I heard Gru’s footsteps running behind me. He stood in front of me again. He wore maturity and determination that surpassed what his age could carry. “Sis Luo Bing, I understand your intention, but my family is dead. I have nothing left to protect. You’re wrong if you think that I want to go to war just to take revenge. From today onwards...,” he paused and looked at me in the eye and blushing. Then he continued, “...I want to protect you! I want to protect my savior!”  

He looked at me with a scorching gaze. I didn’t see hatred in his dazzling eyes but the courage and determination of a soldier.

He was a warrior. He was a man.

The kids his age in Noah City or Silver Moon City were not as mature and decisive as him because they lived...