I remember when I sat with Pauly at the corner table of a local pub at the beginning of the 2000s. We drank whiskey and enjoyed each other's company, with heavy cigar fumes floating above us. Suddenly his mood became serious, he had something to tell me. He took a long swig of whiskey from his mug. "Aquast. I'm going to tell you something that no one has heard before. I have a duty. A duty to protect the weaker ones. I am the hero AHG deserves but the one it does not need right now. So they'll hunt me. Because they know I can take it. Because I'm not your hero. I'm a silent guardian, a watchful protector. Pauly." At the same moment he stood up and walked out towards the moonlit night. I stayed on my seat as the pieces of the puzzle fell into place. I finally understood everything. A tear rolled down my cheek