"I couldn't stop thinking about it last night," remarked Mitch as they warmed up.

Hawk frowned. "Then stop thinking, period."

"I feel bad about lying to the others. Doesn't it bother you, the dojo having to do all those burpees yesterday?"

Of course it bothered him. Hawk hadn't wanted to get his friends in trouble. Even when Sensei Kreese told him to stay quiet, guilt pulled at his insides. What would the others think now if they learned the truth after suffering that punishment because of him?

Rather than answer Mitch's question, Hawk told him, "Go warm up somewhere else."