After exiting the woods, Joanie had expected to move towards the stables to see what was happening. She had her hand at the ready to draw her knife at need be, and was perfectly on edge. As they broke out into the town again, she hadn't expected anything exciting to happen. Then a tall pile of limbs and messy hair leapt out of the crowd and attacked Ella.
Gasping, Joanie took a few short steps back, hand diving into her pocket. However, she could hear the joy in both their voices, relaxing at that. Another Bellum person. Thank God for that. However, thanking God was the last thing on her mind as the gangly boy pulled away from Ella to wrap her up in an enormous hug as well. She gagged, eyes wide as she stood stock still. After a moment, she awkwardly patted him on the back, relieved when he released her.
"It's fine," she said as he apologized, though she took a slight step back out of habit. "Good to meet you, Nick. I'm Joanie." At the mention of him being Peter Pan, she raised a brow. "We actually spoke on the forums during that...weird thing."
At Ella's suggestion, Joanie shrugged. "Don't know about that, but..." She trailed off, glancing nervously over her shoulder before leaning into her, voice low. "I can get us matches to start a fire." She pulled back, hands in her pockets as she prepared to embark on their water adventure when a throat clearing nearby caused her to turn.
Her palm clasped around the knife as she looked up at the man, bewildered. She wasn't sure what that meant, but the look on Ella's face wasn't reassuring. Glancing over her shoulder, she fiddled with the knife inside her pocket before looking back at him. "Nice to meet you. We're late, though, so we'll see you around, Mr. Lvov."