"Rudo," she heard as she stepped outside.

"I hate the outcome of your anger. If you were defending me, or my honour words could have inflicted as much pain as your fists. Yes it's in men's nature to act like brutes but why be like the rest. How many times must I ask this of you for our friendship to survive?"

"I need to just work on controlling this," he said.

"To be honest there is anger and then there is this," she said pointing at him. "You are not just angry at that man ...