After Janielle exchanged pleasantries with the Berliners, she then talked about her main reason for visiting, "I've heard so much about Jesus from you and about His amazing love and grace and I'd like to be His follower. I want to become a Christian. I wanted to ask if there is anything I could do for this to happen".
Sienna and Joe were happy beyond expectations. it wasn't everyday that someone came up to them with this request especially considering the hatred the kingdom had for Christians.
"You just have to accept Him by praying. Now repeat after me", Joe started happily and said, "Lord Jesus, I acknowledge your wonderful sacrifice and love for humanity. I accept you as my Lord and Savior and I ask for your grace to carry on. Amen".
Janielle said all those words and then felt immense joy and peace within her. she couldn't explain this feeling but she was happy that she finally became a Christian. she had been thinking of this for some nights now and she wondered what her mother would think about it and what the king would say.
She pursed her lips like she was thinking of what to say and then said, "There are other things I'd like to discuss with you".
"Please go ahead my dear", Sienna said.
"My mother is suddenly occupied with the idea of sending me out of the castle by getting me married and it's becoming strange. I don't know what to do", she said and with the way she spoke, Pastor Joe saw that it was really a burden in her heart, "I know something's wrong but she won't tell me. I just hope it's nothing serious".
"Don't you want to get married and you don't plan on leaving the castle", he asked.
"I want to get married but not this way. Jonas brought up the marriage but she's not even waiting for him to push forward with his marriage proposal", Janielle replied.
"Don't worry, just pray about it and God will settle it. We shall be praying for you and if you encounter any difficulty, just know that we are always here for you and the most faithful friend, you'll ever have is Jesus", Sienna said.
After the finished discussing, Pastor Joe prayed for her and then she went back to the castle not knowing the people following her in the shadows.
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"So she went to that idiot's house. Do you think she's beginning to join them to start their madness of Christianity again?", Tyler asked Thomas after he reported about Janielle's whereabouts. They were alone in the courtroom so they could talk comfortably and audibly with each other. He was seated on his throne with a serious expression on his face.
"I think so milord. And about the marriage, I don't think she's the one pushing forward with the marriage. If she was the one, she would have at least tried to visit Mr. Grayson. And considering the fact that her mother gave the castle mail man the letter, it is safe to assume that it is her mother imposing the idea on her", Thomas said with his expressionless face.
"Just inform the servants about the events that are going to happen on my birthday. By now, they should have got everything needed for the birthday so nobody should leave the castle from this evening. And yes, the kitchen staff can wear whatever they like for my birthday", Tyler said with a smirk.
"Milord, is there a special reason for that?", Thomas scoffed.
"Don't question me, just do as I say", Tyler replied clearly showing disinterest in Thomas scoffing, "and report to me any unusual movement. Watch Lady Florence closely"
Thomas bowed and left.
Tyler was now left alone in the courtroom.
While he was thinking, Janielle barged in, "Your highness", she greeted and bowed, "please marry me".
Tyler scrunched his eyebrows in surprise. Did she know what she was doing? Was she drunk? Did she know the consequences of entering the courtroom without permission?
He smirked and stood up from this throne and walked a few steps forward, pretending he did hear, he asked, "What did you say?"
"I do not want to get married to the Grayson family and you are my only hope my king", she said.
Then a servant knocked, interrupting his thoughts on Janielle asking him out.
"Enter", he ordered.
The servant entered with her head bowed while pretending to not have seen Janielle inside, "Your highness, Lady Florence wishes to see you", the servant said.
"Let her in", he said lazily.
Janielle inhaled deeply and bowed her head while awaiting Lady Florence arrival. She suddenly began to think of what she did. What made her say it? She was already shaking at the thought of what the king would do, she was grateful that Lady Florence was entering now.
Meanwhile, Tyler was wondering what Lady Florence had to say. He already knew about her newest and strange friendship with Queen Latifah.
Lady Florence entered angrily and hastily, "I don't know what has entered into the heads of your palace guards.
"Calm down Florence", he called out her name disrespectfully and slowly, "I hope you do know you're referring to my soldiers".
Lady Florence face turned red with embarrassment. How dare he talk to her like that? But then she felt there was no need to worry as his days as a king was already numbered. "Well, I wanted to visit the mosque in one of the Northern kingdoms", she lied, "and the castle guards stopped me from leaving the castle", she said.
"A mosque?", he asked with an unnerving smile, "When did you become a Muslim?", he asked.
She gulped and cleared her throat uneasily, "In one of my journeys to the North, I encountered Allah", she said and then quickly replaced the expression on her face with a smile on her face as she looked up slightly with a look of admiration on her face for the upward invisible Allah.
Tyler smiled, he knew this was going to be an interesting one, "If you leave the castle now, you wouldn't be let in until after my birthday".
Suddenly the smile on her face disappeared and was replaced with shock and a frown," Why would you say that? I'm so glad Allah kept you thus far, I'd like to show my appreciation!"
Janielle scoffed internally, she could already tell Lady Florence was up to no good and she liked how Tyler was taking care of her. She would have loved to see the express on Lady Florence face right now but she didn't dare raise her head.
"I'll get a mosque in the castle, don't worry about leaving the castle and lest I forget, no letter enters or leaves this castle without going through me", he said and smiled when he saw her face pale.
'How will I even be able to tell her not to write to me?', she asked in her mind.
"O... ok your highness. But please let me go just this once", she pleaded, trying her luck.
" Don't make me repeat myself", Tyler replied, "now leave".
Lady Florence forced a smile on her face and left but not before eyeing the girl who was in the courtroom with Tyler in a maid's outfit. she wondered if the girl was a maid. She left angrily. Things were becoming hard for her. She had to tell Queen Latifah of the latest order else they would be caught and she knew how Tyler could be. He was powerful enough to conquer Queen Latifah's kingdom so she needed someone more powerful by her side but who could she run to now that the king has decided to cage her in the castle.