War is a dangerous and contagious illness that has plagued mankind since the beginning of civilization.It is a gamble of life and death where death always wins If you wish to survive a war ,you must be willing to turn into something a little more inhuman and animalistic in the game of 'survival of the fittest'.
That was the case for this from a country that knew no peace and death was just a daily routine.This country is Saneto ,the home of the great river Zati snaking it's way across the edges.
When he was born,the country was in a state of emergency and some opted a way out.As fate would have it,his parents were among these people but instead of using the roads like most people,they decided to take the river though his mother,Doreen ,was close to labour.As they hit a meander,they heard gunshots in the distance so his father,George,docked there boat and hid his wife among the reeds
Unfortunately,the time had come for the child to be born.His wife's screams echoed through the swamp like a beacon of terror.Panick rose in George as he was afraid someone would hear them but he had no choice but to deliver his child.After a while ,a bouncing baby boy was born and Doreen fell unconscious.George held the baby in his arms and their eyes locked as he felt sharp pain in his chest.On looking down,he had a bullet sized hole in his chest. Fighting the pain ,he hid his wife's unconscious body in the reeds and he wrote a name for his son on his forehead before his body gave out and he fell to the ground with baby still in his hands.
As if on cue,the general and his men emerged from the reeds following Doreen's screams.The general whose name was Keth Mvule led at the front followed by his lieutenant John .The found the spot where Doreen had delivered but could see anyone.Just then,they heard a baby's cry near the river.The pushed through the reeds and found George's corpse with a baby in it's arms.The general picked up the child and read the name written on his forehead in a mixture of blood and mud."Carry this body back to camp.Looks like this swamp doesn't have anymore rebels,"he commanded as they set course back to camp.
Keth went home and to his wife and son's surprise ,he had a baby in his arms."Where did you find that child?"his wife,Mina asked."I found it in the swamp.I'll take it to the commander tomorrow..." "You'll do no such thing,"Mina interrupted while grabbing the baby,"you should know better than anyone he will be raised as a slave.We will keep him as our son,"she said with a look in her eyes that dared Keth to object but he knew better that to oppose his wife's 'ambition'. "So dad,what's his name?"Keth's elder son,Ron,asked."His name will be Sino,Sino Mvule,my son,"