Here comes at the palace of Ewere kingdom everybody the maids were busy with one thing or the other, some guards were guarding the surrounding while some are guarding king Kenneth in his palace.
He calls his Chief guards to go and call the princess for him, reaching at the princess hut, she was no where to be found , he returns to the King.
"Your highness My princess is not in her hut said the chief guards.
King Kenneth was wondering Where could she be go and check her maids whether they go out together with her. The chief guards left the king's presence start heading to the maid's hut, there he finds Mar the chief maids.
"Mar your highness request your presence at the palace said the chief guards.
"Hearing that Mar started shifting cause she knows the outcome of what will happen without being followed the princess, also she don't know the way about the princess. She hurry to the palace.
"With fear inside her. Your highness you requested my presence.'
King Kenneth sighting Mar became more angered. Where is the princess, what was the rules in this palace concerning the princess.
"Princess are not allowed to go out only her, she must be followed by her maids.Your highness i told my princess not to go out alone I even tried to stop her but she insisted of going out alone.
"With a loud anger voice" Shut up that your rotten mouth before I behead you, You have the gods to knee down here to tell me rubbish, you allowed the princess to go out alone. What is your duties as a chief maid to the princess. If you and your follow maids didn't bring the princess before night fall, you people will seen not to exit on this earth. He was roaring like a lion with anger all over his face when me and Cohen enters the palace.
"Good evening your highness Cohen said bowing his head down.'
Good evening my son with angry all over his face.
"My princess I have to be on my way now before darkness covered. As he was about leaving.'
King Kenneth called my son you just came in now with the princess and you are in the hurry to leave.
"My King I was going to the farm to fetch firewood for my mother before I saw princess I decided to bring her home.'
My son you are a good child, greet your father for me and also thank you for bringing the princess back home.
'Your highness may you live long he said by bowing his head down . My princess I have to go now'
OK Cohen you have to hurry, is getting late.
"Bye my princess take good care of yourself and remember you promise not to think or seen being sad. Cohen said.'
Bye Cohen he left the palace and start heading to the farm.
"My pride where are you coming back from and why do you left without your maids. This maids are assigned to be following you around, wherever you are going, you are not to be seen to be alone. You are the princess of this Ewere kingdom you are not an ordinary person in this kingdom you are my daughter, let that get into your head.'
But father am no more a child, am grown up now I know what is right or wrong. Can't I have my own privacy must I be followed around the kingdom with maids.
"My pride that's my rules in this palace and you must follow it, you are my only daughter, my pride and everything to me, if you are being lost or apprehend by my enemies. What will people say and my enemies will laughed at me, I king Kenneth can never allow that to happen when am still alive.'
Father all you are after what people will say or who will laugh at you, you are after pride, power and authority. have you ever thought of me for once. Father am hurt inside I have never being happy for once in my life.
"My pride what do you mean being hurt, Who is that person that dare to hurt my daughter, the Apple of my eyes let the person head be brought inside plate for me now.'
Father nobody hurt me, am hurt inside my heart, in my own father's house.
'My pride what do you mean you are hurt in your own father's house. The maids I assigned to you are they not doing their duties. They will have to be punished.
Father can you leave pride and power for once.
"My pride is not about what you said is about being protected to my own daughter, I can't tolerate anything make my own daughter tears or pains. Anyway what is bothering you my pride tell me, your father is alive . Me the great king Kenneth of Ewere kingdom nothing your father cannot solve or do for you. Tell me.'
Father I don't want to marry prince Max, I don't love him, allow me to marry who I love. I want to be happy for once since you want me to be happy.
"My pride there's nothing I can do in this matter, prince Max is your husband, no matter what, with time you will love him, I want you to be happy that's why I accepted their marriage proposal.
I was thinking how can a father be this greed of power, by selling his own daughters happiness for his own selfish desires. Father I have to go to my hut, I left his presence start heading to my hut.
"My princess welcome, Mar said bowing her head My princess don't be angry please don't go out without us next time, we would have being punished or killed if you didn't return today.
Please my princess my mother is an old widow am the only child if am being killed or anything happens,who knows her fate, she will die in heart break.'
I have pity in my heart for her, I turned to her. Mar nobody is killing you or your mother loosing you.I promise not to put you in danger, don't be scared Mar am here with you.
"Thank you my princess for your understanding. My princess your food is ready. Let me serve it for you.'
Mar not now I will call you when am ready to eat for now, I don't have appendix for food . You can go I will call you when I need you.
"But my princess you have not eaten anything since today. she fogged her hands at her back and her head being down.'
Mar I said I will call you, you can go now,she left I entered my hut with a bad mood. That was when I remember what I told Cohen that I will always be happy no matter the situation I find myself into.