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Shadows.396Please respect copyright.PENANAaTkkwPwzzw
The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.396Please respect copyright.PENANAta1JMmn7Uo
They are men and women 396Please respect copyright.PENANACc3nV4fAXE
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 396Please respect copyright.PENANA8zkZlUafBX
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.396Please respect copyright.PENANA6IkpMUgtZm
They extensively trained396Please respect copyright.PENANAXpiIIWct8T
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 396Please respect copyright.PENANAYJDUCWZatQ
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging396Please respect copyright.PENANARUbeuC8dsF
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.396Please respect copyright.PENANAefQJbNJhBM
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Davids relief didn't 396Please respect copyright.PENANAJjP68IdhHO
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 396Please respect copyright.PENANAnel9Y1ntPy
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he396Please respect copyright.PENANAGhzk3uWZrt
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone396Please respect copyright.PENANAqeL7UbpsfN
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 396Please respect copyright.PENANAfwjKVpnlZz
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would396Please respect copyright.PENANAOkTDCNbz9p
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 396Please respect copyright.PENANAz6IJ1W3Cid
better off than Angela.396Please respect copyright.PENANAOD6VUalQoJ
"Breathe slowly and calm396Please respect copyright.PENANAzF7jthqRAJ
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 396Please respect copyright.PENANANuk4gQVDE7
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a396Please respect copyright.PENANAON5bvd6iiL
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing396Please respect copyright.PENANAtNb2d5xsVN
got steadier.396Please respect copyright.PENANA9qSeAXlO46
"Useless." Gob said as 396Please respect copyright.PENANALAMGydjknQ
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 396Please respect copyright.PENANAGY0mUxj2q7
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 396Please respect copyright.PENANA9ckm6pygF3
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."396Please respect copyright.PENANAzAHXocDyq8
After his conversation 396Please respect copyright.PENANAU9bvsA8o0O
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 396Please respect copyright.PENANAPWMgwVNvSE
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 396Please respect copyright.PENANAwLxarx4Anr
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.396Please respect copyright.PENANAea58QJnLr3
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.396Please respect copyright.PENANACvCvAJkYxW
"To get new weapons and 396Please respect copyright.PENANAoXI9XZCtdu
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 396Please respect copyright.PENANA9IvhWFz6uB
drying his shoes from any excess water.396Please respect copyright.PENANA2eHmuwt9me
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.396Please respect copyright.PENANAx1DKMSRI6F
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.396Please respect copyright.PENANAR0G4gsP6AP
"No!" Angela stood up 396Please respect copyright.PENANA7A3SYjbMLu
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 396Please respect copyright.PENANAkfqQm7WgN1
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I396Please respect copyright.PENANAKOIiRutiYk
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she396Please respect copyright.PENANA5vFMm5Amzj
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.396Please respect copyright.PENANA2A28ONsbW0
"If I could do anything 396Please respect copyright.PENANADbucFtXC1g
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began396Please respect copyright.PENANAV39XNmO7Ls
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 396Please respect copyright.PENANAeWlV3vBXRP
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 396Please respect copyright.PENANAJIs1wv1VYd
us. Now get up."396Please respect copyright.PENANABoAdcu1KQi
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.396Please respect copyright.PENANAkBnGxdTXIi
Thus, they began their 396Please respect copyright.PENANA4HFtzh6L6g
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.396Please respect copyright.PENANAjnuQskUd2O
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 396Please respect copyright.PENANAzScQhssUOY
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 396Please respect copyright.PENANAhqQucdkBic
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 396Please respect copyright.PENANA0keKmxAAJN
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 396Please respect copyright.PENANAfohmEI6AMn
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 396Please respect copyright.PENANAugndW4JWnB
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of396Please respect copyright.PENANAwCnotOAUiC
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 396Please respect copyright.PENANAbKgBO8zIri
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.396Please respect copyright.PENANAw92nISl02w
The only one not 396Please respect copyright.PENANA6gvD1HGY7A
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 396Please respect copyright.PENANAnMGChJfaC7
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't396Please respect copyright.PENANA9im6aoBocS
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 396Please respect copyright.PENANAB4m0wWHC0F
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.396Please respect copyright.PENANASBnsqW27iq
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever396Please respect copyright.PENANAKgTEBTC4f9
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 396Please respect copyright.PENANA6M4Gd8Kp8C
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 396Please respect copyright.PENANADiJACcrrVx
was no more fighting, David didn't know.396Please respect copyright.PENANAygultDrLr4
David hoped that 396Please respect copyright.PENANAhBWEpnYASw
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 396Please respect copyright.PENANAW06spUpaUc
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 396Please respect copyright.PENANALB0fFoCUtY
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 396Please respect copyright.PENANABxJrKvKnYy
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 396Please respect copyright.PENANAZhxsYoMVN7
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 396Please respect copyright.PENANAzCxzJens0d
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 396Please respect copyright.PENANA3Oo14Izpzd
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 396Please respect copyright.PENANAWj8StprEDT
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 396Please respect copyright.PENANAv7XT0Px2iM
David slouched to the 396Please respect copyright.PENANAN9fuwwWPFb
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 396Please respect copyright.PENANAVOnPKbFH2v
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 396Please respect copyright.PENANADZpnglUp1D
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't396Please respect copyright.PENANAotzZMyBpjv
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 396Please respect copyright.PENANAmxuD4EwbLC
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 396Please respect copyright.PENANA40gYjNhUZ7
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're396Please respect copyright.PENANAK2LGsvGKS5
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 396Please respect copyright.PENANAj7NFYNZuZu
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela396Please respect copyright.PENANAkojzeBBmuh
No answer. ~Oh hells, do396Please respect copyright.PENANAjABzOSa54V
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 396Please respect copyright.PENANAW4mF63guXb
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 396Please respect copyright.PENANABmbGLQHJji
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 396Please respect copyright.PENANArnB3XLb17f
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and396Please respect copyright.PENANAao3p7960oo
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 396Please respect copyright.PENANAB324nSn08y
against putting it on her.396Please respect copyright.PENANARcZzor4yEG
"I...I should've been 396Please respect copyright.PENANA6fg8qXu4YP
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 396Please respect copyright.PENANAJnoPWCL7l2
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 396Please respect copyright.PENANAT7OC4YKjZi
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 396Please respect copyright.PENANAo2RzaZD1AD
David's mouth.396Please respect copyright.PENANAuvXY5qWoiD
"Why weren't you? Now, I396Please respect copyright.PENANAcqS0wHXqk7
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 396Please respect copyright.PENANAHCPOgocehg
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more396Please respect copyright.PENANAhHIQLxpjHz
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.396Please respect copyright.PENANAHLDsi8NVFC
"It happened so fast. 396Please respect copyright.PENANA9AewvYIfPb
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I396Please respect copyright.PENANA48l3f3JzIj
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 396Please respect copyright.PENANAuVoaT7GNLS
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 396Please respect copyright.PENANAMZ22YRTvHx
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 396Please respect copyright.PENANAmW3SMoSsSp
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering396Please respect copyright.PENANA52v70oefhu
to herself again396Please respect copyright.PENANAaCK11KT23r
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.396Please respect copyright.PENANAvb5qaxIflU
The mighty hunter 396Please respect copyright.PENANAvHOysvJKvF
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared396Please respect copyright.PENANAx8v7r5bWDw
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 396Please respect copyright.PENANAIDFCGWgvMM
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 396Please respect copyright.PENANAewmRiGZTXX
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 396Please respect copyright.PENANAr8LXOh9LN5
Their respite didn't 396Please respect copyright.PENANA6OOXV6dbo8
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 396Please respect copyright.PENANAUh1B4zZ1NX
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 396Please respect copyright.PENANA2rHEfWMQMK
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 396Please respect copyright.PENANAEAA43oPcDd
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 396Please respect copyright.PENANAUmCuWWGHVY
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,396Please respect copyright.PENANAy8ZTaP1vHC
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put396Please respect copyright.PENANALYLSdZ0ua7
that skill to actual good use.396Please respect copyright.PENANAqcsL58NK5x
Thankfully their walk 396Please respect copyright.PENANAuqjYoduewe
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 396Please respect copyright.PENANAU6v2jN5Va6
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 396Please respect copyright.PENANAER81g34A5m
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 396Please respect copyright.PENANAgl80x4OCCw
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 396Please respect copyright.PENANAM29yftfgGo
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.396Please respect copyright.PENANA2YTnIX86c1
Gob motioned for them to396Please respect copyright.PENANAwoLULQsfMJ
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 396Please respect copyright.PENANAepMwVZtHWU
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 396Please respect copyright.PENANACjWdPMQtNU
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 396Please respect copyright.PENANAoDTkAULnoL
conveniently carried on his shoulder.396Please respect copyright.PENANAcC8TEOlK54
Fly boats were made out 396Please respect copyright.PENANAifzCzpgyX4
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,396Please respect copyright.PENANAejJv37xniz
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 396Please respect copyright.PENANAEk8McQ3GLL
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow396Please respect copyright.PENANAszehiU7Mkr
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 396Please respect copyright.PENANAKS67pXm323
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 396Please respect copyright.PENANAfDyc2eQToG
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 396Please respect copyright.PENANAjTMfDKqm3w
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 396Please respect copyright.PENANAL2RKMeYkEH
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate396Please respect copyright.PENANAXVcUqInpbk
or smiled. A frown.396Please respect copyright.PENANA02noSk634J
He put the boat down on 396Please respect copyright.PENANAa7a9jjnXPX
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 396Please respect copyright.PENANA9aVOXEy7G8
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 396Please respect copyright.PENANAaNzDVbYNDJ
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 396Please respect copyright.PENANAO9wXOJtT7T
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 396Please respect copyright.PENANATenYvo8P7P
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the396Please respect copyright.PENANADEuZ7IhQ2d
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 396Please respect copyright.PENANAojrdsta0y8
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 396Please respect copyright.PENANA5m3EXExS6B
making his wounds ache.396Please respect copyright.PENANAVDzRjMOqJz
Gob put the boat over 396Please respect copyright.PENANAmylmtHvIFq
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came396Please respect copyright.PENANASLwd7xV7b9
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 396Please respect copyright.PENANA4XdobSYKbK
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 396Please respect copyright.PENANAtUOOfFVu7d
the other. 396Please respect copyright.PENANAKhYFuedc7J
Gob handed David the 396Please respect copyright.PENANAp3A2AwCJMo
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 396Please respect copyright.PENANAPo43965sPJ
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 396Please respect copyright.PENANA3nIfdrealR
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 396Please respect copyright.PENANAZX5Ncw6ewD
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 396Please respect copyright.PENANAn6LaKlfRtV
believed this was definitely one of those fates.396Please respect copyright.PENANAMYiJU9d0wW
All though David did 396Please respect copyright.PENANALzfG4CgOUB
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 396Please respect copyright.PENANAVQA83TOdXn
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 396Please respect copyright.PENANAiHW3rkLuEy
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 396Please respect copyright.PENANA3fncIA9Oqv
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 396Please respect copyright.PENANAfu9fxPfcR4
by the sun.396Please respect copyright.PENANAIGJSjPcByP
They all disembarked, 396Please respect copyright.PENANABM86vKQSam
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 396Please respect copyright.PENANACRoUoEIXAr
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 396Please respect copyright.PENANAGY3pLo0nnL
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 396Please respect copyright.PENANAD5x5A1HMPe
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 396Please respect copyright.PENANAr2d6h8vlzV
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 396Please respect copyright.PENANACJtm8re462
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.396Please respect copyright.PENANAYVMmpJBHvT
"How do they manage to 396Please respect copyright.PENANA1frepDqHoq
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 396Please respect copyright.PENANA3envmtPgDz
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 396Please respect copyright.PENANALeu4vgxdZ6
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "396Please respect copyright.PENANAQTO7E9ZgJR
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as396Please respect copyright.PENANAFxazyIpBFE
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."396Please respect copyright.PENANAeDSJExIML2
David nodded, the answer396Please respect copyright.PENANA76JVFN81G2
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like396Please respect copyright.PENANAmF5E516e88
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.396Please respect copyright.PENANA34N1ufl83J
One thing David noticed,396Please respect copyright.PENANA74onEx3tU8
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 396Please respect copyright.PENANAUyKWngPlZV
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors396Please respect copyright.PENANArFEDpZVJTK
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 396Please respect copyright.PENANAYiefj2gsiM
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 396Please respect copyright.PENANAelGs5WBu0R
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some396Please respect copyright.PENANAPBcBWiFcKb
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything396Please respect copyright.PENANAjdhpev7UyA
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 396Please respect copyright.PENANA1qIyyxIQwo
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 396Please respect copyright.PENANAf79zZPP450
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 396Please respect copyright.PENANAAJ7dWw7xGx
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.396Please respect copyright.PENANAJoz1tnizlD
It made him remember 396Please respect copyright.PENANAMDqNrWJqns
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 396Please respect copyright.PENANANvQYd1xWx6
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 396Please respect copyright.PENANAdbgsXEEky3
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't396Please respect copyright.PENANAAaEFIPzJy5
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 396Please respect copyright.PENANA2Iu8oV0awh
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 396Please respect copyright.PENANAU6dhgTMyrs
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 396Please respect copyright.PENANAVxoYyy3Pqz
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a396Please respect copyright.PENANAMWddw1XQRk
while ago.396Please respect copyright.PENANAfd6ZcEwy35
Just as previously they 396Please respect copyright.PENANAeWy79V941H
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen396Please respect copyright.PENANAKyJ9tqwmID
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a396Please respect copyright.PENANA8aXrMGoSKN
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 396Please respect copyright.PENANAzbk4zu9bZp
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 396Please respect copyright.PENANA9E6l8x9o17
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 396Please respect copyright.PENANATs7efdOmtu
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 396Please respect copyright.PENANA0oYZ0wLigF
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 396Please respect copyright.PENANAb4hmPdoRWO
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 396Please respect copyright.PENANAEHNfHZcj3E
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.396Please respect copyright.PENANAGqTW47um2m
David was apprehensive 396Please respect copyright.PENANA6Nl0oVEnTc
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 396Please respect copyright.PENANAFIXymrvX8h
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 396Please respect copyright.PENANA8Wq9ojxeV9
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 396Please respect copyright.PENANATQuiqCtvoz
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 396Please respect copyright.PENANAlov9ohZItu
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.396Please respect copyright.PENANAHiK1ykWtbC
Before they all turned 396Please respect copyright.PENANAUyZTXqWQTe
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 396Please respect copyright.PENANAARvbsckD3Y
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 396Please respect copyright.PENANAUOd2K50KYq
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could396Please respect copyright.PENANAxPrOoGrbH2
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how396Please respect copyright.PENANAcZ1QEV3ah4
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 396Please respect copyright.PENANAVn1OHWSAG6
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.396Please respect copyright.PENANAsDlzqqnpqf
Sadly the sweet dream 396Please respect copyright.PENANAjrkjIdXjtd
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 396Please respect copyright.PENANAuxBlSoWKZq
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 396Please respect copyright.PENANAqwBg8maY24
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 396Please respect copyright.PENANAgKHVtXeUVw
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial396Please respect copyright.PENANA3SM61heZf7
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 396Please respect copyright.PENANAOCKuSSo7oH
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 396Please respect copyright.PENANAFv2DnwFC8I
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 396Please respect copyright.PENANAYFpklwNK81
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.396Please respect copyright.PENANA1p7qIcGFUv
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 396Please respect copyright.PENANAaVXhCTuQdY
David shook his head and396Please respect copyright.PENANASggW9wzxDC
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 396Please respect copyright.PENANA45vALM50Bd
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 396Please respect copyright.PENANAZCT1lXDUYm
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 396Please respect copyright.PENANAi1NMW4pm6D
too.396Please respect copyright.PENANAAPNEqKLeCy
They spent the morning 396Please respect copyright.PENANAwQrBY8umH9
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 396Please respect copyright.PENANAAETReQ07fM
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 396Please respect copyright.PENANAlvgrwEYRJX
crowd. ~396Please respect copyright.PENANANLqyxZGDaj
After they were all done396Please respect copyright.PENANAWR5TFqHdS3
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 396Please respect copyright.PENANAypQn2PJgXT
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 396Please respect copyright.PENANAjJbFhR9Kh3
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 396Please respect copyright.PENANAInnLtngERH
Positivity all around.396Please respect copyright.PENANAdyZsPN4x3s
Soon they reached the 396Please respect copyright.PENANAL5kbIekJNN
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned396Please respect copyright.PENANAvDhGjLcKhK
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 396Please respect copyright.PENANActbzeLgOjX
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 396Please respect copyright.PENANAQ7tElzfxIP
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 396Please respect copyright.PENANAj36hnbxfBP
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 396Please respect copyright.PENANABaV4JlJMng
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 396Please respect copyright.PENANA7hDP4lE9Ex
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 396Please respect copyright.PENANAt6Q9HFaI8w
everyone won.396Please respect copyright.PENANAD9FA1c5IDJ
Gob seemed to be pretty 396Please respect copyright.PENANATtn5IZO8KD
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 396Please respect copyright.PENANAzgod60FWVS
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 396Please respect copyright.PENANAt5UNblreiZ
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 396Please respect copyright.PENANAt9PFgvtL3r
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly396Please respect copyright.PENANAUSGHdolTng
making her way behind David.396Please respect copyright.PENANAhNqRzt5yO4
"Where's Lev?" Gob 396Please respect copyright.PENANAX6tEzXovlv
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 396Please respect copyright.PENANAIe28wbzZHU
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 396Please respect copyright.PENANAhDJFN9PkD8
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"396Please respect copyright.PENANAEF5EbMn5JO
Reaching the middle 396Please respect copyright.PENANAtYKXMLhFnn
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 396Please respect copyright.PENANABN1nmYGnuh
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 396Please respect copyright.PENANACrugliEsqe
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying396Please respect copyright.PENANAIp5DCcrLhL
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 396Please respect copyright.PENANAY4cIJy6xG2
and quickly put a knife to his throat.396Please respect copyright.PENANACcbZA2bAH3
Before David could 396Please respect copyright.PENANAGbtQEUzAin
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the396Please respect copyright.PENANA2Vwa4vW4jO
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 396Please respect copyright.PENANAEoTUXbiTkr
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 396Please respect copyright.PENANAZMKbHpE7Vv
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 396Please respect copyright.PENANAjrwnodk5N8
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 396Please respect copyright.PENANAwRd5xwdY1I
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer396Please respect copyright.PENANAMnbcFWeHpd
The captains facial 396Please respect copyright.PENANAyEHUXDzhlG
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 396Please respect copyright.PENANAKdN3doUyQw
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers396Please respect copyright.PENANA8neE6pKEcd
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.396Please respect copyright.PENANAvEOz8wJATU
"Enough of this!" 396Please respect copyright.PENANAbKKS1H420l
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of396Please respect copyright.PENANAzBqcxCuvrb
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 396Please respect copyright.PENANAvGwCEiQN8l
towards them.396Please respect copyright.PENANARGb0BjBFvq
David felt himself flung396Please respect copyright.PENANAne8eqnURSS
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 396Please respect copyright.PENANADSjs4wSZwX
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 396Please respect copyright.PENANA86HYNRBP8v
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 396Please respect copyright.PENANARqo0cWAins
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 396Please respect copyright.PENANAPL3os7KbZm
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 396Please respect copyright.PENANAVvDh3Vm0Uw
overwhelmed him.
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