Because the mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart, Onishi knew the drunkard's speech shouldn't be taken with leniency. Since then, he had been deep in thought about himself, and the environment where he had suddenly found himself. Could he be the butterfly who thought it was a bird as the drunkard implies? He was convinced there is more to his speech, rather than a mere slip of the tongue, and the safest way out is to seek refuge somewhere. Sneaking out of Greenwich island is easier for those who knew their way. Luckily for Onishi, who had been smuggling illegal liquor from neighbouring islands into Greenwich island years back, liquors that end inside Johji Inn, then sold to gullible customers, getting out of the island is the easiest of all tasks, and finding where to hide is not a hard task as well. He had built networks of trusted allies who are ready to harbour him as long as he desire.The young illegitimate prince sighed, shrugged, then walked among the rows of chair

Because of Onishi's state of health, a lady of service was assigned to his side. The lady's name is Amara and she was the lady seen discussing with Jade some days back. Because her work is to glance at the unconscious man and make sure he is still breathing, the lady had the opportunity of dozing beside the sick man. Her eyes snapped open when she heard hiccups beside her, and she quickly leaned over him, and a smile appeared on her face at the realization that he is awake. "Please help with water." His voice was in a whisper, but audible enough for the lady who promptly stood from her seat, picked up a cup of water, lift the man's head, and helped him gulp water down his throat. "Where am I?" The man's face looked scared as he gaze around, tried to stand from his laying position, then grunt louder and laid back in pain. "Take it easy, you save here." "What happened, and how did I get here?" "I have no idea of what happened, neither did I know when they brought you here. You

"What can we do about Onishi?" Augur asked, as soon as the three Musketeers gathered after Jade left. "Harbouring a fugitive is a punishable offence, and will result in generational punishment." "You don't need to remind us, Aries," Augur smirked back, looked at Priest's face, and resumed his speech, "we are all aware of this phenomenal law, aren't we?" "So what can we do about him? We can't allow him to be seen with us." "My question is-" Aries paused his speech, scratched his beardless chin, and resumed after, "is Onishi useful to our campaign?" "Yes," the priest answered back. "We can't afford the black ninjas' fee, and neither can we rely on the white angels because of Onishi's confession. So our only option is to bring mercenaries from another island to overthrow El Ramon's government." "Now I understand your point. But how can we keep him safe until he is healed enough to escape Greenwich?" "That's where the problem lies." "I have an idea. We can hide him inside one of ou

We are all governed by fate. As we have no power over when to be born, so also we have no power over when to leave this earth.We can only cure sickness but not prevent death. Living a less risky life does not guarantee a long life, save guarding our lives is useless, it's all a fruitless effort to avoid death.Little wonder one of the greatest books mortality was ever blessed with opined that, ' a man that tries to protect his life will be deprived of it, while those who lose it because of their beliefs will be rewarded with eternal life. Luckily enough, nothing can kill a man who is not destined to die at that moment.Because is not Priest's time to go, he was lucky to narrowly escaped the assassin's death. And as soon as everywhere is safe, he was seen holding an emergency meeting with some of his colleagues. "What's the cause of this disturbance?" One young merchant that was woke from the gunshots asked. "We were attacked by some deadly gang. And I was lucky to escape from them

Jade's room was met closed, and no one seemed to know where she went to. After waiting for a longer time than what they schedule, the three foreigners stepped out of Johji Inn, into their car, and drove out of sight. A moment after they left, convoys of trucks from the royal house arrived, and mafias in red and black uniforms hopped down the trucks, formed a line, and a man with overgrown beards stepped in the front to address the lady of attendance, other staff and the few remaining nights crawling customers. "By the order of the imperial majesty, prince El Ramon, this Johji Inn will now fall under the command of the royal house, and I will be the controller of it, and only accountable to the royal house. All protocols are to remain as before until further notice." His announcement caused murmuring among the ladies. "Are there any questions?" "Yes. What about the lady that was handed control of the Inn some days back? We are already getting used to her, and now they send us anoth