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rich man. Samuel, with the money he inherited, could have
progressed and achieved his aspirations of becoming an
important man in Widea, like a minister. But his uncles
prevented him from that as one of them became his
guardian and stole, with his other uncles, his money. They
treated him unfairly and stood like a giant rock in the way
to achieving his dreams. He hated them and the whole
universe. He could not bear all that injustice and could not
imagine that it was possible for people to harm a
defenseless young orphan so harshly, without anything
hurting their conscience, as if they did nothing wrong.
After what he had to go through, he became a very
hateful man who sought revenge and never forgave.
After all that, he went to the army, hoping to
achieve his ambition by becoming a big leader or maybe
even the commander of the army. Such ambition did not
require a lot of money like the ambition of becoming a
minister. In the army, he met another soldier, which was
Hector, who became his friend and he loved him a lot.
When Commander Reid died, King Matthew
decided to appoint young men, filled with passion and
ambition to achieve victory, in leading positions in the
army, so that they would conquer as many lands as
possible, and his kingdom would grow larger.
Days went by and Hector and Samuel kept
advancing in the army until Hector became the commander
of the army of Widea and appointed his close friend
Samuel as his deputy, making Samuel’s love for him
multiply. When Jarvis killed Hector, Samuel was very
angry, and his hatred, which he was known for all his life,
became directed to the Prouds, particularly Jarvis. He
pledged to retaliate against the Prouds. Therefore, he was
keen on being the one who captured Adrian, and that was