Fletcher had listened to Russel when he said to run and hide... but on his way to find some place to hide, he stumbled across Scott's shadow beating the living daylights out of him.

Mr. Pilgrim had been his weapon just one day earlier. He'd promised to protect him if it came to that. The vow was no longer binding, but... He couldn't just stand by and watch him be hurt, could he?

Gripping his brother's shield for dear life, holding it in front of himself, he shouted: "H-hey! Leave him alone!"