After this conversation and with him having what he was after, Gatamu headed straight back to his home. This time he was in search of Silviah and his father to apologize for his reaction earlier. Lucky enough for him, Silviah had gone nowhere this time. He just found her at his home.
Although she was at their home and the king having told her that everything was to be okay, she still was not herself. One could tell this by the look on her face after she saw Gatamu return. Without much and do, he walked right up to her where she was seated under a shade just outside the palace to explain himself.
“Hi there; I see that you are still here. Aren’t you bored being alone?”
“What do you think genius, of course I am bored. I also know that you ask this first because you are trying to ask or tell me something about what happened earlier. Cut to the chase and speak it out already, will you?”
“Yes of course. And how did you know I was about to tell you something
Back at the Malaba district, Peninah had shared the good news with her parents too. She also had to make sure that the Oracle knew about the progress of things. All she could get from both her parents and the Oracle was so encouraging that she was motivated highly to love this Prince more. She too was in search of a way to show this Prince the love she had for him. She was eager to know the best way to show her love to a man. She could even ask her mother for advises on how to go about it. You know what they say that, in order to know, ask the experts. Indeed, she did ask the experts. What better expert could she ask for other than her successfully married mother? Being married for such number of years more than those of her age, her mother was in deed the perfect expert for consultation. “Mother, I think I need your help on something?” “What is it my daughter? Just ask.” “Well, it’s about the Prince.” “What about the Prince, I thought you sai
Rimberia, on the other hand was the happiest man in the whole district. He had started to harvest the fruits of his hard labor. His gold mine was paying off very well. The token that Gatamu gave him was getting him over his head. He knew that being the only one that knew about it, he could enjoy the benefits for quite some time. He thanked the gods too for the gift they had given him. From what the Oracle had told Peninah and her family about Rimberia, Peninah’s father Mr. Makubu was very much aware of what was happening but could not show it to Rimberia. After all, he was happy that it was Rimberia doing everything. This is because, if it were anybody else, Rimberia would surely go to any length to see it fail. He was such an egocentric. All he thought about was himself and little about his family. Though this was some kind of a tradition in this district, people minding and caring only about themselves, his was a notch ahead of all the others. They are not to blame
King Matumu was troubled by the fact that his son could be in an affair with another woman. He had to hire a spy soon enough before his son went for the next visit to Ruaki village. He spread out the word to his lead guard to find him someone who was good at the job. He could not get anyone from outside because his son could be suspicious about it. Indeed, he found one hell of a spy. There was one tall, dark heavily built ex-army guy that fitted the position very well. Tentatively, he had to come up with a reason for his son as to why he had to change his security personnel. This was not hard though for his family seemed to have a talent in telling lies. The lying business was not only good to square things between him and his son but also was an important ingredient for a king to have. He had to lie to his people from time to time. This is because, although he was the king and a king is assumed to get all he wanted, sometimes it was not that easy. He had to li
Gatamu was very pleased and confident that his plan was safe. He went for the car as Rimberia went to let Peninah know of the plan. After a short while, the three of them got into the car and drove off. As they were driving, Gatamu and Peninah could hardly resist each other’s charm. They talked all the way to the ‘safe house’ exchanging some sweet words. Finally, they were here at the ‘safe house’ so to speak. It was in one of Rimberia’s property in one of the traditional huts. This was very adventurous for the Prince too. After Rimberia got them here, it was time for him to leave and keep an eye on the project as the Prince woos. He found his own way back to the project again. Peninah and Gatamu were left alone to share whatever it was they had to share to prove their love for each other. As usual, the Prince had to go first to give his gift to her but, first, he enjoyed the specially made uji for him by Peninah. According to his judgment, he had never taste
Back to Rimberia, he kept Munjuri on the loop of things and assured him of not a glitch in the plan. He confessed of them being at the most secure place there is in the village and where no one would ever suspect to look. There was bad news for him though. He hardly knew that his day was about to suck. This gold mine was about to be his alone no more. As he took Gatamu and Peninah to this so-called secure location, something that was never anticipated happened. There happened to be an elder around the parts whom happened to see it all. It was very clear to him that no one could convince him otherwise. He too had a chance to get his hands on this gold mine. He could not wait any longer than required and decided to confront Rimberia about it. Rimberia could not think of there being bleach in his plan so, when he saw the elder; he thought he was coming to give him news about the progress of the law amendment. Hardly did he know that, he was about to be in for a shock.
The following morning, it was time for Gatamu to head back to the city. This time, he was very happy and had an achievement that he got to share his love with Peninah and more so, sealed it properly as required. He could not wait to get to Kibich and share the good news to his friend doctor Kirimi. Rimberia on the other hand made sure that Gatamu and Peninah do not know the information about this secret being known. If they got a clue of this, it could mean a problem for them and for Rimberia too. He kept it under laps to himself and this time, Naitiira only. Days passed by and finally, Naitiira had a crew enough for his awkward mission. It was after he had enough youths that he incited them to riot against Rimberia accusing him of dishonoring the traditions of the land. He also knew that for them to send a proper message, they had to have some little motivation. He prepared a very well fermented traditional brew (Marwa) that really gave the boys the necessar
In the Warume kingdom, the spy had already told the king about what had happened at the village. He stipulated to the king that his son was seeing a village girl and that they might have gone beyond just seeing each other. The king was worked up but could not react until; he had enough prove that his son was surely bewitched by a village girl. He also made sure that Silviah did not know about it for she could tell her father. Her father’s knowledge about this could not go well for him. It was so not good. He had to do everything to keep it secret. This meant that he could not ask his son about it neither could he show him a negative attitude. Although deep inside he was burning and dying to ask his son about it, he had not another choice but to keep his mouth shut. Silviah had not any clue of what was going on in the palace. As far as she was concerned, she was the apple of the eye for Gatamu. She was the only bean in his githeri I say. Gatamu and his father as well
In the city, money was everything and everything was money. In fact, money was god. Here, in these parts of the country, money talked louder than the voice of the people and any god. The fact that Gatamu had to be betrothed to a woman chosen for him was enough evidence. Gatamu and Silviah’s betrothal was not based on their love for each other neither was it for the good of the people, no. It was all in the service of their parents’ egotistical interests and treacherous ambitions. Mr. Mamiti and the king had been friends for such a long time. They had done many things together; some of which were against the people’s rights and humanity. The main reason for it all being; their greed for power, influence and affluence. The king wanted his son to marry Mamiti’s daughter as a sign of their trust for each other and to keep the noxious secrets buried. Divulging them deleterious secrets would do either of them colossuses no good. Though they were friends, both kept