Glade sighed and sat at a different table. "Great going," he muttered, "I'll bet she hates me now... Ruined my chances." He leaned his head against the back of his chair, then he began taking sips of his drink.<br/>~~~~~~~~~~~~<br/>A cloaked man walked into the diner and nobody noticed because they were all chatting away. There was a black bird perched on top of his shoulder that seemed to stare at everyone. The man approached a waiter and whispered to him.<br/><br/>"I've come to clean up after my comrade. See the boy sitting by himself?" the man pointed at Glade. "He was the first target. Top priority. Noxus wants him eliminated. I want you to take this," he handed the waiter a glass vial with strange purple liquid, "and mix it in with some ale. Give it to the boy and make sure he drinks it."<br/><br/>"Why would I do that?" the bartender questioned.<br/><br/>"Perhaps this will persuade you," the man replied and slipped five gold pieces into the bartender's empty hand. "Make sure it is done. I will be watching." with that, the man and his bird exited, but watched through a window. By then, the sun had dipped below the horizon and it was dark outside.<br/>~~~~~~~~~~~~<br/>Glade sat thinking and not doing much else for a good while, when a waiter walked up to his table. There was something... off about him. He shrugged the feeling off. The waiter handed Glade a mug of ale and headed back to his spot by the door.<br/><br/>"I am a bit thirsty, and this should help with what just happened," Glade said to himself and gulped down the ale. Nothing happened at first, and he decided to take a walk outside. The kingdom of Demacia was a strange place but altogether welcoming. Lanterns lit up the cobblestone walkways as Glade walked down them. After about 10 minutes and the diner just out of sight, Glade felt as if he couldn't breathe. He stumbled down a nearby alleyway and clutched his throat. No air was flowing through it. His eyes teared up and his vision faded into black.<br/>~~~~~~~~~~~~<br/>Swain, the cloaked man, smirked as he stepped into the entrance of the alleyway. Glade was slumped up against the wall, face pale and eyes closed. Swain took off his hood, and his raven cocked its head at him.<br/><br/>"Plan is a success, bird. Darius will be happy, and just to make sure no one interferes," Swain put up a magical barrier in the alleyway, "this should keep anyone at bay while the poison works its way to the boy's heart. Noxus has no sympathy." He tossed his cloak to the ground outside the alleyway and fled the kingdom. "His friends may find me if they wish, but it shall only bring them their own deaths.<br/>~~~~~~~~~~~~<br/>Ezreal laughed as Lux told a tale of them as children. He finished his meal and noticed something. Glade was nowhere inside the diner! Ezreal raised his voice and spoke.<br/><br/>"I hate to interrupt you all, but has anyone seen Glade?"