Max, who did not expect to be treated like that and did not have time to react, could only stare in shock. He was like a cat that had been caught and thrown away in anger to teach it a lesson. But unlike a cat, which can quickly run away, Max could not.
“Is he okay?” asked those who were watching him from the banks of the fast-flowing and deep river downstream.
Max's legs, which had been tied before, were numb, and the ropes on his legs and hands showed severe rashes from the friction, causing intense pain when the river water touched them. But that wasn't the real problem. The pain from the wounds was nothing compared to the pain from his nose, which had accidentally inhaled water when the pressure of the river forced it in as his body was exhausted and his brain wasn't fully prepared t
