Chapter 5

Edward pov :

    I Woke up the next morning feeling so fresh and New again after staying away from my castle for a whole month .

   I Freshened up and was about to take a glass of wine when Samuel walked in .

  " Good morning my king "

  I turned to look at him .

  " Samuel it since that you have been too familiar with My chamber that you forgot to knock before coming in "

  " Am sorry your majesty but I think it's important you appear at the court room

 "You know I don't respond well with commands " 

  " Sorry my Lord it's not a command it's just that the council request  your presence in the court room "

  " Why do they want to see me?  Are they plotting to dethrone me again "

  " I Don't know much about that your majesty "

  " Tell them I will be with them shortly "

  " As you wish My Lord " 

   He walked out of my chamber, I stood there staring at his disappearing figure ,I quickly grabbed my coat and walked out of My chamber I decided to take the hallway today ,just then I noticed a slim figure staring at one of my favorite vase ,At first she was shocked by my presence by I noticed from our little conversation she didn't address me as My king , Your majesty or whatever .

  I was a bit surprised but decided to play along .

  " Stop staring at me "

  " Oh No Am sorry for staring at you please excuse me I would like to take My leave "

  " She turned to leave but I held her hand "

  " Where are you running off too "

  " Am sorry Mr  but I have to attend to My chores "

  " Interesting ,You work here "

  " No actually my mother do work here Am just here with my sister to help her out "

  " Good so for how long would you be staying here "

  " Actually we are here to serve at the king's wedding announcement "

  " Really ,so tell me have you seen the king before "

  " Nope I haven't and Am not interested in seeing him "

  " Oops that hurts ,She's really not interested in seeing me ,how possible is that, ladies will kill themself just spend a night with me so what is she talking about ,I kept wondering Myself .

  " So tell me why don't you want to see him "

  " Nothing much it's just that am not a fan of the king and I will never be "

  " Don't you think that's harsh "

  " I Don't think so ,can I let you in on a little secret "

  " Go ahead "

  " Please promise you wouldn't tell the king "

  " Why would I ,But before you say anything promise to be my friend "

  " Well listen Mr .."

  " Ben you can call me Benjamin but my friends call me Ben "

  " Okay I really don't know you so I don't think it will be okay for us to be friends And besides I think I have been talking way too much for my liking , Please can I go now I really don't want Lady Theresa to find me here discussing with a stranger it wouldn't be good "

  " Oh come on don't worry about her she wouldn't say or do anything to you "

  " Why did you say so "

  " It's because you are safe with me "

  " Tell me sir Benjamin do you work here "

  " Nope I came to see my friend "

  " Your friend that's weird ,a commoners walking freely in the castle ,I guess you must be an important people "

  " No let's just say am a friend to the king right hand man "

  " Oh I see "

   I was still talking to her when Samuel walked up to us .

  " My Lor....."

    I Quickly signalled him to shut his mouth or his head will be separated from his neck if he dares say anything stupid ,he was confused at first so I quickly played along .

  "Samuel thank God you are here I almost lost my way "

  I walked up to him and tapped his shoulder then whispered into his ear .

  " Play along or your are dead "

  He Quickly let out a smile ,

 " Yes actually I was coming to look for you ,You see the king has a meeting in the court room so we can go check out those thing now that am free " 

 " Yes sure "

  I turned to look at the beautiful , innocent girl standing in front of me one last time before walking out of the hallway with Samuel .

  " Your majesty what was that for "

  " am under no obligation to answer to you  "

  " No offense my king but .."

  " Don't ever ask me stupid questions again , Secondly you did a great job by helping me out there "

  I was about to open the door when I remembered something .

  " Samuel "

  " Yes your majesty "

  " I want to know everything about that girl you saw me talking with is that clear "

  " Yes your majesty "

  I opened the door and walked into the court room immediately I entered the noise in the court room died down , 

  " Long live the king "

  " Long live the king !!!"

   I walked up to my throne and sat down , waiting for them to state the reason for this urgent meeting.

  " Your majesty congratulations on your engagement "

   Immediately I heard those words my head almost lite up in flames .

  " What the heck "

  I turned to the order side of the room and I saw my mother and Benita sitting down together smiling boldly, I murmured within my breathe .

  " Bitches "

    " Congratulations your majesty once again you have made us proud "

  " Thank you ,but I think you all should have waited for me to make the announcement my self "

  Immediately I said those words the room became silent just then my mother decided to speak .

  " Your majesty if you will permit me to speak "

  " I don't think women are allowed to speak in the council of elders so am sorry mother you can't say a word.

  I turned the men sitting in the court room .

  " If this is the reason for this meeting then I would like to take my leave because I have important matters to attend too '

  I stood up and walked out of the court room but in my heart I was so mad that I felt like killing those two bitches Myself , Immediately my mind went back to the lady I met at the hallway so I passed through that  same direction thinking I will see her again.