A Royals Honor

i ‘what brings yo

g the queen’

he want?’ he as

nquiring about the prin

d you say?’

to tell’ he sh

entrance of her chamber and found two maid servants standing there ‘tell her am here’ he told them and they announced his presence but the queen requested to be alone. T

ed the oil in her legs to help relieve the pain ‘

ead and gave her the medicine she had curved f

bitter’ the qu

taste’ Neima respo

learned that they treasured silence, not everything required a response if you had to stay alive you had to live by

ind my queen’

ted and Neima did as told, the ambience around the royal establishment commanded nothing less than respect. The queen had taken a liking to Neima and so she kept her by h

to this girl’ sh

she will lose her life’ the king an

d ‘can you grant her and her friend a day out of the r

only desires a change of clothes and a

she tries to esc

to Neima ‘I do have your word

ueen’ she

friend’ Neima walked backwards un

n say thank you

t’s a wonder she did not try to kill me

, to save your

ested ‘the greatest asset a king has is to listen to his mother’

that day. Nana was excited, the head of the lady servants showed them the river where they should bath from and

towards her’

d her ‘I will keep guard to make sur

ook a quick bath and stood guard while Nana bathed aswel ‘w

f them but we are not p

ome’ she told Nana as she looked around the stands and watched the many things on sale, ‘they sale animal sk

d Nana when she found a fruit st

swered ‘worry not we shall eat them one

ys so positive pr

. I do wonder often how he is doing, am sure he w

rd some disturbing

e then’ sh

ince died in battle’ she reported to the princess wh

mistaken’ s

ople it’s only a matter of time before they turn on us and kill us’ the princes

aid wiping away her tear

run away’ suggested Nan

n away?’ she asked walking back, she equally need to verify this information, Nana

when she awoke from her nightmares where she saw him covered in blood, Nana had to be mistaken. Morning came finally after wh

okay?’ she asked f

sponded getting up ‘w

or the queen while Nana went with the cleaners. Neima reached and quickly got to work on the queens medicine but the death fo her brother kept haunting her she would ask the quee

re you?’ the

ponded handing her the medic

it’ he ordered and one fo them cam

hurt me’ she insisted but eh st

ow why you wont permit me to attack them.’

eir true intentions’ she responded getting the medicine again wh

taste it for you

rrupt us?’ he questioned and Neima fi

nk it and die then I would have

orth is causing me to have head ach

nder her breath she was getting tired of being referred to as these people, but anyway she would have said the same thing about them ‘come on slave girl, taste

he told everyone ‘I have no reason

dly for a slave

’ she gulped it down and handed it back to N

u here Mengi?’

Nkonka people’ he said looking at Neima wh

ts we wait’ th

e king what say

lt his heart burn with anger and jealousy,

they rise up against us we can easily

my queen’

nt ‘you can go Mengi’ the queen said and he stood daring not to ups

ing, she bowed her head to show respect, he left with his royal guard and Neima walked inside, it was very cool inside. The queen

the queen asked ‘you should te

said back ‘my brother was slain at battle’

ow, he was there, you co

wont be allowed to s

ave my servant accomp

g to have some rest, they walked back to her chamber and helped

dy?’ asked h

re and changing into civilian clothes, and wearing a hat that con

t?’ he asked him causing him to stare at him, the two

the way’

ou are bossy

ng’ he ans

stay quiet. They were I the middle of the forest and the trees sent out a cold chill when the wind passed but

give your life for me’ he

fe towers now?’ he asked when 5 men had them s

he king responded, Majani drew his spear and the k

Majani said taki

elled when both of them a

or mine?’ as

right’ he nodded and struck the m

d Majani scoffed before kicking th

into the man charging at the king, when all the five

ead back’ su

a man pointing his spear at his neck ‘Majani’ he said walki

ght situation myself’ the two bumped their bac

complained

even men’

hese people

trained men’ r

ur odds?” a

and they heard one of

ans this attack was deliberate. Giving up was not an option. As they were debating

rows?’ Asked

He kicked him in his stomach and punched his cheek. Mena equally grabbed his sword fr

s head he fell to his knees, the person who had been holding a spear to his neck had hit him with the blunt head. He felt his hand growing numb ‘Mena!’ yelled Majani desperately trying to g

she hit him on his leg causing him to fall before delivering the s

the cross fires and leaving him in a well sec

that person who had saved him was a girl, a girl who can fight because she defi

, he turned to look at her suddenly ‘how did you learn how to fight?’ he asked sta

you are touching the Ki

ld be beheaded’ said Neima and

lking to clean his hands in the river ‘aren’t you t

she sa

n know we were h

t each other ‘I had come to your chambers to have dia

if you were helping th

f I was’ she respon

ve to tell me ab

ueen what happened’ she stood to h

happen, the queen doesn’t need

thing?’ she asked him ‘people wi

eima looked at both of them and wondered if they were bo

your word?

ive’ she

i intend to repay’ he told her

return to the cast

ll but we cannot be se

earn how you learnt how

rotect themselves, to be exact my br

ge it’s a ta

eima before running off l

he had sent to attack Mena bowed their heads in shame ‘

man on the right, they were four men who

u had wounded him like you claim he wouldn’t ha

imed ‘then a girl app

he laughed out ‘this is the most Ludacris thing I have ever heard

ery skilled in fighting, she joined fo

aid kicking the men who had reported this news ‘give me my weapon’ he said to the guard

ither’ he turned around to see Nali

by a girl?’ Nali stayed silent ‘don’t tell me you believe them’ he shook his he

t from your villa

u mean?’ he

pecific girl in combat’ he said l

Nali placed a hand over hi

could be my lost princess’ Mengi sat down

u said you had managed

andle it when you kidnapped her from m

at little gi

onded ‘my sister searches for her high and low’ Mengi chuckled and the

s to be killed is that

erself has taken a liking to her? Sh

ve you would have finished her off by now’ he asked ‘our plan had been

orker, not only did she nurse the queen back to health b

that we needed something strong to knock

just dropped dead. The king would have had our heads, my brothe

dead’ the two argue

l. She has to stop ruining our plans’ vindicated Mengi ‘once she is gone

a pest, she has side-l

he was injured right?’ he affirmed the notation ‘then all I have to do is accuse the royal guard of being fail

an ornament, ‘she will know what it means’ he walked out