CHAPTER 3
By the time Anyanwu got home it’s a bit late, still her father is having a meeting with the elders so the princess retired to her chamber and slept off, only seeing Odum in her dream.
When morning comes she wakes up only to see her father having another meeting , so she has to wait until the meeting is over.
The princess had more time thinking about Odum. The meeting lasted more than she expected but she still not worried she is happy for Odum’s memory is keeping her company.
The King is very busy running the affairs of the kingdom, but he’s not complaining , for when he accepted Kingship he also accepted the responsibilities.
The meeting with the elders finished by mid-day and Anyanwu gave him some time to rest before approaching him with the sword. The King is seated at the throne and Anyanwu presented the sword to him. As he drew the sword out of it’s sheath he was pleased with what he saw “this is the best sword I have come across in all my life, the blacksmith did a fine job”. He said.
“A splendid job if I may add”, she said, as she remembers Odum and how handsome he is, a smile came across her face.
After the King have looked at the sword closely enough “he won’t be a disappointed after all” he added. “I vote yes”, she said believing it to be true because she saw how devoted Odum is to his work.
The Queen Ugomma enters, she is a real icon of beauty during her days as a young maiden she was the aim of every young man to be her husband, the king got lucky not because of him being the prince or the authority he have, but because it was meant to be.
“Good day my king” she greeted and sat beside the king “so what am I missing” she asked looking at the princess.
“Good day mother” the princess greeted her and she nodded in response. “You’re not missing much, it’s just the sword that I brought back from the blacksmith happens to be the best ever” being amazed she king asked “even better than Uzala’s?” starring at the king.
“Yes much better,” he answered, take a look, he represented it to her. She takes it “wow this is totally amazing, with no doubt it’s the finest sword in all of Odudu kingdom” the queen said. By the look on their face Anyanwu knew that they were both impressed.
“I need someone to fetch me the blacksmith at once” the King ordered his guard to call Ikoro, the town crier and also the King’s messenger, “I can fetch him father” said the princess for she finds it as an opportunity to look upon the face of the man her heart desires.
Looking at the princess the King notices that his daughter is feeling somewhat strange but happy “No my dear I have something to discuss with you, let Ikoro do his job” Ikoro came in and took his order from the King and rushed off to bring Odum.
“I am listening” Anyanwu said to draw her father’s attention “Hmm, my dear daughter, you have met the blacksmith, what do you think of him? He asked the princess.
She looked at her father and mother, then looked outside, even though she has only met Odum for a short period but this was not too hard a question to answer, for it felt like she have known him for a lifetime. After a brief moment of silence she said “He is a man with the heart of a god, there is more to him than meet the eyes, when he sets out to achieve his goal, he must achieve it, even if he has to work his feet and hand bloody he must achieve it” all this she said starring at the space with a smile on her face.
The King looks at his queen and they both smiled to each other knowing that this is a start of something new “So little time you have spent with him, so much you know about him” the King said to the princess.
In amazement “Oh…she clears her throat, am sorry if I have said anything wrong.”
“No, no not at all my dear, just the thing I wanted to hear about him, now go and get me water to drink”, her father requested of her and she leaves to get it.
“I think the boy have gotten into her”, he said to the queen “I pray so for her own sake, she has rejected many suitors, I just hope they feel the same way for each other” said the queen.
The princess entered with a cup of water handed over to the King he drank with joy, he took a deep breath after drinking and exhaled “I have to rest now, inform me when the blacksmith gets here” the King said heading to his chamber “yes my lord” the Queen answered standing as the King left, she seats down and turned to the princess and they both started discussing about the cloth to wear at the party of Agu’s victory.
Not quite long Odum came into the palace. He saw the queen with the princess sitting together, on seeing how beautiful the queen is he then knew where the princess beauty came from, he bowed and greeted them both, the Queen responded, and ordered the palace guard to call the King.
Odum was standing very nervous and anxious of what the King will say he became more uncomfortable as he noticed the princess eyes all over him.
As the King entered everybody bowed and greeted him, he responded on his throne facing Odum. “So it’s you that made such a marvelous job”. “Yes my King” Odum said with happiness that the King loved his work.
“Well congrats you did well, when the warrior returns take their broken and blunt sword, repair them”
"It will be my honor to serve the King” Odum bowed as he said it.
“You may go now”
“thank you your majesty” Odum bowed walked three steps backward turned and left.
“Where is the princess?” asked the King. As the Queen turned right to see her, she notice she is gone, she looked back at the King “she’s gone”. “Oh children of nowadays she left without a word or sound,” the King said and giggles.
Outside the palace compound, stood the princess waiting for Odum to come outside as Odum saw her shining so bright like a morning star, with a steady smile on her face that made Odum’s kneel numb and hearts beats faster as the princess gets closer.
“Imagine the brightness of this star that can be seen shining so bright in the day" Odum thought to himself.
“My lord it’s me again the princess, if I didn’t know better I’d say you were nervous back there,” she said to Odum with a wink, Odum giggles and looked down at his two feet. “I was just surprised" Odum raises his head again.
“You were nervous at first but was surprised by the kings word, I saw it" She said
"how did you see it?"Odum asked the princess, expecting some answer “Hmm, the eye is truly the window to the heart” she pointed at Odum’s heart “and I saw how you felt in your heart through your eyes” answered the princess.
Odum was surprise at how the princess could see right through him “So are you my lady, you’re just as transparent as me" The Princess and Odum were having a good time and been happy with just a conversation with each other “if am transparent then what do you see?” she asked.
Odum came closer that the distance between the both is shorter than a foot. “You’re a princess whose smile can melt a stone heart, stop a war at an instance, whom you can’t afford to wrong, cause you can’t live with the guilt especially when you look into her eyes, the princess whose beauty is no match for any human being".
The princess was surprised “so much we know about each other, can we be friends” she wanted much more than friendship, but she think its too early for that
Odum smiled “not even a mad man can refuse you that offer”, he looked at the sky “my lady the sun is no longer in the sky, gently the day chameleons into night, I think I should be on my way home.
“Yes sure goodbye my lord," from the tone of the princess you will know she never wanted this conversation to end.
“Goodbye my lady” he leaves, the princess went back to the palace hundred times happier than a man in pursuit of power and have just been made King of the whole world.
By the time Anyanwu got home it’s a bit late, still her father is having a meeting with the elders so the princess retired to her chamber and slept off, only seeing Odum in her dream.
When morning comes she wakes up only to see her father having another meeting , so she has to wait until the meeting is over.
The princess had more time thinking about Odum. The meeting lasted more than she expected but she still not worried she is happy for Odum’s memory is keeping her company.
The King is very busy running the affairs of the kingdom, but he’s not complaining , for when he accepted Kingship he also accepted the responsibilities.
The meeting with the elders finished by mid-day and Anyanwu gave him some time to rest before approaching him with the sword. The King is seated at the throne and Anyanwu presented the sword to him. As he drew the sword out of it’s sheath he was pleased with what he saw “this is the best sword I have come across in all my life, the blacksmith did a fine job”. He said.
“A splendid job if I may add”, she said, as she remembers Odum and how handsome he is, a smile came across her face.
After the King have looked at the sword closely enough “he won’t be a disappointed after all” he added. “I vote yes”, she said believing it to be true because she saw how devoted Odum is to his work.
The Queen Ugomma enters, she is a real icon of beauty during her days as a young maiden she was the aim of every young man to be her husband, the king got lucky not because of him being the prince or the authority he have, but because it was meant to be.
“Good day my king” she greeted and sat beside the king “so what am I missing” she asked looking at the princess.
“Good day mother” the princess greeted her and she nodded in response. “You’re not missing much, it’s just the sword that I brought back from the blacksmith happens to be the best ever” being amazed she king asked “even better than Uzala’s?” starring at the king.
“Yes much better,” he answered, take a look, he represented it to her. She takes it “wow this is totally amazing, with no doubt it’s the finest sword in all of Odudu kingdom” the queen said. By the look on their face Anyanwu knew that they were both impressed.
“I need someone to fetch me the blacksmith at once” the King ordered his guard to call Ikoro, the town crier and also the King’s messenger, “I can fetch him father” said the princess for she finds it as an opportunity to look upon the face of the man her heart desires.
Looking at the princess the King notices that his daughter is feeling somewhat strange but happy “No my dear I have something to discuss with you, let Ikoro do his job” Ikoro came in and took his order from the King and rushed off to bring Odum.
“I am listening” Anyanwu said to draw her father’s attention “Hmm, my dear daughter, you have met the blacksmith, what do you think of him? He asked the princess.
She looked at her father and mother, then looked outside, even though she has only met Odum for a short period but this was not too hard a question to answer, for it felt like she have known him for a lifetime. After a brief moment of silence she said “He is a man with the heart of a god, there is more to him than meet the eyes, when he sets out to achieve his goal, he must achieve it, even if he has to work his feet and hand bloody he must achieve it” all this she said starring at the space with a smile on her face.
The King looks at his queen and they both smiled to each other knowing that this is a start of something new “So little time you have spent with him, so much you know about him” the King said to the princess.
In amazement “Oh…she clears her throat, am sorry if I have said anything wrong.”
“No, no not at all my dear, just the thing I wanted to hear about him, now go and get me water to drink”, her father requested of her and she leaves to get it.
“I think the boy have gotten into her”, he said to the queen “I pray so for her own sake, she has rejected many suitors, I just hope they feel the same way for each other” said the queen.
The princess entered with a cup of water handed over to the King he drank with joy, he took a deep breath after drinking and exhaled “I have to rest now, inform me when the blacksmith gets here” the King said heading to his chamber “yes my lord” the Queen answered standing as the King left, she seats down and turned to the princess and they both started discussing about the cloth to wear at the party of Agu’s victory.
Not quite long Odum came into the palace. He saw the queen with the princess sitting together, on seeing how beautiful the queen is he then knew where the princess beauty came from, he bowed and greeted them both, the Queen responded, and ordered the palace guard to call the King.
Odum was standing very nervous and anxious of what the King will say he became more uncomfortable as he noticed the princess eyes all over him.
As the King entered everybody bowed and greeted him, he responded on his throne facing Odum. “So it’s you that made such a marvelous job”. “Yes my King” Odum said with happiness that the King loved his work.
“Well congrats you did well, when the warrior returns take their broken and blunt sword, repair them”
"It will be my honor to serve the King” Odum bowed as he said it.
“You may go now”
“thank you your majesty” Odum bowed walked three steps backward turned and left.
“Where is the princess?” asked the King. As the Queen turned right to see her, she notice she is gone, she looked back at the King “she’s gone”. “Oh children of nowadays she left without a word or sound,” the King said and giggles.
Outside the palace compound, stood the princess waiting for Odum to come outside as Odum saw her shining so bright like a morning star, with a steady smile on her face that made Odum’s kneel numb and hearts beats faster as the princess gets closer.
“Imagine the brightness of this star that can be seen shining so bright in the day" Odum thought to himself.
“My lord it’s me again the princess, if I didn’t know better I’d say you were nervous back there,” she said to Odum with a wink, Odum giggles and looked down at his two feet. “I was just surprised" Odum raises his head again.
“You were nervous at first but was surprised by the kings word, I saw it" She said
"how did you see it?"Odum asked the princess, expecting some answer “Hmm, the eye is truly the window to the heart” she pointed at Odum’s heart “and I saw how you felt in your heart through your eyes” answered the princess.
Odum was surprise at how the princess could see right through him “So are you my lady, you’re just as transparent as me" The Princess and Odum were having a good time and been happy with just a conversation with each other “if am transparent then what do you see?” she asked.
Odum came closer that the distance between the both is shorter than a foot. “You’re a princess whose smile can melt a stone heart, stop a war at an instance, whom you can’t afford to wrong, cause you can’t live with the guilt especially when you look into her eyes, the princess whose beauty is no match for any human being".
The princess was surprised “so much we know about each other, can we be friends” she wanted much more than friendship, but she think its too early for that
Odum smiled “not even a mad man can refuse you that offer”, he looked at the sky “my lady the sun is no longer in the sky, gently the day chameleons into night, I think I should be on my way home.
“Yes sure goodbye my lord," from the tone of the princess you will know she never wanted this conversation to end.
“Goodbye my lady” he leaves, the princess went back to the palace hundred times happier than a man in pursuit of power and have just been made King of the whole world.
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