"It's against the code I took when I became a soldier. I can't just give you his location so you can do Gods no what to him."

"I plan to kill him." Hongmo admitted. "Slowly and painfully. I plan to skin him alive and clip his fingers and toes one at a time. I plan to disembowel him, organ by organ, prolonging his life as long as I could and rejoice in his screams and cries for help."

General Hugh paled completely. How could he tell her Vladis's location now that he knew what Miss Hongmo planned on doing to Vladis. He didn't know the man personally and he heard the rumors and stories that surrounded him, but he was still a soldier for Bido Kingdom and a Captain.

"You're protecting him because he's a soldier for Bido. I get it. But would it make you feel better to know that the only reason I'm going to kill him slowly and tortuously is because he had it coming? " Hongmo admitted. "What I'm about to tell you, I've never told a single soul. Not even Prince Asano knows. "

Hongmo's eyes had a far away look as she spoke to Hugh.

"I don't know if you'll believe me or not, but my viscous nature was the direct cause of Vladis. A few years ago, on a mission, he came to my village as a merchant traveler. I was young then and so innocent and so gullible. I believed in his false promises and believed that he'll make me an honest woman. But instead, he killed my whole village, my friends and my family. He and the group of men who were on the same mission annihilated a village of farmers without mercy. They even burned down the village to erase any evidence. But with me, they had special plans for me. He and the other soldiers brought me to the woods.."

"Stop." Hugh said as he could guess what she was going to say.

"He tore my clothes off and pushed me down to the ground." Hongmo continued as she was lost in her memories. "He raped me as the other soldiers held my arms and legs down. They cheered as he laid on top of me and when he finished. His friends took their turn."

"Stop." Hugh whispered as a slow anger started burning within him. He could understand her anger at Vladis and the other soldiers. He could understand why she wanted to know his location.

"When they finished, Vladis took a sword to my stomach and they left me to die. But I didn't die. Only that foolish, innocent, gullible girl died. And from her ashes, I arose to take vengeance on those that wronged me." Hongmo told him. "So you will tell me where he is stationed. And pretend to be surprise when you learn of his death."

Hugh was a man of conviction. He was a man with high morals and high standards. How could he sell out a soldier, even one who deserved death? How could he give in to this demand this one time, and not give into other demands later? He struggled with his answer as he debated with his inner beliefs.

"You don't have to tell me where exactly he is stationed. You can tell me the general direction and I'll find him myself." Hongmo tried to settle with him. "Then that way you can sleep at night knowing you didn't break your moral code and help protect a despicable human who deserved death because you and I both know that I was not his first victim nor I was his last victim. But I'll make sure there will be no more victims."

Hugh sighed heavily and nodded his head. He could live with that. He could live with only showing her a large area of Vladis's location and it'll be up to her to find him. It could take her years to learn of Vladis's location, so he wouldn't feel so bad about giving up the location.

Hugh pulled a map out from his desk and unrolled it. He pointed to the mountain range of the Seven Peak Mountain. The area he pointed at was at the most dangerous peak of the mountain, the seventh peak where it lied between Bido Kingdom and Yukah Kingdom. On the seventh peak mountain, there lived deadlier and more ferocious beasts. The seventh peak had a mystical qi to the mountain which causes the plants and the animals to grow bigger and stronger. Those that go into the seventh peak, are those that are at Noble Phoenix Martial Stage or higher.   

"With this our debt is fulfilled."  Hongmo said as she stood up.  

Hugh hunched in his chair as he felt sick to his stomach.  

"Miss Hongmo..."  Hugh said through a tired daze.  "Be...just be careful."