"Hmmm? What?!" Jake sprung from his seat when he heard Xi whisper a disturbing development to him.
"Is something wrong, Jake?" Will asked in a worried tone as Jake began to react so alarmed for no reason at all.
They had only been sitting around a table talking for a few minutes and had barely managed to break the ice by forcing Vincent to sit with them with difficulty.
His pale blue skin contrasted sharply with the more tanned skin of the others present, but no one seemed to care except Jake. His friends were already used to having him around.
Despite his unwillingness, Vincent had taken it upon himself to apologize for his past behavior and thanked him for accepting him into his faction.
As a result, Jake's shocked outburst, which was completely out of place, had them all deeply puzzled. Sarah and the two sisters gave him a curious look, but they let Will act as a go-between.
