Ma sighed and said "child, I have the same fears as you but I support your Pa on this.
You know we have no money and the farm products are yet to produce, we can't even afford a day meal.
Your Pa is going this length because of us, he has to take care of his family and ensure that you look so beautiful to be able to get a suitor.
Please child do not judge your Pa okay, just pray to the Moon God for prosperity and that he should give you a capable Kain so you won't lack anything ok".
"Okay ma, I understand" I said with a smile
"Good now hurry up to the square, it's time for your moon dance practice. Today is the first day and you shouldn't be late, now hurry".
I hurried out of the house and made my way to the square.
When I arrived the square there were so many people. It's like this moon festival will be so populated due to the attendance of the Demon King.
There maiden converse and laughed among themselves. I walked to the gathering when some maidens where talking about the attendance of the King
"Ohh my, I heard the King will attend this years moon festival. Ohh my goodness it feel so good to think that while dancing I will be watched by the mighty King of the five kingdoms though the rumors say his ugly and fat at least he has power and authority and he is great" one said
"I don't feel happy about his attendance, you know he goes around choosing maidens for his wife search and if one of us is chosen that's bye bye for she shall be taken away from her family and if she doesn't stand the king's strength or is not liked by him, she looses her life or becomes a concubine or a maid in the Palace of the five kingdoms at Goma". another said and all of them went quite.
Listening to them talk I got nervous and scared. I which I don't get choose by him
I hope he see's me as nothing cause I don't want to be a concubine or a maid and not to talk of dying.
Our king is said to be a beast when he goes intimate with women and the out come is most likely death and if you're strong enough you be too weak and will likely be in bed for weeks or if you stand his strength it's most likely that you did not give him the satisfaction he wants either ways you will end up a concubine or a maid.
Soon the practice started. A beautiful woman walk to the middle and all eyes were on her. When she stood in the middle she spoke so beautifully "maidens welcome to your moon dance training, I am Soke and I will be teaching you everything you need to know about the moon dance and the festival. Well as you all know this festival is for you to meet your Kain, and you first of all need to be extra in getting attention starting from the way you walk, talk, carry yourself and you should be more beautiful. The time estimated for the full moon which commence the festival is in a week so be extra in your preparation.
From the first day of the festival adorn yourselves with beautifully rappers and beats cause they will begin their search from then.
On the final day you are required to do the moon dance and the purpose of this dance is for your Kain to see how flexible you are Wich means so much to them.
Well the order of this dance is that you shall be paired in two. The men who began the festival on the first full moon shall form a big circle and will be watching and a little opening will be and the huge fire in the middle of the circle were you will dance round three times then you bow down your heads with your eyes shot while you pray that you get chosen by a good Kain. know I will teach you the dance steps but you can add your own steps ok" she said with a broad smile
We learn her moves beat by beat and at the time we finished it was almost night time. All the maidens hurried home.