A Royals Honor

elled and made clots that needed to be cleaned, ‘it could get infected’ he said looking at the pained expression on

ou know I hate being dressed by those people’ he said struggling to tie the st

ed physician or even a wit

turn’ he said strai

st her?’ pr

can’ Mayani was almost out of the

ng’ he

’ he t

n the throne room’ Mena looked at Mayan

there’ he told

y are you going in your

e drawing me out and if I fail to come out, you shall be

enemies are? Who wou

b to figure out,

ed Mayani ‘risking your

ry is great’ he responded and

l figure out that somethin

tell them to bring my

i that came to a total of 8 men, 3 on his side of the king, Mengi in the middle and Mayani on hi

eely’ he

s feet ‘this is serious my king, the guards have proved that they can’t protect you, you were injured my ki

couraged knowing that you care about me to this ex

heath is most su

ng responded stretching the right arm that had

true the royal guards will be d

lly no need fo

ned to your chamber with

mean that the acc

who dares to lay a

rs discussed amongst themselves and the king stood up

reading these rumours that the king lives’ he touched Mengis shoulder and lo

the tributes receiv

assertion’ M

iron fist, if they fear you they w

ey need to know that you are strong and th

example of the Nkonka tribe f

e won’t be harme

the elders said and Mena glared at

s as much as they fear us’ Mena said ‘I see no point in increasing tributes to be stored in storage houses while we have enough. D

cused my king’

d they all excused themselves Mena stumbled in his step making May

his chambers, they found an anxious Neima waitin

eling my king?’

nd’ responded Mayani ‘I told

Mena responded turning to Neima

pared your life should be good enough’ said Mayani standing

said Mena ‘Neima make

would trust me by

just concerned for my

said ‘it should be dress

na ‘what was that fruit you gav

you the name when I recall it’ s

d a question to ask me’ the

e out abrupt but I have a question ab

eely’ he

out the health of th

uring the battle, as did my father’ Mena said

e him die?’

t’ the king said taking a sit on t

gue instead of all this killing?’

wasn’t in

l, you are the king’

ould sit down’

all because of this foolish war,

at I am the king and you ar

de speech’ she

covering her face as more tea

in the morning?’ the queen greeted her

son just visit

me, I know how busy

es’ he reported sitting down and crossi

ed him as the servant poured hi

hey are already burdened and Mengi is trying to collude with the council to

ncern to you isn’t

these two aspects concerned I do not agree

t to do’ she told

ce without war mother?’ he ask

greatest asset a king posses

t sure what my method is, if I deter f

’ she encouraged him

to be king mot

he said deepening her tone ‘you are the kings son do you think those people would h

e other peopl

are killing me’ the servant went out to look for her ‘I wonder where she is, I haven’t been seeing her much’ she explained and he debated within hims

mber and kneel before her without looking at him, he

terrible’ her fa

ut my queen, I have come u

ld rest’

eded me’ sh

tant, go to the river and

een, to a mere slave like m

recious’ she said to her and Neima retreated

you are too nice t

e you tried to reach out and

t about it’ he re

itory come up with something’ she told hi

me and she could feel the

upposed to be’ she encouraged ‘go and see the Merge he

s failing to see the good in every situation like the way her mother and brother had told her to. She stood from her sitting position to head back and bumped heads with the king, he was in his casual clothes standing with his hands behind his bac

t know you were here’ she tol

in her tracks ‘you inquired about the prince of the Nkonk

such a thing? Its prepo

he inquired ‘you do look t

ay such a thi

he had many sui

such a thing I just merely admired him because he was..’ the

inhaled looking at him knowing so well that she couldn’t answer truthfully, he would kn

kind and noble’ she said sitting back down, angry that

od prince, he would have ma

been the grea

a great king

s people and shows comp

e’ she nodded ‘what was

shut as a tear escaped her eye ‘

e told her ‘shall we walk

ut of nowhere ‘I do not like the way sh

to him? You ought to be beheade

d, we have grow

arned it’ Mayani was almost jumping

aid and started walking back to the establishment, his heart felt warm with a new sensation since he had ascended to the throne, he found himsel

ded Mayani when he pulled

t?’ she asked him removi

last time I checked you and him ta

e asked him ‘does my

rley managing coming into this role as k

my fighting techniques and as of ri

e do not even know who is after him’ he explai

ave just asked me for help in loca

me go’

t’ she told him ‘let us meet back here when we have something c

muttering to himself ‘spending time with the kin

olite thing to say is thank you’ he said opening his door ‘You can read?’ she asked him ‘No I just find it pleasing to stare at books all day’ he looked at her and it took a while for her to under his sarcasm ‘what brings you here?’ he asked her ‘The elders are searching for you’ she responded ‘Tell them you did not manage to locate me’ he answered ‘It’s Mayani who asked me to bring you back’ she told him ‘Tell him you have no knowledge of my whereabouts’ he told her flatly ‘Is there something that bothers you my king?’ he dropped his book and looked at her ‘Why would you ask me that?’ he asked her ‘Well you seem like something is bothering you, do pray tell’ she inquired ‘It’s no concern of your own’ he answered and stood ‘I desire to be left alone’ ‘My king’ she stood too ‘sometimes sharing your burdens with others makes it easy’ she said and when he turned around she smiled ‘my brother always told me that ‘You speak of your brother in past tense’ he observed ‘He was murdered, I just found out’ Mena sat back down ‘Then perhaps you would understand my peril’ he said calmly telling her to sit ‘I too had a brother’ ‘Really?’ she asked ‘He died when the Atula and Zwiri attacked us’ ‘Am so sorry my king’ she told him ‘Time has passed 2 full years but I still carry his memories with me’ he explained ‘That is why we should endeavour for peace and not war’ Neima insisted ‘War can’t be avoided, it is necessitated by the evil of this world’ he responded ‘War can be avoided if people could just talk to each other’ she explained ‘The idea of peace is a myth, one should always dominate the other ‘What if everyone was equal?’ ‘Being equal is more of a myth. Mena is known for its strong worriers, Nkonka has the fertile soil, the Zwiri have minerals, the Atula give us our oils’ ‘And so the Mena end up having it all?’ she asked ‘since they receive tributes from everyone they are more superior? Instead of looking at each other as