Beating

He got up and started to call Hamar to the fire. But before he could, Josh did something he had never done in his life. He drew back his fist and hit the older boy in the face.

To his surprise, Dave went down. However, Josh’s victory was short-lived. Dave immediately jumped up and, with his superior size and skill, began to administer a thorough beating to Josh.

One of Josh’s eyes was already closed, and he was bleeding from the nose when Volka stepped in. With a hard hand, he picked up Dave, then set him on the ground at a distance away.

To give Dave credit, when he saw the mess he had made of the smaller boy’s face he seemed to feel ashamed.