�There are people around you.�

Lock had never seen such an expression on Cale�s face before.

�I left you here alone hoping that you could learn about a Wolf�s loneliness. However, I did not want it to be painful. I also did not want you to be scared.�

Cale was not such a terrible person to want something like that to happen to a child.

He thought Lock would not feel too lonely as he knew that he had a family. However, this timid child seemed to have felt pressured and burdened rather than loneliness.

Loss.

Originally in the novel, healer Pendrick�s death led to Lock�s first berserk transformation and helped him grow.

However, Cale had no plans on doing something crazy like that. Lock was only 15 years old. You had to be a lunatic to do something like that to a child.

�There is no reason for you to hurry.�

��You saved me, and you trusted me.�

Lock�s mumblings stopped as soon as Cale asked a question.

�Would you throw me away if I was weak?�

�What-�

Something like that was unbelievable.

Lock throw Cale away?

Lock�s eyes opened wide in shock as Cale smiled back at him.

�Lock, you wouldn�t, right?�

Cale picked his fork back up.

�So, don�t ask something so obvious. Just eat.�

Something obvious.

Lock was suddenly at a loss for words once again.

�If you want to repay me for my trust, show me that you are healthy first. And just watch. Your friends, no, your family members, are stronger than you think.�

Clang.

Lock could see Raon pushing a fork toward him. Cale continued to speak. JrNovels.com