<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/0e/Vedaa_Joe_3.jpeg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong> Joe (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q-aqg2Y8RQJG8CwTzELOm8DUiDTjtAlG984nufI67Rc/edit)</strong></span><br/><div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/69/Vedaa_Joe.jpeg)</div><br/>Joe began thinking about the fealty pledge, and he had decided that the others had not earned his allegiance and they disappeared. Did that have something to do with him? If he denied her, would he doom her to the same? DOOM, that was a fun game that James shoed him, though a bit outdated according to James. That boy and his quadratic equation issues. Just stack it and do it third grade style.<br/><br/>Then Nancy entered.<br/><br/>A cloud shadows Joe's amicable features and the facade of the Cuban ball player pales in the seriousness of the anger storming across the troll's face. "When I agreed to this, I didn't quite expect it to happen before I was finished with dinner, but agree I have." With both hands, using for and spoon, he shovels up the last of the meal and stuffs it into his mouth. With a shake of his head, he chews and swallows. "Such a crime to force such down, but a greater crime would be to allow it to go to waste. Our next meal together will be followed by a siesta. Good food, good friends and good comfort." He stood from the table, the large duffel bag rising to his shoulder with little effort.<br/><br/>"Little one, I would not ask, but I know not where you saw this." His low growl shuddered as he thinks of the other side of the Hedge. Would he, well perhaps they, have to go into the Hedge again? Would this be a raid to rescue or a preliminary to all of their recapture. If he was captured he would escape again, but he would allow himself capture to give the others a chance away. Would Jerry ever get that swing down? and Mike, he really needed a pitching coach, that boy was six foot and only fifteen. That arm would hold a cannon when he grows into it. If he could just aim that thing. He drew comfort from the bag on his shoulder, he chuckled, silly. Comfort from baseball equipment.<br/>