The palace guards had handed over Mrs. Morgana Herdal to the Police authority who had secured the approval of the court to remand her in prison until her trial.
The news of Prince Richmond victory over the witch from Modore had spread across the whole city and beyond.
The committee of friends in conjunction with Fame Global International had agreed to honour the Prince in award ceremony. This is for his continuous display of bravery that usually turns to victory at every time there are security challenges in the city and palace.
Prince Richmond committee of friends who had decided to honour him are Justin, Amos, Paul, Vincent, Daniel, John, James, Charles and William. They are children of uncles, chiefs and business partners. Fame Global International is a company that specializes in identifying people of good character, bravery, industries who have carved a niche for themselves in their chosen fields and endeavors for honours and awards.
Though, Prince Richmond did not subscribe to public show of fame, his friends have however made it mandatory that he must attend the award ceremony they organized in his honour. So, he attended the ceremony in company of his wife.
The award ceremony was attended by the big names in the city and beyond. The chiefs, captain of industries, ministers of sectors of economy were among the many invitees.
The ceremony was a colourful event. The Prince and other several other dignitaries were decorated with awards for their selfless services to humanity.
The king was awarded the Grand Commander of Ralite City with a Platinum shield medal while the Prince was awarded the Grand Protector of Ralite city with a Golden shield medal.
His father award was handed over to the Prince since the king was not at the ceremony. Other dignitaries also badged different colourful awards for their various services towards the people of Ralite city.
A week after the award ceremony, Prince Richmond cousins Prince Paul, Prince Amos and Prince Vincent invited him for a nice time together by the sea shore. The beach is one spot Prince Richmond does like to visit.
He loves to sit beside the sea watching waves and the far end of the vast sea that meet with the light blue sky. He claims that fresh breezes from the sea coupled with sight of the beautiful nature around the sea usually relaxes his mental faculty and entire body system.
It was on Saturday. His cousins were already there when his convoy arrived. This has been there habit before they all got married. They haven't been going out often because of family and other responsibilities which have driven them apart.
They are back together and even on the very spot they love visiting for relaxation. They sat under a canopy near the shore line. Their guards were all around at some distance from where they sat.
It has been really a long time we converged like this at the beach, Prince Paul commended as they were served bottle of Chapman drinks. You are right, Paul. It's getting to two years we visited here together, Prince Vincent retorted.
I guess it's because of family life. We have been concentrating so much on individual family matters and thus neglect our social time together as friends, Prince Amos stated. But I think we need times like this to come together as in the past. I think we need the company of one another, Prince Paul emphasized.
That doesn't stop us bringing our spouse along sometimes, Prince Richmond suggested. Yeah! Richmond, you are very correct. We should try that sometimes, Prince Paul supported the idea.
The waitress brought fresh fish soup with cooked rice and served the Princes as they continue gisting. The aroma from the fresh fish soup makes the food served irresistible to the Princes to reject.
As they were eating and drinking Prince Amos raised a very crucial topic. Richmond, We need to come to the palace to celebrate your child naming ceremony soon or else we will marry another wife for you, Prince Vincent chuckled.
Vincent, we would not disappoint you. You and entire Ralite city will definitely celebrate with us, Prince Richmond responded with a smile.
That's a very expensive joke Vincent. What are you insinuating, Prince Paul asked. I really don't mean any harm or disrespect but I just want Richmond and Linda to give us the next heir. And I want them to do that pretty soon, Prince Vincent emphasized.
At the right time God will give them a son. Don't rush my Prince and his Princess, Prince Amos interjected. I think you are right Amos. It may be they are taken their time, Prince Paul stated.
Oh! Guys, is it because all of you have your babies a year after your wedding that why Vincent will not allow me and Linda rest? Don't worry Vincent! Ours is on the way. They all bursted into laughter.
I really do not mean any harm or to disrepect my Prince. But as the rightful heir to the throne of the city, I just wish you should reproduce the next heir for us as soon as possible, Prince Vincent explained.
Thanks Vincent and I appreciate your candid advice. We would do as you have advised. They all laughed again and continue in their merriment.
You can see why I said we shouldn't loose sight of our meetings like this. Are we not enjoying our time together? Prince Paul asked. We are, I must say, Prince Richmond concurred. Amos and Vincent also nodded in confirmation that such meeting should be encouraged.
They spent over four hours at the beach gisting over many topics before they departed to their various destination.
Prince Richmond got back to the palace about 5:00pm in the evening. Linda was already worried that she won't spend the Saturday with her darling when he finally returned to her.
I was really lonely today and I missed you, Linda said as Prince returned to his apartment. I missed you too. Next outing like this, we will have to go together. I have told my cousins.
You actually discussed that, Linda asked in surprise. Yes, we chatted on many issues and discussion on sitting out along with our spouses was also discussed. At this point, Linda was seated closer to Prince in the sitting room holding him.
You won't believe Vincent jokingly raised the issue of our heir. He said as the rightful heir to the throne, we should also produce the next heir.
He is not lying. We should heed to Vincent and do the needful, Linda stated. Are you saying we haven't been serious about that, Prince asked.
Yes, I think is high time we make that a priority. We haven't been serious about having kids, Linda stated. Can't you see that they all had their first child a year after their wedding?
I will suggest we work towards that from now on, Linda added. Then, when Amanda has finished her duty and left the apartment, we better resume at work, Prince chuckled. They laughed as they continue watching movies in the sitting room.
Monday morning, Prince Richmond have to skip the cabinet meeting to attend a business meeting in Gordon Corporation. He is one of the directors in Gordon Corporation.
Gordon Corporation is into production of solar cells. The company is already discussing diversification into automobile productions.
Today's meeting at the corporation was scheduled for directors to conclude on on-going discussion on how the assembly plant from overseas would be brought into Ralite city.
The scheduled meeting was promptly attended by concerned directors. Discussions on the equipments and documentation for the importation of the equipments were executed by concerned parties.
And the General Manager, Mr. William Hart was expected to follow through. He is expected to ensure importation, delivery at site and installation of all equipment at site when they arrived from oversea.
At the end of the business meeting, Mr. William Hart received the Prince in his office where he entertained him. He was back in the palace before the Royal cabinet meeting ended.
Mr. William Hart and his team in Gordon Corporation has contacted Frando Manufacture Corporation in China for the Automobile Assembly Plant Equipment.
All the necessary documentation for payment and for the importation had been executed. And the company has reliably confirmed that Gordon Corporation would have the equipment delivered in two months.
Linda has been restless since Prince told her that Prince Vincent had joked with their late child bearing. Every two days she will test herself for pregnancy.
It's over a month, no positive result yet. So, she's worried about her body system. To further worsen the presence situation, King called both Prince Richmond and Princess Linda to his residence for discussion.
And the subject of king discussion was centered on their late child bearing. The discussion pained both Prince and Linda as king had to give them a year deadline for them to produce a grand child for him.
When they returned to their apartment, they agreed to meet with a gynecologist. That was done the next day.
They visited Doctor Wilson George in City General Hospital where series of test were carried out on both of them. The results of their tests which came out some days later revealed they were both in good health conditions.
Doctor George however encouraged both of them not to panic. He assured them that Linda will conceive at the right time. The words of the doctor was a major relieve for the couple.
They had thought probably they were having complications in their reproductive system. But with the words of assurance from their doctor that they are healthy to reproduce, they were however hopeful that very soon Linda will be pregnant.
The cargo ship transporting Gordon Corporation Automobile Assembly Plant Equipment from China is already sailing down on the high sea towards Ralite City sea port.
The cargo ship was loaded with various load of containers designated for different routes.
Captain Mikel Rodger and his twenty five men crew and other officers were having a great time at sea until they were attacked by pirate group.
The pirates had been tipped that a passenger Mr. Harold Lance travelling in the ship is carrying a briefcase loaded with diamond and gold jewels.
The pirates had came after the cargo ship with five speed boats. They were about five person's in each boats with automatic guns and riffles.
On approaching the cargo ship, they started shooting as they drove their boats in circle round the ship. The armed guards on the ship also responded immediately shooting back at the pirates.
The gun fight was so severe that they over powered the guards on board. During the intense gun fight the pirates who had position themselves in strategic distance gun down the guards on board.
They later gain entrance into the cargo ship with ropes like ladder. The pirates who are harden criminals, had made up their mind that if they faced any resistance in getting the briefcase containing the jewels, they will capsize the cargo ship irrespective of it contents and enormous size.
Meanwhile, the captain and his crew members have no idea why the pirates single out their ship for attack. The captain was asked to stop the ship engine while they were carrying out their operation.
The leader of the gang asked the captain to produce Mr. Harold Lance, a passenger on the ship, but on checking the passengers' list it was discovered such name was not on the list.
He then asked the crew members and passengers to assemble in one place while his men search the rooms for the briefcase.
However, unfortunately for the pirates, Mr. Frank Lee, a Chinese American, black bent marshal artist, former marine was on board. He did not come out when the pirates invaded the ship but hide himself waiting for right time to attack.
So, as the pirates were searching for the briefcase containing jewels, two of those men enter into his room. As they were searching he came out from his hide out and skilfully disarmed them and beat them to comma.
He then tie them up with rope. As he quietly came out to the corridor, he noticed some men were still searching in the opposite room. When he opened the door gently to peep, he realized the men had kept their guns on the table in the room.
He sneaked into the room and fought the two guys to comma. He also tied them up so that if they awake they won't escape.
In the third room, he did not meet any body there. Probably, the members of the group he had beaten up were the ones to check the room. He thought.
As he came out into the corridor, he came face to face with one of the gangs' member coming out of the fourth room. As he raised his gun to shoot at him, he slided quickly to his feet then disarmed him. He tactically overpowered the guy with his marshal art skills.
He then dragged the unconscious man into the room and tie him up. Frank Lee in his solo combatant moves, he conquered all the member of the pirates group about twenty men on board and liberated the occupants of the cargo ship.
If Frank Lee had not been on board, the pirate gang might have capsized the ship in absence of Harold Lance and jewels briefcase. But Frank Lee rescued the occupants and the ship from the pirates.