I was calm, but I also wasn't fighting. My family members were, on the contrary, very anxious. Especially John, since he was the first one to go out there, plus he had a good understanding of how strong his opponent was back in the day.
He sat on the ground in the corner, trying to focus. Tihana observed him with worry painted all over her face, while the rest tried to calm down themselves, as they too were going out there very soon.
From my own experience, I knew that in situations like those its the best to stay alone, to deal with your own head, as it quite often becomes the worst enemy of them all. It can defeat you even before anything physical happens.
Surprisingly, even though she was not participating, Carmelita seemed stressed too. Like she was sharing the emotions of the rest.
It wasn't good. She only was making the situation worse by not showing absolute confidence in them. I was the one doing that. The only one.
