Frostbound

"Was this all you were worried about or was there something else?" I asked.

"No, that was it. It's nothing against you, but I needed to make sure we were on the same page. I saw enough infighting during my trip and I'm worried that... whatever this turns into won't go over well." he said.

"How do you think it will go? I didn't think it would be a problem," I asked curiously. We had discussed the possibility of things going south during our meeting, but we weren't confident it would happen.

"Oh, it's probably nothing, but think about it from an outside perspective. You've been the strongest around since we got out of the tutorial, but people will be there from all over the country.

"From New York all the way to Florida, or what Florida turned into. Millions of people. Some of which will be just as strong if not stronger than you are." He said.

Picking up what he was getting at, I continued for him, "And you think so many people used to being in control and the strongest in the room won't play well together."

He nodded, "I've seen it before. Especially with Pylon Owners."

"Well, I can't say anything for others, but I promise to play nice," I said and looked over at him, "Happy?"

He nodded.

"How come you're bringing this up in the first place? This isn't like you." I asked.

Austin sighed and looked down, "It's what I saw during my trip. The... animosity people have is sometimes frightening."

"How do you figure?"