The queen mother was going crazy in that hut with Qhawekazi, she kept blaming Qhawekazi for being careless with the calabash then blames whoever is coming for being hidden from her that she could not get her. Both she and Qhawekazi were startled by a knock, they looked at each other, wondering who it could be because no one goes there as they think it’s an abandoned hut.The queen mother signalled with her head for Qhawekazi to open the door, she went and opened. There stood one of her enemies. “What are you doing here?” the queen mother asks already angered by her presence. “Oh well, I came to see if what I heard is true and judging by how grumpy you are it’s true.” Mocked the woman. “So, what if it’s true?” Qhawekazi asked and that just pushed the queen mother over the edge.“Qhawekazi!!” reprimanded the queen mother. “Well, if it’s true then we all know what that means right?” asked

The rumble outside got so loud scaring the people in the palace, the maidens ran to their quarters and the guards did not know what to do as they are told never to leave their posts for anything. But the poor guards were scared, they were human too and they did not know what was out there or if they will be able to defeat it if it comes to that.A noise was heard from outside, Ntsika, the king and the chief priest went out to investigate. When they got outside, they saw many people running to the palace like they were being chased by wild dogs. They were still stunned by this, when the first group got to the gate, they shouted ‘my king let us in, or we will all die.’The king was in a lost state that he did not know what to do or say to the people, upon seeing this the chief priest ordered the guards to open the gates and let the people in. the palace was very big as it was the primary palace for all the kingdoms that were around, so it was built in a way t

Tokelo was sick and tired of the hide and seek Lethabo was playing, what’s worse was that his sister keeps telling him to wait but today he told himself that no matter what she says she is going to find his queen. Thabiso was also frustrated about the situation with his queen and baby. He keeps saying that danger is coming and that it won’t be good.He says a lot will happen and that a lot of blood will spill. Mapula had been in the mystical land for a week now, since she can’t see a western doctor, she was told that she has to go to the mystical land once a month for a week. She was in her fourth month of pregnancy and can’t could not wait to meet her princess, Keabetswe, a name given to her by her grandfather.Tokelo was in his chamber preparing for the mission he planned on going to when his brother got in. “What are you doing?” asked Lebo seeing all that his brother was preparing. “Dressing up.” Answered Tokelo. &ldqu

Kwezi was inside the palace with the guards and the queen mother trying to stop the bleeding on Lebo’s wound. They could not even call the palace doctor as she was at the hospital for her rounds and they were afraid of putting her life in danger judging from the situation outside. The queen asked for more towels and water to clean they would and keep pressure on it.The guards brought the towels and water, Kwezi had his head on her lap as the queen mother was busy with Lebo, she kept brushing his head telling him that everything is going to be okay and she sniffed as she said all this. Outside the queen and others were fighting a losing battle, the spirits were overpowering them and were determined to leave the palace with what they came for.While Mapula, Thabiso and the chief priest were fighting to make sure that does not happen. Tokelo was bleeding all over from being beaten by things he could not see, he got so angry that the ghost in him woke up, but this t

The following day Ntsika and Zasembo were getting ready to go to the palace, Ntsika was a bit sad that his journey with Zasembo is coming to an end, so he wanted to confess his feeling for her, he had gotten to know her over the past months and has developed feelings for her. He also did not like the idea of leaving her behind as they have grown close.He even thought of how calm his beast had been around Zasembo but also wondered if it’s because he had to help her or was it because it was content with her. He thought of all the mistakes he made with Mapula and did not want to repeat them with Zasembo. So, he decided that if Zasembo felt the same way about him she will show it somehow.Because this time he was determined to keep his kingdom safe and do the right thing for once. Zasembo’s journey taught him a lot about people and now he didn’t want to put his own people in danger because of his own selfish reasons. While he was still deep in thoughts,