Max and the others eventually all returned back to the training area, including Max himself, and they reported the obvious: none of them could find Joe no matter where they looked within the massive facility.
Max felt a heavy weight settle on him. He knew he had to make a decision he didn't want to. If Joe had decided to run away from this, then that was his choice.
'You've done a lot in the short amount of time you've been here, so I'll see that you're looked after,' Max resolved internally, closing his eyes briefly. 'I'll send him enough money so he can continue to live without working.'
Having been placed in this random body, in the position of leadership he was in, it was the least he could do for someone he considered a friend.
That was the moment the training room door opened. Wolf entered, and it wasn't just him. Joe was seen walking behind, his head held down, but his posture subtly different.
