It was rainy afternoon when a boy Mackis running for his life. It was one of terrible days he had after he decided to escape from Martyna. He is only thirteen year old and this life has been cruel for him to endure all sufferings since he was vanished from Burlington palace.
	Yes.
	He is a prince -a king supposed, after the death of his father king Nicolau of Burlington his mother queen Martyna reigned the kingdom disregarded that she is woman.
	Queen Martyna after the death of king Nicolau took the throne as a rightful to reign over Burlington but impossible to take over as long as eight-year-old prince Mackis is alive and healthy.
	It was a horrible action that almost put the prince to his death after he was pushed by queen Martyna to the castle's window three days after the death of the king. He must be dead or broken limb by limb if it is not in the net hanged covering the plants rescued him caused him not to land on a hard ground.
	It was almost midnight of his sleeping when his mother kissed his forehead to woke him up. It was a surprise! He never remember queen Martyna hugged nor kissed Mackis since he grew up. But this night is different. The woman hugged him so tight and kissed his cheek and forehead as if it was first and the last.
	"Young boy, it is your best luck if you never been born at all..." she whispered with a grin on her face.
	He never understood the word but never spoke a word to his mother.
	"Are you not to ask me why I never like you young prince?" She asked. "I never wished of becoming a mother -but a queen yes! 
She opened it and pulled him to reach the terrace. He felt the icy cold of the night but his mother never bothered to cover him. He watched the darkness surrounded them but his 
wickedest of a mother pushed him to fall there to his death.

	

THE SECRET PLAN

Then ye shall appoint you cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares. 


 Lady Ignacia was aware of the event for her to happen next. She convened court ladies Ires and Hirah and bowed them with tears. 


"Your Highness, you must not bow to lowly ladies like us." They answered her in unison. 


 "The event to follow will not be unfriendly for me and my daughters," she burst out her worries from last night's nightmare. "Promise to take and be mother yourselves to my Kitara and Sasiko," she begged desperately to court ladies she treated like sisters. 


 "We will do as you ask Lady Ignacia, but what will happen to you?" Hirah asked as Ires stared at her with tears in their eyes. 


 "Take this," she handed them instead her wealth of golds, silvers, and a few of her precious diamonds which late King Faustus bestowed her when she was ten as her reward for her service of foretelling some visions which had surely occurred. Some of her precious jewels were presents from the late King Nicolau. She handed them precious wealth and her dearest princess's daughters' future. 


 "Take them with you, now!" she almost yelled at them. "Make your way through the back door and the princesses with you. My hugs and kisses of love for them are my wish to guide and bless your escape from Queen Martyna's guards." She spoke wiping the tears in her face. 


 The two princesses were playfully pushing one another to the chamber's entrance, wondering the scene of their mother kneeling while their nurses stood her up and comforted her. Ignacia hugged them so tightly and told them to be obedient to Hirah and Ires as their own mother. After they packed their few things the two court ladies with the two princesses leave the Burlington palace.


CHAPTER 07- FLEE FOR REFUGE