Nine years ago, my mum told me that a mysterious wealthy man riding on a horse had trotted into this village, a small unknown village with little wealth, in the middle of the night. He was carrying a baby and placed that baby at the doorstep of this cottage. My mother found that baby whining in a small basket. It was reported the next day that a wealthy man was found dead on the street not far from our cottage. There was not injuries found on him, and it is believed to be a suicide.
Nine years have passed, and that baby that he brought to that cottage that night is all grown up and that boy is me. My mother has always told me about that night when she heard a horse in our village and that she had woke up and saw a hooded man, carrying the baby and walking towards the doorstep of her house. I have never failed to be fascinated by it, and I have always wondered, “Why did that man bring me to this unknown village?”, “Who was I?”, and “Who are my true parents?” But the thought of leaving this village and finding out who were my parents or my biological mother has never crossed my mind. I was contented with the life I was living. A simple life in a small village, where nothing shell-shocking or big ever happens.
But on the other side of the country, a saga was unfolding. Rumors have spread to all parts of the country, except ours, that the King had an affair with a servant girl in the palace. That he had union with her without the Queen knowing. And now, the secret and adulterous affair was being brought into light. The Queen, in her sick and fragile condition, still had no idea about her husband’s evil deeds. The people had began plotting to overthrow their wicked king but they decided against it as they did not was to hurt the Queen’s emotion. The people liked their Queen, that figure of justice and peace. That figure of love, hope and patience. Everyone adored the Queen, and her gifts thus the King was being spared for the time being, but his days were numbered as King.
As time passed, the Queen began to recover and soon she began to find out about the recent events that has happen in the kingdom. Soon, her husband’s affair was brought known to her but instead of unleashing her fury upon the King. She seemed to be able to accept the fact that her husband had been unfaithful towards her.
However, the Queen knew that she had to bring back justice and righteousness back to the Kingdom and if that meant that her loved one had to be punished, she was prepared to accept that heartbreaking fact.
The Queen called for a large gathering where people from all parts of the country would be invited and requested to attend that event. Messengers traveled to all parts of the country and spread the word. The turnout for the gathering seems to be good. People from other parts of the country were flogging down to the capital of the country, where the palace was situated.
Soon, the messenger had arrived in our village. That was the first time I saw a person from the palace come to our village and it was the first time I heard about the saga. Soon, the villagers were agog about attending the gathering and so was I. It was going to be the first time that our people were going to meet people from other parts of the country even though the gathering was to resolved and punish the crime of the King. Our villagers did not care about the seriousness of the crime as they had been so outcast from society that they would not have been able to comprehend the seriousness of such a crime.
We started our journey to the capital the following day, and the moment we stepped foot into the capital. I was stunned beyond words!! The roads were well-paved, the housing well-decorated, coated with bright red colour contrasting the clear blue sky. And from distance, you could see the majestic and grand palace, which towers were coated in gold.
Then I heard someone horning the horn, and I knew straight away that the gathering was about to begin. My mother and I quickly made our way down to the holding place of the gathering. And there, I saw people of different ethnic groups, people of different sizes, height, facial features, clothing, and skin colour. Then I saw the Queen, that figure of righteousness and justice upon the land appearing of the tallest tower of the palace. She was dressed in a crystal white dress and the tiara she wore glittered from the sunlight.
Then the Queen addressed us all, “Thank you all for your time for coming to this important gathering. I believe you all know about the King’s evil deeds and you desire for justice to be brought back upon this land. I will now invite the King to apologize to all of us, and explain the complication of his scandal.”
The King appears from the tower, his head hanging down and his expression looks resentful, then he opens his mouth, “Dear people of Bologhen, I know that I have brought shame upon this land and I repent of my wrong doings. However, I wish to reveal to you more about this scandal so that my brother did not die in vain. I plead guilty that I had union with a servant girl and that she bore a child when the Queen was still seriously ill. I was frightened and afraid when I found out about the truth and I sent the servant girl far away. But months later, I received this baby boy and this letter in the middle of the night telling me this baby was the child that is now living in this world of because my sin. And the letter told me that the servant girl has decided to flee to a foreign land and will never return to this country again. I was distressed and did not know what to do. Then my brother told me that I should sent this baby to a faraway place where no one would find out and so that I would be able to act as if I had not done any evil. My brother then sent that baby boy to a village, that I do not know myself, and then later poisoned himself because he felt that he had gone against the moral of this country and has let down the people of the country of Bologhen. But the reason why I am telling you all this is because I believe that standing in your mist is that boy that will be the heir of the throne. And I hoped that that boy would step forward and show himself to everyone because there is nothing to be afraid of, as you are innocent.”
Everyone at the gathering was shell-shocked. The Queen was shedding tears. The truth was finally out but it has brought death upon a man. Then my mother walked up and out of the crowd and presented herself to the King and Queen.
“I know the boy that you are searching for,” said my mother.
Both the King and Queen raised an eyebrow at my mother, then my mother called out “Miticos, come and join mother here.” I then squeezed my way out of the crowd and stood beside my mother, looking innocently at the King and Queen.
“This is the boy that was brought into the Earth by you, your majesty. That night, your brother came to our village in the middle of the night and brought this child to me. He told me that this was the son of the King and that I should take good care of this boy and wait for the day when this boy would be presented to the whole country. And he also told me to keep this.” Then my mother took out the Royal Pass from her pocket and presented it to the King and Queen.
The King and Queen was stunned, and was unable to utter a word.
Then my mother spoke again, “I believe it is time that I return to you the heir of this kingdom that the Queen might teach him the ways of righteousness and the ways of this country.” Then my mother stood up and took her leave.
I was still standing in front of the king and queen. I was unable to move a muscle. This was too much for me to accept in such a short period of time. I could not believe that I was soon the chosen one to lead this country. The King could no longer be King as he was no more that figure of righteousness but I was to fit into the shoes of my father. To lead this huge nation in the path of righteousness and I was going to learn from the best of the best, the queen!
I was shell-shocked and I knew the journey ahead was not going to be easy. However, I had the support of my mother, the queen and most of the people at the gathering. And soon, I was about to experience a journey full of adventure and excitement.
P.S The China Trip is gonna take quite a while becoz I am lazy to blog!! AHha..
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