Alex Johnson saw that Noah Coldson didn't continue, so he curiously turned to look.
He saw Noah's eyes filled with pain and self-blame, and it was unexpected to find out that the usually invincible captain also had such moments.
Without hesitating, he reached out and patted Noah on the shoulder.
Only then did Noah continue, "But brother was too afraid; when he saw his family, he first cried and sought comfort, and it took a while for the family to console him before he remembered his little sister and little brother were still in danger."
He buried his head into the circle of his arms and didn't speak for a long time.
"Captain," after a while, Alex cautiously asked, "so, you left home at the age of six and joined the Special Training Camp to make amends for the mistakes you made back then?"
"At that time, my little brother was only five years old. When he was rescued, he had a fever for a month at home. And that little sister…"