All the nine kings of the Suinga continent sat in the Dragon's hall, as I watched each one of them spit, laugh and grind their teeth. Being Hyun's favourite Eunuch at the time, I alone was honoured to eat from the same table as they. I would not say much, depending on the differences in court positions. I was very important to Hyun, but not to the delegation. " All these men came all the way for just a banquet?" I thought to my self, as I turned my golden cup to sway the expensive wine in it. I remember Dangyun once mentioning something like " the Kings' fall", but I couldn't get my hands to what he meant quite well. Sitting with all these mighty personalities made me realise how fatal the matters of the kingdom were. It wasn't just because it was said to be in good hands, but each time I looked at the other kings and how they measured my own, it became so hard to judge. Twenty years back, calamity struck our kingdom. Sorcerers had gained eye for authority in the kingdom. They claimed the land with their spells, causing the land to barren. Hyun was a crown prince who unlike the others, was usually never interested in the throne's matters. He often left the palace for the streets as a commoner. He loved eating on the same table as the poor in the Kingdom. When I asked him why did that, all he answered was " I have to live for these people. With me around, they still have a voice!". In the same year, Hyun had a child with a commoner named Jin. She was a rather beautiful but principled lady, who thrived from a famous dancers family in the kingdom. Dancers in the kingdom were usually regarded to as prostitutes, so Jin wasn't well welcomed in the palace. Hyun decided to nurture his child outside of the palace while taking care of Jin as the father of her child. Sitting at the same table with all these Kings made me realise how close minded I had been in the past years. The Kingdom was in peace for twenty years but suddenly, I understood what Hyun meant.
