A family meeting was quickly called before the lovebirds surfaced. Rita’s bad home situation was explained and the sisters wanted to provide a bette... one for her. Plus she was very important to Billy. Everyone agreed.Billy and Rita joined everyone at lunch. They were holding hands and both began crying as the offer of a real home for her was made. There was plenty of work on the thriving farm and Rita would get paid for her labor for the first time in her life. The women would take her to town. It would work."Britt called him. You could tell he was excited just to talk to her. She finished up saying, "David, I have a pretty friend who needs a date. I think you might like her and she might like you. If nothing else, you can have a pleasant time."She will be here. She will come with her brother and his date. If it doesn't work, you won't even have to take her home. If it does, then you will have your car." She listened. "Thank you, David. You're a good guy. See you around seven."I said,. He was my father, after all. And as such, he wanted to protect me from the world and its ills. The fact was a little suffocating, but it was heartwarming as well. Hell, I even smiled a little. He was the kind of dad any sixteen year old boy wanted, needed. "I love you, son. I want you to take care of your body," he said, pointing a finger at my chest, and then up to head, tapping my temple, "as well as your mind." "Love you, too, dad." Dad smiled and turned. Before. .. that was black.Standing at the front of this group was James and his core members, who were dressed in exactly the same garb as everyone else with the only exception being a large, coloured seal on their armour. Each member of the core group had a different colour and every 10 or so people from the guild shared that colour on a small shield on their chest. The only missing members of the guild were Fatty, Skay and Harvy.James was staring off into the distance as if waiting for.