👑MARRIED TO THE PRINCE👑👻
Episode 1
Written by Adelaide Clara Asamoah.
It was in the deepest parts of the mountains that Ujani kingdom was created many years ago and the throne reigned from father to son. In ever family that the throne landed on. Bit king Shaker was viewed to be the first king that ruled for years with his wife,Meerah and does not have a son yet. The chiefs and priests of Ujani came and go and roamed in the palace for many years,looking for a solution to this problem but they came to only one conclusion.
Is for the king to follow the customs and tradition to marry a second wife. It was allowed in their rights and customs to get married as many times as they wanted and of came to pass that the king got married again. To Dorah. And she was welcomed in royalty into the royal palace. From the east to the west and south to north,it was the Ujani kingdom that had the largest gold lands and mineral resorts, making the neighbouring kingdoms wanting to get their own princes and princesses married there.
And the kingdom of Ujani never deported from their customs and tradition in any at. One custom were one must bow and touch the elderly feet when they met them,when a woman's hair was to be shaved whether their husband died and were taken deep into the mountains to serve the priest for the rest if their lives. When a woman got married and enters her In-laws house to be under their control forever. And it went on and forth as the king got married to his second wife,Dorah. ...the beautiful damsel. She was indeed beautiful, but no one's beauty was compared to queen Meerah. She was the morning sun that brightened up the day of Ujani, and the moonlight who showed them the way at night.
(King Shaker's Chamber)
That was the King's room,and that means,the best room of all. The walls were painted in brown and filled with weapons like arrows and bows,tie and stones,swords and other stuff. The biggest curtain covered every window and the largest bed in the entire kingdom, crafted by the hands of his great grandfather. Chandaderah, the greatest warrior Ujani ever had.
He sat in comfort, as he comforted his first wife,and the love of his life.
'' Is it going to be easy your highness? Because Queen Dorah is pregnant now. And people have started scorning me,that means that...you will soon be scorning me as..... ''. Queen Meerah says in anguish.
'' No! Don't say this Queen Meerah. I,king Shakerderah, will never scorn you my queen. It is just a matter of time when you with also become a mother. But you already know that,I had no other choice,than to marry someone else ''.
'' Make one promise to me your highness ''. Queen Meerah asked in anxiety. '' Please, make a promise to me ''.
'' You know I will do anything to make sure you are happy my dear queen ''.
'' No matter what happened, that only if I also become pregnant one day,that you will make my son the crowned Prince, and the successor of Ujani. The only one ''.
'' I... ''
One of the servants arrived quickly and distracted them.
She bows down and puts her hands together as a sign of respect.
'' How dare you?! How dare you not summon your arrival maid?! ''. The king shouted.
'' Pardon me your Majesty. But it is full moon. And it is time for Queen Meerah to perform her purification rituals now ''.
'' Yes your Highness, I am already late. I almost forgot ''. She said and puts her hands together. '' I shall take my leave now tour Majesty ''.
'' Of course Queen Meerah. We shall talk later ''.
Queen Meerah left with Savitri the maid.
(Queen Dorah's chamber).
The weather was very cold. Her widows were opened and she was looking outside the palace, and into the sky. She placed her eyes on the clouds and thunder blasted once,twice, and stopped. And it started raining. She didn't like the sound of rain because to her,it only rained when something good was about to happened.
She stood at her window and the entire kingdom was dark,since it was deep in the night. She held her stomach which was now big and shiny. Her bare stomach. She wore a traditional royal cloth on her breast and a long golden skirt...and her stomach was showing beautifully. She had only few months ahead before she gave birth to the heir of Ujani.
At least, that's what she thought. She opened a pot close to her and placed her hand inside, her hand came out and a tiny green cobra had wrapped itself on her hand. She brought the cobra close to her face and looked straight into the cobra's eyes.
'' Come what may...it is my son,only my sin...will become the king of Ujani after his father,and I don't care what I have to do to make that happened! He will become the crowned Prince ''.
A guard entered and bowed with his hands put together.
'' Your highness ''.
'' What is it?! ''.
'' The maid's leader request herself at your presence ''.
'' Let her in ''.
The guard leaves and quickly, Savitri enters the chambers and close the grand door behind her. She gets closer to the queen and bows her head and greets. Queen Dorah puts back the cobra in the pot and closed it.
'' I hope there is no problem tonight Savitri ''.
'' No your Highness. I did exactly as you had ordered and spied on the king and Queen Meerah ''
'' And what were they talking about? ''.
'' I stood behind the King's chamber when there was no guard standing there. And I heard queen Meerah, trying to force the King to promise her that...no matter what happened, it is her on that would become the crowned Prince. If only she gives birth ''.
'' What?! ''.
'' And you already know that the King,never goes back on his words when he makes a promise ''.
'' Nooo! ''. She shouted and pushed a couples of jewelry down the floor from a table. '' So,did the king... ''.
'' No my queen. I was lucky enough to interrupt their conversation, before the king make any promise. It was already time for Queen Meerah's purification rituals, so I went to call her ''.
'' Haaa..good ''. Queen Dorah breaths easily. She walks to her large jewelry box and removed some golden coins and throws then at Savitri. '' You have done a great job. Now,I need you to arrange a meeting between me and the palace priest. Because if we make a simple mistake, Queen Meerah may get pregnant then,the King's attention may drift from me,and if that happens... I will loose everything! And won't be able to fulfill my father's dreams! ''.
'' Your father's dreams?! ''. Savitri asked in confusion.
'' Just go and also for now. I will call you here tomorrow to arrange a meeting between the priest and I ''
'' Yes your Highness ''. She said and took the golden coins on the floor and leaves.
'' Queen Meerah is fast enough to do this. But I..have something that will shatter her dreams forever ''.
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(Purification room for Queens).
Behind the palace, there was a nice built house which contained different kinds of flowers and a big pool of lime water. Where the queens had to enter to help clean every evil away from the palace. I was three different kinds of pools for all the three queens the king was supposed to marry. One would be his brain,the other his heart,and the other his soul.
Queen Meerah entered her pool and relaxed in it,while her two personal maidens poured bitter milk and bitter leaves on her body,whiles she prayers silently to the Ujani god. King Shaker's mother arrived with a mint oil which was always used to complete the purification rituals by using it to cleanse the Queen's body. The maids kept pouring the bitter milk and bitter leaves water on Queen Meerah's body as she prayed silently.
'' Maids! Exit now! ''. The queen mother order and they bowed down and quickly left as Queen Meerah opened her eyes on shock.
'' But mother! The rituals have no ended. How will my prayers be completed then? ''.
'' Yes...it has no ended my dear. Meerah, there must be something wrong somewhere. Maybe you haven't noticed yet. But I have. As the second eldest of the palace, I have come to realise that,from the day this rituals was organised by our forefathers, every Queen that bathed in their purification pool,had their prayers answered by the Ujani god. Except for you ''.
'' Mother I.... ''.
'' Don't be scared, it is I,who chose you for my son,the king. I am not blaming you at all. There must be something wrong somewhere. It is either there is an evil spirit behind you,or your purification pool has being mixed with something ''.
'' Mother,but who will want to mix something in y pool and do me harm? What have I done? ''.
'' Tomorrow is the streaming wishing day ''. The queen mother said and went closer to Queen Meerah. '' Meerah my child,I don't want anyone to hear this. Walls gave ears. I want you to go to the stream of wines and wish for the god of Ujani to give you a child. And tour prayers shall be answered ''.
'' But mother! ''. Queen Meerah is astonished. '' Queens are forbidden to go to that stream from ancient days ''.
'' I know. The queen is said to be a goddess, and the light to the kingdom,and the way to the stream is filt and dirt, so we are forbidden. But I promise you that,you will become a mother,after just one visit to the stream. If you don't go there Meerah, Dorah will give birth to a son,and I promise you that she will convince the king to make him the crowned Prince! Is that what you want? ''.
'' No no ''.
'' So then? Will you go or not? ''.
'' How will I go mother,if anyone recognises me,I am doomed ''.
'' Come with me ''.
She gets out of the purification pool and goes with the queen mother.
(Queen Dorah's chamber).
She sits on her bed and quickly looks under her pillow and removed a little bottle from under the pillow and looks at it and thunder strikes.
'' As long as,I pour this into your purification water as father orders me,your prayers shall never be answered... and you shall never get pregnant. And that will only mean,only I will give an heir to Ujani, to get revenge for what Ujani did to my family! ''. She laughs as more thunder strike....