One with the mark of the beast

ONE WITH THE MARK OF THE BEAST (The rebirth of the beast).

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CHAPTER ONE.

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The villagers of Orramander stood in awe as they watched the sky turn red at night with blue comets flashing down the sky at full speed.

"It's happening..."

"It's the curse. Our village has been cursed."

"Oh no!"

Scared about the uncanny and peculiar colors and movement in the sky, the villagers wailed in awe.

The king's royal announcer dashed his way into the King's chamber and bowed his head, immediately his eyes and the King's eyes came into contact.

"Yes Kelvin, and to what do I owe this rude visit, in the middle of the night?" The King stated, adjusting his golden robe.

"Forgive me, your majesty, but the villagers are in great dismay for the sudden misfortune that has fallen upon us."

"A misfortune?" the king repeated, standing up.

"Yes your majesty, for the sky is red and strange lines keep passing by, your majesty this is exactly as the priest prophesied two full moons ago" The royal announcer kelvin stated, his hands shaking in fear.

The king breathed out and tightened his robe on his body, he flounced out of his room and headed to the royal planetarium.

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"This is outrageous... This is blasphemy! We're doomed!" the king breathed out, shaking his head as he watched the sky.

Suddenly, the door opened, and the queen walked in with her dress sweeping the floor, her brows furrowed in worry.

"My lord," she called, running towards the king.

"Please be careful, my queen" The king sighed.

"What is the meaning of this!" The queen asked.

The king sighed and shook his head in melancholy.

"Answer me, my lord!." The queen yelled.

When she saw that the king wasn't ready to tend to her question, she turned to the royal announcer.

"Kelvin, what is going on? The sky is strange, and I keep hearing about a curse... Is this something I don't know of?"

"Kelvin bowed. Your Highness, two full moons ago when you fell ill, a priest visited Orramander and prophesied about a curse falling upon every one that lives in the village."

"And what is this curse?" The queen's eyebrow arched.

"The priest stated that after the red turning of the sky and the strange passing lines, Orramander will foresee a great misfortune where once in every passing year, millions of children will be born, but a child will bear a black marking on any part of his body, and that will serve as great misfortune because the priest, announced that any child born with the black marking belongs to the beast of Orramander and should be annihilated immediately!"

The queen gasped.

"And I thought she was just being an imposter, I believed the sky can never turn red, but I spoke too soon!" The King sighed.

"Killing children because of a silly marking? I laugh not. This is outrageous" The queen scoffed.

The king turned to the queen. "My lady, I know you must feel vexed by this, but you've heard the stories about the beasts of Orramander, we should not make this a project of our smiles and put this into action." The king explained, and the queen shut her eyes in sadness.

"Kelvin" The king turned to the royal announcer.

"Yes, your majesty" kelvin bowed.

"Make this known to everyone in Orramander, that every pregnant maiden must be watched from now and henceforth, to prevent malodorous and foul things from happening in Orramander, every newborn child must be inspected and the one with any black marking, be brought to the castle and be put to exile, and to those who will not be able to coat with this law, may leave Orramander and never return and to those who will fail to offer their child, will be killed by force along with their child, if the child happens to possess the black marking".

Kelvin bowed even lower.

"For the people will hear this".

Kelvin left the room at full speed and the Queen almost fell to her feet, but luckily the king caught her.

"My lord" she cried. "This is too much to take in, killing innocent children, you'll be staining your hands with blood"

"My queen, killing a single child and saving my people, or letting a child live and letting my people die..."

The queen wept even more and the king hugged her.

"We will get through this Saphira, just trust me," The king said and placed a small kiss on the queen's forehead.

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The Royal announcer passed the King's New law to the people of Orramander and most of them were shocked by it, pregnant women wouldn't sleep at night, for they would stay up all night praying to the gods of Orramander to keep their child away from the black marking.

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Two years passed with the curse over Orramander but surprisingly, no child with a red marking was ever found, every newborn child was inspected and so was a pregnant maiden, but all gave birth to children without any marking on any parts of the body and the people start to believe that the curse over Orramander was just a prevarication.

The Queen got pregnant as the years passed, and her royal physician visited her every single day and told the queen she will be giving birth In a few days. The King couldn't wait, either.

But surprisingly the queen fell into labor two days before her due date and her royal physician was called into the castle along with some midwives to help deliver the child.

The delivery bell could be heard all over the small village of Orramander, as the people rejoiced with happiness at the Queen's safe delivery of a female child.

"Finally, an heir to the throne."

"Wow, this is wonderful, a princess is born" "survival of this great kingdom"

"The king must be so happy."

The village was filled with happy laughter and joy in the air, all happy for the queen and her safe delivery of a female child.

Despite the village being joyful for the queen, the castle was different.

It was quiet and gloomy, every maid, and eunuchs servants stood in front of the ballroom, all heads bowed in sadness.

The midwives stood in shock in front of the queen, who was lying on the floor, looking very feeble and weak.

The Royal announcer kelvin who delivered the news about the Queen giving birth to the villagers walked back into the castle to receive the sudden news.

"The queen's baby has the black mark, which is known as the mark of the beast"

"No..." The queen yelled, "No..." she cried.

A heavy tear dropped from the King's eyes as he turned to kelvin, then walk out of the labor room with Kelvin walking behind him,

they both walk to the king's chambers.

Kelvin stood in shock as he watched the king take off his crown and rubbed his brows in sorrow.

"You already gave the villagers the happy news, how are we ever going to feed this to them" The King sighed, just then the queen scream again as all attention focused on her.

"Midwives back to your position" Her physician announced.

"Another baby is coming out," the physician said

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"Your majesty... Twins!! The queen just gave birth to another baby boy" one of the servants who rushed into the King's chamber stated and both the king and kelvin dashed out of the king's chamber and run back to the room to see the king's son

everyone looks at the baby boy happily

with the hope that one of the babies will be alive

the King and the queen smile welcoming the baby.

"Kelvin" The King's voice shook.

"Yes your majesty".kelvin bow

"Tell the people of Orramander, that the queen had two babies and lost one of them".

"I understand your majesty" Kelvin bowed and walked out of the room.

"No... Your Majesty... No... Please" The queen cried, taking her baby from the midwife and clutching it to her body.

The king stood up. "Leave us alone, I'll end this baby myself, take the other baby with you"

Immediately the king said that, the midwives, the royal physician, and every other person in the delivery room left with the baby boy, the Queen, and King with their soon-to-be-dead child.

As the king moved closer to the queen, she shook her head.

"Please don't come any closer"

"My lady, if I enforce the law and do not go by it, what kind of king will the people call me? My first child who should be alive is cursed, to prevent any bad luck in Orramander, we need to destroy this baby" The king stated as a single" tear left his eye.

"Then... Why don't you destroy me too, kill me before killing our child, I'm not concerned about a silly black marking, children are born with marks on their bodies every once in a while" The queen cried.

"Marks that aren't black My queen I know your pain, but for the people of Orramander and the sake of the other child"

"I don't care! If this baby dies, I die too, I can't lose one of my twins because of a birthmark you won't do this to me..." the queen shook her head.

"But my queen..." The king was confused as ever, of course, he wanted a child, but not the one with a curse plus both children are twins

The queen stood up, despite the pains she felt in her stomach, she moved closer to the wall where an emergency sword was hung, and she grabbed the sword immediately.

"My queen, what are you doing?" The king asked.

"I'm ending my life, I can't watch myself live and watch you kill my daughter" The queen replied, breathing heavily.

The king rushed up to her, but she pointed the sword at the king.

"Do not come any closer" The queen yelled. "Is there any reason to live if my child dies, tell me how, Elliot, is there any reason?".

"But my queen we have another child, not with the mark of the beast," the king said trying to convince the queen

"I want my both babies alive," she said in tears

seeing tears drop from the queen's tired face, the king became weak in the knees.

He had no choice. Of course, he loves the queen like he loves his life.

"Then drop the sword, my queen... For your child will live... Our child." The king stated.

The queen clutched the baby into her hand and shut her eyes.

"You promise?" she sniffed.

"I swear on my parent's grave, our child will live" The king sighed, and the sword dropped from the queen's hand, making some clashing sound as it collided with the floor.

The king quickly rushed up to the queen and held her hand, taking the baby from her.

"You're weak... Please sit" The king stated making the queen sit.

"Our child will live, but he won't be staying here, the people of Orramander believe we have only one child and the other Is dead, so she can't live here, for she will live in the other castle outside Orramander, to prevent calamities, she will have enough food and enough servants to tend to her, you need not worry anymore my queen, I will stand by my words" The king sighed.

"I don't care where she goes, for she lives and breathes is all I care" The queen stated, and her eyes went shut immediately.

The king quickly called for the royal physician, who attended to the Queen immediately.

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Standing in the ballroom with half of the servants in the castle, the king clutched the baby in his hand very tight. His royal guard standing beside him.

"To every servant here, you have been picked to serve the crown princess!" The King's voice spread out through the whole place, and a little wave of murmurs filled the whole ballroom.

"Silence!" The king ordered.

"Yes! My second child is alive, and the first one was born with the curse mark of the beast of Orramander. For she still carries the royal blood, my blood, she cannot be dead. But she will live in a faraway place, a castle outside Orramander and the servants present here will serve her until we see the outcome of her growth, by dawn tomorrow the crown princess will leave for the castle and so will the servants here, and let this been known as a secret for if anyone happens to be a tattle tale, will have their head cut off at all cost!" The king stated and left the ballroom, leaving the servants to murmur all they want.

And just At the cry of the morning rooster, hundreds of Servants, hundreds of guards, two royal physicians, and four midwives, set out on the journey to the other castle with the crown princess in the Royal carriage, living the Queen and the crown prince at home.

T. B. C

BY DOREEN EMO

CHAPTER 2

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Three years passed with the people of Orramander living in peace.

No one had the slightest idea of what happened with the King's daughter. No one ever gave birth to children with the blue marking. The king's son, Jabir is perfectly fine with the queen, even though she still thinks about her dearest daughter sometimes!

And every Crescent moon, the king and queen managed to receive letters that contained information on how the young crown princess was living. She was growing up to be a beautiful princess just like her twin brother, she is just a girl yet when she speaks her words were clear and strong, two scholars were recently sent to the other castle to educate the crown princess on how to read and write, and the Queen was satisfied with it, and the king made a fine deal with her, allowing her to see her daughter, every day of the full moon.

The first time the queen laid eyes on her three-year-old daughter, she watched her from afar being impacted by the scholar beside her, she couldn't be more touched seeing how she was concentrated on learning so much, her bright emerald eyes danced around in excitement and her small hands tried to scribble something down.

The queen had no choice but to approach her.

It was the first time seeing her mother, and the scholar couldn't help but excuse them.

Looking both at the Queen and the Crown princess, their beauty, and resemblance were impeccable.

The Queen smiled at the crown princess, and she smiled back, not knowing why.

She had no clue it was her mother she was looking at, for the midwives brought her up to be the young girl she is now.

Unlike her brother who lives a life of royalty and loves her case was different, she was made to live a sacred life, and she is different from people.

"How are you doing, young girl?" The queen smiled.

"I am fine." The crown princess replied, and the queen smiled even more.

"Do you know who I am?" The queen asked.

The crown princess shook her head Negatively.

"Well, I'm your mother" The queen smiled.

"My mother?" The crown Princess asked, making the queen nod.

The crown princess said nothing and just watched her mother for a while...

And she finally spoke. "Are you here to take me with you?"

"You dislike it here?" The queen had asked, and the little girl shook her head.

The queen was heartbroken hearing that, and she promised they would be together someday, tears drop from her remembering her twin brother and how he is living the life of a prince, and here is her daughter Jacinda

living the life of a commoner in her fatherland, but she was helpless in this situation

"sorry baby girl, you wouldn't be coming with me today" some other time

"why, but you just said you are my mother" she replies

"I am your mother, but you can't live with us" the queen replied holding back her tears.

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And every day of a full moon the queen would visit her daughter who seemed normal that she started to doubt if the so-called curse of Orramander was real.

The Queen would watch her daughter from afar before approaching him, though he had no one, he always talked to himself and kept himself busy with his unique way of playing.

The crown princess always welcomed her mother every time she visited, and he would spend the whole day with her mother and the queen still promised her they were going to be together someday.

Ten years passed and the king and queen agreed to bring the crown princess back to the castle of Orramander, to live with her. Her twin brother because she didn't exhibit or cause any catastrophe like they said the bearer of the cursed mark will.

Two days before bringing back the crown princess to Orramander, the king received a letter from the other castle from the Royal reporter informing him of what had happened the previous night with the crown princess

It reported that the crown prince had gone berserk and pushed one of the servants of the window from her room due to extreme anger and that the servant falling from such a high distance, died immediately.

She didn't do just that, that same night, she had requested a hot bath and when the servant prepared the water to be hot enough and compatible with the human skin, the crown princess requested it wasn't hot enough, the servant had to boil the water to extreme hotness that was dangerous to the human skin, but surprisingly the crown princess walked into the bath and didn't even flinch and then got angry again saying the water wasn't hot enough when the servant tried to convince her it was the hottest, she dipped her hand into the water telling her to feel it and causing her skin to react and burn. And after that night it was like a strange switch in her because she never smiled again.

She became aggressive and got angry at the Littlest thing.

When the king read the letter he head to the queen's Chambers to share the news with her but when the Queen decided to read the letter herself, she disagreed with everything.

"So what is the Royal reporter trying to say? That my daughter is a beast for getting angry?" The queen scoffed, walking back her forth in her room, her dress sweeping the floor.

"He's saying we should be careful!" The king stated.

"Careful? Of my daughter? I laugh not".

"Elliot Don't let your emotions sweep you off, she's my daughter too and the character she's exhibiting is just plethoric, she is just a twelve years old girl" The king sighed.

"So you're saying my daughter can't get angry? Like everybody else. You just don't want her back In Orramander" The queen yelled.

"Of course I do, but with what he did, he killed somebody Saphira, you read what the letter said, he pushed a servant off a window" The king sighed.

The queen paused and let out a sigh.

"She's exhibiting extreme anger and that is menacing" The king added, taking his wife's hand.

"I want to see her myself, I won't be waiting for a full moon, tomorrow morning I'll be leaving the castle, he's my daughter, I have to see to believe" The Queen upbraided before flouncing out of the room leaving the king in a confused state.

Immediately the sun rose, the next day, the queen set off on a journey to the other castle to see her daughter, she couldn't wait to prove to the king how the Royal reporters were wrong about her son.

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The Queen fell to her feet as she stood in front of her daughter in her room and watch her stab her royal scholar with a sharp stake.

Splattered blood laid on her shirtless body and white britches.

The young girl turned to her mother with her eyes red, her eyes were no longer emerald but red.

"And why are you here, mother?" The young girl asked, giving her scholar a final stab.

"WH.what?..

The queen couldn't find her words as tears fell from her eyes, This person wasn't her daughter.

"My teacher was being a bit annoying, I had to make him quiet" The crown princess stated.

"This... This... This isn't right." The queen shook her head.

"Does this frighten you, mother? Because it sure is a wonderful sight" The crown princess smiled.

The queen stood up and shut her eyes, it was the curse mark. She's just twelve years old but yet, she has killed two innocent people.

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"We can't bring her back, I'm afraid to say our daughter isn't our daughter right now," The queen said to the king after returning to the castle of Orramander.

"I'm sorry," The king said as he watched his wife's eyes gather so many tears.

"Why us? Why my daughter? Why her?" The queen cried.

"Jabir is 12 already he needs to know about his twins, she is alive, but she lives as if she is dead" the Queen stated, crying.

"I can't guarantee anything about her getting better or the curse leaving her, but I hope she gets better, let's just hope for the best, and take care of the crown prince," The king said embracing his wife.

Getting better was an overstatement to say because as days passed the king and queen received letters containing horrid stories about what was happening with their daughter and how she was slowly becoming more of a murderer and a beast.

Unlike the crown princess, the crown prince has grown to be a handsome boy, he's always happy and cheerful which gives his mother joy.

"Good morning mum" the crown prince greets his mother happily

"morning boy, how are you" the Queen smile

"mum, I am the crown prince, not a boy" he started frowning

"you heard him right, he is the future king" the king chipped in

"Sure he is, I wish you become a great king" she prays as her. The mind drifts back to her daughter, who is turning into a living monster day by day!

The Queen never wanted to lose hope in her daughter returning to Orramander, but with the information, she received from the Royal spy sent to watch the crown princess secretly, the Queen knew, it was, for her daughter.

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At eighteen the crown princess was already at an intimidating height, and many servants had fled the castle because of her ruthlessness of the crown princess while the crown prince is now a handsome boy loved by all he is different...from his sister, living with the people who know about the twins wondering

"The crown princess is always seen with just a singlet and a more boss he gets angry when things don't go her way, she locks herself in her room and only comes out at night, I never stood before her, but the servants who did all testified that, if you stand too close to her, you will feel the heat coming from her body, her eyes are not the eyes of a human, your majesty for I have not seen the crown princess in person, but was told her eyes were red and thicker than blood. For this is the beast of Orramander taking over the crown princess I am just a gardener at the other castle, but your majesty I want to live, I shamelessly fled the other castle to live, please spare me for doing something so foolish, I am purely a lowly gardener and have no right to flee, but your majesty, I wish to see the sunrise every morning and if I keep staying at the other castle, I don't know what the crown princess might do to me, for the other castle is empty, all servants had fled the castle, leaving the crown princess alone. Have mercy on all of us, your majesty..." The cry of a lowly gardener made the queen shut her eyes as the man bowed very low to the ground.

"You fled the castle without the King's permission and for that, you shall be punished, but for reporting all this instead of fleeing, you shall be banished, and as for the rest of the servants who fled without my royal consent, death awaits them.!" The king ordered in rage.

The gardener was taken away, and the Queen fell to her knees crying.

"My daughter "she was still crying, when the crown prince walk-in

" daughter, who is your daughter, "the brown prince asks taking them surprised

"my prince why are you here," the queen asks as she stands up

" mum" Jacinda calls his mum

"you are not allowed to come when elders are here" the king warned.

"Dad" he tries to speak.

"Go to your room, little one" the king ordered.

the crown prince turns to go to his room, his dad only calls him Little ones when he is sad or angry a look ok at things he is angry at or sad about, same with his mother

"My queen, do not cry!" The king consoled immediately, the crown left to his chambers.

"She's all alone, there's no one at the castle to take care of her, my lord she's all alone, we should send more servants to her, she shouldn't be alone"

"And let her kill them? Sapphire, I understand where you are coming from, but that girl is no longer who we call our daughter... The best of Orramander has taken over her and there is no way we can break that curse!" The king sighed.

"You want her to be all alone?" The queen sniffed.

"For loneliness is what awaits the beast!".

"My daughter is not a beast! Please!" The queen cried. "She doesn't deserve what is happening right now, even if it's just one, just a single servant to attend to her, then I will learn how to breathe properly!"

The king sighed not knowing what to say.

He pulled his wife in a big embrace and while stroking her hair he said.

"For everyone's lives matter, and so does our daughter's life, I can't guarantee the life of that servant going over to her, but our daughter deserves to live too. Sapphire for everything will be fine

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CHAPTER 3.

"A thief!"

"Thieves!"

"A thief, close the gate and do not let any one of them escape!" Yelled a royal guard.

One of the Castle's royal chefs had caught some old aged men stealing from the castle's kitchen, and without saying a word, she had informed the castle guards...

The guards ambushed the kitchen, with the men still inside the kitchen, trying to escape.

Seeing the royal guards, three men jumped out of the kitchen's window, and as the other two men tried to escape through the same window...

They were caught and stopped by the royal guards.

"You're both arrested! For attempting to steal from the Royal kitchen" A guard yelled, his thick voice frightening the caught thieves.

"Your majesty!" Kelvin the King's Royal announcer who also is the king's Royal Guard bowed in front of King Elliot!

"Kelvin!" the king called, acknowledging his presence.

"For I am here to report thefts your majesty" kelvin stated.

"Theft is nothing new in Orramander, but whoever is caught doing it, shall be punished!". The king stated.

"This morning, five old lads came to the castle's royal kitchen to steal. Three, managed to escape, and the other two have been caught, and we need your presence to know the outcome of their lives!" Kelvin yelled...

"And where are these thieves?" The king asked, standing up as the prince follow him.

"In the dungeon, your majesty!" kelvin replied.

"Bring them to exile room, I'll be waiting...!" The king said, floating out of the room.

"Dad, take it easy on them," the prince said

"Jacinda don't be a weak king, in the future, you see humans are hard to control, for you to rule you need to be strong" his father stated as both men were brought before them

"Please spare our lives!" cried one of the thieves as he knelt in front of the king in the exile room.

"Silence!" the king yelled, taking a good look at the old lads in front of him...

One had black hair with some white strands on it, and the other one had completely white hair on his head, his beards also white, proving how old he was getting.

"When people who have committed such great sin are brought here, to this room... Death only awaits them." The king stated looking at kelvin, who stood still which a sword clutched in his hands.

"Take back your sword" the prince commanded looking at the two men.

"Please we are just commoners who want to eat and live, please spare our lives, your majesty!" The man with black hair pleaded.

"And we also wish to eat and live, for I am not ruthless, I am just setting things right, for everyone who sin deserves to be punished, some people just get punished without even having to sin." The king stated, gesturing his hands forward, and immediately kelvin placed the sword in his hand.

"Please your majesty! Spare our lives!" cried the Older man.

"The god of Orramander shall welcome you after I set things straight!" The king started pulling the sword out of its scabbard, revealing its sharp blade that frightened the men.

"Your highness, please do not, for they are hungry, and they have no choice but to thief, please spare their life" the crown prince pleaded while on he kneels

"And who are you to give me orders," he said raising the sword, up

The doors to the exile room suddenly went open and the queen walked in, her Azure dress sweeping the floor as she walked up to the king.

"My Lord!" she called. "Reports from the other castle"

The Queen paused and turned to the men on the floor.

"What is going on?" She asked.

"They committed theft!" kelvin replied immediately.

The queen glanced at the sword in the King's hand and then at the men.

"And you think the only rational way to fix this, is by annihilating them?" The queen glared at the king.

"My lady! It is the only way!" The king replied, resting the sword on the shoulder of the white-haired man.

"S-S-spare me!" the man shivered, glancing at the sword on his shoulder.

"And why should I spare you? The great kings of Orramander never spared anyone, you should be grateful I'm making your death quick" The king hollered, his face, expressionless.

"If I'm to spare your low lives, there's no way you won't keep out of the castle, you might come back and steal more, once a thief, always a thief! So give me a reason why I shouldn't kill you both right now!" The king yelled.

"I... I have a son at home, far away from here, we live in the juggle, and no food for us" the man replied.

"You're making me sound like a bad king. I have made it possible for every man here In Orramander to contain their families with edible jobs, I even make the invalid and disabled work. So having no job and no food isn't certainly my fault and my problem, and then you dare steal from the royal kitchen?" The king scoffed.

"Please your majesty! I have a son, he has no mother, if you kill me, he'll have no one! Spare our lives, your majesty!" The white-haired man cried.

"The god of Orramander shall welcome your souls" The king stated, raising the sword when the queen stepped in front of him.

"My Lord..." The queen interrupted.

"I believe every sinner must be punished, or have a price to pay, for the sins they have committed. Rise to your feet, both of you!" The queen ordered.

Both men got on their feet with their heads bowed.

"You mentioned having a son? " The queen arched her left eyebrows.

"Yes, your highness.!" The men said in unison.

The queen glanced at the king.

"The castle is also running out of servants, if I may say!" The Queen smiled.

"I'll humbly serve you, your highness!" said the white-haired man.

"Oh please, you're both old" The queen laughed.

"How old is your son?" The queen asked.

"He's a boy of 22 years old." The man replied.

"Wonderful! And how stronger is he?" The queen asked.

"He is strong, and he works on the farm

"Splendid, kelvin. Look after them, the king and I will have a brief conversation".

The king and queen stood in front of the exile, the king waiting for the queen to begin.

"My lord, this morning, a report came in front of the other castle, from the Royal spy, the crown princess passed out today, and he suggested it was because she starves gut. All servants had fled the castle, leaving my daughter, she might end up starving to death".

"And where are you going with this sapphire?" The king asked.

"The young boy and the pregnant maiden. We can send them to the other castle, or I go there myself..." The queen replied.

"Nonsense sapphire. I can never let you step foot into that castle. And I understand where you're coming from, my lady. The boy and the pregnant maiden will be sent to the other castle to serve the crown princess..." The king stated.

A feeling of guilt flashed across the queen's face.

"And if they die?" she asked.

"They have paid for the crimes the men committed, fear not, Sapphire. We're only humans." The king said, embracing his wife. ...

The prince walks into his father's chamber and knocks on his door, he waits for a reply before, going in

"come in son"

the prince walks in looking at his parents

With hastily

"mum......dad, I hope you both are not planning to kill them both, they are entitled to live" he said with all seriousness

the queen smiled at him "you still very young, yet you care about your people, may the gods of our land make you a great King to the people" she smiles happily

"Indeed, you need to work on your heart to be a great king, he is too soft to be a king Sapphire," the king said

"say who dad, they are human we need to treat them as one" the prince reply

"Sure son," the queen says

"That will be much, better mum" the prince smiled

Both the king and the queen with their we're very happy