"Ugh" 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTXAFL4ldB
"Shh, he's coming to"609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OE9P5hERs
David slowly opened his 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mtVzAJOb2
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEi2ofH6yey
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN50cGg46IA
last so that he'd become blind.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPIB2qjgnX
Sadly someone didn't 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6j7bscedLv
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgbSf2F3OZ
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmpcIAzmeG
gruff voice.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpnodLv0m8
David braved opening his609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5A8NH8n4y
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGuC79h2n2
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgGvNmGhwA
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQ7FKOJQkK
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpqJCYL2Mg
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNFXkphmbr
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZulCMhppxe
it was covered too much with a beard.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcUyfvc34N
"A friend, especially to609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvduAWPgW7e
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPxrW93Siq
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5DDu9cufm
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0jR8ulA0X
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nmluJsXae
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCT2Vu4Vmp7
pressure on his arm increased.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsNTOtXxiW
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJRPiHZgAe
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSSdH6CYA9
~you'll pay for this, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5llCIGA1vj
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqHqkUMOyZ
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5C8zN9JyL
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuareduu8R
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6p3x8S914B
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6P95XPpp84
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYch1546N9
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKfAVucg7Q
David let his eye wander609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlcl0Vv5Nw
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVf8VOh8h2c
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDmxDIP03K
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxBn0AYnxS
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ22yWfDdtV
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡls1gpP2ryk
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxILESCtsX
arrogant pricks.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOL0cN3DQK
David heard the flint 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTPk2fG0u1
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡan3TTjayF6
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4FFeBqCzC
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdX4ybELEh
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdRxGAtTXa
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOwDKvrQ4M
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtmRPqXet9
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqVM6lIzin
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWJG7lcIPy
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1L8S6jkSFh
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUWs2PRxBc
The pain in his arm 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0QtRyJ7Bq
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwQx9KKT9x
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFYkVfRtll
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEyBXzSxSo
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfFxH2qLFM
survived that fall."609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBYzac6PTV
It took a second for 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCpWIBZCll
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzgOaHrbZe
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyu129ELBis
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGkWLTLmsM
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCpD9W14ZI
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDnBYahMgx
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2edfwLvbJ
that.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUxqDtD0Gh
"I don't know how I got 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaf0z0LZt2q
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpaxs3AZet
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSaIDnEfuJt
truth609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7B8hiCjEqj
"I'm sure if he was a 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGMm7pW0AB
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZZyeJaU9a
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmP3emCDkZy
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqa19q5nWD
guessed that was Gob.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGHk1n1LSp
"Not how mages work kid,609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2veFcwHGl
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0gVC8LKTc
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRy7MaYko7a
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeO2EcojqT
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVPcfuo9pn
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoJuGNFAed
have a clear head so we should be safe.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlp4xfSRsq
David was having trouble609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡns60Z8o6ur
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyJlDIOCBH
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV09RdVONk8
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0VRyHuUfI
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiynbFn9KNg
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3ZBaC00mr
definitely felt exhausted.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0UUj45Hfr
Gob stared into Davids 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsti4lhKa2I
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKBV6EC0KO
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvypLuF62p
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeMZyPbfdn
a deadpan voice.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRJ6SZn9li
Sighting David sat up, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07tCIrb1B4
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3iGvxiwN7
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpfALiRDK1
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnytfy8XsD5
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLvazSOFqu
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJHTh1iJJZ
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5bx3w3Ok8
David took the herbs and609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTf2kkNuPTy
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2Qy22xp6n
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpLJtPdHoq
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYb7VnSfC7B
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80pptOMfSD
"It's called blumeflor, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ieWPjBNJr
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kHjPtNhhu
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWnPEyLzkb
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKvTFEn9es
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjzJvTEfmH
himself.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnTBj657Z7
"It's a good way of 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruuyzRP9i0
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYnCsSPgKu
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfY8f8TZgDi
David was going to ask 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5262oTpndq
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqwv2vhoK7
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3fChdqQ57
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWD8W9a22t4
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsElKJ4SlxR
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7f3MEzn4g
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZ0U7F25Od
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MsVkjAnxp
stance. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouk2GoJHeh
Gob was also very persistent. "Since you're not a mage, you're a liar then. Now why should I waste my time on a liar?"609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPymNR9vrS
"Why would I lie about 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpuNhHKgZr
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iIRaugEBH
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZxjfPYHiX
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BnKwPo2d1
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cfOzyZABO
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCTXX9CjT9
good way to do it.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qkFoqdz2n
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC46Z4N2At2
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9vh91Qv6C
"So you are a liar."609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3UM0harNJ
"Bring me to the ship! 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1oNIPEvNU
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIm584RSeqU
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9K0rZXdOA8
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9MHg9uj92
Some of the feet 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7Wd9xkq52
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzhOsbunFh
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwOqDavoWr
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIsHs1xYwL
"The weapons were in a 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUqOnnV9bD
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsugSUI44H
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjzH8OgKng
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXRTFtUW6Y
important duties?"609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡes2jJUUBf2
Gob shook his head. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CB8HM5Dzf
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabEVmGjP3e
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDSw2M2h27
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GLAkCokh6
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNQ9bkjUiD
up. "Y..yes Gob?"609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0ZRY5cuNx
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8INWhkI1cb
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRMBi6r4aR
tie our friend here and then join us." 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWfi7DkBiq
"Yes, sir!" The young 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡai1ExQGQHy
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMX4mCpLZT
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkldD0I6bQg
David smiled, atleast 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQj9UfXSJV
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwH42pCEyUU
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbm8ZUqlhU
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUrHceyeGo
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2WmgAvNtO
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0F7SuBcXi
David nodded as if 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOqS8nCur5
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCT5L3th01
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQFZuwrPQx
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0c3Qek6tG
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQKuvOcZGB
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡck8hfH7msq
"Denis!" Gobs voice 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgA0hPhBqnA
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuihNe5FXvU
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5a2qgDQUb
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkC5gUa1BQR
in a circle.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN52zOMfb4M
David could easily untie609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kbSxTiLAX
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9Zb8tpxA5
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmnDaaaCAV
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhgalaGUQ1
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGE9bqf8Puv
David must've dozed off 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIRl42hgZO
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBeGggWVtZ
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDf3baDqWgT
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tC71VHjAf
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdacEQx1t7
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuKW0zh3Yy
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvZ1DxdK6N
difference, we'll be able to find them."609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwWV4LWt4P
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNA3Tuegn1
"Who'd know?"609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9YGozwPJK
"You" David said that as609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6U3ns69HU
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD57xnQnijt
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkigFyQJVD
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQ36mmSxe9
a choice so David took a gamble.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8ZPHuFgK3
It seemed to be paying 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqS7wNTutm
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShztg6shFO
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFn4mr8mrf9
wrong move and you're dead."609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMt4rmNIUdR
David nodded, not liking the look in Gobs eyes. "I get it, you're trying to look after them but I'm not your enemy."609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrIXPb6gpt
Gob grunted at that. "No609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKFitYMREe
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OULlhG1Yo
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwzGho8JQG
draining from his hands. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZMUQXIRwT
"I'll be able to walk 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIhfPm1EN8
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5vuUyJ0MP
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkuH1PtVL8W
caused David to lose his balance. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XbX9Dd9r9
"The walk should only 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cD7vKDPFs
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMisLutCI2a
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgu6Q6qvacC
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpf21cYfUx8
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTfM57fWaJ
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8wz2bvasY
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrs8uoRDmYL
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQM7lRfpZez
To Gobs credit he wasn't609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71TkpnCvvl
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsjVV6j9aM
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TD03t6Z22
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccyGKKCgM4
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8tZvwWDXx
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVy4YpxPjo
First there was Denis, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJefTmKIDP2
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ANTbn4voG
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuJvXKWcyt
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx18fbPFuKj
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEaeNkk2ytu
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uHvAC4iea
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUD58d9nRwo
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEo1EesP7tz
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzS2VJ48fxm
All in all a group of 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRk5VHUpsQD
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEi9fXo6U4s
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCo8tVV8Vu
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WQQI8rDKZ
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxj1sWFtkXS
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkQn34xCJX
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrClpYuwek
stuff. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjkiFsn2YR
Sadly except the names 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqruhh4aaCx
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAh1gOfVFO
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDF3gm5GCSZ
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcP231ok62n
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnTwelnSyM
childhood. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QeRDmodYL
David also paid 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpaBCZNGJrh
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPOf5CXQNQ
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmT4izOKsu
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0ZFwqS2bu
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRoWCsp4fo
The closer they got the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdOEWFNKrJ
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lkyj7TaSs
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lCJA2RTAQ
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXf0aqoXzsV
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBKbtWTnZ9
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWtMafUL6K
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSOfxeJT2o
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRg5OynlVEE
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMknkLm8Pz
They were able to hear 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRDTM4UuME
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj26ckwnkfW
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8y4W8cVJTX
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdpHxYxcBY
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfd1c7uZVw
"Get down, behind the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7CgYb5iQs
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IoBo69T2o
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ihi2F9Z0P
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSx84qejRt2
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkuOXoyMD3
nicely with the surroundings.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeakLWEOyS5
With a groan David 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4rlE4nrRB
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLeWYkY85J
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbshTVKZQKT
grunt. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozmyoGbVJp
They all had to cover 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLu58hTWeQW
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncqHkuXH9L
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcF14yeNngb
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruM8prHK1A
them.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbmVxAC1gJ
With a tug of the rope 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RCFJIoPIi
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQk0aPtOj6L
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HKvRUqLUW
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoQo4fdiDG
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡix9ktggm9h
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZKwcI02iJ
"So, where's this hold?"609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrqDDNVxZq
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQAopuY62f
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNJRKwg1IZ
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaaBWtE95x
"It's there and looks 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vfXRgm831
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbSHmde6vD
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoOuFRZV8M
"Corruption knows. They 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMzX3fNZgr
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6RjCoVimB
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPH98vIbUBB
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmI2vsI4kg
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxG7wrqRomp
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1QbQ56IliO
David made a move to 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4ZOMt9gBY
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTe5N4TObST
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQZj4fHAJm
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGvs47YFvR
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPBp7GGzz6
them. "I think we're in trouble."609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cKn5bo2o1
Gob pulled the telescope609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡil2tzPgOiu
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr43qucJgoQ
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWuL1RXdUM
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLy9RpDsiVx
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkpXM4fNPY
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqv5mBQwbtK
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmWXsnH1mJ
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdO6dtZXaET
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQlPgRqo7j
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0rQlb8SxB
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGS3ZEa2nPH
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfRhA89XPK
reason." He added the last part in a grumble609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNCcRo1t7V
Gob pulled away from 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2pfsJl7Xk
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVNm6OwQGh
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdC0xei9TR
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzDQMyPd1w
you in your own shit" 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFsoMRhfar
"Now form up and let's 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioTGaOQ9hr
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7e9qXCd6hW
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqumzH7ii9
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMkQlWNFKO
long while.
