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'The voice?! Of course I573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0jJ34EAjY
can hear it, I embrace it, I follow it, I worship it for what it is! 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgtWwKxmVe
The word of god! And I am a holy messenger! You all are heathens! 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb59rs4lQLk
Believers in false gods! You hide from the true voice, you fear it, you 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYXuULDJck
shun it, you deny it! My only crime is that I am no coward!'573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XzsYvQ3ml
Extract from the trial 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlnrSc4Jet
of Bloody Jack. Accused of murdering his whole village on the whims of 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQYrSrPFF7
an ether being and sentenced to death.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMt9TzfyBA
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"I don't get it, why don't we go to a different isle? The Imperialsh will have ush shurrounded in no time."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQVhK5PyYd
~And here we go again, simple minded people asking simple minded questions~573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsf4LwamSP
"Too many people to move, they'll notice us."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22pVyXzpjq
"Never shtopped ush before." A pause as the old man spat to the side. "What about fighting then, too little of ush?"573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5krSSJuGiq
Gob shook his head, 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPHj93Zzrx
tired. David could understand that, and he was annoyed he could 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dRPBBIu4x
empathize with Gob. As per Gob's decision every time it was David's turn573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMskUIVTMdQ
to go patrolling Gob accompanied him. At first David found this 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv15lRMvSoh
insulting, he was the paragon of trust after all, but after a few of 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioWJPQOuhG
such patrols he just found it annoying. Ever patrol was usually 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYyvKc0UKJ
conducted with 3 or 4 people, usually with different people. There were a573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iDFodx90R
few constants in those groups though, the first was that David and Gob 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCICLl8p9l5
were in them and the second was that someone always asked when they 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7ScuskIiZ
would move.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzxBW0T06b
Now David has only been 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEeyUeYYt8
in the camp for a month now and managed to glean some information from 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHGCwuDdDB
the other rebels and just observations. There were three groups of 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5i72JOWfC
rebels. Peasants, peasant-soldiers and soldiers, as David liked to call 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVw8KvA7Pne
them. Peasants and peasant-soldiers were the people with no, to only 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhPh6ubMDB
basic, military training. Such as Denis and his ilk. The soldiers 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3goqw3KNlO
weren't necessary from the military, but they had more experience. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXKoNnGzl0
Experience wasn't the only difference, civilians and civilian soldiers 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcQgSNU00j
loved and trusted both Gob and Francesca. Soldiers only trusted Gob. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZznYLP4Es
Which worked out nicely for David as he could use this discord and 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDCBntyP7O
divided loyalties.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WJCZkohio
Another important thing 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqIr7miMoK
he managed to find out was that the rebels had stayed on the same isle 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsP3bHBFXT
for three months. Many of the rebels were unhappy with the prolonged 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPp9Sok2i7q
stay, especially the soldiers. This resulted in that question and Gob 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcbdj1grAe
giving the same answer to anyone who asked. It was really riveting stuff573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvn7G0bI76n
for David, especially after hearing it for the twentieth third time. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGs2xsH1b8
Ol' Stevie asked it around two or three times over the past few days to 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzxTlsbnf1
their destination.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByGM3xE8hC
Today they were out 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JihlYP360
looking at the new imperial camp, turning into more of a makeshift fort,573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8o3Aumw86o
being built around the wreckage of the 'Flying Fish'. It was a crude 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jf4iElPu3
construction, something that could be easily taken apart. They were 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4Z6CbNeBl
joined by Rock and another rebel, called old toothless Stevie, on 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1GPycvqnT
account of him being old and having lost most of his teeth. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkPKmJb0Ji
"Yes, now shut up and 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHK0ibeJnrl
remember everything you can about the imperials." Stevie shrugged at 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtKMovLPGe
that and continued looking through his binocular. David kept further 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfqMQCKXiI
away from the pair, watching their backs with Rock, the youth did not 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfm6SVVPYZ
become any more talkative during Davids stay in the caves.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH46YiHk0fK
They were at their 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxCkJTxdh4
lookout spot for a few hours at this point and David was glad he didn't 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxRPk3OmfV
feel any magical tugs coming from that direction, after discussing it 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmphyx1ujO
with Francesca it turned out that what David felt was a magical tug, 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGrV26BsJv
looked like the imperial soldier wasn't anywhere near it.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9tMsA9xyR
"Alright, that's enough.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQio41Exw5
Let's head back." Gob proclaimed to the group and David sighted in 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQp6qRdGPW0
relief. Thankfully David was given new shoes, to help him walk, as well 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtHIgUisov
as new clothes and even an eyepatch. The walk itself was silent and 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpZ4X9KVoi
brutal. Gob set a murderous pace and he didn't look back to check on any573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMT9XP5XT0
of them except for Rock, who bore it with his usual silence.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOduCn36wh
David walked in silence 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VgrsdLsPL
as well. More to preserve his breathe, than anything else, as he felt 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrK6cD1bgZO
that he would fall to the ground if he even tried speaking. Toothless 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzl1Q2GgZOM
Stevie may have been old and not have teeth, but he had more stamina 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8NwgaCu9x
than David, farm work really built you up for long hours of activity.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC13GMfVGBw
A walk that would've 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsETddtMigF
taken most of the day was managed in about half a day. David was so glad573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT003RXDtlA
to see the damp cave that he was ready to kiss the rocks when he came 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPuYqMT3v7
inside. The camp itself did not change much over the past month and 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsqGufPqK7
David was still the new guy. Though he made good strides in integrating 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6Da0tvlBG
himself as most of rebels waved to him in greeting.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvPKralmvM
"I'll go report to 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhvfWpLIxE
Francesca. You can go relax." Gob passed David without a glance at him. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIVMMgVMwE
The fact that Gob didn't glare or spit at David's direction must've 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntdqaVr0JW
meant that he was finally warming up to him! At least it was more than 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqMtiCKXqm
David got over the past month, in fact he was ready to give up on ever 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPP0YgjnQm
winning Gob over.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzaToKEt5f
Francesca on the other 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUioDrQN2tw
hand warmed up to him quite fast. As Denis summarized and David 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyHUdMFvDB
confirmed she was a noble, a well read and knowledgeable noble but 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuA3vBe71J
someone who hasn't left her estate a lot and has never traveled outside 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmTceuHGUx
the empire. While David was the well-traveled dashing smuggler. He 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyhY1QOt2p
managed to enthrall her with made up stories and adventures. To be fair 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJLya1ig9b
to Francesca she wasn't the only one falling under David's charm. As 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdlAYeCNXP
most of the rebels found it hard to resist the dashing rogue act.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicokWrYRfL
David just wished he 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkoE6R8nI1
could win them over without going on patrols and risking his life. Oh 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJGJhUMoqx
well no one said being a parasite was easy.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRt5czbEaqq
Further down the camps 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrWccWMSVL
he could see Twitch, the nervous brother of Denis. Over the past month 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYZgzC6TUg
he integrated himself with the siblings, becoming a part of their gang. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZr7pufpMiE
As the siblings were liked by the rebels in general this made them trust573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqLtAqKjrU
David all the more. David decided to join Twitch so he snuck up behind 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqflrC64NUY
him. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7MsfDeTeu
"What'cha doing?"573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwCRtKtqVD
Twitch practically jumped out of his own skin. "Agh! Oh D-david. Don't s-scare me l-l-like that."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQnwkoc53c
"Sorry, twitch." David said patting the boys shoulder. "Didn't mean to, you know I hate doing it." He loved it573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYuNfnN02J
Twitch nodded and stood beside David." 'S alright. I-I-I'm just easily sca-ar-ared."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnIxSIe6oJ
David nodded. The boy 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhYeX4XBnN
was lucky to have any friends at all." Nothing wrong with being scared."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofli1MQULa
He said with a comforting smile. "We all have our own strengths, like 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsvktDEXOf
you..." David paused for a bit racking his mind for something to say. "A573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2CgajYOB4
poet! A man of dreams! How're your poems going anyway? I still want to 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rzVySZATo
read them someday."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmo5fOIY1j
Twitch muttered 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOXZBiNCQV
something under his breathe. David motioned with his hand for him to 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN93t4zkfPi
speak up. "...n-not poems. But son-so-songs."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxrfikXWnf
David stopped himself from shrugging and smiled. "Songs, even better then! Why not create a song for the rebellion?"573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3PUpDmHsa
Twitch started shaking 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQjK7Otsc5
his head but before the words: 'No' formed on his mouth a voice 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjQ4y6tsYs
interrupted them. "A hymn truly sounds marvelous!" Francesca made Twitch573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6HdfLemmw
jump back even more than David did573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wPFoY7tFH
"I-I-I" He continued in that vain for a while.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqvJtmPjQT
"Speak up soldier!" Gobs573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vH2LJ5WFV
voice resounded around the cave, making everyone glance at Twitch, 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39cxxEpR0M
which should've made his stuttering worse. But his fear of Gob took over573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoQXlIYMhQ
any instinct he had.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQth3q9AOv
"I'mnotgoodenough!" He 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZ4ay0pAtq
said as fast possible. David was astounded it was probably the first 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgeTmRJvSY
time the boy didn't stutter. Not that he could understand what he said 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjygc9opIG5
now.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeoD1E8mc4
"Nonsense." Francesca 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawEXFfctUk
put her hand on Twitch's shoulder. She didn't seem to have any trouble 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpH9N8fsH0r
understanding him. "Write me a song when you can, and we will sing it, 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9px6hQ03X
all of us together." She projected her voice to others nearby which 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBO5U9MuT7
raised a rugged cheer. That just made Twitch hide his face as it went 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98peZJMTxh
dark red.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6QmDpd4f0
Francesca spared Twitch 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdFhMTtDMK
one last warm smile and turned to the rest of the rebels standing 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDj0vhdR90
around. "It's time for your daily studies! Spread the message!" Both 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPgKcYOi0l
children and adults listened to Francesca, without a hint of 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOhsBOQ7mG
disobedience, and started moving in one line to the study cavern, as it 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhqDA7KFNY
was popularly called.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dJNaJsyf5
The rebels not only 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOKDvvFSac
respected Francesca for her leadership and attitude towards the 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANHszC4mnj
peasantry, but also her attempts to educate them. Most of the rebels 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIDZFw9N0y
didn't know how to read or basic math while Francesca was an educated 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCmDobYn3S
noble, thus she decided to teach everyone in the rebellion the basics. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtszI2GV0ll
No one was barred from the lessons and both young and old were invited 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy00lrpRiNb
to them. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrer4JNPBx
David attended one of 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncwxPPaWqd
those lessons but found himself too bored to continue. They were talking573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIF3r4FgKy
about letter and numbers and some researcher named Vesputti or 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAI6deTYWSE
something similar. Thus, he skipped over on those lessons, he wasn't the573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Vi27hyGLP
only one as most of the adults had decided that they were too old to 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡao0QBnM3KS
learn anything new.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKKV5mV7ow
Before leading her group573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSZ7FZ02tv
to the secluded cavern, Francesca approached David. "I'd like if you'd 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQg5YQtDwg
dine with me tonight, if it's to your liking?"573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ukt9MrfkD
"Of course, I'll see you573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡle7Hf78ZkF
later." Francesca did that sometimes, inviting David over. Chatting 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7Lxg5kbVS
about trivialities, like whether he had any more vision about The Five. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyEASIYkCf
Thankfully Jester didn't deign to appear yet so David managed to sleep 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFrznPqzLA
peacefully, well not accounting the strange dreams about some boy crying573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0mpskwlhI
and calling for his mummy. Those dreams made David wake up in a foul 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26E4bmSHwl
mood, he wasn't certain why but thought it could be because he didn't 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAla2e6ZwuD
remember his parents or family.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ML0N5JvIc
Francesca, unaware of 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqRTz7YEud
David's thoughts or dreams, nodded with a smile and led her group from 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFZxybpHlI
the main cavern. Twitch following her and joining his sibling to whom 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyu0jIQ6O0
David waved. Turning around he came face to face with Nook.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ47xpYUdFF
"I'm off duty now, got some guys looking for a game. You're in?"573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYvfj5xbqu
Nook was an interesting 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVar2UgfOZ5
case, while he was definitely Gob's man he didn't seem to be as 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNevadVHZP1
disciplined as the other soldiers. He was also one of the few soldiers 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfTUE2Cdb3
who was friendly with David instead of following Gob's lead and hating 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXRTpeQsTp
his guts. So they decided to have a card game here and there while 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaz8wbMpN6
inviting other people, a card game in which David lost more often than 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrvyvM6U12
not. While David hated losing in cards it was a good method of making 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tW1LOhI7t
friends and getting to know people. As well as a guarantee to keep 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9cGgURFGT
getting invited as long as you lost smart and graciously accepted it.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsEHizHl6R
"Aye, why not Nook. Maybe I'll clean house this time."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsY2WspZyT
Nook grinned a 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmGRGOyWME
predator's smile and led David towards a secluded table. While gambling 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmSR6SabRm
wasn't banned or anything, as long as you were off duty, it was frowned 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZLoM2xBR5
upon by Gob. That and most rebels having limited resources. Having only 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCgGDIPf2S
their clothes and weapons stolen from the empire or brought on their 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2kpw5TOR0
backs.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrRBsc1xha
Thus any card games were573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aX2WWb9sv
just that, games to pass the time. At least until David proposed to bet573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRPfMPkegV
their rations. Everyone received the basic rations few times per day 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTaG7Im85Q
and it was up to them how much of that they ate. It was barely enough to573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLW4miJXwxd
feed a healthy adult. As they have been on this isle for a while it was573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJAeP2A6PK
harder to find fresh animals to hunt every day. A lot of the rebels 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SdaOjVQY9
were opposed to that idea as they'd loose on the last bits of food they 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKH3afgBSu
did have.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzeccbfk6N
Some did think it was a 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDowmglM9vu
brilliant idea and David was sitting down with a few of them right now. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtiLhleOxHZ
Nook, he was confident in his card abilities. Apparently before joining 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOF1mkHukyL
the rebellion he was a militiaman in his village and gambled a lot. As 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJS9ijSUMH
far as David could see he was more lucky than actually good. Old 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIVwi4oXv7
toothless Stevie, he joked that if he did lose his rations that it would573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxoXETN9vp
save his last teeth. He also wasn't afraid to bet most of his rations 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FfzQE2NtM
scaring the other players into folding, a good bluffer. Finally there 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hNODdaZwN
was Tiruk, a huge man who definitely needed more rations just to 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzUS6X1UKL
survive. It surprised David anyone could keep that weight with tight the573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkUgwknZAN
food has been.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGKN6TQ06Z
They were the four main 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneIoKezJbW
players who usually joined the gambling games. Sometimes others joined 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpMM50NKWJ
but they usually stopped after going hungry for a day or two as they 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJriR4YdwH
lost their rations. These four though didn't give up after losing, 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQp6InLCVS
because they knew that their chances of a feast were just around the 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgwSaUeCqM
corner. That fact created a sense of comradeship between the players. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPirLQWyfL
Even if they were playing against each other they understood the risks 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoUe47P8Gr
and accepted them.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrXL5Jveq3
"''Ello boys." David 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xAqSVQZH6
said sitting down at the table with Nook. There were nods all around the573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6n5JFqTBcj
table and the cards were dealt. They were playing a card game called 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2vtg0DwgI
match 'n go. Most of the rebels had not heard of the game or at least 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2Ozr08USy
knew it under a different name but most of them caught on fast, it was 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPU2dNjjjPm
often just played for fun. But the best games came from betting. As the 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTATHNZKctC
risks went higher you tried to fool your opponent into thinking that you573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzGvjg5AIL
had the match or a higher card. David loved risk games like that, he 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBanNzz5L6
loved reading the other player emotions and using it against them or at 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoP1ReRBa2
least for his own benefit. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnis1lHiVjo
Nook was the first to 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwplqhsDUI
play. "I'm betting half of my rations on this. Gots a good deck, that I 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyEmcMVThY
do." David could see the plastered smile on his face. At this point 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiG4dnzEd7S
David could tell fake between real in a heartbeat. Nook was bluffing.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5owBoqtq3H
"Alright, I'll call that." David answered.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbuWCzZYg9
Tiruk, in answer, just 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDfaqkgE0S
shook his head and folded. He wasn't risking it. Stevenson with his 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOrz8uF8C4
gaped smile called it as well and cackled a bit.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoJiTSsEIx
Next card revealed. A 3 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXI9hFlrTf
for Davids two threes. He'd have to fold that game, too high chance of 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyveztcjFOb
winning. So it went on and on, rations were won and lost. David won a 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFz4vN93QI
few games but then he bet everything and lost on purpose, made Stevie a 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG29tismIuT
very happy, old, man.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrnnhPmgqz
Since David didn't have 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QM1bJbLw0
anything to bet with anymore he made his excuses and left the table. He 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7ISawffyp
took a look around for Gob and didn't see him anywhere so decided it 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiKdQz0ayL
would be safe to take a walk.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhOVavvg7A
Another thing he took to573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWSOSl4h0J
doing over the past two weeks was exploring, finding any secret spaces 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7weQSShZpe
where he might hide. The rebels themselves only found one possible 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvgqPZZjex
emergency exit while David found three. Of course the other two exits 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZKkFvBiTQ
only were wide enough for one person to pass through at a time. So it 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhrZuNEbgA
could be that they just didn't consider them as such.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2luI9HBIN
He also found various 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGNl9m0p69
hiding spots, not only for him but for items he stole. Weapons, 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReBUbBqqcc
ammunition, food and the like. If only a small amount disappeared at a 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEn1XfvFL8
time no one really noticed and attributed it to absentmindedness. Though573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaedtXX91Fi
David believed Gob was getting suspicious so he would need to start 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡul7eZGU63C
being more careful.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhTI70plUC
The caves themselves 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74BqkmDHxG
seemed to go through the whole isle, David didn't believe he explored 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuNzWjfmRL
even half of it. Gob tried to send a few soldiers every day to explore 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjoAmByZw9
further into the caves, but many were afraid of the dark, believing 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8lJ8MIYWK
various beasts were residing in them. Refusing to go inside without Gob 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkB4pgPqGsT
and since Gob was usually busy either creating or being out on patrols 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ22s2Ij8LD
himself that limited their exploring time.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfaU8JkoIg
That let David offer his573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡey2OTU6CJq
services as an explorer. He would explore the further caves and would 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwD2nK72zA
report on any worrying circumstances. Gob was reluctant to let him go 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54sgY8OQxp
but was convinced by Francesca that it would be a grand idea as it would573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtFS7LXxbJ
free more people for patrols and other duties.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAe28pMxdi
This time though he had a573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkMio6eyDT
destination in mind. A bit further into one of the pathways, about an 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCA0TIMstH
hour from the main cavern, there was a small pathway where a thin person573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPoXiCIZ6R
could barely fit. Following that pathway, if you could survive the 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uuBTWZrSM
feeling of getting crushed by the walls, was a pool. David was surprised573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwKvEzkmek
when he found and astonished when he discovered the water was hot. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1Dwy4Yet4
That's where he was 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KxfubWsmZ
going now; he needed a clear head for Francesca's meeting. No matter how573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdiYwMfJ0L0
she acted she was a noble, they always sought the best deals for 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJszkPmpCtJ
themselves, always trying to ledge a situation in their favour. David 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnGUzh2LhE
would need to be on his toes. Or maybe he just wanted to actually relax 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRWP7kepXE
without anyone screaming or crying, he didn't decide which one sounded 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jjipJTZAH
better in his mind.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7q7OTvrjh
Thus grabbing a torch as573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfisGBQWlc
many of the pathways further down weren't lit, he began his, 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCyWF7mWKE
uneventful, journey. Luckily he reached his destination in a timely 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHdZxtX13d
manner, though he hated going through that cramped space. He gave a 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXk1rvRBrk4
satisfied sigh as he sat down in the pool, his muscles losing the 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwKmPw3wVM
tension he gathered over the past few weeks, the water reached up to his573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fK4nzoCSk
chest and he dunked his head under the water finally enjoying a proper 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMZ5nJ8eqL
clean. He was careful to keep track of time but other than that he let 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCKIhy3F7a
his mind wander and just blanked out. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iq7uFNc0e
Before he even noticed, 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerCqtj3J12
to David's disappointment, it was time to leave. He was also saddened by573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0ZHR5LiQH
the fact that the water ended up a bit darker after his bath, a way to 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckNUptieGv
hit a guys confidence. With a sad sigh he put on his dirty and worn out 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDOZInUo99P
clothes and went back to the main cavern to the sound of activity and 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBU36abOMZc
the smell of unwashed masses.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjsIqtLFAm
It did seem that David 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJNyd3js3U
came back just in time as people were gathered near the cooking pots to 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRmJkeWjO3
gather their rations. David did the same and then found Stevie, sitting 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZB2xeOmbR
with some other older rebels, and gave him his rations. Stevie nodded 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJJM1sUUws
and had a sparkle in his eye. "Maybe nexsht time you can save me 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUJChcGoQ0
teethsh." And he cackled at his joke. David managed a weak laugh that 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqVlx3XfPl
seemed to satisfy Stevie.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjWEeHqqwp
"Don't keep Francesca 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZNscLL4xJ
waiting." Came a gruff voice from behind. David tried to hide his 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOFSeN0E7j
annoyance at the fact that Gob managed to sneak up on him and scare him.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4Gt0nsHZR
Some people just had no sense of proper manners.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneDpFIgK3j
"Oh I wouldn't dare." 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡut47Y9iXKG
He gave a mock bow which seemed to infuriate Gob more. "I was just out 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTel5XXVi4m
exploring, nothing to report so far, sir Gob." Gob just grunted and 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JJUV2ZYY6
walked away. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5DIGFDSRg
David smiled and waved 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJ0MxwzBaN
after him, the guy really needed to unwind. With nothing else to do but 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk10uLU1JVS
shrug at that thought David went towards Francesca's room. Even if 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YNd5L9W0X
Francesca did pretend to be all for equality and the like she still had 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtKjlw9LKa
her personal quarters, such as they were, as well as an actual bed, 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzaXOKV87T
table, chairs. They were shoddy work at best, crafted quickly by some of573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjl30kD5Qnq
the rebels, but they were more than anything any other rebel had. David573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKNsEcyReS
was impressed by how she had more and yet most still perceived her as 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyo51aEtldk
the paragon of virtue.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIjnrsKflK
Her room, as per usual, 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3L0S2TSRM
was guarded. But the guard waved him on with a smile. David saw it as a 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7QMmACR6i
pointless precaution anyway, but what could you do. Francesca herself 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLZzvdeg1b
was already seated, with a torch in the middle of the table, a pale 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFTULZEsQV
imitation of a candle. One thing the rebels had a lot of were torches, 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwL46wonpNu
to light up all caverns and pathways. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsLMfj3Tti
"Oh, David! Please sit" she gestured towards the second chair.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphtin2VqXE
David sat down with a 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1x4xlg61Zv
nod and smile. They weren't eating anything extravagant, just what the 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34rHu7syP2
rest were. Dried meat, nuts, sometimes if they were lucky they could 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJZ0wtC0mP
even get rabbit or vegetable soup, but that more of a luxury nowadays. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCG4Q3J9oUt
This time it was some dried meat of unknown origin and some water found 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GYRaBygli
in a stream. Delicious.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYn4991vzM
"So pleasantries first or business first?"573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BZhRw3DrO
"I found that going straight to business can ruin a healthy appetite."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDtBEm2A7R
Francesca nodded and 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOybipOA8g
began to cut her meat with her wooden utensils. While David had similar 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofPcmRixst
equipment he didn't really find much use of them and found it better to 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0cIws5lGL
eat with his own hands. Made it faster and when you're under cannon fire573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZ9pLPYERa
fast eating was paramount.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDLRwt1HS4
As expected David 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYYwUNeoeC
finished his portion first and ended up waiting for Francesca to finish 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbSLVLxdLm
hers, which took another 5 or 10 minutes. The girl was certainly a 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PoWSM2Ca5
deliberate eater.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXOy8ARLoG
"So on to business." She573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡty2OiWiyDq
paused making sure David was ready, once he nodded she continued. "Tell573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvRHOsajVS
me, do you know who actually hired your services?"573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxEfnOgDc8
"No idea, captain was usually tight lipped about our clients. I just always assumed it was one of you guys."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFaelh2DtS
"In a way. It's someone 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBX1InBdo7H
who's...interested in our cause. One of Gob's friends. He is able to get573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonxTwWPKdk
in and out of the isles without arousing too much suspicion."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHgKRE8mQW
"Can't imagine you can tell me who it is?"573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYfAvOrp4r
"It's not for me to tell sadly, Gob was adamant that it's best kept as secret." Francesca smiled apologetically "apologies"573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsl5PsNBaf
David waved his hand in a playful manner. "No worries, I'm surprised you're telling me any of this in the first place."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DBJmGJXra
"Well, there is a 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLW1HKbZ0EQ
reason. Since the weapons we got previously are in the Empire's hands 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTTm8umFsa
and we can't fight them for it." Putting it lightly the rebels never 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkFaAqK8dF
really fought the empire in a straight on fight. Mostly raids and 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUK5IA4fmv
recruiting villagers with their possessions. Easy pickings. "Gob got in 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT29dqgYw5R
touch with his friend again and luckily we managed to set up a meeting 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUD9vL9UIqF
in a few days the edge of a different isle.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9LAtS5CRp
"We will also be moving 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxddNV6E4vM
our base" she continued, sadly. "I can't keep us here with the danger 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3QvGqdrvUP
increasing, so we will move slowly, to an isle we were based in before 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEm76Z1WFs
so some will know where to go."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9OUtloeFU
"That's good, why did 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfyY73ABFg
you want to keep us here for this long anyway?" While he was annoyed at 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZiAOwHpv1
hearing that question every time he went on patrols, he couldn't deny he573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzJxsWTmFA
was interested in the answer.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfu1I5PDGI
"It...It has to do with one of The Five. I can't reveal more in fear that it might interfere with your objective. "573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOA312bv6M
David nodded, not a full573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEfwNqsaca
answer he wanted but to push might create a rift between them. Religion573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7FWims26P
was pretty important to Francesca "Don't worry; you don't have to 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡathVepYisF
reveal anything you don't want want to." He said in a soothing tone573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMMi8z4tTB
"Thank you." She said 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HIHvfAyda
gratefully. "Where was I? Oh, yes. We'll have groups with specified 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdh33Vkg6i
leaders going back to that previous isle, they'll lead them and we'll 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNfDbcdMO9
regroup at a specified point."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgOig4Ciyu
"How will you get 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeklBFdGqGB
everyone over to the next isle?" Isles were divided by cracks, and while573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh90HNdQNAU
some you could jump over, others were so wide you could fit a full 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7dUYnqfBj
city.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfaVXSoO7n
"We have small sky 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0eNuEQxNkC
boats. Some of the groups will use it...Others...Others will need to 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAjhs3eHt7
find their own way" she said in bitter tones. "I don't like that, we're 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFvpC5FCBO
abandoning my people. But Gob said it's too dangerous traveling in a big573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5u4pwKYpJ
group."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzj29y7bBGj
"You're a good leader on your own. You should trust your own instincts." Ah finally! An opportunity to create that rift573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUU4F8RqdjS
She gave him a sad smile573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeoftHiIpt
in response. "Thank you, but I do not a good head for tactics or 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0eWSPq7WXg
military matters. I've had some education on it, but Gob is much better 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHeZHV7Ugv
at it." David still wasn't sure just what Gob did before the rebellion. 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdybAebm1Ux
Francesca stated that the past did not matter and as long as they were 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJbaBwPGCX
willing to fight for the rebellions ideals they would be allowed to keep573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZc6tE283Q
their past in the past.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFzELYrMrh
"Now then, back to 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlp1qqY0rW
business." She said more cheerily. "Myself and Gob will be meeting that 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXQU9nBkxN
person in a few days. We will have guards but I'd also like for you to 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDw9nzUyAmj
come. You're well-traveled and met many people; your advice would be 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymh3fOonE8
valuable, especially since we'll only be bartering for them."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSd8SCMyvs
"You'll have it. I'm 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkn6n2rnFOQ
more than happy to join you." While he wasn't looking forward to 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfFqgJqh8g
sleeping with all the insects again, it might help his back to not sleep573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUmuG9wb6c
on a rock hard surface.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pRt20mP3l
"Perfect! I'll let Gob know and convince him as well." She laughed sheepishly. "I didn't really confirm this with him you see."573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBma1wim3y
"Oh, the guy loves me. It'll be easy." Francesca smiled at that, she knew just how much Gob hated David.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZMoluozUn
A lull in the conversation and then a question David was dreading "Did you have any more visions? From the one who chose you?"573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypoqXGRpuf
"Sadly no, I'm as 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRVOilkNrx
clueless as when I was born." This wasn't exactly true. He knew he had 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupUG1ScRQP
to find something, and suspected Francesca was after it as well he 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCXpSa3nPi
suspected it was on this isle. Francesca seemed to know more, but she 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKUph4YxmD
wasn't willing to reveal it. She might hide it under lofty ideals, but 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqz9PDmphYZ
she was concealing the truth from both David and the rebels.573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7z7hb6JOBc
"Do not worry, I am 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkVWjaalyi
su..." before she could continue their whole world rocked. As explosions573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5lDNezDYG
rang from outside and rubble started falling all around them., hitting 573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQqsGjuCmz
the table and dislodging the torch, casting ominous shadows on the walls573Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOzaZDCc8b
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