There was absolute silence. That was one of the only things Oliver Queen liked about the island of Lian Yu, well that and his friend Slade Wilson. Slade wasn't just Oliver's friend, he was like a brother, which made telling him the truth that much harder. Oliver had a secret, Shado (the woman Slade loved) didn't have to die. She could have been saved if Oliver chose her. See, a man named Anthony Ivo gave Oliver a choice between Shado and a woman named Sara Lance. Oliver never really chose, but Anthony shot and killed Shado anyway. Oliver considered how he would tell Slade, until he was interrupted by Sara. "Ollie, we have to go. Slade wants to go over the plan one more time." Now came the daunting task of looking Slade in the eye.