Paxton smiled as the group approached. "Ah, so good that you are back. Any news on the lost horse?" he asked. "No. But we did find something interesting in the woods, or rather…something interesting found us…" Rodney said. "Ah?" Paxton asked, confused.

"Longcoats," Cain replied. Paxton looked at him. "Oh, well…I'm glad to see….what happened?" he asked. "Zero and a few longcoats ambushed us," Julia spoke up. "Zero? Oh dear…that's a shame….where is he?" Paxton asked. Cain gave him a look. "Dead," he replied.

Paxton sighed, and looked to the ground. "That's….good. Great!" Paxton said, with a reassuring smile. Cain gave him an odd look. "Yea…it is…" he replied. "Cain shot him. Rodney and I took out his…minions…" Glitch said, with a smile. Paxton looked at Glitch. "Really?" he asked. Glitch nodded, with a smile. Paxton turned to look at Cain. "Well, weren't you all lucky that Mr. Cain was there…to save the day?" Paxton asked.

Julia laughed nervously. "Ok…why don't you guys head inside? I need to talk to my fiancé…" she said. Cain, Glitch and Rodney all shrugged and walked towards the castle. Once they left, Julia's smile faded. "You know, your arrogance is really starting to annoy me…" she said. Paxton shrugged. "Well, that's just me. Why you don't go wash up? Take my mother for a tour of the grounds?" Paxton questioned.

Julia rolled her eyes, before brushing past Paxton. Paxton gritted his teeth. Looked like he would have to take care of some things by himself…

Later on that night, Julia and Rodney walked through the halls. It was late at night now. "You going to go say goodnight to Aiden?" Julia asked. Rodney smiled and nodded. "Yea, I haven't talked to him in awhile. I think he has a crush on Azkadellia now…" Rodney said, with a smile. "Yea, that's really funny…" Julia said, laughing slightly.

"Well, I'll see you later…" Rodney said, walking away. Julia waved goodbye as Rodney disappeared around the corner. That's when she noticed Cain walking past the hallway she was in. She smiled to herself and began to creep towards him. She hid behind various statues. She was in a childish mood, after just talking about Aiden.

Scaring Cain would surely cheer her up after the day she had. She was about to jump out and say his name, but another voice beat her to it.

"Hey Tin Man!" came the voice of Paxton. Julia quickly hid behind the corner, peeking around it.

Cain looked up to see Paxton walking towards him. "A word?" Paxton asked, with a phony smile. "Do I have a choice?" Cain asked, with a heavy sigh.

Paxton's smile disappeared, as he shoved Cain against the wall. "No, you don't…" he said. Cain grunted slightly.

"Sorry, did I break your back or something?" Paxton asked, mocking sympathy. "Trust me, I've endured much worse…" Cain replied.

Paxton scoffed slightly. "Oh yea, I heard plenty of stories of you and the Zipperhead. About how you were locked in the iron suit for eight years, shot a few times, and even fell into a frozen lake. The Zipperhead had his brain taken from yet, and built the machine that nearly destroyed our beautiful…precious…OZ…" Paxton said.

He leaned closer to Cain. "You couldn't even save your wife or your son, could you?" he asked. Cain bit his lip, to keep himself from exploding.

"Will you make your point?" he asked. "Don't even try to deny that you have more than a friend feeling for Julia. I've seen the way you look at her, its clearly obvious…" Paxton replied.

Cain sighed. "You are reading into this too deeply, I don't know what you see…" Cain said. "Don't play games with me, Tin Man!" Paxton growled. "You still haven't made your point," Cain snapped.

"Stay away from my fiancé," Paxton stated. "Or you'll do what?" Cain asked. Paxton paused for a second, inhaling deeply. Then he brought his fist back and punched Cain hard in the stomach.

Julia covered her mouth and hid behind the wall to hide her gasp. Cain bent over, clutching his stomach. "Next time…I'll be wearing my brass knuckles and the punch will be in a more painful spot. Also, I'll give your Zipperhead friend alittle surprise…" Paxton said, with a satisfied smile. Cain looked up at Paxton. "Do we understand each other?" Paxton asked. "Oh. I understand…" Cain said, gritting his teeth.

Paxton smiled, before strutting down the hall. "Doesn't mean I'm going to listen…" Cain muttered.

Julia looked down at the ground, before sprinting down the hall. She was sure Cain saw her, but she wasn't expecting to him to follow her. Cain may not have even knew it was her. She rounded the corner and saw Rodney talking to Glitch. "Hey!" Rodney said, grabbing her upper arm. Julia turned to face her. "Excuse me, I've got to go…" Julia said, pulling away.

Rodney watched as her sister disappeared down the hallway, and head towards the balcony. A few seconds later, Rodney and Glitch saw Cain running towards them. "She went that way…" Rodney said, pointing in the direction Julia had disappeared in. Cain looked in the direction. "What's wrong, Cain? The past few weeks you've been really…not yourself…" Glitch said.

"Yea, well…. I don't trust this guy or his father. Does anyone else seem to notice the eerie air they have about them?" Cain asked. "They are weird, but I'm going to have to deal with them for the rest of my life…might as well make the best of it…" Rodney replied, with a shrug. "So you don't care that your sister is marrying an arrogant man?" Cain asked.

"Well, I've tried to get through to her enough times…" Rodney said, looking at the floor. Glitch put an arm around her shoulders. "It's okay, Rodney…she knows you love her and how concerned you are about her…" Glitch replied. Rodney smiled at him, and gave him a gentle kiss on the cheek.

Cain looked away. "Well I uh…" he paused. "Do you always wear that hat, Cain?" Rodney asked. Cain looked at Rodney. "Yes…" he replied, awkwardly. Glitch looked at Rodney. "He never lets anyone else wear it…" Glitch stated. "I'll see you both later…" Cain said, walking towards the balcony. He hated awkward conversations.