"So that's what happened? All of this because of you?" Matthew festered.

"Yes. I am part of the reason, but, it doesn't matter now." Max said.

"No!" Matthew stops in his tracks and turns to face him. "It does, don't you get it? We are screwed because of you! We shouldn't be here with you! DAMN IT!"

Zackary gave Matthew a look as if he were telling him to not push it.

Max snarled at him. "I DID NOT WANT ANY OF THIS TO HAPPEN, DO YOU UNDERSTAND? I'M SORRY I FUCKED UP, BUT NOW WHAT'S DONE IS DONE! I CAN'T GO BACK AND FIX IT NOW! IT'S TOO LATE!"

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Completely ignoring what his friend is saying, Matthew bared his teeth and shouted.

"SO WHAT ELSE DID YOU DO, HUH? I WANT TO KNOW!"

Zackary tells Matthew to stop and looks at Max. He just shouts back. "NOTHING!"

Matthew laughs and shakes his head in disbelief.

"I'm serious!" Max retorts.

"You nearly killed everyone in the Village! I should've known. Why am I even here? With you? And you are the reason we are a hunter's prey now! You took our freedom away!"

Zackary then steps in between them. "THAT'S ENOUGH!"

"WHY ARE YOU DEFENDING HIM?" Matthew shouted at Zackary.

Zackary looks from him to Max. "If we want to change back.........we have to continue."

"I'd rather if Max suffers in the pit of misery in this shithole." Matthew mutters.

Zackary then turned to Max, but he was no longer there.

"Max?"

He then caught a shadowy glimpse of his tail brush a tree.

"Let him go, Zack!"

No, we're brothers, and we stick together!