Charlie's words left Arlo seething, but at that point, he couldn't even spare the energy to curse Charlie, let alone attack him in retaliation.

Initially, he had been thrilled to witness the miracle of his left hand growing back firsthand.

How could he have known then that Charlie was going to make him suffer the pain of losing his hand a second time?!

Worst of all, Charlie was much less merciful than the Three Elders.

In the end, the Three Elders were basically his granduncles, and therefore, they were more considerate toward Arlo, who was family after all was said and done. And when Barlin had taken Arlo's left hand, his cut had been clean, precise, and almost painless, not to mention that Arlo had healed before long.

On the other hand, Charlie was the farthest thing from family to Arlo, so why would he bother to soften the blow?

As he focused his Reiki into a blade and sliced off Arlo's right hand, he never took a moment to dull Arlo's pain receptors—he may as well have done i