"What in the hell are you doing here?" Allen asked Jake who was now in front of him in the wooden deck. "You Ascended? But when?"
"Right after you," Jake said. "You paved the way for me and Lin to meet. She gave me the Codes."
"But your uncle could've asked you for the favor," Allen said. "You even slapped that woman in front of everyone. They are going to talk, you know."
"Let them," Jake shrugged. "I saw that woman two weeks ago and she did the same thing to a poor victim. She wore a dress like that to show off and then when the man would glance at her for even the slightest, she would lie and tell everyone that she was being assaulted."
"Oh, she deserved that slap," Allen chuckled. "She deserved more than one too."
Jake just shrugged then looked at Howl who had been staring at him. "Is that a Code?"
"He is," Allen replied. "He's a pet Code and I don't know what to do about him."
"Feed him beast meat," Jake replied. "Cheshire."