"Don't hurt him, Angus," said Jobtrand warily.
Angus was stunned for a moment, then he bowed after realizing what was happening.
"sorry..."
After saying this, he extended his hand to Tristana who was lying on the ground behind Jobtran.
Jobtran looked at Angus, who was two heads taller than him, and found that there seemed to be no malice on his face, so he put his hand away and moved aside.
Tristana was somewhat puzzled when he saw Angus extending his hand, and he didn't know how to react.
"Get up. How long do you want to lie on the ground?" Jobtran said with a smile.
The thin Tristana stretched out her right hand and held Angus's big hand. Angus used a little force to pull Tristana up.
At this time, Arnold was standing under the eaves not far away, looking at the three people in front of him.
He took a liking to Jobtran at first sight; Jobtran's reaction and behavior made Arnold think that he was a teachable person, but he did not make the decision to adopt Jobtran immediately. Instead, he chose to observe for a while.
After pulling up Tristenay, Angus silently left the playground. He walked to a tree and sat down in a daze.
He looked at the floating clouds in the sky, not knowing what he was thinking. He heard the chirping sounds of baby birds. That was because there was a bird's nest on the tree.
A gust of wind blew, ruffling Angus's hair, which he had grown long on purpose, revealing his full appearance.
If you look closely at Angus after pushing aside his long bangs, you will find that he is actually quite handsome. However, in order to protect himself, he deliberately changed his hairstyle to give the impression to the bullies that he is not someone to be trifled with.
The management of Arkham Orphanage is relatively loose and does not set too many rules for the children in the orphanage. They only need to take some time every day to participate in the teaching courses designed for the children by volunteers recruited by the orphanage.
This kind of free-range management allows children to grow more freely, but it also leads to children forming cliques and cliques, which in turn leads to bullying among children.
Angus, who had grown to almost adult height at the age of eight, did not fit in with the other children and became the object of exclusion, isolation and bullying.
The older children naturally knew that they could not beat Angus, but they chose to humiliate him with words. They gave Angus an ugly nickname: Titan.
Often when Angus passed by, the children would pretend to be panicked and shout, "The Titan is coming, the earth is shaking. Run, run."
This kind of growing environment made Angus become taciturn and prefer to be alone.
The fresh breeze made Angus enjoy the environment at the moment, but at this moment, a baby bird that had not yet opened its eyes was unconsciously moved to the edge of the nest by its own kind while waiting for its parents to come back with food.
The wind blew not only Angus's hair, but also the bird's nest on the tree which was made of hundreds of twigs.
A branch from the base of the nest fell from the trunk and struck Aengus on the hand.
Angus looked up and found the tottering baby bird. The baby bird, which had not opened its eyes, had no idea that it was on the brink of danger and was still calling out with all its might, hoping to call its parents to return soon and also to vent its hunger.
The inadvertent movement of the baby bird caused the branches in the nest to be slightly affected, and because the bottom branch had fallen, this small half of the branch began to fall apart under the influence of the wind.
Angus stood up immediately, sensing the danger of the chicks.
As Angus expected, the baby bird fell down after being accidentally pushed by its own kind.
Angus, who was well prepared, caught the poor bird in his own clothes.
This scene happened to be seen by someone who hated Angus.
He shouted, "Titan killed a poor bird. Be careful! He's a killer!"
The baby bird was still chirping in his clothes, as if it had no idea that it had already faced death.
Angus looked at the poor little life helplessly, first gently took it out of his clothes, then clumsily put on his clothes and placed the bird in his chest pocket.
Using both hands, Angus struggled to climb up the tree and successfully put the chick back into the nest.
Although Angus was stronger than his peers, climbing a tree was still a very exhausting activity for him. After coming down, Angus sat down and rested.
While climbing the tree, his hand was accidentally cut by a branch, and some blood flowed out and rubbed onto his clothes.
He didn't care about this minor wound, and was even secretly happy. He thought to himself, "I did a good thing today."
Then he smiled, leaned against the tree, closed his eyes and rested.
——
"Mother Karma, Mother Karma, go and see Angus, he has just killed a bird."
This is a disgusting rumormonger who always pretends to be so well-behaved and obedient in front of adults, but in fact he is a boy with a head full of conspiracies and tricks.
"Oh, Marin, is this true?" said Mother Kalma, who is in charge of taking care of the children in the orphanage, covering her mouth in disbelief.
"Yes, yes, it's at the tree behind the playground. There is a bird's nest on it, and it's full of birds. I also saw Angus climb up there." Mariner said proudly.
"If this is true, it's terrible. Take me to see it."
After saying that, Aunt Kalma followed the jumping Mariner to Angus's side.
"Angus! Stand up!" said Sister Karma angrily.
Angus, who was almost asleep, woke up. He saw the angry Mother Karma and stood up in confusion.
"Let me ask you, did you climb a tree just now?" Aunt Karma asked in a questioning tone.
Angus nodded bluntly.
"Ma'am, look, his hand is bleeding. It must have been scratched by a bird." Mariner said, fanning the flames.
Angus hadn't realized yet that his hand was bleeding. He looked down and found a small cut about three centimeters long on his hand. His hand had been placed on his chest while he had been resting, and now there were a few obvious drops of blood on his chest.
Sister Karma was so angry that she trembled all over. She stepped forward and slapped Angus.
"What did I teach you? You should respect life! How can you kill a bird?! Every life has the right to survive, and you have no right to deprive it!"
The slap landed squarely on Angus's face, leaving five instructions.
Behind the trembling Mother Kalma, Mariner gave a malicious smile of success, and he felt a twisted pleasure in seeing Angus being humiliated in public.