An ice cream shop may not be the likeliest of places to find a train robber, a rich man's niece, a dancing belle, and a spiritual leader, but here were the four of them, drinking root beer floats and swapping stories, just like old times.
With everything they'd been through, the four of them had a bond stronger that was stronger than steel. It wasn't a bond about to be broken by somebody walking up to them... though their smiles and laughter fade out as they all turn to stare at the stranger.
Maria gives him the stink eye, Pearl seems puzzled, and Anne tilts her head in curiosity. Umbra remains as stoic as ever, though she raises a brow at him.
Maria's the one to break the ice. She raps her fingers against the table and huffs.
"You need something?"
Whatever this was, it better be good. She doesn't like the way he's looking at them.
@blcodletting
