Chapter 339: Speculations
In the morning as soon as they'd finished their breakfast, Stanley and his group left quietly. The didn't have much of an exchange of words or any conversation with the rest of them, though there were a few gestures made, such as a nod or two between Thomas and a few of the others.
When they left, it was with Blinky's assistance, so it wasn't clear which direction they went in. Though, they did have Harold with them, which Jonas suspected wasn't something that Stanley was happy about. Especially with the sour look on his face when he looked at Harold right before they left.
Afterwards, it almost felt like everyone breathed a sigh of relief, even though there wasn't any sound made in the stillness of the morning. Jonas at least felt like there was less tension. Which he attributed more to Stanley himself as well as Frank. For some reason Frank seemed to try to take offense at almost everything.
"So, think he's really gone?" Owen asked, almost mockingly. "Or did he just go out of sight so he could see what we really think of him?"
"Don't care," Patricia remarked as she finished eating her breakfast of bear steak. "As long as he's gone."
"You make it sound like he's an awful person," Elwin commented, sounding more amused than anything else.
"Can't say if he is or not, but I certainly would rather not have to deal with him again," Patricia replied sounding annoyed. "He's much like a number of pricks I knew before I got pulled into this competition. So full of himself that he doesn't consider the possibility that others might have different thoughts. That he doesn't even consider it being a possibility that any idea he has might not be correct."
"Let's just hope that we won't have to deal with him the rest of the competition," Owen said, laying back down where he had slept the night before. "It won't matter how much of a jerk he is or isn't if we don't have to deal with them. Though, it's hard to say if that'll be possible or not with how we don't yet know what the challenge after this current one is done."
"Any idea where that girl from yesterday is?" Kim asked. "I have a feeling that she still might be around."