All Eyes on Him

If a person wanted to be different, all they needed to do was do something different. And the most different thing of all was, in fact, following one's own heart, ignoring the eyes of others, and being oneself.

While everyone else cautiously waited for the master of the Wild Bear Tribe to arrive before daring to touch the food, Zhang Tie's behavior once again silenced the entire tent. Everyone watched him eat with gusto, their eyes flickering as though they wanted to count every single hair on his body.

Looking at Zhang Tie, Seton understood at that moment that someone like him could never possibly remain in the Gray Eagle Tribe. Even if Zhang Tie was currently a captive, a slave, his bearing within this tent was that of a king. The Gray Eagle Tribe could not hold a man like this. Even if Aurora were to be with him, in the end, the Gray Eagle Tribe would only be a tiny way station in his life—and they might even lose Aurora in the bargain.

Aurora's feelings at that moment were strange. Zhang Tie's behavior stirred an inexplicable thrill and excitement within her, but behind that excitement, she finally became certain of one thing: even if Master Moko had truly planted Bone Explosion Needles in this man's body, he was not someone she could control.

As for Saren, aside from the intense sense of defeat, Zhang Tie's recklessness gave him a vindictive thrill as he anticipated certain things happening. Saren knew that not everyone was qualified to stand out on their own at a Wild Bear Tribe banquet. Though no one had ever stipulated that guests absolutely could not eat before the host arrived, this had long become an unspoken rule of the Ice and Snow Wilderness. In Saren's eyes,