Speaking urgently, he stepped forward to answer Alvin's initial question.
"Alright, you asked what you did wrong, now I'll tell you—why didn't you die in battle? Why did you come back alive?"
The flood of emotions hit Alvin's psyche like a torrent, already on edge, his mind was close to breaking.
Alvin had grown up under Bruce's shadow, with everyone telling him about a good father and a good brother, all hoping he'd be good too.
As a child, he didn't think much of it, instead felt proud and tried desperately to do better and catch up, but as he grew, the situation became more obvious.
So much so that whatever he did had to be compared with his brother, because Bruce was truly outstanding, and Alvin had been "disappointing" since childhood.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, everyone used Bruce's situation to demand of him, or rather to doubt and suppress him, causing Alvin's character to become twisted.
