Zelriane seemed to stop before Oz even began to move his hand, as if he'd known that his path were to be block. His eyes shot up at the man as he called out to Joshua, and he crossed his arms impatiently.

	"Ey??? I aint Runnin' a Library ere! Bring the goose-Gobbler out front!" Joshua shouted, followed by a rousing laughter. The sound of snickering and hollering made the intruder's dark green eyes narrow to a pair of venomous looking slits. He followed after Oz silently, periodically mimicking his gaze.

	"Hoo! Issit Charlie?" Joshua shouted as zelrian approached the group and left Oz behind him. "Or mebbe it's lil'ol Tom? Where'd yeh get that there costume, Tom?"

	"I am not a child. I would like to know where you keep the book,[i] Fallen Under The Deep[/i]," Zelriane asked. The men around him continued to snicker at his ridiculous getup, barely able to hold their outrageous laughter back. "Is something funny?" Zelrian inferred, spinning his head round as far as it could go, and granting each farmhand a sharp glance. They returned his inquiry with smiles and silence.

	"Fallen Under The Deep? That's Angie's mom's book, if Aym 100%! 'Fraid it aint fer sale, partner."

	"Where is it?" Zelrian asked, looking up to Angelica's window, where she glared down at him with a book nestled closely to her bosom. "Ah, never-mind. I've found it. Thank you." The bare-footed intruder quickly strode right past Joshua, who's expression melted to one of disbelief and shock. Big Bobby, who'd been resting against the building's wall, stepped in his path. Once again, Zelriane stopped before Bobby had even made a move. "Move," He demanded curtly.

	"Get a load of this fella!" Bobby grunted, "thinks it'll be easy to outright [i]trespass[/i] in Mister Kario's home and steal lil' Angie's book!"

	"Move," Zelriane said again, more forceful this time. Joshua turned to Oz with a quizzical glare.

	"Why don't you go on and get 'fore I find it necessary to-" Bobby's sentence was cut off as something caused his stomach to sink, quite literally. The once rounded belly that Bobby lugged around proudly, vibrated and rippled like it'd been struck by a wide nosed hammer. Moments later, he toppled over by the the side of the house, and Zelriane scoffed at the defeated farmhand.

	"What in Blazes?!" Joshua shouted, as Zelriane made his way inside his house. "Wait! Angie, Angelica!!" Joshua stood up in a hurry, but almost fell forward, caught by one of the nearby workers in the nick of time. "Who in the hell!?" Several of the men launched towards the front entrance after Zelriane, but were promptly launched back out as fast as they'd gone in, some bleeding from their ears, others with limbs bent backwards. Joshua and the man holding him turned to Oz with grand expectations. "Erryone! Grab somfin' Sharp!!"