But today is different Gale doesn't feel joy but is terrified as his body gets numb. He doesn't want to go back to leave his family to stay in starvation and doesn't dare to do it, fighting himself to do it.
Gale wants to shoot, one shoot, all he needs is to awaken a power within himself like his grandparents and father awaken their magical powers.
When he puts his hand on the grandpa revolver he starts to tremble, he forces himself to pull it slowly the more it raises up to his head the more he trembles before he points to his face, he hears someone far away: Gale where are you.
So he hides his grandpa's revolver quickly in his worn jacket's pocket without lifting his fingers off it and stands up while Dmitri comes from a distance looking at his brother coming toward him which makes Gale relax as he sees his beloved brother coming to him, which made Gale smile slightly, Dimitri runs to his big brother enthusiast wondering why he goes out this early in the morning so he ask: why did come her alone in morning.
As Dimitri stops walking, he feels the cold weather so he asks: what are we going to do? We are still early and the weather is very cold, before he can answer Dimitri he asks again: are we going to cut some trees?
Gale answered with a genuine smile: no, I'm not going anywhere, and I won't cut some trees, we are still in the morning and the weather is bad for us you should go home, I want some time alone; I will come after you.
Dmitri surprised at his brother's response made him raised his eyebrows and wondered: I didn't do anything that made you mad at me yesterday (they stay with each other all the time)
Gale stares at him with his eyes wide open feeling odd about Dmitri's response, he tells Dmitri: but I didn't say I'm mad at you!
Dmitri takes a long Breath quickly to talk before someone stops him, as his family always do to him, and says in his high voice: But you only want to be alone when I hit you (by accident) or someone tells you can't do something, what happened. (while looking directly at his eyes)
Gale looks lifted and starts sweating trying to avoid his brother's question without telling him he comes here alone trying to awaken power he isn't assured he is. Away from home in the morning alone. But there is one thing clear to that's he wants the best for his family as he thinks so.
Gale's heart beat slowly as he said to himself: this is the best for us. So he put his hands on his leg and told him with a big smile in compassionate tune: Nothing, you know I love you brother and mom, dad but Anya not that much but in the end, I love all of you(family).
Gale's joyful spirit perishes as he continues his face frown in despair while saying: I'm your big brother I'm not going to be mad at whatever you do.
Dmitri can't understand what he means by these words makes him feel uneasy: Why do you want to be alone?
Gale can't bring himself to say that he is going to shoot himself in the hope of forcing his body to awaken power: I need some time alone not that big of a deal.
Dmitri can't figure out what his brother wants, is tired, hasn't eaten much in a long time runs in the morning to see his brother, wants to get some sleep said to him: Okay Gale I will go home I will sleep some more time.
Dimitri takes a step back turns his face and intends to go home but Before Dmitri leaves, he notices their grandpa's gun prominent in Gale's pocket (after he takes his hands out of his pocket while they are talking) can't ignore that uneasy feeling that made his sleepy eyes wide open fully awake.
So, he turns back looks directly at Gale's face, and asks: are you going to try hunting something today? Dmitri knows well there isn't much to be hunted on their hill anyway.
Gale caught off guard can't hide his puzzled face by Dimitri's question, he answers him: No, why do you think so? Dimitri points to Grandpa's revolver in his pocket: You have Grandpa's revolver in your pocket.
Gale piffled as he was asked, feeling exposed, the chatting with his brother made him feel like cornered in a room, he couldn't escape in front of Dmitri without telling him what he wanted to do, the more they talked the more he was pressured to say the truth.
He starts to sweat all over his body and his forehead feels like it gets heated up which makes him feel dizzy despite him standing around and covering snow, he wants to avoid the questions of his brother that he doesn't want to answer in any way.
Gale tells him in a commanding tone: go home. Dimitri looks at him with a dumb face and doesn't flinch like he doesn't understand but in reality, he is mocking him to speak.
Gale can't force him with authority as his big brother to go home, tries to use an emotional way with a smile on his face: go brother and I'll come after you immediately.
But Dimitri sees how Gale changes tunes very quickly, feeling something off about Gale, who looks pale as a ghost and shaking body Stutter with words when he asks about the revolver so he tells him: if we won't go home with me then I will stay with you.
Gale feels defeated and can't make him leave so he starts making up lies: I can't stand up I'm feeling exhausted and hungry, I haven't eaten food for a couple of days now.
Gale jokingly: if someone looked at our family would think the head of our family gave us punishment or trial to awaken our hidden power in our noble blood by starvation to death, imagen that old man with one eye grim face and lips telling" you are disgrace on our family go get power or die".
He said it and laughed alone but that didn't continue as he saw Dimitri upset so he wondered: why are you upset is it a good joke I haven't come up with good one in so long.
Dimitri answers: our misfortune after our grandparents died and dad disappeared after the military took him is one disaster after another if we gain power like Dad maybe we will have a better life really, but mom will beat us if she hears you say that, and I don't like ….
Gale interrupted Dmitri filled with hope: it doesn't matter at all what if one of us awakens we could….
Dmitri interrupted Gale like their mother: what if one of us awakened his power like our father, we will be taken like our dad and disappear away from home, no I'm with mom prefer our sample life over the disappearing of one of us.
Gale's heartfelt boiling hate for these few words more and more that his brother made him clench his fist in anger and say to him: no, it isn't a sample we starving we haven't eaten in days The four of us are skin and bones does it matter if I awaken my power I will take care of our family.