"Ugh" 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oaFeyqVDA
"Shh, he's coming to"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAh5Ii5McW
David slowly opened his 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGlIJ7b5T7
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGXUpYz5pD
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTNkKdb1kg
last so that he'd become blind.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaxqQvT4Ei
Sadly someone didn't 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJhmD9k9qB
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOywscKDgqq
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGn7sWHkRtA
gruff voice.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKsVurIh97
David braved opening his579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35gyAkOgmF
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9g3QDU1rZd
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKg2HEqZ47
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTUMG37ltd
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObhNKevVNu
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhm2gFuIBke
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIedwPj5QAu
it was covered too much with a beard.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6detOcQiwk
"A friend, especially to579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzfTEKIT8L
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBO38VVIapS
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyntw4Ooj4A
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaHlehS6Jj
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHZgGZHZEE
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHeup9HBnR
pressure on his arm increased.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kUiqAq8t5
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwz5f8GTQBI
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15oWTI9BiT
~you'll pay for this, 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnskZYBxyN
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyu3l6fUmD
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfw7h8m0WO
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCy7D2tqMJ
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQaD9Fn9Llt
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkvh4Xo9Zd
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1wIDqMftR
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjETzIC9b0M
David let his eye wander579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqdq95x3cu
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08QxqkCZGf
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA36hcapg9Z
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLc2KCXDhKn
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVqDpCpTEz
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrO57iqyRRG
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6j5tECIv4L
arrogant pricks.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sAfkBPK9y
David heard the flint 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hNJwQlNgV
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIQdMphqt1
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAhgiKjDeO
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqKJZQw60B
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicYyJ35YTu
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30WhRrwacH
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDZF1LePc7
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJC44Ah5XLB
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBY0YYr58Tr
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzaxEgUXzp
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0H0eJtp6u
The pain in his arm 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSPxHoN3fO
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFelN6714BF
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlXaphdmtZ
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OEo0Ylppw
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhuJo3w0v1
survived that fall."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGe0ezd9Gkl
It took a second for 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3cpSfkG5v
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQGYQ9Y8fA
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuK9vDNvtg
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQjDrnPtfQ
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWgx4raPHI
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEfV18qM3X
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEPz42Bb13
that.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGMac8A2iP
"I don't know how I got 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyp9uI1G2bM
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKnPaROv51
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXfMA01MJP
truth579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡui3nYG5q6v
"I'm sure if he was a 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsnjg9uHFv
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJdnj3tbxf
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgJMCew7nj
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRs7QBTs8lD
guessed that was Gob.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdRVWON60T
"Not how mages work kid,579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAddlaL9Os
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMT0qeQVutC
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkekOPkjwM
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCXT3b8rz8
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfpG9MA1YB
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5Hb346GQ3
have a clear head so we should be safe.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMHum87yLt
David was having trouble579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRRp4Zq9xU
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkPuUUtkhx
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihG30OaG7q
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRqx1uDf9y
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aMOWOzvvN
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxV5Gxj4ZkQ
definitely felt exhausted.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMF0FRL1YE
Gob stared into Davids 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP097YsRkTZ
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeULVU3puJ
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5B4oYCf2mp
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1bYUo1DJ6
a deadpan voice.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuQANNEDdD
Sighting David sat up, 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtYhjdp2rU
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9iAx4XMEf
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhjVP3UWTI
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvaEKWzS2N
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5Fxw6k8cp
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbhpPok4iW
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT71zP4EdCY
David took the herbs and579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQP0wX7Ei41
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgfovmQFgN
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4YTgx9ZFw
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9K7gs9JTr5
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKbh1qknZH
"It's called blumeflor, 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ek0HyEw5d
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8fq9OE93C
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogTNbYTile
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQzOBptQOM
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoSJipwAwt
himself.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oHGn5lZnB
"It's a good way of 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGiQHEt2LN
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxpgHEIVzs
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZg8ENwvqmr
David was going to ask 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVKjVMlZ1C
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEbgmZB3a4
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBIW3g17ES
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPaD6iaVmc
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbm9EnTAGh
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhLM8pEcgl
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF81vpGXeBs
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqbEjrWeHO
stance. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewXYXNKoT1
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?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0bTFba33B
"Why would I lie about 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN64RoPRwuV
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYKKWf7hn8
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vlgFFFte3
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9ljmYk7lX
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbK4xtyvxjw
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLxyGEMD4Y
good way to do it.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWWiR6UdyY
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbCECCdyz0
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUHjHoWG7r
"So you are a liar."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBx5CVY11x
"Bring me to the ship! 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXbXE607ja
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbMi5IcZy5
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUx0Udnrff
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29YcnDCASm
Some of the feet 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOD5mikPRV
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINuWszC1oZ
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtlwa4vrpQ
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrQWejQVEE
"The weapons were in a 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKnbGNI30M
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlF3pVg9af
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgkhS7L5Fj
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9Y5A6qp9X
important duties?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4y0N4RQu1
Gob shook his head. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgpEFWJzl8
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXC9pjAyJe
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOOxJrAE0H
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXRGGJ6nOB
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jXvZ1ekVY
up. "Y..yes Gob?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzL2wipBtpw
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvMRPuoljj
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2EdRU6euTe
tie our friend here and then join us." 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8saOIkoh1D
"Yes, sir!" The young 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZS023eXuu
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJpfkX4MTz
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5j2QpT8h98
David smiled, atleast 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNATv0Z2rhI
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4zSbyLhDK
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfWZog5rcp
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm90Ao7Fwx0
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xwClGxkcP
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3xr6cd775
David nodded as if 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxwnJQ2wcl
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMK8xpTx4K
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJIniXx9U2
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKOtVpjEbP
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLjfVYE5st
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eiJGWVpXv
"Denis!" Gobs voice 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzLNj90gp4
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfFa2h1tmO
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGHQ5pN0zi
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmwUhjExQz
in a circle.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡse8lJMdmK1
David could easily untie579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3nwgw2PKm
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSyjLqU73X
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kTpfsAqN5
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2E6MshgPb
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJc9jLh20jJ
David must've dozed off 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvmCqOuyFE
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCh32mARzn
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FMafZzVbr
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnEUOrqKtE
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHD6s4bk9g
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEX6onEP7D
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4mr6Vy6Kq
difference, we'll be able to find them."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPIXj8HTmR
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEZ6DIDO4F
"Who'd know?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4z5J4aSAAZ
"You" David said that as579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4TxcCntzx
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CUzzaBQpm
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1byciKjagN
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubDGTL7fKi
a choice so David took a gamble.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHsz1AOQC9
It seemed to be paying 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbY7uk0xpa
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9twubE8Gfu
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttPAKBR6Cz
wrong move and you're dead."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHh7Uz8QhfB
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."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡheggvb7x7Z
Gob grunted at that. "No579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpuiGkW2KT
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsGJJ4I3P5
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiJehjq7Q9
draining from his hands. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiREGKgZDpR
"I'll be able to walk 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsT0ifwk7fd
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG44FQKULvX
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAefaBAxaKd
caused David to lose his balance. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKyCtqGkGm
"The walk should only 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5L75Xn9Qlt
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4QEcNmJTS
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZ22PPpS0P
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXaKIvXIhOO
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQUIAv33Vf
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGjuy9j4PS
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDA5OAMKIu
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKBAP5A0pt
To Gobs credit he wasn't579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNn1rAwFS0Z
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMqYrkYHMB
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpq4xgSQYq
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTy2mGJ8IlB
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjJRgRmYnQ
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQ3bGZnpor
First there was Denis, 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Nr8Vn6IuG
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fXGPv8031
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHml3Yh60e
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSXzx1177d
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQltRyvTJP2
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbbprHy5go
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwstAaISI4
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRcgzHq0Na
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNf8c9bsUBI
All in all a group of 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsaSCTIgyx
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRw0RItibYG
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzI9GGVOfBd
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJENJyEDkXL
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLicGIZoSO
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFFwQneY6n
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxva4yq618
stuff. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdz4HKc644
Sadly except the names 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYl1SBRkTL
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLleKGUcH3
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNKeLmonlE
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0ntMSbk5F
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SsDHLlw2H
childhood. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgThoipmqV
David also paid 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLwVIFxPpy
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mYjzaERxe
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkU8MibISX
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUhfAl7QEt
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMd609ATVvt
The closer they got the 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6DtCPKCXL
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1eNRD4bgN
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFHYIEgIk4
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZs3mgKoNT
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjb8mjkpK9
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHQ4KBXVsp
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nhmPESP2C
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyr5XY5HzKe
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKiYaM1B8P
They were able to hear 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMMMo9jhdW
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpf9nFXX00
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLDSKDGTbW
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKssYC87vNt
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZe2QXliIs
"Get down, behind the 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkf2VJfMX9
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtGyNaxd2E
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1pEJ3c3Z6
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xJkZdRzvF
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzsSjIX4eP
nicely with the surroundings.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNASg5m79X
With a groan David 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxARwGgr5ib
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHYeY29Wyt
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0vugdfWCh
grunt. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1fop4WwwD
They all had to cover 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3Z7M9SM7a
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5T5K9zMTv
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgXs1R8mqj
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNd49v36wV5
them.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qrPOBNAo9
With a tug of the rope 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡth01LHS6jv
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnG9cKXbqID
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwSIly13Q4
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYkxKJhBGI
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQxzIHqL84
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeryguEtUkp
"So, where's this hold?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYP4AxaDJM
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPGVxHoWQo
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRhGp3mxqU
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2WSN0ofhd
"It's there and looks 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmyjs2mEHH
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTotgaWCjnR
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8DVPw02xP
"Corruption knows. They 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sGIs1fHI6
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkDBgtme8q
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoh8ecw2RBF
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7Wn8n4437
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRcXFRCxze
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlyBBDoHrK
David made a move to 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJFYOFn3a8
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULUwPBDff4
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqWX8sLzyI
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXY91HXHsMY
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3l8jqZsf9W
them. "I think we're in trouble."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XJFQGX4Zg
Gob pulled the telescope579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRIJ5d816j
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1To0a0t5w
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktJBbPFTAk
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyfdXH2G0C
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCAEed5DlN
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQxFmxgvHo
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk46vJ2bnUX
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZ8IpOeuKE
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcpBxm7lwB
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rtFh0OenP
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKSqbeM74N
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7kQ9ibHm6
reason." He added the last part in a grumble579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBD9joxtOKk
Gob pulled away from 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfhwNXYzy1
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDa27MLpCj
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRox6C9RiUW
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhyWuClsvJ
you in your own shit" 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMpZKvzUBg
"Now form up and let's 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEr6tOsIYom
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8QcZj13CS
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UFhWi0ySd
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQEfXyxLL9
long while.
