"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
In the land of Akozo, Amanda was mostly on her own and most of the times when her fellow maids who were shocked at the revelation of her pregnancy for Akiza tried to near her she would not want it. She stayed indoor most of the time and refused to see even the Queen. The Queen of Akozo rode her dragon back to the land of Dodo where the gods cave was and she went there to inquire from the mother of magic what exactly she was to do concerning the one carrying her son's baby in her womb. When she had sat with the mother of magic she told her everything she needed to know and at the end the mother of magic sighed deeply, stood up and walked into the inner cave and returned with an object but while she was about to give it to her she stopped halfway and spoke, "You should be careful with the one carrying your son's baby, she has a history that goes against everything you believe and stand for and she is going to help your enemies to overthrow you. Listen my child, you need to secure the t
The Prophetess and Lume who decided to escape from the land of Diadoma found themselves in a lonely path and there Lume whose belly had become protruded sat down and decide to rest."Well resting is good for you but if you must ask me we need to keep moving" said the Prophetess."This isn't right. We need to find a permanent place to stay until this child is delivered. We can't continue this way else I will be dead before this child is born. Do you know of what I have had to pass through before you found me. I really need my rest. I have been running from the very day I told my husband about my pregnancy""More reason you have got to stand on your feet and fight to the end. You yourself told me the last words that came out of your husband's lips and you know what it means to fail him. He believed in this child even before you met anyone that told you what this child will later become. You know very well without having to be told that most times people aren't going to give up and most
When Samata returned to the palace of Akozo she went straight to the top side of where her throne was situated and there she hung the staff that was given to her by the mother of magic. She then took her seat and requested for the presence of Amanda. When Amanda appeared before her she then knew that the staff was already at work. *****Aromo was restless and the sister who met her in the forest could tell it by mere looking at her countenance."You need to eat something" the sister said."I don't. This is not what it should be like, i mean I am not supposed to be here. I made a terrible mistake and I can't forgive myself for it" said Aromo."May I know the mistake that you made?" Inquired the sister."You should have heard before now of what transpired between me and Samata. You know of what happened between me and her son which resulted to the breach of my friendship with his mother. I can't stop regretting that incident" Aromo retook her seat."I didn't know about that and I didn'
Aromo, as young as she was had decided to be responsible and stayed away from the boys that admired her beauty in the land of Dodo. She was the only daughter of her mother and most of the times when the mother would leave her with her younger male siblings she would spend her time teaching them morals. She was decent and had a conducive approach to things and people. It was during one of those days when the children of one of the villages of Dodo would go to the stream to fetch water that Aromo met the man whom she later married and had to kill with her own hands two moons after their marriage. Remembering that incident always made Aromo sick. The incident which took place and time in Dodo and many years ago was always fresh in her memory. She wondered how she was able to pass through it all, the heartbreak, the mockery, the humiliation from people, how she was thrown out of her father's house and made to wonder about Dodo with nothing and with no one. She always felt she would never