Why?" Joanna was tongue tied. Shedidn't know what question to ask first." When Joanna had last saw Nick,he was a brute of a man. He was unemployed ...nd had been so for almost ayear. There was nothing girlie about him. He was somewhat juvenile inbehavior, more boyish than he should have been at his age. But men arelike that sometimes, they never seem to grow up. But the youthfulnessof his personality now was something totally different. He wasn't likea man who hadn't grown up. Or like. I remember that eventful day Roderick brought the doctor in, his sarcastic manner scared me as he came over, "Last chance to get you better." With no respect for my position he just pulled me up, I looked at the doctor for sympathy and support as he poured the medicine in to the spoon. It was then I realized it was a different doctor.I took the liquid, stupidly thinking it was going to make me feel more like my old self besides I needed it but I soon found out how wrong I was, my whole body. She must have been looking at a halfling woman, she even had bare feet, a tradition of halflings.“I know what you’re thinking, yep I’m a halfling. And to answer your next potential question, nope I’m not from the village, and my name is Lina Goodberry, professor of Evocation and Conjuration at the Indigo Quill Academy of Sorcery. Nice you meet you!” The halfling woman thrust her tiny hand up to shake hands with Cassia, who did so very hesitantly.“Um, likewise. I’m—”“Cassia Des’Cantier!” Lina. “Baby, we are so sorry. You are the best friend to all of us. You’ve sat with us, listened to us, been our sounding board, and sometimes punching bag for three years. You know everything about us, and I think we all just realized how little we know about our best friend.”A random jock walked up to our table. “Is this dweeb bothering you ladies?”Heather yelled at him, “FUCK OFF ASSHOLE, CAN’T YOU SEE WE’RE HAVING A MOMENT HERE!”“Excuse the hell out of me,” he said and quickly moved across the.