King Varius Vrioc was none other than Lord Darius Brioc.
When he heard the Princess Augusta Bizeveron was going to get married, he was interested to be a business partner of her father. King Federico had invited all interested persons to attend his conference after the wedding.
His assistant, Aris, was the one who joined the conference and relayed to him what he had heard and seen.
They were busy talking about the oil exploration when an old man knocked on his door.
"Get rid of him fast!" King Varius ordered Aris.
"Yes, sir!"
He waited impatiently. If he had his hands, he would be drumming his fingers on the table. Or he would be walking back and forth the wide room.
But because a shark had made a meal of his limbs, he was left with nothing--no arms and no legs.
Well, he bounced b
