Ether possession. A 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJ34yJICVk
phrase used when a being born from, or in, the ether. Beings such as the572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYtPm53fFE
popularly called demons. Full bodily control is impossible, thus 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtETr0RyK9
whispered thoughts or controlling the flow of the ether when casted is 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHkfVc1quU
enough to classify a person as possessed.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPuJJDy4KY
Many believe that mages 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQkZxn5L3b
are the most vulnerable group to suffer from ether possession but that 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxP6tpVomrD
could not be further from the truth. Mages are the most common to suffer572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMuG24XEQYA
from ether possession but that also means that they are trained to 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpvPElQZJ2
tackle possessions.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQF66jJd5j
No, the peasants who 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMEySk8eIs
have only heard about the ether and its inhabitants from rumours and 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QbJ9fXwZa
hearsay are the most vulnerable. Their minds being feeble, they're 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8kxaCh9um
easily influenced. The popular case of 'Bloody Jack' that happened in 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30lP9RyoaA
the Republic Isles, comes to mind. Where a poor peasant was possessed 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcHwyPp53s
and an ether being manipulated him into murdering his whole village. 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Oe7Bl3Zma
Having said that not 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfq4QzfzOV
everyone can be possessed. For someone to be afflicted by an ether being572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGwZM7no0q
that person must have some of his presence, or soul, in the ether 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQa1jNEgAq
world. Mages qualify as they borrow from the ether to use magic. Thus, 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0pTJ63B2S
their presence there being constant.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2MlPrFuSt
Second group that 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKErB4s0B6K
qualifies, are the ones who have died once but managed to come back to 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOb93C1Q6N2
life. While it is still debatable whether we go to the ether or 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeqGA4o3LS
somewhere beyond when we die, it has been proven that we must pass 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtMXPNbCPe
through the ether, and once someone does a part of them stays there, 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5XjN8kqMk
forever.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtSdp0V91q
Third group that 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCu2Acbpqfr
qualifies would be the ones who are insane or have mental diseases. It's572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBPvHUchhF
currently unknown why they're susceptible. It's possible that they lose572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNuQFMaj4S
a part of themselves in the ether, but research is currently 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmgkyQjpnN
inconclusive. 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8XD4XaCjI
Something else to note 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9yvZ3d6kI
is resonance. The more similar the demon is to the person it's trying to572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaWJJuw4UJ
take possession off the more successful it will be. In some cases even 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCTnOJr0AC
opening gateways to the material world or even affecting the material 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxm7Gz3xnwZ
world...572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9yYrZYgjB
Extract of the research paper written by Diego Vispuccy. Headmaster of the mage academy.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBBTMTXZvY
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Who would've thought 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YqX3kDGGq
that walking on sharp rocks would be more painful than walking on the 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZGQ9lFmTj
soft ground? Not David, as he almost exclaimed and shouted a few words 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlBj2hXB4S
no one would be too proud off once he stepped inside the cave. With his 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNX2llgskfN
shoes diminished to almost nothing the rocks were jabbing into his feet 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05354mazUC
causing scars and painful blisters to appear, each step more agonizing 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80Mq3xekTk
than the other.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3KZ1idjsm
Thankfully the walk 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JgHjXv5OL
didn't take long as they stopped at what seemed a dead end, with a 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFF0vaWZmV
protruding rock standing in their way. Gob knocked on the stone a few 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuO5WPfZxAC
times, in what seemed to be a rhythm and the wall moved open revealing a572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXPad5Onve
group of people standing guard. They quickly admitted Gobs group, some 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqk1kiTLKAx
giving David a puzzled look, and moved the rock behind them, closing the572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVX1GPW4i9
pathway from any praying eyes.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmma43vhKhm
As David entered the 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKF2zm7zfU
hideout of the rebels he was hit by a smell that reminded him of home. A572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQCSCnyssV
smell of unwashed men and women and the residue of gunpowder and smoke.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2eRRVadFC
Why if he wasn't surrounded by stone but metal he would think he was 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxmahj8ock
back on a ship. Of course, there were other differences as well: the 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2mxsg9iN9h
cavern that the group entered was huge, larger than any one room inside a572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeS5E1yVK6z
ship. David guessed this was their main room since he could see tents,572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tRE9QROAR
cooking fires and children playing around. David glanced up and could 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBP9nRCcIhA
see the ceiling high up, with its sharp ends pointing down, possibly 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Bx3711RP5
waiting to fall on an unsuspecting victim. He definitely would not be 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tBVce38n7
able to reach it, unlike the ceiling of a ship.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjc1vmbQDKW
"Get a move on. We need 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVkALOKSCG
to speak to her ladyship" Gob said to the group pushing through a throng572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxogzD71z0c
of people that came out to meet them. David got pulled immediately 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcnLJa5Tvg
after him, stumbling, while the rest of the group said their apologies 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSedH0fBJd
and rushed to catch up.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsyK13clw7
Gob led them down one of572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gdxvFuWwN
the pathways leading further into the cave, away from the main cavern, 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3QAG2kcVe8
the path was lit by a mix of torches and lanterns. 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Pm78nF8mb
After a few more turns 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXrTJTKHvr
and twists they seemed to have reached their destination, a secluded 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xOqQ9pYr7
door in front of which there were a few guards. Gob gave them David's 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbUn5nIBri
rope. "Don't leave your eyes off him and no talking." He then waved the 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpm9ufKyKE
rest of the group onward with him. "You guys come with me." And with 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaiBdefvM3b
that he went inside, followed by the rest of the children.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9iIoT0IXQ
"So, what do you guys do572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cjBIfX5c0
for fun round here?" He asked his new guards, but they seemed to be as 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RL8Hx55uz
mute as Rock. David imagined it was fear of Gob that made them as mute 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDtpUItKbb
as a rock. After giving a few minutes and not receiving an answer David 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGz4dMiCgJU
shrugged and leaned on the wall. Slowly sliding down to hit the ground, 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgRruYHnjv
it was uncomfortable and his back hurt after sliding on the jagged 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfXBIJw756
rocks, but the relieve his legs felt overcame any sense of pain.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrglvv8II2
David even managed a 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtoOGFkTFJ
nap, .but the blissful moment of quiet ended when Gob came back to pick 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJ2qwpd2fI
David up. As per usual form he didn't wait for David to get up and just 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJLJb7C7cP
yanked him up with force. Which resulted in David waking up and diving 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbps2EOmfjb
headfirst into the ground.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKGtocuKkX
"Ow..." David managed as his nose started bleeding again, not fully healed from Gob's painful jabs before.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1La1eY7xVG
Gob grunted and pulled the rope again. "Come on." David could see one of the guards smirking as he passed the doorway. 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gCqjvN66C
David entered the 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxrk3fok80
secluded chamber and was greeted with something that he hasn't seen for a572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReIqrz9ljX
while, a bed. Even if the bed took most of his attention he could see 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOCrFyCs9H
the rest of the group standing behind Gob and a woman. Who David could 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TDP4b86W6
tell was royal, they always had that air around them.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMoJZqNUHS
"Ah this must be our honored guest." She said giving David a wide smile, but not looking in his direction.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKMkt7fgAf
"Indeed." Gob replied, humbly, subdued. David was astonished that Gob knew what it meant to be, let alone sound, so.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9w0AgJd1b
"Perfect, leave us 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIIMo2hQDr
alone." She nodded with a smile to the children and they bade their 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCC5pEe1LP
farewells. The only three people left were Gob, David and the woman.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vLiksJTNb
"Yes Gob?"572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWtHXvCw9a
"I don't believe it's safe to leave you with him without anyone here, my lady."572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpYxvpLmMY
The woman gave Gob a warm smile." I appreciate the concern, but I hardly see a point in killing me in the middle of our camp."572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJesGe7D8T
Gob walked up to her a bit closer with intensity in his voice, "if you die, the rebellion dies. If you die..."572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaU4xCksIj0
"Enough." She said sharply, not loud but commanding. "I know you care for me, but I'm no child. Leave, Gob." 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYReRemtaLm
Gob stilled at that but 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujvPaDolnt
followed the command. "And we agreed you wouldn't call me lady anymore.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMN4RrLofd
It's just Francesca." She called after Gob, steel in her voice all but 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCX1zZjtiYK
gone.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvsufsCvFt
Francesca turned towards572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRWpOUggRL
David and gestured at a free chair. " Please sit, I apologize for your 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqUIEJmzQu
bounds, Gob would've had a fit if I pushed on that." She said, slowly 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuJQXwWuFw
feeling her way around with her hands and sitting down on the opposite 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlY7IOVxuk
side of the table.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunIhZGCZFG
David nodded and moved 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesutfY5TeQ
towards the chair, smiling amicably. now that he got a better look at 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡembFw8BWCW
Francesca, David could tell that she was about the same age as Denis and572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1vLdIYjb1
his siblings. Hopefully that also meant she'd be easy to manipulate, 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRBurttfjj
you could never tell with those pesky nobles,572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7XqzDbmgu
"Who chose you?" The 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXP220jTKkk
soft voice pierced his thoughts as he sat down. Francesca was still 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9gnRq9ZOt
smiling but he could also hear some tension in that voice.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUzDXWyQjj
"Excuse me?"572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibyyIX7ldQ
"I can feel a...magical tug. It allows me to feel when another chosen is nearby."572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs89PtRDVJY
David was still confused, so he decided honesty was the best policy. "Excuse me?"572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfSxyiIv5G
Francesca tilted her head, and then put her hand to her mouth and made a gasping sound. "Oh my! You truly don't know?" 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2INP8uKhv3
"We have been chosen by 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItdj2se3XD
one of the great five!" She begun excitedly. "I have been chosen by 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JxW3WRKbG
Asmodea. She told me that I'd feel a connection to others chosen by the 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XaLgvI1HW
Five! Do you really don't know who chose you?"572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRx4JYlHhe
David wanted to laugh at572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPH0EDFsA7R
the idea that Jester was one of the Five. Sadly, he couldn't, not after572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWRReYwJkI
what he'd seen and survived. David also remembered having a strange 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wrqsp7bI4
feeling at the entrance to the cave, maybe it was that magical tug that 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXVvp6vVoq
Francesca mentioned, although he was too tired and too much in pain to 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMjkJPYCpO
feel anything else right now, though.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMBWup5Ub3
"Sorry, no idea." He 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpld9nPvyo
said it in his most innocent tone. "One moment I'm on my ship, the other572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jyC7BKKUq
I'm on the ground getting manhandled."572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nVYK1xPGq
"I apologize, Gob can be...paranoid. But he means well " David just nodded and smiled at that.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdkoIop7mO
"I'm also sure the one who chose you will communicate with you soon enough!" 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvnSH4Cehm
David hoped he wouldn't. "So, what does it entail, being chosen?"572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4vcqb7FN4
"Oh! Well when Asmodea 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2a3UIP5oxo
shown herself to me it was before the rebellion began. She told me of 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6kWs29oNK
times before the elevation, various inventions, their way of 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0pr1tC0jD
life...That's what gave me the inspiration and courage for the 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iM5m4X2VF
rebellion." She paused as if unsure if she should mention the next part.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZtBbgjSG1
"Mostly it's just advice now, she can sometimes hear and see what I 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1O6pCODxT1
hear and see. Of course, your benefactor might have a different 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJOH85eq3X
approach, I cannot presume to know the minds of the Great."572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BP3IBz8A4
David nodded, as if his 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnoQIxoPDx
currenFt predicament made complete sense, or maybe he was just going 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZiJ6xb2Bw
crazy bit by bit. Going with the flow seemed to be the best approach for572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMA9nFvjp9s
now, especially if it got Francesca on his side. 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6p7GE2hNW
"Does anyone else know of you being chosen?" David asked Francesca.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0U6NM5lKse
She shook her head 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOv6okyPP3
sadly. "No, I'm ashamed for lying to my friends but it would be hard to 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIlzM3opyS
explain. You're the first person I spoke to about this. I was hoping 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FtM2y9gJE
you'd know more, but..."572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3zKYAPcxV
"Sorry for not being more helpful."572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwqcrxTBKm
"Oh, gods, no! It's not 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7FFLQ3Uk0
your fault, I'm sorry for telling you all of this. You must think me 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rX9wsbw6F
crazy or an idiot." She gave a weak laugh.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGf3bhPiYWg
David sensing an 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfzDRlRIhZ
opportunity moved closer and took a risk of holding her hand in his 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROorpTb4E6
own." In these few moments I've known you, you've shown yourself to be 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWl8QVrCm0Y
kind and smart. I thank you for telling me, hopefully together we can 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH69SVc5xNE
work through this together." David heard that nobles were suckers for 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJx72R7qLB
the chivalrous knight types, he decided to test it out.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2Obgq1msk
Francesca looked up to 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMLUll4QkI
David and he could see her glassed over eyes, he could tell she was 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8cyrzZ1Nm
blind. That explained why she kept avoiding looking in his direction, 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tbNCxKm3p
also showed a lot of undue trust in David. "Thank you, the way you talk 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbK37VrSk9T
seems so elegant and wise. Looks like Denis was correct when he claimed 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhrb2MHxkD
you traveled all over Astaria"572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyIwg6NpoX
"Traveling the isles 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTUzYjew9kD
doesn't really make you elegant or wise. You just bring out the best of 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeESxeF3fPy
me." Was he laying it on too thick? Probably.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVh0aCcUXxJ
"You jest." She shook 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhO9Eb2bGz8
her head chuckling, a smile lingered nonetheless. "You were saying you 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNyK7T7OYO
were on a ship, the one that crash-landed?"572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4CqDnsk2k
"The flying fish, yes. I was one of the officers."572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbVZvrJ7eI
"My condolences for your572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1UzSe79fN
crew members. They died trying to get the weapons to us." She squeezed 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnyRLmhRCe
Davids hands tighter. "I shall not forget their sacrifice."572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJjIGvgCMB
David nodded and looked 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4VEbffDNR
down. He didn't really care that they've not survived, most of them were572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpmu53vLud
scoundrels, David included. As far as David saw it, they've done the 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyI7gJHpSM
world a favour by dying. Not David though, he was a scoundrel worthy of 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeQ6h5ao60
redemption, one of the Five seemed to think so at least and if they 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzKk8XKrAV
could not see the good in a person then who could?572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ003xMqRzkM
"Gob believes you are 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ehVCAjY7l
dangerous to the rebellion. He also believes me to be naive, but I'd 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbwrSQqP6r
rather put my trust in people. You can stay here with us. I will not 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknJmrjfI1p
make you fight but I also cannot promise you safe passage home, at least572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aP9HseCYt
not now. Maybe later, but you can stay safe and share our food." She 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYy0AeLAPa
paused a bit and the continued more quickly." Only if you wish to, of 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqPyedjML7
course. If you have no desire to, feel free to leave and I shall give 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHTxnnvSju
you some clothes and food from our stockpiles."572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwdY8YKuXz
David shuddered at the 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1NcthTMh2
thought of spending dark, cold, hungry nights out in that forest. Even 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHINRIPv2S
if he did decide to leave, he didn't have anywhere else to go. No, as 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVIvwhC1R0z
far as David could he had no alternative but to stay. He was never a 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UhPGuQAAw
rebel before, he wondered if he'd enjoy it. "I'll be more than happy to 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD91oPIv59h
take up on your offer to stay here. As for fighting for your righteous 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMts2aw1dm
cause? It would be my pleasure." David would probably regret saying 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5nmnAkyZz
that, but he can always go back on his words if the situation requires 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbl8iAP7ye
so.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstcdg8zj2E
Francesca giggled and 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh01gvkRl3C
clapped her hands. "Excellent!" I shall ask one of the guards to get you572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4S0o8vWyv
a sleeping bag and some supplies. " She wrinkled her nose. "Maybe a 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwwj6CYTXb
bath as well"572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6ZfzVDWRc
David gave a fake laugh,572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvdNch5kgg
nobles always so rude. Though the fact that she had a nice scent even 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8K7kUHJyi
when living in these conditions didn't help his pride. "I'd definitely 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡha1SW8xUan
appreciate it, my lady."572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2BP3MFYsw
"None of that, it's Francesca."572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtNc7TCUxs
"Francesca it is, then. Thank you, Francesca."572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEyqVh5e2A
Francesca nodded and 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsyTMn00Sw
gave David a warm smile. "Nook!" One of the previous guards peeped in. 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPsRhL7nQm
"Take David and get him a sleeping bag. Take his bounds off as well, 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhToQ6M4I6
from this day on he fights with us. I'll let Gob know." She added the 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnYPssYPNh
last part as Nook was about to protest. But he nodded and took David 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5iefaOc6T
with him with no further complaints. Nook took out a knife and cut the 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT84ctZDHMF
rope that was holding David, who nodded in appreciation.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjFpBC37A6
Rubbing his wrists to 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GEywAsIBC
relax them from the strain he smiled. With things finally looking his 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9q9XmLd23A
way David had a better outlook on the future. If he plays his cards 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKCnyzLP4z
right he might just get out of there alive. Francesca herself seemed 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLAdUOOXpM
easy to lie to and manipulate, though he did feel a bit bad about lying 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcdsDj2n1Y
to her.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡex1AqqiXDL
~don't trust her, don't 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzVkk6Z7Yc
trust anyone but yourself. ~ David shook his head. He almost forgot that572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00EVQR5cUj
lifelong lesson. He couldn't get too comfortable, he always had to be 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2cjFZlAY3
on his toes and aware. David will betray her and everyone in this 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1XwfqPeBB
rebellion. Just like he betrayed everyone else. After all, they'll just 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGVp8EDKGg
betray him first if he doesn't.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOlOpjp9XX
His new home didn't seem572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLArghuZ9j
much, he was placed in the spacious cavern near the rest of the rebels.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8H1RqQCztr
David didn't really have a tent but was given a sleeping bag by Nook. 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TkMIdtlUT
"We have specific feeding times, you'll know when it is when everyone 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHj34Ck8HK
starts gathering around the pots." 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXqIjtRzCg
David just nodded at 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh21K0k6jm9
that. He didn't really care about hunger, he only cared about how tired 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWLSpNjwtG
he was as his knees gave out and he fell on the sleeping bag. Finally, 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ziPqcAfbb
some comfort, he could still feel the rocks but compared to beforehand 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NMCF4sYyc
it was basically sitting on a soft cushion.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXCrnyy2m5
He looked around and 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoeJSslYdzV
noticed some of the rebels stealing glances at him, no one brave enough 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJ9M8MEjin
to come up and start a conversation though. The guards seemed especially572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyS9yUlaKmS
weary as they didn't even try to hide the fact that they were glaring 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNUwf4yOzN
at him. It made sense, he came here as a prisoner and David was looking 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDhHH8zXz1
forward to finding out how long it'd take to get them on his side.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZ3aKI18GA
As he laid down further 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDbCx4VJBt
on the makeshift bed he felt something in one of his pockets. David put 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcnrGKZvZj
his hand down the pocket and pulled out the locket from Boyle, 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk80Nz8U0wI
surprisingly it wasn't destroyed. That reminded David that he stole some572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJ8pXayQFE
coins as well and decided to rummage his pockets for them, sadly he 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cxHy4I0EI
couldn't find any.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ARgaRI0zY
Giving a sad sigh, David572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoayg2NNQYa
started playing with the locket. It seemed to be gold or at least a 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74tZmDTDzG
golden colour. After a while he managed to open it, revealing a picture 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEXsXRhYst
of Boyd, a woman and a child. They all seemed happy, which made an 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRpUXD7tjg
unexplained feeling of anger rise within David and he closed the locket,572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbLtiGndg4
putting it back in his pocket. The faster he pawns the falling thing 572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHVrL2S4Ri
the better.572Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2mAmt9UtR
Not much else followed after that last thought as the days finally caught up to David and he finally fell asleep.
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