"Well," The Fable began, "For starters, I have my convictions. And I'll always help a beautiful woman in need of assistance. Truly, nothing is more important than the wellbeing of a child."

If Beatrix had been away of Jack's own deadbeat father tendancies, it wouldn't have sounded anywhere near convincing, though Jack rarely did anyhow.

"And I'm not too shabby in a fight, Sweetheart."