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The agents of the mage council. They're a known secret, everyone knows they exist but it's considered impolite to mention.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RBMtGvwW0
They are men and women 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8KVw0KVpd
who aren't able to cast. Nonetheless they are trained to combat ether 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTVFHkHia1
casters, whether it be from the shadows or out in the open.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOkDT3eNpw
They extensively trained609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSGp5bsmVB
to the peak of human condition in both physical and mental 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSEabWH8Ec
capabilities. They serve only the council and deal with anything ranging609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvT62LhAr0K
from assassinations to body guarding important personnel.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLko470w8H
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Davids relief didn't 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlwha5dpPz
last long as he saw Gob slowly coming out of the water and joining him 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRg97Ayt9iJ
on the shore, barely looking tired, no in fact, taking a better look, he609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbsSUmJyUI
didn't even look tired. Gob pulled someone else from the water, someone609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGhWPbCQdD
who had it even worse than David. Her brown hair was plastered to her 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRSo3SyNCF
head and face as she was reeking water and barely breathing. David would609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4j7MtNyg0
be lying if he said that he didn't feel a bit better knowing he was 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALXttdMNw3
better off than Angela.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoc53frDKbZ
"Breathe slowly and calm609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeta6V10wVS
down. It'll only be worse if you take quick breathes." Came Gobs calm 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHS56FKhylF
voice as he was wringing his beard from the water. It did seem to have a609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVH77Abf1P
bit of an effect on Angela as she visibly calmed down and her breathing609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GQKHJfBFt
got steadier.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtjO7lIifu
"Useless." Gob said as 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwTY6c0n2X
he inspected his musket and pistol, dropping them on the grassy shore, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIeVkqmK33
but nodded as he took out his knife and examined the edge. "Well when 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItBNF6qNy1
you two are done we can start moving, we have places to be."609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLfKHkmzMI
After his conversation 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTldOxD59b
with Francesca, David knew where they had to be. David just wasn't sure 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUeJIU7iB0
if Francesca told Gob about their conversation so, he decided, it would 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAAVeZw1ou
be best to keep quiet, lest he wanted to be tied up again.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoJebNVzjQ
"Where...where to?" Came Angela's question with a rasp.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XGWpwbGtC
"To get new weapons and 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzo6lxc3BWw
find the others." Gob said, putting his knife back into his sheathe and 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3FNdFDROU
drying his shoes from any excess water.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUOObBvkjJ
"Wai...wait. They might still be stuck in there! We..need to go back." Angela said, her voice slowly coming back.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCAMclObV3
"If they are then it's too late. Now come on let's go." Gob said, unflinching.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMe7UScQMl
"No!" Angela stood up 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2ZBqQjfUH
and faced Gob. Which was impressive as Gob towered over her, he towered 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF55Cavo25z
over most people. "I will not abandon them They might be alive and..and I609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRSKOuop1v
won't lose them." Gob didn't answer. He just glared at Angela until she609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlV5LeUxPD
averted her glaze. He nodded when she did so.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrlNilIroR
"If I could do anything 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuVipbdpah
for them I would." Angela gave a weak nod to that. Gob grunted and began609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKpTzj9lZ8
walking. He kicked David, who was still enjoying the ground underneath 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKhmSWwecI
him, for good measure as well. "As much as I hate it you're coming with 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjRfhgR9GM
us. Now get up."609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYWAn8itCV
David grumbled but got up. Not much else to do but follow the man with the plan, and the knife, and the murderous intent.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqxJgbX74b
Thus, they began their 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7x0uswAUwy
journey, in silence except for the squeaks their clothes and shoes made.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaC3zEud0VR
David was miserable, with the sun slowly setting down he was barely 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1lcYd8UHT
able to see what's in front of him, barely being able to suppress a 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHFvpuU8k2
shiver whenever there was a gust of wind. Angela was pretty much the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxV7KHXoFTg
same, except that she was also sullen and worried for her brothers. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlbaLHcnkY
David tried opening a conversation a few times but she just smiled 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDhEnPTfRj
weakly. David was confused why she either followed him or Gob instead of609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dpDhiW3nx
following one of her brothers, but it didn't seem like she was up to 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRJYnINQF4
answering that, no matter how much David prodded.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UiLoXe5jI
The only one not 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3p7lUBdl8
affected by his current condition seemed to be Gob. He managed to avoid 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dy2gcvty5
any loose branches or an uneven part of the mud, even his clothes didn't609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp56cFTvilB
make any noise when walking. The only thing he really reacted to was 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3hlTXGNwh
gunfire, which could still be heard from the direction of their hideout.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxx1b3rIng
It was also the only thing that woke Angela from her stupor as whenever609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzQbxW2flK
it rang she immediately looked at the direction they walked from. But 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQFHIP1ml8
even those stopped, whether because of distance or the fact that there 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDDfvsGuZL
was no more fighting, David didn't know.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡph11tq4XXU
David hoped that 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFmAremqzc
adrenaline would keep him going for a while, David wasn't sure how long 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrWAVgjNji
they've been walking but with the blood pumping through his veins he 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsbUkSjYHo
felt like he could walk a few more days straight. Hoping didn't seem to 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FNwW1kDSs
work for David, never did really, as the adrenaline was wearing down. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZe9YFGxLUj
Slowing down more and more. Gob looked back and noticed David slowing 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttfQJm5H1f
down giving him a look of disdain, but then he looked at Angela who 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsV5P361JqP
wasn't doing much better and sighted. "We can take a rest. Sit down, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU58Fiimpl3
I'll try finding some berries or anything for us to eat." 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhDVFXgj8r
David slouched to the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70NnOdi2eY
ground with a grateful sight while Angela sat down with her back to a 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGadzxXllv
tree, hiding her head in her knees, as silent as she was during the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2KOZbPlNW
whole walk. David didn't care how devastated she felt, but if she wasn't609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wUoRUSSoC
fully there with them they might get ambushed and David didn't survive 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlNZiokmRi
so long just to have a teenage girl kill him because she was going 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsagPmq2cCX
through mood swings. "Hey, they're strong. Even Twitch, I'm sure they're609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qadI0rlwV
fine and when we see them they'll be as cheery as ever." He called out 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxoTjSvH6l
from his spot, not bothering to move closer to Angela609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmR1WxvPZTx
No answer. ~Oh hells, do609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bwrFNt1p2
we have another Rock on our hands? ~ David waited to see if he was 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPCD5oqK0e
going to get anything from her. Mostly because he didn't know what else 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIi4vrpW7w3
he could say. After what felt like an eternity he heard...someone 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK720Nuf0Cg
sniffling and saw Angela shake. With a suppressed sight David got up and609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mwlQQ6hgb
sat beside Angela, he hovered his hand above her shoulder but decided 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27tpsLJy42
against putting it on her.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jbcZ2b19W
"I...I should've been 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwzxJW48Vh
there. I should've been there when pa was shot, I should've been there 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHDQGeyU3W
now. Oh gods...oh gods...." She continued in that vain for a while 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZfKtkPfjl
seemingly not aware of her surroundings or any words that came out of 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdr32sfssZ
David's mouth.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcp6uZHv2yd
"Why weren't you? Now, I609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wFCNK8tye
mean, when the attack happened?" David asked anxiously, he wasn't the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOFV8IUgSi
best when dealing with hysteric people. Again, no answer came, just more609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSh7aNuvDf
cries. David lost hope of ever getting an answer, but one finally came.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOqGAfFii8
"It happened so fast. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNqBGehl2l
I've tried following them, but I lost track of them... No that's wrong, I609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rWUnHDmuL
could see them during the attack but I couldn't get to them. And when 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIigaeHq45z
everyone started retreating...oh god it was like a butchery. So when I 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBv14Qcj3ED
saw Gob turning a corner I followed. I was scared...I was scared...oh 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5CHz37ex5
gods I murdered them because I was scared." And then she began muttering609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLWjA7kF8X
to herself again609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKvUecoTu9
David struggled to find words, but thankfully Gob saved them from the awkward silence as he came back from his hunting trip.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvq1Hi4XYr2
The mighty hunter 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJ6LJ5xwyg
managed to gather fruits and berries, apparently the fighting had scared609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7aa9Aawh9
most of the animals away, and they couldn't make a fire so they were 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmXc3ovfnS
stuck being cold, miserable and hungry. Berries weren't the most 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQ34Iijxof
fulfilling things to have on an empty stomach 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXCRuXekz3
Their respite didn't 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJr7W3nd0M
last long, and they were on their way soon after. Angela seemed to have 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UYkAPnYya
calmed down, she still wasn't participating in conversations, but she 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aD3CreuMK
wasn't crying either and David counted that as a win. Even if Angela 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKM4JVRPCO
wasn't paying attention to anything around her, David decided to trust 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXD6NScFRUD
in Gobs awareness of the surroundings to protect them from any ambushes,609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOXKVnGHow
he seemed to know where David was at all times, so he might as well put609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wfCJQ7ZH9
that skill to actual good use.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7uGnQgXb3
Thankfully their walk 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImzXfUpW4Z
didn't last long, moving through the overgrown bushes and trees they 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhJdenLLm2
reached the edge of the isle, looking down to the surface covered by 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuQZMziqc0
clouds. It was told that if you'd look long enough over the edge you'd 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXWOl3aFVF
go crazy, as far as David could tell that was true. Everyone he flew 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MqAA7PktE
with was one degree of crazy or another, including David himself.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMkiibw7xq
Gob motioned for them to609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fwQxvZd7L
wait as he went back into the forest, David was about to start another 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBQ8kv0obr
awkward conversation with Angela, but Gob returned quite quickly. He 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOj3PbfI9d
didn't return alone though, he had a fly boat with him, which he 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlckCcg4XYT
conveniently carried on his shoulder.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIX1bgoa5MD
Fly boats were made out 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAuh0B3EVg
of wood and had a ether engine on them. While smaller than ship engines,609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvW9cmwm8E1
they managed to lift the boat and three or four people, with the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3D0uq0Vd74
paddles being used to move while airborne. Movement was agonizingly slow609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoLGybleJ1
on them as well as dangerous. Ether engines were basically bombs, even 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnNoiPvXzS
small ones. Ships had precautions for that, security equipment shield 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZxo5Iirph
from the worst of it, of course it mattered little in the end, but the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKX5jk5BESp
boats didn't even pretend to have those measures. So, Gob was basically 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCIQeoqYep
carrying a bomb on his shoulders, with the same facial expression he ate609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxk637S4dr
or smiled. A frown.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16F3s6yI8f
He put the boat down on 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIoXqg66hW
ground and activated the engine with a practiced motion. The engine 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Ro0E1nUiM
started making a sound. Gob nodded, lifted the boat and made some more 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkz6i6acoI
motions which made the boat stay at that height. David had seen some 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcLpxLADMa
boats while serving on ships and he knew they had no way to actually 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6Z3F3A6H3
lift themselves up, only to float. Ships were the same, but with all the609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WOzZ6lW9B
technology attached to the ship they were also able to lift themselves 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1E4X6t9sd
up. David moved his hand across his eyepatch and scar, the engine was 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVg5wdRJFQD
making his wounds ache.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8GnOPzpFs
Gob put the boat over 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ujfrC7wW2
the edge and jumped into it making the boat float down a bit but it came609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5d3wwIOAvC
back to its assigned height in moments. "Well come on, we don't have 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWmjQPK0Xe
all day." David and Angela promptly followed, one more tentatively than 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMY6VsZs4WX
the other. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWPHaZQnGT
Gob handed David the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbO6Iu1dv3
paddles and he knew better than to argue. There went a relaxing trip 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGl7ltp4h3E
over the bottomless skies with a bomb as his companion. Death seemed to 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NOYYksOho
always just be one step either behind or ahead, David still couldn't 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgBottBL7N
decide which. ~There are worse fates than death~. David wholeheartedly 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4FZco7biM
believed this was definitely one of those fates.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WZ7rg5lDW
All though David did 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHX16CoyiV
grumble the boat itself moved quite fast. With both Gob and David 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpibLCJKuGv
paddling they made good time and soon enough they got their rhythm and 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwPJvrXZ1v
David's mind blanked out. He didn't even notice when they reached the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLIsB5RpXE
edge of the other isle, at the very leas not much time passed, judging 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstWc7MD7qb
by the sun.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZgSJSglrz
They all disembarked, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNoueNlQNM
and Gob opened a trapdoor hiding the boat after disabling its engine.. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeMSGeSRvV
When all seemed to his liking he closed the door and hid it with some 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4dMmM8sod
make shift ground and grass "We'll need to find a place to sleep. My 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5nfr3yfZ4
friends wanted to meet tomorrow so we'll need to find a safe spot." 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqIaERW4B6
David had no idea what day it was or how long it's been since the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfPwlfavYV
attack, good thing Gob the human sized watch was on the job.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBf6FalEaW
"How do they manage to 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlqgKmvuqL
slip past the patrols?" David asked, it just seemed like they were 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2P0hkgzcE
walking into a trap, especially after the attack. Gob kept walking and 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopM178ndJJ
it didn't look like he was going to answer, but at the end he relented. "609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglgj3UclaP
They have special...permission to be on any isles they want, as long as609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7szLcU0B0e
it's a good reason no one will suspect them."609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6aeWQKrzMw
David nodded, the answer609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3FtPIZlTI
didn't ease his worries, but it was the only answer he had and not like609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQIINV4yaL
he had much of a choice but to follow their glorious leader.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXWgDREdAK
One thing David noticed,609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGeASNzDXn
during their walk, was that some of the shrubbery was more burned and 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaG3nFP9Cx
drier on this isle. This wasn't so rare. Apparently when their ancestors609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fAnCj3ge0
were plunged into the skies they couldn't hope with the change of 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGepGbfKVI
weather. No rain or protection from the sun meant that many trees and 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFbRHqGKN2
plants either caught fire or dried out. Mages had to think fast and some609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcczkdioEBj
of the isles were luckier than others, with the mages making everything609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwJgaJf4uZ
self-sustainable. Over time the forests adapted, and new seeds didn't 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡothfkKGuId
require rain to survive. The aftermath could still be seen on most 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnK4bMaOAE3
isles, especially on ones that rulers deemed inconsequential. Oh, what 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWA8ddMBcG
things you learn while travelling with people from all flights of life.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYcaJK29lC
It made him remember 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQmpGm6NXy
life before meeting the rebels. Much more carefree, just flying, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYLrd1kuGR
gambling, sometimes betraying. A happier life, happier than walking 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFvw1NTLJX
around in the mud and cold at least. ~Happiness is for people who aren't609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWwQpFIuNm
damaged. The chosen few who get to enjoy it, while the rest just 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3K6ITbN1cN
pretend to have it. ~ Indeed, happiness was something David could never 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5k6DlROMMl
feel or archieve. He could only pretend to feel it. David accepted that 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezfQflsYm2
as part of his life, he wasn't sure when he did but he knew it happened a609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuA3zvz2Me
while ago.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡACSmQiW77e
Just as previously they 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeEqlQT2U2
walked in silence, with Gob in the lead pausing every so often to listen609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJiPyJGexH
to his surroundings. Until reaching their next camping spot. On top of a609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr95FUjG5VF
hill with dried out yellow grass. Not a lot of trees surrounding them, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRdOb87b57
but only one way to get on top of the hill. Easy to defend and easy to 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Y3AR0sVoe
get spotted if not careful. Gob went to go hunt and left David and 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oCSeO8sQr
Angela on their own to set up camp. David was able to follow Gob, with 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8WGGmetZU
his eyes, now that the colours of his uniform did not match the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJm8Bai64Mq
surroundings, of course that didn't mean he could do it for long and 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv60imTjXp8
sooner rather than later Gob disappeared from David's view.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4b8gKD6K2A
David was apprehensive 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5XAaeHXwG
on starting a conversation with Angela, thus he just concentrated on 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkGA5Oj627
making his sleeping spot as comfortable as possible, while she sat with 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrof3Wixgp
her head down. It didn't take Gob long to come back with some food, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUMFkJotX2
berries and such again. It didn't look like he had any luck hunting. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTiAYnt6EBL
Maybe he was just rubbish at it. That thought made David feel better.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReIcpbjepz
Before they all turned 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfv2dHR0a1H
to their respective spots on the ground Gob approached David. "You'll 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYrWmvarMP
take the second watch, I'll wake you." David just started to say 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wqE2SQbv5
something, but Gob turned around and stalked away before any words could609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsD3Q8A1oJi
be formed. Shrugging David laid down on the ground and contemplated how609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQU0jeoxLUo
far he and Gob came. ~Sure, and soon he'll let his guard down and will 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaPkCN9EMK
be an easy target~ David went to sleep imagining that sweet thought.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3anG9eK4K
Sadly the sweet dream 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjGo1YmsQx
turned into a nightmare, as he was rudely woken up by Gob, who 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6TGZJxCuM
immediately went away after kicking David awake. Rubbing his eyes David 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTb5Qg2L39g
walked to a boulder which provided a good view of the only path up to 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9txtFdQtor
the hill. He wasn't sure what he was actually supposed to do if imperial609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbPrjZm8eH
soldiers found them, wake everyone up so they'd be arrested in an 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIjwCq4316
orderly manner? Or pretend he's a huge bear? David contemplated on 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0NIiURn1N
making a roaring noise but quickly subdued that thought. Gob would 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡye3d1LnDWl
probably kill him and the bear, imaginary or not.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3fXvAFeAZ
~Or maybe just hide yourself or betray them. Wouldn't be the first time. Not like they matter. ~ 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVML0KXG99
David shook his head and609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwLJGtFuV1
let his mind wander to more cheery thoughts and over time the sun came 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUECL65djV
back shining light on all the yellowish grass. Slowly Angela and Gob 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzc2kEsodKw
joined David in the wake world. It was so nice and quiet without them 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3GCwNOdFj
too.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlrDTJ403n
They spent the morning 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5EqgwQxGj
in silence finishing all the berries; Gob was his usual gruff self. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYNnpLB66s
David was feeling tired and Angela was still grieving. ~What a fun 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6I2ApTSJPu
crowd. ~609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSoUX9GnFO
After they were all done609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsurGG5IWFQ
their journey began anew. Surprisingly David felt positive about it, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcwnXTepHK
his clothes were finally dry, the sun was out and shining. He even 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCLySPkDxH
started to believe that it wasn't a trap they were walking into. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNc616Ko4L
Positivity all around.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WFuNmjlUB
Soon they reached the 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuzbvHgH39
meeting spot. A secluded edge of the isle, surrounded by dead and burned609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdlENSHp4f
trees. There were people there already, a small crowd with a smaller 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkIDqewVR3
ship floating above a crack. The aforementioned ship was flying league 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0anIY2aIZw
colours. That explained why they'd be able to go here without much 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvqFFYGucR
scrutiny. Some of the trading princes were rich enough to buy their own 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQb1HlvGykw
isles so bribing a few officials to look the other way wouldn't be too 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRdlj8NMdB
hard and as long as they weren't caught doing anything suspicious 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ118VEqsOGI
everyone won.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lVkm1roBr
Gob seemed to be pretty 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpTz7cvfA4
tense, while still out of the view of the men he slid his knife out of 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoi5fSNziC
the sheathe and hid it in his sleeve. Having finished his preparations 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wzgyelan6
he made his way towards the group of people. Without further 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dz4YWPQcY
instructions from Gob, shrugging, David followed Gob, with Angela slowly609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7Z3kBAHy6
making her way behind David.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtenhPAvEwE
"Where's Lev?" Gob 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVXrcP3uCI
shouted from a distance. One of the men walked up and put his hands up 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZrDmNsN8g
in a cheerful manner. "Couldn't make it, friend. My name is Ioseph. Lev 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYiFdagmuu
told me everything. You are Gob, yes?"609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMLF1vhX5Z
Reaching the middle 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuerCQCYQZZ
point the two men met and Gob carefully nodded. " Why not?" Ioseph 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ08soDe0Ad
shrugged jovially. "Dangerous times, friend.A lot of pirates, a lot of 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodgkYqPJ8S
guard, a lot of unpaid debts..." Ioseph's voice had an edge while saying609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKB41Hq6M2
the last bit. Before anyone could do anything, Gob and grabbed Ioseph 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9X1L7HBk4
and quickly put a knife to his throat.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifjMtKgXiB
Before David could 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrjv5vCyiW
react, shouts came and boots hit the ground as soldiers emerged from the609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqwmSoN5gQ
league ship. All the guns were aimed at the group of four. A soldier, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kqmWcEI7c
most likely the leader judging by his hat and emblems on the shoulder, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJW9ssrJRR
approached Gob, slowly. "Put down your knife and you have my word you, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaEKuU2zdE
or your companions, won't come to any harm" Gob, just pushed the knife 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekVySzUKkW
deeper into Ioseph's throat, drawing blood, as his answer609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4QkrEvO6o
The captains facial 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkq8348gNYX
expression didn't change and he kept his gun, steadily, aimed at Gob. 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV86n112Z3s
"Put it down." David was getting a bit anxious, the rest of the soldiers609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErew0132TH
were circling them and neither David nor Angela had any weapons.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYR28CgWdjg
"Enough of this!" 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJV12V77oJ
Another figure disembarked from the ship. Before David could take any of609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyDK4DvEMf
the newcomers features, a ball of hot appeared in the air and flew 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ciWphLEid
towards them.609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdu7NybjxCF
David felt himself flung609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlt89tTfWxB
into the air. Landing face first on the scorched ground. Ears ringing, 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jc6HGJKbn
eyes confused, ash and smoke around him. He saw Angela's body flung to 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkC7VKkHsvr
the other side, unmoving. David wasn't sure if she was still alive or 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLUt4rScAS
not. The last thing David saw was Gob getting up and the soldiers 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjutzq2QIMN
subduing him, knocking him out with their rifles, as darkness finally 609Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxF45jRKjFI
overwhelmed him.
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