#Chapter170
/"He's scared,/" Deacon cut in. /"Angel, I mean. That's why he's acting like a royal prick./"
/"No. He just likes being a prick,/" Joel grumbled.
/"No./" Deacon shook his head, crouching down to fully embrace Isaac, sighing deeply. /"He kept saying Asa could have gotten hurt. The others could have gotten hurt. And it's like you said, he was the one who promised us he'd keep them safe. He came back and they were gone . . . he freaked. Don't hold it against him./"
/"Don't make him sound reasonable when I'm pissed with him,/" Joel snapped, but his face softened. /"Was . . . do you think he was right though?/"
