Walter opened his mouth to call out to the boy, but before he could, a man suddenly appeared and yanked the boy away. The man was nearly as tall as Walter, and his bare torso showed off his toned upper body. The man bared his teeth, his scarred face scrunching up in a protective manner.
The man didn’t belong to Walter’s tribe. The man was older than Walter by a good decade, and his hair was longer and pulled back in a way Walter’s father and many elders had their hair. It was more uncommon now that the tribe had moved away from traditional styles, and Walter couldn’t help but take a step back.
The boy was behind the man, watching Walter with wide eyes. Walter wanted to yell, to say something, to do anything... but his body wouldn’t let him. And before he could act on anything, the man ch
