Chapter 24: The Fight Of Brothers

“Are you sure this is a good idea?” Mimi hadn’t stopped asking Jake the same question since he pulled her away from the middle of the market place half an hour ago.

“Mimi, it’ll be fine,” Jake repeated the words to her question for what felt like the hundredth time, “As long as I have this on, no one will know it’s me. I’ll just participate for a round or two and get kicked out- have you seen the competition?” Jake whistled, “Some of them even came all the way from the east villages.”

Mimi was less amused by the ravings of the humans with systems as Jake was, more concerned over his safety than he was.

“There are just way too many holes in this plan of yours, have you even thought it through? What if your mask falls off? What if you win?”

“I won’t win,” Jake said as he laughed, “Argax and Palis are participating too, no matter how many little birds I call on I doubt they’d be fireproof-“ he paused as he thought about his words, “Was that too insensitive?”