Timber
I'm too late! he thought, hope dying inside him like a shriveling flower as he saw Fang fall into the river. "You're a fool to think you have to fight with him!" he snapped, his eyes fixed on Hark. "Things can be settled peacefully, or one of you could just walk away, but no! You go on harming each other for no good reason!" He took a brave step forward, raising his head slightly. "Stop this pain and suffering, and stop tearing your family apart!"
I'm too late! he thought, hope dying inside him like a shriveling flower as he saw Fang fall into the river. "You're a fool to think you have to fight with him!" he snapped, his eyes fixed on Hark. "Things can be settled peacefully, or one of you could just walk away, but no! You go on harming each other for no good reason!" He took a brave step forward, raising his head slightly. "Stop this pain and suffering, and stop tearing your family apart!"