8.4

Altair woke up in a familiar room, with his doting mother sitting at the edge of his bed with a worried expression. When she saw that Altair finally opened his eyes, she hugged her tightly, "Altair, my son!"

"Ouch! Ouch! Mom, I'm hurt!" Altair winced a few times whenever his mother tightened his hug. Madam Roderick hurriedly released her hug and coughed slightly, "A-Ah, I'm sorry, I was so worried that something terrible happened to you, since General Vega called us, saying that you have an injury during training. 

Altair looked at himself. It seemed that he had been bandaged around his torso and stomach, probably because the kick was too vicious for him. Altair still couldn't believe that he was down with just a kick against General Vega. It was such a humiliation for him.