In the land of Abumu Ralf who had begun to sense this plan amongst the bandits to overthrow him and his Mistress had begun to make plans on how to address them so they wouldn't go about whispering behind his back further and because of this he called for a meeting of his second in command; the one who asked of him when the ones with Ralf in the bar where Ralf met Aromo for the first time returned to their base without Ralf. The second in command looked wicked and he rarely smiled. He was known to be prone to punishing the bandits that failed to live up to what was expected of them. He was ruthless, more ruthless than Ralf and his name was Lomi. He was not a man of many words and it was said that if a man is know for few words that man will be known for many deeds. That night while Ralf sat in one of the rooms of the palace of Abumu he was sure that nothing was going to make him give up the position that Aromo had given him without a fight. First he decided to have a meeting with Lomi
The mother of magic could not speak to Samata because she had lost her son Akiza to the cold hands of death and she was no longer interested to respond to anyone. She was not ready to have any word with anyone any longer and Aromo disgusted her more than she could tell. She walked out of the cave while Aromo followed her from the back and so was the mother of magic. When they were outside Samata headed straight to her dragon, she mounted it and then rode off. Immediately she left Aromo turned to face the mother of magic and the woman looked at her suspiciously now waiting to hear what she had to say."I have to go back to Abumu" she just said and made straight to where her men were standing and waiting for her. "You have to be careful Aromo. Things are no longer as they seem. You just have to be careful" mother of magic cautioned her but Aromo who no longer wanted to keep on making a demand to have access to her own dragon was broken in the spirit. She mounted her horse and so did h
"My wife is dead" the Chief Guard monitored her reaction after he revealed this to her. The lady remained seated for a while before she shook her head, "Sorry about that. I didn't know. Tell me more about her"The Chief Guard was happy she asked. "She was tall, fair and outspoken just like you but she died. I don't want to talk much about her any longer but why I liked the fact that you asked of her is because I would like you to be decent as she was and to converse with me just as she would""Well I have heard you but you see my dear you are too experienced to be this ignorant. I can't do what you are asking me to do. You should know better that this work is mine and i do it to survive. I'm a whore and what a whore does is to allow men to have her in exchange for money. I give you sex you give me money and then I go on living my life while you go on living yours. This is well known and I do not see any reason why you would try to make it complicated by telling me to be like someone
It happened that after the men who were labourer rebuilding the palace of the land of Akozo had refused to resume work until the Queen, Samata comes to pay them a visit and tell them when they must receive their wages the Queen Samata who had spoken of letting them have that meeting with her dragon instead went into the place where Rula; the dragon was and let him loose, giving him a command. The dragon flew and descended heavily on the workers, eating most of them whereas those that were lucky enough to escape went back to work without being told to do so. The dragon then stood before them and watched them work. At that moment Samata walked up to them and without a word climbed the back of the dragon and flew out of the city. The soldiers and the slaves who went back to work continued to watch her. She was heading to the open market of the land of Akozo. In the market it was a young boy who was pestering his mother fr food that looked up and pointed towards the sky, referring to the
"I want you to forgive me" Amanda pleaded."I forgive such crimes only when the person who committed the offence is one of my sisters. I can't forgive you my dear. You are of no use to me" she walked back to her seat and before she could call in the general to have him take Amanda to the execution block and have her head cut off Amanda said something that drew the Queen's attention."I'm pregnant" said Amanda."What are you talking about?" Asked Samata."I'm pregnant with your son's child" Amanda said again. The Queen remained seated there, not saying a word, not moving an inch and eyes focused on her face. She could tell she was not lying and for a second she felt like the one standing before her suddenly became the most important person on earth. She stood up once again and began to approach her. Amanda was not ready to be punched on the face for she wasn't sure if she believed what she said and so she took few steps backward and stood watching her every step. When the Queen had rea
The dragon's growl startled the people of Akozo and they didn't need to be told to answer the Queen. They responded that they heard what she had said and that they were willing to do as she had said. Then they went home. After the people dispersed that day the Queen went back into her chamber and Amanda followed her. When she noticed she was following her she stopped then turned to speak to her, "you can go in and have your rest okay?""No I'm not tired yet" said Amanda, although she stood as though she needed to say something else."Anything else you would want us to talk about? I really would like to have some rest" said the Queen. Amanda nodded and the Queen wanted to know what the issue was. Amanda didn't want them to sit before she could say what was in her mind. "It's about your people, the people of Akozo; they are humans and not animals. I know how they feel and we should treat them as humans and not as enemies. They are willing to trust someone and as long as you prove to th
Days went by and weeks followed and it was clear to Lume that they would have the Priest on the throne of Diadoma. She also had begun to notice that the Chief Guard was mostly with the woman Cury. She sent for him once and when he appeared before her she with a smile asked, "You are smiling more these days and I can't wait to ask what the secret it all about?" "No secret my mistress. I'm who I am and I tend to remain so" he said Lume wasn't ready to give up as he went on talking."You still had the lady I sent you with you. How come you are still with her? You pay her everyday?" She asked."No my Queen, she chose to stay with me. I tried making her go but she said she was okay staying with me. I don't know what to do" he sounded and Lume smiled."If she says she wants to stay with you then let her stay with you. I'm happy that you are happy"That same night the Chief Guard returned to his hut and found Cury seated and staring into space. He walked up to her and sat opposite her, hol
The Prophetess had sensed that the Priest wasn't ready to follow up with the initial plan. He had suddenly forgotten those that started the plan with him and now he surrounded himself with new Diadomas as his elders and his council. This annoyed the Prophetess to the core and she felt like a fool who lost everything and gained nothing. As she sat inside the room with Lume, Lume continued to pace and then she stopped infront of the Prophetess and spoke, "You see, we need to step up our game else we will be made slaves here. You need to see the look in the eyes of my Chief Gaurd. He is no longer with me as he used to and I can tell that someone is bringing him closer to themselves thereby removing him from my side. You know what to do so do it. The Priest used to serve under you in the land of Dodo which means he answers to you in the spirit. You should use your powers on him if he has decided to force your hands""You don't get it my Queen. It is no longer as it used to be. I used to t