A ROYAL TALE OF JEALOUSY - CHAPTER 6&7
★[UNWISHED VOICE]★
“If I am in your position will you help him?”She asked angrily
🤍But he also save you from death🤍
“Whoever is talking in me should keep quiet coz I don’t know when this start”She roll her eyes and made to leave again but she stopped and Veal appeared to her again
“I will just do this to appreciate him for saving me the other time”She concluded and walk to the river
“Who is this?”Eduardo mumbled when Amelia appeared
She did not even see it in her vision that she will come, what happened? Have she lost her visionary power? Of course no but why can’t she see her coming? And what is she trying to do?
Eduardo question was answered when Veal suddenly woke up and raise his head from the water
“Arrrrrgh”He breathe out in relief and check everywhere around then he saw the girl he saved walking away, he walk out of the river and run after her
“Please wait!”He begged and Amelia stop without facing him
“You saved me from drowning right?”He asked but get no reply from Amelia
“I know your name, you’re Amelia. You have a great name”He complimented but he got no response
Amelia fold her fist before walking away
Veal rough his hair and return to his chamber, what could make him feel dizzy and sink? And how did she help me? Did she have supernatural power or something…He thought
•••••
<NEXT DAY~THE MARKET>
As usual, the market is very busy and noisy, people doing one thing or the other and sellers communicating with buyers. They all look busy but they have to stop wh@??ver they are doing when they heard the public bell
👥 What’s happening?
👥Is the king ready to give the poor girl justice?
✴️Listen everyone! The king have give up a ghost!. Everyone should go to the palace and let mourn the great king together ✴️
👥 What? The king is dead
👥Great king indeed
👥All I need is the food that will be served
👥I just want to see Prince Lucas
👥I pray the next king should be good
••••
<HARA CHAMBER>
Hera is pacing around her chamber when Veal entered, she sent for him earlier
“Mother, what is wrong”He asked
“I have bad feelings about today”Hera face him
“Mother”Veal called and she face him
Veal walk closer to her and pull her on the bed
“You don’t have to be worried about me I will be fine”He assured
“Veal, you don’t know anything. You are in the midst of enemies”She replied with a sniff
“Mother you don’t need all this! Just be happy, the bad king is dead anyways. I will be looking forward to see how Gareth will rule”Veal smiled
“I have something for you”Hera smiled
“What’s that?”
*****Flashback*****
“Arrrrrrrrgh”Henrietta screamed and the baby cries filled the whole room
“It’s a boy”The priest smiled
She breathe out in relief, it is a good thing to hear her son cries
She was smiling but her smile turn to frown when she saw a bird shadow
She made to talk but couldn’t, her blood started drying up and she couldn’t help but pray to God to give her a chance to speak
“Hera”She called and the young beautiful maid of eighteen years old
“Your highness…”
“When you feel like there is a problem ahead of my son in the future, check my room you will see a red wrist bead, give it to him and tell him never to give anyone or remove it again when he wear it”Henrietta explained when she is given the privilege to talk
“Take…care..of my…son”She said her last words before passing away
******Flashback end******
“But, there is no problem ahead of us”Veal argued
“Veal, with all this explaination I made! Now use this bead”Hera commanded
Veal collet the bead from her before wearing it, he smiled and face Hera
“I just love your expression when you are mad at me”Veal chuckled
“Stubborn boy”Hera laughed
“So, they will be burying the bad…”
“Veal keep your moth shut”She snapped
“Okay mother”He bowed and they laughed again
“I need to go, Priest Nunu sent for all the princes”Veal said
“I will follow you”She smiled and Veal eyes widened
Ever since he knew Hera, she have never participate in any royal activity and it is no other reason than the king stupid orders
The king propose to her but she refused then he banned her from playing the role of mother for Veal
“Mother but you have never…”
“As you said, the bad king is gone”She whispered and they laughed before leaving her chamber together
••••
<MAIDS HEADQUARTER>
Amelia finish taking her bath, she walk to the court lady to have her uniform
“Who release you?”Court lady Sadie asked
Just like her name “sadie”She is always sad and her mood is always bad, she is very harsh and doesn’t like any maid. She treat them like slaves…
“One of the prince told the guards to release me”She bowed
“Who among them?”She asked angrily
“As you know that I don’t work with the princes, I work in the farm so, I don’t know which one of them”She replied fearfully
“I don’t need to tell you to be extra careful, now that you have no mother to cover up for your stupid mistake, it is better for you to act normal”Sadie snapped
“I will stick to your advice my lady”She smiled
Finally, she have her uniform and she wore it, it is a big blue trouser and pink long sleeve top. They wear trousers because they are working in the farm
“Amelia!”Vivian called and pull her into a hug
“I though they’d ki|| you, I did not know the king is such a bad person”Vivian shook her head
“It is all in the past now”Amelia smiled
“What are you still doing?! Get to the farm already!”Sadie screamed
Amelia and Vivian quickly find their way to the farm
•••••
<QUEEN ZURIEL CHAMBER>
Queen Zuriel wore a complete black dress, it is among the code of conduct to mourn a royal person with a black outfit
Even though she look sad, deep down in her heart, she is the happiest person. After mourning the king her son will be the next king
Sound interesting
“Eduardo”She called when she saw her
“The prince escaped”Eduardo said angrily when she remember how Amelia save him with no stress
She only close her eyes and started whispering some words
“What? So, what am I supposed to do? My son will not be the king?”She asked as her eyes widened every seconds
“The next king choosen by the gods is prince Veal”Eduardo release the bomb shell
“That motherless child! How?”She exclaimed
“Have this bottle, find a way to put this substance in his food. When he eat it, he will leave the world”Eduardo explained and handover a black small bottle to Zuriel
Without waiting for another minute, she fly away
Zuriel stared at the bottle and a plan suddenly pop on her mind
••••
<THE PALACE>
“Tanga Yanga”The princes chant as they surround the king corpse
“Yenyja Tanja”Veal intentionally said and Priest Nunu walk to him
“What did you just say?”She fired
“Tanga Yanga”He replied with a smile
Priest Nunu walk away from him and they keep on chanting while Veal continue saying another thing entirely
“It’s time for all the king children to say goodbye to their father”Priest Nunu ordered and the princesses walk forward
They all kneel and bow their head
“Now say after me…Melinacaburanchi..”Priest Nunu continue her chanting while the princes and princesses say after her but what Veal is saying is totally different from theirs
••••
<AFTER THE BURIAL>
The king children sat in the palace while other kings lecture them, they all walk away when they finish talking to them
“Lyla”Prince Ivan greeted
“Prince Ivan”She giggled
“I can’t wait to attend your dad funeral”Lima roll her eyes
“Are you talking about King Myra?”Ivan asked with a smirk
“No, King Arym”She snapped
“That doesn’t change the fact that your dad died first”He stuck his tongue at her before walking away
“That untrained prince”Lima gritted her teeth together and started crying again
Lyla who is there to console her is also crying
Ronea eyes is filled of water, she is fond of playing with the king, Lima is the only friend she have and after her comes the king
Her brothers did not even play with her and her mother pay less attention to her
She wipe her tears as she keep on remembering happy moment she spent with the king
Veal walk past them and enter his chamber
“Your dinner is here my prince”One of the maid shouted
Veal came out of his chamber and collet the food from her
“Thank you”He smiled and the maid release a evil smirk before walking away
Veal sat on the bench outside his chamber, he open the food and wash his hands
He made to dip his hand into it when someone kick the bench he place the food on and the food pour on the floor
He stood up fiercely when he saw Gareth, his eyes redden in anger
“What have you done?”He asked angrily
“Your father just died and you have the audacity to eat! Who does that?”Gareth yelled
“And how does that affect me? he is your father after all…”
“Are you pained that he doesn’t love you and care for you when he was alive? Is that why you ki||ed him?”Gareth asked with a raise eyebrows
“What are you talking about?”Veal yelled
“Don’t try to deny it motherless prince, you ki||ed the king don’t you?”Prince Lucas accused and stand beside Gareth
“I can’t believe a whole prince don’t have any sense, your sense of thinking have been damaged, the king fainted in front of everyone and Priest Nunu would have reveal if I’m the one that ki|| him besides, you think I will ki|| the king because he doesn’t care for me? That is a NO coz I don’t care about him too”Veal snapped and walk away
Lucas made to drag him back but Gareth cautioned him
“He can ki|| you”He warned and they laughed
“Why did you pour his food away?”Lucas asked with a smile
“I just want to test his patience”He replied
“Unfortunately, he have bad temper”Lucas shook his head before bursting into another round of laughter
•••••
<QUEEN ZURIEL CHAMBER>
“Did you do it”Zuriel asked one of the maids she asked to put poison in Veal food
“Yes my queen”Eden replied
“Did he eat the food?”She asked
“Yes my queen”She replied with doubt
“That is good of you, now take and leave this village for good”Queen Zuriel smiled and handover a bag containing coins to Eden
“Thanks so much my queen”She thanked and walk away
“I can’t wait to see my son as the king of Sukrish Kingdom tomorrow”She bragged and enter her chamber
******NEXT DAY*****
Queen Zuriel yawned with smiles beaming on her face, seems they haven’t seen his dead body, that is why the news haven’t get to her
She stood up from the bed and her maids escort her to the pool
She have her bath and dressed before walking out of her chamber
As expected, the royal kids and queens are present, only two persons are delaying priest Nunu and they are Veal and Queen Zuriel
“Queen Zuriel is here”One of the guards announced
“My queen”Priest Nunu greeted and she smiled before joining the other queens
They wait for Veal for thirty minutes but they did not find him
“Let’s send the guards…”
“It is his responsibility to come here”Priest Nunu snapped
“The gods will be the one to choose the next king”Priest Nunu said
“The gods will signal by shining light on the next king among the princes”Priest Nunu continued
“Prince Veal is not around”Ronea finally talked
“We cannot keep on waiting for him, and we can’t send the guards to call him because it is his responsibility to come here by himself”Priest Nunu snapped
Queen Zuriel smile but her smile doesn’t last when she heard the voice she did not wish to hear
“Your majesty”
TBC