Chapter Ten Zack walked into Gord’s with significantly less swagger than he had possessed the previous day. His stats were lower than they had been in the WesterNeon outfit, but the barber and several other patrons had assured him he looked good. His throat tightened when he saw Ashley. The gaming café was less busy now that the first round of the tournament was over, but Zack still had no desire to repeat the public humiliation he had experienced yesterday. If she laughed in his face again, he would walk out of Gord’s and never come back. Which would be a shame. This was by far the nicest gaming café in town, and it would be so convenient to complete his DaEvo quests here then go straight to the private gaming room he had reserved for the rest of the month. Not to mention it would be a

