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.

worried, then rushed forward and shoved a bottle of painkillers into

strange look, but

while, then hurried back to Bernard.

"I'm fine," Bernard grunted.

"What about him-?"

him go!" Bernard snapped. "With his skills, he's not about to get eaten by a bear or anything. But with that attitude, trying to get revenge? He'll wind up dead, and he won't even

after the scarred man, fuming. But beneath the anger, his words were laced with frustration-like

Bernard again. "Bernard, what's going on

Suddenly, whether from the fight or from something weighing on his heart, he coughed hard and spat

Evan shouted

rushed over too. "You okay,

the blood from his mouth. "I'm

onto a big rock at the top of the hill. Evan fished out some medicine from his backpack— just

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