Chapter 43: Past (Part 1)

25 years ago...

"Huaaaaaa! I don't want to practice hunting anymore! Uncle Hugo is evil! How could he order children as small as us to kill an evil bear like that?! We're going to die... We're really going to die this time..."

"Sshhhh... You can't say that, Connor! At least Uncle Hugo assigned us as a group this time. After all, Ava has injured the bear many times. Whether the bear died from lack of blood or its body was getting weaker, Ava has made a victory practically on our side."

"What are you saying?! A bear that has been injured is many times more ferocious than an ordinary bear that is angry! Sob, I don't want to die like the others... Sob, why do we have to be born without a parent?"

Alexa watched silently as Connor started crying, and Irina tried to comfort him. They were hiding in an old hut because Jake had injured his back while trying to protect Connor from a previous bear attack.