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

Beware lest any man spoil through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 


 Mackis’ three men tactically managed to guise themselves as soldiers after they knocked out three gate guards who slumbered at their posts at night. 


 On the other hand, Mackis became a wealthy merchant who sell goods and precious ornaments and brought with him precious jewels and fine linen for court ladies and royal women of the palace. 


 He naturally hid his countenance to safely interact with anyone. He noticed Ignacia– his late father King Nicolau’s concubine. 


 The lady had treated Mackis affectionately as a boy. 


 He remembered playing with Lady Ignacia’s two daughters inside the palace. 


 The woman had grown old since the last time Mackis saw her. Her thin black hair had few grey hairs. 


CHAPTER 23- THE WEALTHY MERCHANT