With just a little more pressure, he could've ended him right there.
"Bernard!" Evan yelled, sprinting over, panic all over his face.
Bernard frowned, silent for a moment, then let go and stood up.
"I'll be waiting for you up in the mountains. Come find me when you've toughened up! Now get lost!"
The big guy with the scarred face flushed red, coughing like crazy.
Evan dashed over, anxious. "Hey, are you alright?!"
The scarred man glared at Bernard, his eyes red and wild. He didn't bother wiping the blood off his face, just wiped his tears away roughly, not saying a single word.
He got up, limped off deeper into the woods, heading down the mountain.
rushed forward and shoved a bottle of
shot him a strange look, but took the bottle and disappeared into
a while, then
"I'm fine," Bernard grunted.
"What about him-?"
or anything. But with that attitude, trying to get revenge? He'll wind up dead, and he won't
the scarred man, fuming. But beneath the anger, his
guy was out of sight, Evan nudged Bernard again. "Bernard, what's going on
fight or from something weighing on his heart, he
Evan shouted in
rushed over too. "You
the blood from his mouth.
it easy," Tarquin said, helping Bernard lower himself onto a big rock at the top of the hill.
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