Earlier, at the Liwayway Hotel, top floor, at Anthony’s penthouse, in a large room, there were sixteen people in total, including Anthony himself. There were nine men and seven women in the room, all donning Puting Araw uniforms (1). Anthony and seven others, three men and four women, has a Puting Araw badge with a crown within the circle. That was the insignia of the Branch Directors.
Meanwhile, five men and three women had a badge that had golden numbers in the circle, ranging from 1 to 8. Gerald and Engkanto is among those that wore badges with golden numbers, with Gerald’s being a 3, and Engkanto’s being a 2.
They all stood to form a circle, and in the middle of the circle was a shackled woman. This woman was Evershifter.
As you may deduce, this was a gathering of the Board o
