"Ugh" 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdrbaEOGaq
"Shh, he's coming to"577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnWHL8GSsW
David slowly opened his 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56fpsSOSUL
eye but as he did so he was blinded by the sun, so doing the most 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvApP2itnkA
logical thing a one eyed man could do, he went to cover his last eye 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsu2igzyVf
last so that he'd become blind.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfBGqHcfII
Sadly someone didn't 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQngHd5qcwS
like that idea all that much as David was kicked before he could 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqezFiLVThL
properly move his arm and was pinched to the ground. "Don't move!" Came a577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcBjeJusJt
gruff voice.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBanfCcRqN
David braved opening his577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxfXZbbR6w
eye and was greeted by a black hole, looking beyond that he could see 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBXMFqrFsY
the metallic shape that belonged to a musket and looking even beyond 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDtv9YQHN6
that he could see a human shape, staring at him with unblinking, dark 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZPXoSdT7W
eyes. "Who might you be?" Came the gruff voice again. David wasn't able 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxJ4OjCCr7
to discern whether the voice came from his friend with a gun there or 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkQ5o8lhRn
someone else. David could see his jaw move but not the mouth itself as 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeD6r9EFwTP
it was covered too much with a beard.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZlVOXE5Kv
"A friend, especially to577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiDNveJWtS
those who hold guns to my head." David risked a smile, usually humor 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRv8Ojvfcv
and a light attitude would get him out of most situation or at least 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dcvYvky62
ease the tensions enough for David to get an in. People tend to 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5HT8jwMyv
underestimate you, when they believe you're just a fool. Sadly this 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZgIaVDRkP
didn't seem to have worked with this particular type of character as the577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00WyZ2LLBI
pressure on his arm increased.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ201Tum9Ako
"Ow, ow. Shit!" David exclaimed. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcr4AGHNJLN
"Now, again, who are you?" The voice came once more "I won't ask for a third time"577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBVrPVqnbm
~you'll pay for this, 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1PVVM5zL9
you overgrown idiot~ David closed his eye and tried to extinguish the 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpszYuGStf
look of pure hatred. He couldn't do anything right now, but the moment 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VzHO8YKFA
would come. Right now he had to look scared, but should he go for the 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4h3XjDZyP
truth aswell? ~After all truth is only something you say when you can 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSwWChJd8f
think of a good lie.~ Before he decided either way David would need to 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKC6v6pOmD
find out if he was dealing with empire soldiers, he didn't imagine they 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFMmmNMdIa
would look kindly upon a smuggler delivering weapons to their enemies. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8khGwqbIZU
David let his eye wander577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgT0P6hqTmn
a bit around his surroundings; he couldn't turn his sight far as the 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhn1mLv9H3
weapon was pointed right at his head. But he could get a better look at 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwArylsijRu
his assailant and his clothes, definitely not a uniform or anything a 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn03WQMiX7O
soldier would wear. Looked more like random pieces of clothing put 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrbRJQ2Wx9
together, definitely stitched and not very well looked after. Empire 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbQ4WPiXAF
soldiers may have been arrogant pricks but they were disciplined 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsUlyuNNGPy
arrogant pricks.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIv4U04Rl2
David heard the flint 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEaS7SXbZi
being pushed back, apparently the man got tired of waiting and David 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuV3o5VBrM
started talking before his brains decorated the ground he was on. "I was577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpaOPmZHdL
part of the crew trying to get weapons to the rebels round here. We 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFLPImpRlw
were shot down and then...I don't know, I woke up here, must've fallen 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lGu7go5FW
out or something." David said trying to sound confused and scared at the577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gPCXO7Izk
same time. Which wasn't hard, he was very confused. He didn't know how 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywXY1KqFGf
he got here, he remembered his little episode with Jester but that just 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPKRiRALtR
left him with more questions. David was also scared, last thing he 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkPCDrhqmA
remembered before jester was falling out of the 'flying fish' and no 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiEcM6qLzsW
matter his luck he should've died from that fall, yet here he was.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZPde99zUt
The pain in his arm 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdiq5rg0gCD
eased off and David was about to breathe a sigh of relieve when the 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSUCCiixml
muzzle of the musket hit him straight in the nose, making his head spin 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSX0EaZ1bwb
and see stars in front of his eye. "I saw the corrupted ship falling. It577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnr3qV0G5Z7
wasn't anywhere close, so you're either lying or a mage to have 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpD77c1Dyr
survived that fall."577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDyLIbMp1V
It took a second for 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTuDVb8GUA
David to remember that the Imperials called their channelers, mages. An 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡroUprFHQKQ
old word for something that David didn't remember. Another thing David 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHl2LTr6RQH
had to remember was that if they were rebels they most likely hated 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBkCKjH3rZ
mages. After all, as far as David thought, you'd need to be at rock 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKYeOVuhEu
bottom with no chance of losing anything to go against a whole 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkMXR5L7As
government. And those who can't channel in the empire are people like 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZnvyf8S3O
that.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCy6EvV8oMZ
"I don't know how I got 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Uayv5Sqzf
here. I just remember falling of the ship." Which was the truth, even if577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwfAw7DKjF
not the full truth. "I also ain't no cha...mage." David risked the full577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDrVB5ASDS
truth577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nQ2IdVB4M
"I'm sure if he was a 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5kUhVFJpM
mage he'd probably have killed us by now, summoned demons and the like, 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPC8lV6rw5Q
wouldn't he Gob?" David tried turning his head towards the youngish 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdC9QgeIRd
voice but had no luck. The man holding the musket grunted though, David 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvMKYbTpvY
guessed that was Gob.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRzsxFjYAp
"Not how mages work kid,577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vwwEBq9ep
they'd need to gather their energy from the ether and they need a clear577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqxKf6HKAj
head for that and be upright. Otherwise they're inviting all kinds of 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozGpY9Ykoa
corruption and most mages I've met are mostly concerned with 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXlQCodS6K
self-preservation. And as long as I keep hitting him in the head." Gob 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRkaITlrbE
smashed the muzzle into Davids nose again to prove a point. "He won't 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAens4H53Q
have a clear head so we should be safe.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEVaG3W05H
David was having trouble577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8VzypvsI3
breathing through his nose, he felt like it was broken in a few places.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyo23GIevL
Thus he had to exhale through his mouth just to keep his calm. "You can577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHJcfoqxg4
keep hitting me but you won't get any other answers, because it's the 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQA4gAmo9Kt
falling truth!" He exclaimed. David tried projecting both exhaustion and577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWBAPbCpFj
fear into his voice. While he didn't really feel that scared he 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9VIT9sDB1
definitely felt exhausted.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5loZ2atth4
Gob stared into Davids 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcScRVOsic1
eyes and seemingly made a decision, he rummaged in his pocket and threw 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GMQp04MeB
some herbs to David, withdrawing the musket from his face but still 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSjARlTGHE
holding it aimed. "Swallow some of them and maybe I'll stop" Gob said in577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLSxXLWAGu
a deadpan voice.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAD4vsEsJk
Sighting David sat up, 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjObib62Xm
his bones cracking and feeling sore. The blood finally flowing from his 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUPwQmbXId
nose onto his chin, David had to spit some of it out as it went inside 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbi3XhpZChU
his mouth. He looked at the herbs and was very tempted to ask what they 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXToXoroSI
were. But he was pretending to be scared and he didn't imagine asking 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQO8HcqUZQ2
would give him an answer, at least an answer that didn't consist of him 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBna4nNnpv9
getting kicked or hit by the weapon again.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUliGhEW5OW
David took the herbs and577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBO4ZjftoL
swallowed them without chewing. He didn't feel any different after 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWr06314Kks
taking them, Davids first thought was it was some sort of drugs but 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VKwcNPti6
looks like he was wrong. Gob must've saw Davids confused look as he 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNOlsutNsy
explained, not only for Davids benefit but for the others there as well.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyteOIjwlmN
"It's called blumeflor, 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32Q0INONgZ
blocks the mage from reaching out to the ether. Pretty rare, the council577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GWX2gb9xU
has tried to burn out all seeds. Of course there's always a way of 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PQdElUp4O
getting a hold of something when you really want it." David could hear 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtn3vzJ51uZ
some pride in that voice, which he could understand being a smuggler 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8OabpPqi3
himself.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2Pioswfqc
"It's a good way of 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeQWCu1QSy
making mages useless for an hour or two, but a better way of finding out577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gTKqldVdK
if they're mages. It causes them immense pain apparently."577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxPb5SNwNM
David was going to ask 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oPozG2F5D
why didn't he just give it to him immediately but he kept his silence. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdLNNFKWjT
He risked getting up and, for once, Gob didn't protest by hitting him 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VCM1nvfqa
with that musket, not that he lowered it either. This Gob was a 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66IMgbhdVS
dangerous man, he knew a lot about ether channeling, definitely more 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFRHdGuXxy
than someone who heard about it in whispers and rumors, he had a flower 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoM6Pr2pBMJ
that disabled channeling, a flower which David hadn't ever heard off, 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJCIuSl6rD
and the man most certainly knew how to handle the musket judging by his 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxWuwL5SxM
stance. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjjD7TNZK5
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?"577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUZKwV1tv6
"Why would I lie about 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi294tvf0WT
being on that ship? Everyone could see it burning down in the sky!" Gob 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElFqsnJKWv
looked like he was considering that so David pushed his advantage." I'm 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6cVLlSlSr
as confused as you and scared to boot. I was on my ship and then I'm 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnH5zCKn32
here alive while my crew mates might all be dead!" David had to win 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFztdcUXra
their trust, showing that he cared for the crew he spent time with was a577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrYrUgSii9
good way to do it.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRqJqusfXo
"Oh and you have proof? The fact that you served on that ship?" 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPDHMcuNfZ
"The only things I have is what you can see, so no."577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTeveOv301f
"So you are a liar."577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfmBHxUG2i
"Bring me to the ship! 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpzcX5dXI9
You saw where it fell down and if there's anything still left of it I'll577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNRXDoDZ2e
be able to show you where the weapons are. I'm guessing we were 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZRMPkoLWX
supposed to deliver them to you anyway"577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4abZLOTQGw
Some of the feet 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1U93tXlrAO
shuffled as if embarrassed to have been found out but Gob wasn't 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0oVvyQVcE
relenting. "Even if by some miracle the ship did survive, the soldiers 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQxYtYvOik
would have gotten to the ship first. They were right on its tail."577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3qMRod2xw
"The weapons were in a 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNQoxOMSfq
special hold! Only officers knew where it is, if any part of the ship 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMyKXU63jJ
survived that hold definitely did. Plus would the soldiers really care 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfklZGwAJAN
after shooting it down or would they just leave it and go back to more 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ595zRbNB1P
important duties?"577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QTzMznBJJ
Gob shook his head. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1MmQt21z3
"They would, but..." He seemed to be deep in thought and David begun to 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlzEzikH5c
hope. "We need the weapons, if there's a chance they're still there I'm 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttEqoLLyVj
willing to take it." Gob said nodding. "There's one thing to decide 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcXpCGNm2b
though. Denis!" The young man whose spoke up for David basically jumped 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2n24sbDG9
up. "Y..yes Gob?"577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoChZ7qkyi
"Don't call me Gob, I'm 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtBJor0jRl
not as lenient as Francesca." He answered chidingly. "Grab the rope and 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRzDReDDw3
tie our friend here and then join us." 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJugpkby99
"Yes, sir!" The young 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdL9lwYBOx
man, Denis basically jumped into action grabbing the rope and running 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmCdL0ggyY
towards David. Giving a glance that basically said: 'sorry about this.'577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkai7iLRjL
David smiled, atleast 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM29MmrgSJ4
someone who should be easy to manipulate. "Don't worry about it, better 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRBHoBW3qb
safe than sorry, right?" David said easy going and not resisting. Denis 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBsBgAMYP6
seemed to appreciate that as he put the rope around David and a nearby 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRJn7Udj9r
tree in the most loosest of knots. "Sorry about that" Denis said as he 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBextzEhis
finished tying it. "Gob just likes to be precise."577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSbJNpBFFh
David nodded as if 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYGV9NI4f4
understanding. "Yeah, like I said better be safe than sorry. He seems to577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVY40Js4Egh
know what he's talking about." The young lad seemed to look up to the 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagG7ROZm9g
big man, so David wasn't going to be antagonistic towards Gob, a few 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJfO6P17J3
chosen words would make Denis trust him. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0xGdaZBwR
"Yeah, he really does!" Denis answered eagerly, his eyes bright. "He was in the military before, I heard he served with..." 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWowQrF7J7
"Denis!" Gobs voice 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMftBphp6a
could be heard before Denis got to finish his thought." I told you to 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcOrYRk86Z
tie him not to murder him with your voice, come here!" Denis offered a 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnhXSPQUVx
farewell nod to David and ran off to join the rest of his group sitting 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYE2zonfQLy
in a circle.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEDHnQCLJh
David could easily untie577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZe45ctBpWI
himself but where would he run? The isle was probably surrounded by the577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxuDeBdXf8
military and he didn't know anyone from around here. Plus he was pretty577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWx2kaxxuS
sure he'd get shot before he'd be able to get far anyway. No as far as 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVz9OHgEQB9
he could see the best thing would be to bide time.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtPXmcF4UI
David must've dozed off 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbh9igB5h9
as didn't know how much time has passed before the group dispersed, with577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqRV2OIOhs
Gob making a beeline towards him. David gave him a smile, the most 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRMORCKueH
disarming one he could muster. "Like I said we're going to go for the 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEuWmXj90B
weapons, the question's, again, is why do we need you? Even if you're 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXif73L0XZ
not a liar at best you're a liability. And if the weapons are in a 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Px5BTVJOk
hidden hold, I don't imagine a lot of the ship survived to make much of a577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCmr3CANMd
difference, we'll be able to find them."577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡACuje28CrW
"I thought you people rebelled for a cause, if you just murder me aren't you proving you're nothing more than common brigands?"577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrednRWs1RS
"Who'd know?"577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkWMnm7dIp
"You" David said that as577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVvOK2WCqs
he looked into gobs eyes. If he was a military man he was either a 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtd0GgSa7W
deserter or someone who rebelled for a reason. And David didn't imagine 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAV4jET4lm5
deserters would be quick to go back into the thick of battle if they had577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBf1RCV9NP
a choice so David took a gamble.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPT0Znl1kL
It seemed to be paying 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeG2NSF5NjE
off as the answer made Gob pause. He looked at his compatriots and shook577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegRL5vKn5c
his head. "I don't mind if you end up dead, but...remember this: one 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2J33Hz9EEv
wrong move and you're dead."577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghHv9f1Qjf
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."577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYfUXVDVHe
Gob grunted at that. "No577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflAhwpas7e
way to answer that right now, is it?" He untied David from the tree but577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Dq3nRIshg
tied his hands together so tight that David could feel the blood 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXpMYHEMMj
draining from his hands. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnfuCuKffm
"I'll be able to walk 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqYMNf3CiM
faster with my hands untied, and no one leading me." David nodded 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2Xp3080Ei
towards the rope in Gobs hand. Which he so kindly pulled and almost 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ygsxqfpk7
caused David to lose his balance. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMQJHyZuvi
"The walk should only 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdfAcJQJNH
take half a day, you'll be fine. Who knows if you don't make any sudden 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFfwalYXqa
moves I might be nice and let you stay with us instead of letting you go577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDIyc0GT5X
into the wild." David shuddered at that, Looking around he could only 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcA5ABKDEj
see a thick forest around them. He never spent a lot of time in nature 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUF5zn173JI
preferring cities, plus, judging by the look in Gobs eyes, David 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQHQaX23zG
imagined that if he did make any sudden moves he wouldn't really get 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruE7NJlO7p
time to get used to surviving in the wilderness.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBoXu9uOGY
To Gobs credit he wasn't577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKk6KTWIYZM
lying, the walk did take about half a day. During the walk David 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHugSJ9ajJ
managed to glean the names of the rest of the rebels while being led by 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGWMMoys6S
Gob, not that the man didn't try to silence them and have them keep an 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQGcu2ZAGR
eye out on the trees. The problem was that, except for Gob himself, the 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaeKdFJTWBA
rest of his group seemed to consist of teenagers.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHZKrjiRLM
First there was Denis, 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bYF9PPRfQ
the wide eyed youth who seemed to be very eager, but not much else. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzM3Xb5haI
Angela, who seemed to be the big sister of the group and second in 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiAUsgWblI
command. She wasn't much of a leader but she really cared for the well 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Q3wrQU3Ps
being making sure no one was hungry or cold. Then there was Rock, true 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZEdxIOsJo
to his namesake the youth didn't talk much. But he was sturdy, even if 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2ubFa17aI
not in character definitely in stature. Finally there was Tick, a 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO93krFU1M9
nervous young buy. Seemed even younger, and twitchier, than the rest. He577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuQz5EEWaV
jumped at every noise and Angela was checking up on him the most. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWskrCZxDn
All in all a group of 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5Xk3zZYT1
people that David shouldn't have problems either conning or murdering, 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvdHbajFrH
or at least if Gob wasn't there. If he could get rid of him earning 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGG7MGSoxmj
their trust would become tenfold easier. The problem is he could not see577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuBzvt2jdT
a way of getting rid of Gob. The group may have been ragtag and could 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FNL9Gk5dS
barely hold their guns properly, but they've had complete faith in Gob 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBA8OlHwVN
and his orders, to be fair to Gob he definitely seemed to know his 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNS5Uhnxgo
stuff. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUX3dB9lrE
Sadly except the names 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3307dZOSP8
David didn't manage to get any other useful information, from listening,577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9UrmptGch
as Gob kept most of the talking to a minimum, but their actions and 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjFBDgo0Ce
mannerisms told him a lot about them as well, David was always good at 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHZYGYrFRw
reading people. He found it quite a useful skill to train since his 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3NiCRxtfV
childhood. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoKAI2YRLG
David also paid 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdsfP4ULcE
attention to where they were going. A tree seemed as much as any other 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡid9WlUkHlM
one for him but he tried to memorize any landmarks just in case. A 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡso2WCgJH6R
distinct scar on one tree, a nest of ants on a hill, anything that could577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWWQrp2Gxs
help him in case he needed to make a speedy escape.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX49l8MbV2h
The closer they got the 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2q5yowuKCh
more David could see various signs of the fallen wreckage. A metal plate577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWycTixAM2O
here and there, a propeller hanging from the branches of a tree, an 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhC9LT5gt1Q
eyeball as well as some splatter of blood, the rest of the body probably577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjr1XbkFNFG
scavenged by an animal. David avoided looking at the remains, from both577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LSVmbVNpU
the ship and his, former crewmates. He wasn't Squeamish around blood 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHowCFpVc42
and he wasn't afraid he'd see one of his friends but whenever he looked 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWF5gyc19ED
it made him think that he was supposed to be there as well. That though 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWqx1MzECW
made David shudder and turned his smile into more of a frown.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcvEmciL9B
They were able to hear 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9TqnyrPsx
the ship before they could see it. Not the flying fish that was burning 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTj4OEuKPW
down and lying in ruins but the empire ship. David knew from experience 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjd2mIiJ4ej
that the newer ships did not make as much noise but the imperial ones, 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWC7Z8aWppP
with their outdated void-engines made a huge racket.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdP477gaJ1g
"Get down, behind the 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPQyOKNGmf
trees!" Came a hushed order from Gob as David felt his rope tugged and 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydcHwEyjI3
he fell to the ground with a grunt. David was sure Gob was just enjoying577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMaYAWy7t9W
inflicting the pain at this point. Not like the soldiers were close and577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJidEvyOJp
no matter how ill prepared the rebels were their uniforms meshed quite 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bHvWs0F6P
nicely with the surroundings.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSn83r6x3n
With a groan David 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfspV54OFi
looked up, and saw Gob taking out a telescope out of his coat to look at577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC27GirfIWT
the soldiers. "Camps, they're planning on camping here" he said with a 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgEBMXNTuS
grunt. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcLEHIZ0ZK
They all had to cover 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljTjjSuRHY
their ears in the next moment as the imperial ship took flight, gaining 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDu0EAqcuz
aptitude first and then flying above David and his newfound friends. 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJ97GpmfGC
Luckily the ship was quite high so it didn't disturb the trees around 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWo36RBLPI
them.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7PpdCheKT
With a tug of the rope 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSas6ACHH0
Gob called David over to his vintage point. Slowly David crawled up to 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFem5briFzB
Gob and clumsily held the telescope to his working eye. He could see the577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgwolrTrbQ
'Flying fish' his home for the past few years or at least what was left577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRJoC8rM2u
of it. David could also see the beginning of the encampment with tents 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6AYbcQWUU
being set up as well as some markings to establish a perimeter.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TawTr46wi
"So, where's this hold?"577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5RSP0lGjB
Gob asked, still glaring at the soldiers as if he could see all the 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPmpFU8Z5U
details without the telescope. Without a trace of hesitancy David 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCYRxFftQz
pointed his finger to around the middle of the ship.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAADnTMH0c
"It's there and looks 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkB9U34Qt3
like it's still mostly intact." Score one for David. "Why do you think 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKub45oMgI
they're setting up around the ship?" He asked Gob577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBKrfN4yzi
"Corruption knows. They 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRQPHsEAoY
might've found the weapons, and guessed they're for us, so now they're 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDq9qRwJot
waiting and doing a poor job of setting up an ambush. Or maybe they're 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9V8bvCNgVs
just guarding the ship till more reinforcements can come?" Gob answered 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaU6ynXU78y
looking sideways at David." I don't really care why. Now give it back" 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3W0SQs4ewI
he said holding out his hand for the telescope.577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEUuR1jh7T
David made a move to 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqV9dEIIwc7
hand the telescope back but something caught his attention, a soldier, 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNmxkQlkP6
David wasn't sure why but something in his mind pulled him towards that 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8hCg5mKwE
person. Ignoring Gobs growl David kept looking through the telescope at 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvf8qi6HjKM
the soldier as he spoke to someone else and pointed a finger, right at 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleGNRGiMGx
them. "I think we're in trouble."577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKFKIS2txU
Gob pulled the telescope577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNraip6nou
away from David with force and took a look and saw the same soldier 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyQLGOFQUI
pointing and a group of others heading towards their location. "Nothing 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUj3ui0sxZI
we can do here anyway, we'll head back now." Gob said more for the 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡov608Lr52J
benefit of his troops rather than Davids. He pulled David up with that 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaQ40RlskZ
rope, this time he was ready for it and didn't lose his balance while 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ahAKkbdZe
standing up. What David wasn't ready for though was Gob pulling him 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XIMegvr6W
close. "I still don't trust you." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I'm 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDz0D6z8xZH
not sure if you had anything to do with the soldiers seeing us or not 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtliCa7Cuu0
but I'm willing to bet you did." He gave a big sight. "Even so, you're 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0YdfI1c6v
right. We're above leaving strangers to die, and she'd never forgive me 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNvWvjIsvV
for leaving you to the imperials. At least without a good flying 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUrpL5uHKI
reason." He added the last part in a grumble577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgofUvVYd2
Gob pulled away from 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVqb20hjcK
David, pulling the rope to nudging David to follow him and continued 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1GTzuUgHv
speaking in a rather fake cheery tone "So you're in luck, we're bringing577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46tBo29mLo
you to our home. So if you shit in it, I'll be more than happy to drown577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqM2xNyVeAI
you in your own shit" 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxO4g0A2Ai
"Now form up and let's 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLnoQjAQWO
go!" He barked, to the rest of the group as they proceeded further into 577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhocYkqWNAZ
the forest and away from the soldiers. Hopefully somewhere safe and with577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJli5aXXrR
a roof above, as David felt that he'd had his fill of the outside for a577Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZ5GY0hPFf
long while.
