*Back with Chapter 3, hope you enjoy! :D*

It was a beautiful morning in Demacia that day. Jhin had just been woken up by the outside sunlight from his sleep. It looks like he had a pretty good night. He got up and went through his morning routine before eventually leaving his room that he rented for the entire 2 days. He had some extra money so he packed his pouch and some other essentials into his backpack and went downstairs to talk to the inn owner since he was pretty hungry.

Jhin (sitting down on a stool at the counter): "Good morning, sir. Have you got anything for breakfast?"

The inn owner: "Mornin'. We got some bread and wheat pancakes. Would you like some milk with that?"

Jhin (reaching for his pouch): "Yes, please. What do I owe you?"

The inn owner: "15 gold. (taking the coins) Thank you very much. I'll have your food in a minute."

The inn owner went into the back to prepare Jhin's order. This gave Jhin some time to look around the inn. He never really paid attention to the interior of the place. He started looking around and he noticed some paintings of the inn owner with some animals that seemed to be out cold, most likely dead. There were also various animal heads on the wall. The inn owner was obviously a hunter. Jhin turned around and saw several tables and chairs around them. These looked like they were carved by an expert. It reminded Jhin of how hard people work for something. Wood carving was a very delicate process and Jhin respected anyone who would put their time into it. The sudden door opening sound interrupted Jhin's thoughts and the inn owner came out with the food.

The inn owner: "Here you are, enjoy."

Jhin (grateful): "Thank you, sir."

Jhin started to enjoy his meal and he decided to ask the inn owner of his hunter years.

Jhin (pointing at the paintings and trophies): "If you don't mind me asking, sir, are you a hunter?"

The inn owner: "Ah, I see you've noticed my wall. I was a hunter, yes. I quit a long time ago, though. The city decided that hunting wasn't allowed around Demacia a few years back."

Jhin (understanding): "Oh, I see."

Silence followed for a few moments.

The inn owner: "And yourself? What do you do for a living?"

Jhin (cheerfully): "I am an art dealer and painter. I have come here to the Demacian art festival. I have entered into the artist competition for 4 years in a row now and I have won once. I'll be participating this year, as well."

The inn owner: "Oh, sounds interesting. Congratulations on your win and good luck."

Jhin (happily): "I appreciate it."

Jhin finished his breakfast and walked out of the inn. There were a few options he could do. One of them was to go to the art gallery where the competition would be announced. On one hand, it would be full of people so if he would go in he would be trapped inside until the end of the day, but, on the other hand, he wouldn't be able to enter later on. Difficult choice. He hesitated for a good few minutes before deciding to just head to the gallery right away. It would be somewhat of a long trip to the gallery so he would have time to see some landmarks on the way there. He started heading in the direction of the castle and he really did see some interesting situations around. There were people talking this early in the morning which made sense. People are used to waking up early and they can't really change that about themselves. Jhin never really got to experience the city since he was always in a rush due to the competition. There were several large buildings that looked like they were made from pure quartz. A few towers could be seen in the distance near the border which looked like watchtowers for the guards. Jhin walked past an alleyway which leads directly into a circle shaped area with several plants and a fountain. It was most likely a garden. Something in the garden caught his eye right before he passed the entrance to the alleyway. There was a lady who looked very poor. She had ripped and torn clothes and she was next to a sleeping bag. She was most likely homeless. She was kneeling down and there was a man dressed very neatly who was yelling at her to give her every belonging she owned.

The man: "Everything in the bag, right now!"

The woman: "I swear, that's everything!"

The man (walking up to the woman): "You're lying! Now give it up before I beat it out of you."

Jhin quickly placed his bags onto the ground and rushed into the garden. The man was about to hit the woman, but Jhin pushed him out of the way.

Jhin: "Such an uncultured swine. How about you leave this woman alone?"

The man: "Can't you see I'm in the middle of something, you scrawny prick?!"

Jhin: "You have nothing to do with this woman, you hear me? You better get out of here.

The man: "Oh, ho, are you trying to play the white knight role? Get out of my way before I have to hurt you!"

Jhin wouldn't move an inch.

Jhin (noticing that the woman already left): "I'm pretty sure you're not gonna hurt her anymore."

The man: "Huh?! You bastard! (pulling out a dagger) You better brace yourself, bud."

Jhin was prepared for combat when it was suddenly interrupted.

There were 2 guards with crossbows aiming at the man and there was what looked like a captain with a longsword preparing to strike.

The captain: "Halt! You're under arrest and we have you surrounded, put the weapon down!"

The man rushed at Jhin trying to get something out of his attack, but he was quickly shot twice by both of the crossbowmen and he quickly collapsed. Jhin fell to the ground from the impact and he let out a huge sigh of relief.

The captain (reaching a hand to get Jhin up): "Sir, are you alright?"

Jhin (with a small bow after getting up): "Yes, thanks to you, that man was seriously crazy. He was harassing a woman."

The captain: "We know, she told us. Good thing we were around to assist."

Jhin: "Thanks once again. Excuse me, fine gentlemen, but I have an art gallery to get to."

The captain: "That's fine, we'll take it from here. Thanks for the initiate."

Jhin (with a small bow): "Glad I could help."

Jhin picked his bags up and walked out of the garden. What a moment. Jhin started to think about all the different scenarios if he wouldn't have been in that situation. Would the man kill the woman? Would he leave her be after she gave him everything? These questions are the ones that do not require answers to and Jhin decided to ignore them at the back of his mind. His mind kept telling him that dagger was beautiful, though. He quickly shook off the thought and kept heading to the gallery. After a bit, Jhin walked into what looked like a market district. There were several stands and shops with people selling all kinds of items and inventories. Unfortunately, there weren't any art traders or shops around, so Jhin just rushed through it. Several sellers that were selling at a stand were raising their voices to hear the customers. Overall it was a very loud area and Jhin didn't like loud areas so he quickly moved on through it. Jhin breathed out a sigh of relief when he made it out after a while and he was making good progress towards the art gallery. There weren't many interesting sights to see on the rest of the way to the gallery, so Jhin just went straight to it. He suddenly found himself standing in front of it. It was the biggest art gallery he had ever seen. It was almost as big as the watchtowers, well, this is definitely the most popular art gallery in Runeterra, so I guess there was no surprise here. Jhin stared at it for a good few moments, noticing that the walls and pillars were made from the clearest quartz you could find, the structural integrity of the place was just outstanding. He walked inside and saw a masterpiece of a gallery. He saw many paintings and portraits. There were lots of sculptures and carvings on the wall which were sculpted beautifully. So, THIS was the heart of Demacian art. Jhin was loving every second of his visit there and every other painting and carving in the walls blew his mind even more. Everything continued to impress him. He knew that this is where he belonged all along, in between the most beautiful and well-crafted pieces of art he could ever find out there. He stepped in the middle of the grand hall and the sun shined on top of him while he admired the beauty of the place. The entire gallery was true...perfection. But...

Jhin (with a big breathe in): "Perfection isn't good enough."

*End of Chapter 3

This chapter felt pretty meh to write, honestly. I might get some ideas by the end of the week, but I doubt it. Don't know when I'm posting the next chapter. Hope you enjoyed, though! :D*