"Hi there," Orel smiled and they shook hands.

"I heard of your success! It seems luck is turning towards you, prince!" Dim looked at Orel. "And you"re with your warriors, as always. One is lame, another is squint-eyed, the third is red!"

Dim laughed at his joke; everyone joined his laughter but Squint-Eye.

"Not funny," he muttered darkly and walked into the restaurant without waiting for the others.

"Ooh! Arel! Forgive me, for gods" sake! I didn"t want to hurt anyone"s feelings!" Dim was embarrassed.

"Don"t mind him," Orel said, "it"s okay."

"You just have a talent for finding people," Dim continued. "I"d like to gain them over to my side."

"You can try!"

Dim looked at Tol. "Hey, I don"t like that! What happened to your cool girlfriend? I was keeping a place for her in my list!"

"Forget her," Orel said.

Tol"s eyes darkened.

"I"m going in," he said, "it was nice to see you."

"Me too," Lis said shaking Dim"s hand.

Enriki smiled to Dim.

"Nice to meet you. We"re going, Arel, okay?"

"I"ll be right there." Orel turned to Dim. "We"ll come to visit in a few days, all right?"

"I"ll be looking forward to it," Dim looked at Nikto. "Here is someone I"d like to see at my "Coliseum" most of all. Mute, you are the best in the Lower City. You were great in your last fight. Arel, let him have some fights at my place. I really need him! I"ve been watching him for a long time. Though I"ve never seen his face."

Nikto pushed his mask up silently showing his face. Dim shrunk back, his smile fading at once. Nikto pushed the mask down and walked past him without saying a word. Orel kept standing there, unable to say a word.

Dim looked at him in perplexity.

"You know, Arel," he said very seriously at last. "If this… this man… if he is really faithful to you, I can only envy you."