdWg2yE12W
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7v7Eiw77aZ
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3r260xRfjE
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB49r6gd3id
got steadier.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkg5cVhlAl
"Useless." Gob said as 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZahd1mQiS
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAxnAOv49U
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcHAX1OngC
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2d2eyyECKF
After his conversation 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzzw7vmYO3
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzUt8SYOYl
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEGJ2yhAtS
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2RpYYeVYUQ
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7uzc6YlMw
"To get new weapons and 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXlA3lvbVX
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnmLqHP5b7
drying his shoes from any excess water.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqt6JmJZjgc
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdXkbiButA
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsytH4QSHS
"No!" Angela stood up 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSHPZf8hgh
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lfr6t5FaQ
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPTPDVTFFh
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDLEIDDiTa
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXs4p7QKYk
"If I could do anything 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFad9H4kMKT
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LzK8NWorH
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0IeqkyWrD5
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOVyxsJEkd
us. Now get up."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8AsSADRn2
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdt1Oa83Vd
Thus, they began their 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0788uNXfxt
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5HcgwR2Q5
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNvFlitxbB
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryORVGWWZ7
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtHXWNFtMu
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKE9svWTIc
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XfWvRw2RQ
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3HWzw93FU
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmO4CbRjhdb
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTb5H0N3aYs
The only one not 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxqzzhTagk
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsDtxNFoAE
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEinZgRdmR
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCABWXPVSNd
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NYY0RnSqt
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4R47AGJGsg
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJuBfExCuZ
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEUro3mPSb
was no more fighting, David didn't know.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4tMnMHYyE
David hoped that 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13UtlwQeK9
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhj3S5XgTrB
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytbDKeEr6k
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSHOts21CZ
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx86f3yCUuJ
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcKCjeaEKm
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡww2mvhe156
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLF6e2UilJp
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjUZyzigli
David slouched to the 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rCXfrkcWQ
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CouJTdqz5
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTD44VmpcZ
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefsIle0Awj
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAk9EsOPDO
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VmGTm6Ti2
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzs2x242dY9
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriEAzD156f
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BdMNl6VlS
No answer. ~Oh hells, do650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTBBcMaAF1
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiweg8qMXcQ
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBY8AHsYgKQ
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKy2ZNiHpAF
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ddJp7VYva
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJluL1qzwvd
against putting it on her.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xC3lxySsA
"I...I should've been 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTxKfJxHDb
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0i7Xzdpco
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLUOrtfkUd
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgKHSDb9zu
David's mouth.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGZpu5zKwr
"Why weren't you? Now, I650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YHHrnPkKL
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUpXYUK1Hd
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrn5evFnpz
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKYkznLRi9
"It happened so fast. 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUSUBWdTxH
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcMKzz1QrF
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbkhwkprVo
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoVjHUO4dH
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgfHnQv8iP
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVk37prAlEt
to herself again650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo09QBLEtUs
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyCCHXdUsH
The mighty hunter 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIewqp5CIgP
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMKIRwS9b3
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFOnKp3Igi
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnhAA1rsQn
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcKaEkjsK6
Their respite didn't 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdy5T0amTba
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyynwVTpctS
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKkU7KkCNh
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBw3g8pOzD
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdN0laz46m
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ygpT7kHWM
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IO6ML89N3
that skill to actual good use.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8X4v60r42w
Thankfully their walk 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyMJQ5Nm7Y
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjui65tni3W
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3s8VsmuJe
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCjpfkrAa1
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2zIymW6Hj
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMdBNDdsXA
Gob motioned for them to650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSa5a7cOusU
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoLwKGzw0z
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFaEJSpNnu
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyvmnmDL4j
conveniently carried on his shoulder.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKkrhZj81J
Fly boats were made out 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jb3uccilo
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUtwcWESHz
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOtsO17USX
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNB2XBZVJEf
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIWrBJRrhd
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXN8WYWPHn2
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tB6M1wcGc
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDvaSmbt3Q
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyvsLRfm4B
or smiled. A frown.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEypWKrzC4j
He put the boat down on 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlL8Wxj4RN
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTKpAbtkW8
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJY8aXd2Eb
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsyLXlvDhs
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIW1iHKeQxp
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zWZpZ8WzP
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUlcTes4EO
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwAk0rLtGp
making his wounds ache.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62diOIuhQ9
Gob put the boat over 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIh86ApHyp
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEwgFm8cPT
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUu80q2KJe
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmjfBpGsdO
the other. 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZNWgCWdVv
Gob handed David the 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAxRPI9MzI
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3f2lNiABW
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlISPwRPgU5
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrTxGks8Eq
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkI3n2Jai3
believed this was definitely one of those fates.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInZkgC2jLT
All though David did 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3WRDvjLwt
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlm7yTHvfaf
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCwZhUD5Yu
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZo9fFRChr0
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJE8h1K0MqE
by the sun.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscTjvJ7Jz8
They all disembarked, 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzh0eItvBoz
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2aa7MtZJx
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iHZfChHIo
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbRJxAqZ6J
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRNyscgt1B
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUA2pIWTBf
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCPY7Ne9WO
"How do they manage to 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxMxiBXP13
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKvQ8K2iK5
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHyRpEFMfe
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrXFSU2Xse
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbgIcUJbIa
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvbTTcz3ld
David nodded, the answer650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4R8yM5zPdk
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoDbaPKSIs
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYdv3j9yPC
One thing David noticed,650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZnXqZC8Ya
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8DOO1hPyI
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVVicCgG0N
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnaf7kES36
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWw1aB9s7xs
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JD2bOHf7r
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGejoulxFl4
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJ8bnnVGf1
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMuRtHWN0ul
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoH7kTdUplX
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitdAgbfnCd
It made him remember 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0C9TLEnlv
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2WWBTF1QY
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dvOYzv0ww
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGSBjGZseS
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknooiyVnx7
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRBpacepW0
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgP6WF9jY8
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYsutcdJAA
while ago.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkGKc01R7X
Just as previously they 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lyVPm8we8
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwyH7Tb7xt
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwMN0Kr2uG
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjPKCOYmC9
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdY9vNVXE53
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1YgLrN7be
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgt6cM51tj
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jGm2G3YF1
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGFzC8LGY0
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GCUYukOC9
David was apprehensive 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozU0Ri3GNf
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenX1XpDzEi
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTAKpwgKT6
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMx6nqBfyL
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjA0hzlP49
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvI1dd2OPw
Before they all turned 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaIBUnVHru
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLu6P79vBVl
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH27bWetOYp
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRN4v0eMmqS
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxMXEKbfxd
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2Elrv6das
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SkhGE9UIU
Sadly the sweet dream 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvXNdEv3HG
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToeIq8g9KO
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNh0o0JzBGV
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUfoPHxfEt
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEowH6IAsX
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxq3xXkUfw
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡso2dQPpEfJ
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWW7GdGXLD
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBmAZqPcSB
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOxf2uEajT
David shook his head and650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCGQvJQpiZ
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiO0hY6OVB
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4jTIKeLuS
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71gli3EmaW
too.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iCmLqCp49
They spent the morning 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tF9HSloK9
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiKkjLH9gy
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPBdqm4plv
crowd. ~650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn80TS7UGL0
After they were all done650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCi3FKKdet
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyT1HBORt3a
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NsY78vAWb
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VTxKyvfZA
Positivity all around.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPQbyIy07U
Soon they reached the 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpkMJX13Jg
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqvv2FY2Gc
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNputriQjG4
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMlbhuPC8C
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsci9jy9Z1
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnn26KkVgXd
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GiaLM4F6x
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPamMElDd7
everyone won.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWPEqPiCXk
Gob seemed to be pretty 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqlflktS85
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0en3GmyMQ6
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5OICaBDUz
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbP1lDZEn4k
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwS5EphU0T
making her way behind David.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfu74frkVA5
"Where's Lev?" Gob 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7dQUb8e18
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqD1JZGooC
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgP0DDEdll
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CPykQWJYA
Reaching the middle 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWibn2Lqzs9
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVmHwVK3eV
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYhM5Z57mY
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9twzE71oS0
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9hcrW5VUv
and quickly put a knife to his throat.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGQJhUe5es
Before David could 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSlY2w5bKZ
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsbDAMWtfX
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGllH8Uruc
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsX0peIcH4
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrhvtnpMdX
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8tDHVyie5
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ydvvr1v3Y
The captains facial 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcG0wAC1xjb
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIhHLMz5eR
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMG4MZousH
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkppZrZ00P
"Enough of this!" 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5ofAkMBdk
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt28Czx2Xai
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9TMJ1H5gn
towards them.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlywEIrX5Eq
David felt himself flung650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByhSWnnVjy
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1v8fr5zyU
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3WffMcFCS
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xVWz68i2i
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwM8XmoGagI
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBboctNGoSr
overwhelmed him.
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