Deserved was the conclusion Wallis had come to. Lex was red faced and watery eyed. He didn’t see what had occurred before all this but he could guess. Forest had been watchful with them, silent. Hard to tell where he stood with Mason’s behavior. His friend was obviously getting out of control and while Mason usually didn’t act violently in front of Forest, he must have slipped up. Like he’d done with him in the kitchen when he blindsided the model in the kitchen. Lex was angry, looked upset. He turned away and walked off. Wallis crossed his arms over his chest to wait out the outcome of whatever this was. Bruce was barking like mad now, unappreciative of the violence so close to his animals, adding to the chaos.<br/><br/>The two young men beat on one another until one of them stayed down. It was Mason and Forest picked himself up, wiping blood from a busted lip.<br/><br/>“No more bruises. Whatever you had to do before, in the city, it’s not necessary here,” Forest said, gaze unwavering. Mason had picked himself up enough to lean on his elbows, looking back up at him. “You want a fight, you come to someone who can hit back, you fuckin’ coward.” Clearly furious. The country boy hardly ever used expletives. Forest spit blood into the grass, looking to Wallis. The same went for him as well though he’d never seen the large man act shitty to Lex. Wallis expression was mild. He and Mason were exchanging a look with one another.<br/><br/>“I’m not backing you in this, Mason. I agree with Forest. There’s no point in it now. Leave him be,” Wallis told him in annoyance. He’d tried to say the same thing Forest had, only the young farmer had driven his point better. Mason<i>was</i>getting out of control and if he needing an ass kicking to bring him back to normal, then so be it. Acting civilized clearly wasn’t working.<br/><br/>Forest left them at that, heading off the direction Lex had gone, wanting to make sure he was alright. He found him sitting in the shade of one of the peach trees. He knelt down in front of his, reaching for his chin to see the red marks at his throat. Forest didn’t understand, sweaty brow pinched together. He was dirty now as well after rolling around with Mason.<br/><br/>“What was that about? Mason could be.. a bit confrontational back in the day. I thought he’d grow out of it.” This looked much worse rather than better. Knew Lex enough to understand the easygoing young man wasn’t starting fights. Mason was just picking ones that he knew the other young man had no hope of finishing because he certainly didn’t try to put his hands on big man Wallis like that. “You alright?”