Dragon King

Chapter 29

The king and the royal families chambers are located at the far end of the palace, the palace have only east and west gate, the north part of the palace is the royal chamber, with maximum security and only invited guest goes there, even the people working in the palace have limited access to the north part of the palace, the middle part of the palace is the throne/ court room, the king"s private office and other administrative buildings for the ministers, towards the south are several buildings mostly for the people working in the palace, four of such buildings are occupied by the physicians, the monks and its mini temple, the maids, the guards/ soldiers, the court ladies and the stewards and towards the east are the main gate, two rolls of building, each on both side of the road, a horse ranch and to the west are another gate, the banqueting hall, the royal garden including a fish pond; the palace from over view are separated in segment by little fence and small gate, directly behind the fence on the north part of the palace ( the royal chambers) is a small narrow, but deep river, which supply the palace all the water it need, to decorate the palace, fruit bearing trees like berries and flowers like blossom, (the king cherish it so much, and it is the only flower in his chamber) , inside the royal part of the palace, the king have his own mini field filled with blossom, one part of his chamber is void of life, a clear indication that its occupant, his beloved wife the queen is no more, prince Richard who decided to stay back in his parent chamber ( the previous king and queen) have his own field and some tree giving him shade while Fredrick chamber have in addition of its own fiend, a pond and a garden of which only him is the person that enters, other part of the palace have mini ponds and field like the building in the east part of the palace, bridges are used to connect one or more segment since the river run through the city and the pond are inter connected ( a chamber depending on the purpose is basically comprised of one parlour, one bed room or two and a bathroom, some like the king"s chamber located at the highest place in the palace have a balcony, a building contain five to six chamber base on the size while the royal chamber stand alone and have all the features

THAT IS ENOUGH FOR DESCRIPTION, BACK TO THE MAIN STORY

ON THE WAY TO FREDRICK CHAMBER

coming from the maids chamber, both pals have come to the junction where they will bare each other good night and part ways

""" I think you have to come live with me in my chamber, that way, the number of times, both of you will meet will be doubled, and beside we are nothing less than brother so living together won"t be a bad ideal"""" Fredrick spoke up after they stopped laughing

"""" thanks bro, whatever you say, I will do, just to be with her """" Aglovale replied without even thinking, as he followed Fredrick to his chamber


Silence took over the arena, as every man is drown in his thought, all of a sudden Fredrick burst out in laugher, bending down and holding his stomach, due to the pains he is receiving because of excess laugh, Aglovale who know not why he is laughing joined as they both walk to Fredrick chamber, everywhere quiet except from their laugh

""" you know what??""" Fredrick manage to say amidst laughter, Aglovale who couldn"t replied only shook his head """ come to think of it, madam Maggie have an eye for good things, wishing you choose her, she must have an interior motive , I will be calling you Maggie from today """" on completing his statement, he sprint out while Aglovale dash after him and both of them continue laughing hysterically as they continue running to their destination.

A new dawn in the palace in king"s city, the capital of kingdom of crimson valley everything seem perfect, as everybody is busy going about his daily business, Fredrick and Aglovale are still, Celina in her chamber is seem sitting on the window admiring the view as she reflect on the laughter she heard last night, somewhere deep down a part of her to belong and feel among, and the other part seek for vengeance against the murderer of her grandmother, the maids in pairs are gossiping last night event, some wish avina luck, while others envy her and the king and his brother are sitting out on the king"s balcony, discussing the issue on ground and how best to tackle it as they take their breakfast of Fry breads, Biscuits, and cakes with ginger tea sweetened with honey.

""""" I don"t know if the sane Fredrick is causing more trouble than the insane Fredrick """"" with mouthful of cake spoke, almost choking himself

Laughing due to the manner of which he address the issue and his a.s.sessment make his laugh the more""" truth be told, I expect more from that boy, because he have both of our attribute but he is not living up to his potentials...….. tell me what did he do now or is it because of the girl??"""""

""""" that is part of the problem he have caused so far...… he made border town his domain...... he now have a friend turn brother that is like time bomb capable of flooding the whole palace ...…he came back with a girl he wish to marry when he know bride selection is around the corner, the annoying thing is that, the girl sees me as a bad tyrant that care less about his people, if they eventually did get married, he will likely be caught in between father and wife...… now he have choose for himself a personal maid, who knows the next thing he will do that will go against the law and tradition of old, soon the minister will come seeking for answers and possibly want me to address the issue """" the confused king spit it all out in one breath

""""""" wow my nephew is causing more trouble than us during our youthful days, am impressed """ the surprise Richard said and burst out laughing

"""""" come on, Richie this is not a laughing matter, what do I do bro.........am less concern about the boy, for I believe jarrett will do a good job in refining him but other my head is blank ??""""""

"""""" first of all, there is nothing wrong in having a personal maid, you have a personal guard in person of sir jarrett the hawk eyes as he wish to be called """"" he stop and sip the remaining tea in his cup """""" so you should expect it when, he declare himself another personal servant like court lady or soldier...... the reason behind him choosing a maid is what you should be worried about.... Just hope it is a good one""""""

""""" ok then, what about the border tow"""" the king still not in any bit relieved asked

""""" truth be told, I got no answer for that yet, the reason why he did that can only be gotten from him, so I suggest we talk to him first about it before knowing what to......""""

"""" what will the ministers and custodian of law say???""""" cutting him short he throw in the question bothering him since

""""" that is your problem Ray, you worry too much what those bunch of old fools will say, and do each time you try to do something new...….. see those guys are so rigid that even a rock is flexible when compare with them, follow your heart dude and carry your brain along, in the sense that, do what you think is right and have a good reason for that"""""""""

""""" ok what, then do we do??"""""" breathing down, he seem to comprehend what his brother is trying to say

"""""" the thing is this""""" after being quiet for a while, to recollect his thought """"" we have to talk to him first to see things from his own angle, and maybe he will be the one to address the council when the need arise, who knows he might be able to make them see things the way he do......….. you know he have to build up his confidence, and letting him handle some issue like this will help him a lot"""""

""" ok then, what about his proposed girlfriend, what do you have to say???

""""" that is where all the problem lies, and we have to treat it with caution, because those two he came back with lies his sanity, you can attest to that yourself""""""""

"""""" and the girl, kind of hate me""""" what a complicated relationship we are about to find ourselves??

"""""" now Ray, that is your problem to fix , we will try my best to retain here as long as possible, probably for there two to figure out things for themselves, anything we are doing, we have to do it fast because time is not on our time, I received words yesterday that the envoy will be back today or tomorrow, and that means they will start bugging you about choosing bride for the prince and we all know the implication of this"""""

"""""""" yes bro, my birds also sang of the same tune and melody, time is really not on our side........who is out there""""" referring to the servant standing outside

Two steward and a maid and two guard came inside immediately they heard their master"s voice requesting for their presence

""""" go fetch me jarrett, tell him his presence is highly needed, and don"t come back here till you find him......….. and you go get me the girl, my son came back with from inner community , the rest of you all are dismiss""""""" the king baked out order to the two stewards , the guards when leaving, left with their comrades, while the maid not waiting for her own order went straight for the table and start cleaning it up

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