Chapter Sixteen

The excitement in the village knows no bounds, it was the harvest festival and coupled with the arrival of the Chief's nephew, the village was bubbling. The festive atmosphere had everyone giddy and Farida wasn't exempted from that giddiness.

She moved hurriedly to where Uti was cleaning the wooden bowls to be used with other servants. 'I heard that the elders are back from the shrine and the Chief is already addressing the crowd,'she whispered in his ears.Though she has been in the kitchen working with other servants, she wished not to miss any of the games, dancing and singing that came with the festivity.

'Can you be patient for a little while Farida? they haven't start dishing the food and I advise you go back to your station before anyone notice we're up to no good.' he whispered back, eyeing the servant boy close to him.