Prince Zea crave for unity.

The table was already, Via and Hala were seated waiting for Lila and her son.

"May you find peace with all men and be blessed by the almighty, great lion of Zomuda, my fearless father Zea saluted his father with colossus praise". Beautiful morning to you the husband of my youth and the brave lion of our great kingdom Lila added.

Hala couldn't contain his blushing face, but erupted in a bright and brilliant smile, "may you and the future king of Zomuda leave in good health always he replied to them with sound blessings". You both may have your seat, good morning beautiful stepmother, hope your night was good. Zea asked Via. She wasn't comfortable with the attention Hala gave to his son and Lila, but she was very mindful to hide her feelings from being condemned as an evil woman. Yes, my night was splendid, how about yours, she asked Zea in reply. Same here he replied.

"Stepmother, Zea called Via, yes my Prince, she responded. I haven't seen you with my mother tell stories for once, do you ladies have differences?" Everyone around the dining table could not give deaf ears to Zea's question. Via was buried in shock, her cold state gave room to all the words in her mouth to escape into the thin air.

There was an automatic connection of eye contact between them on the table. Hala, who has always been a bulldog, was muted by the smart question of his boy.

Nobody wants to talk to me huh, Zea asked.

"Mother, was there any cold war going on between you and my second mother?" Lila was short of words, not even Hala his father was bold enough to proffer a solution to his son's question.

Hmmm..... Is that my boy woke up from the wrong side of his bed? Hala was lost in thought, this is the real me I was longing for, now I have it, I think I should be fast in bringing this boy up in my ways so that together we could wrap other kingdoms to ourselves, he said.

"Father, why did you bury your head in the sand to my question, Zea asked his father?"

"Since you brought another mother to me in the Palace, my mother hasn't had open conversations with her, maybe behind me but it is not true, Hala was furious at his boy's question but it will be stupid of him to show his boy his other side".

"My…. My….. Mi…. He Starmer, you see Zea Lila intercepted, myself, your father and Via always have a good time together, it often takes place in the garden when you are in your chamber, no I am talking about you and Via, Zea said in a sober tune".

The atmosphere in the dining hall was cloudy, the chief chef, guards and maidens in the scenario were caught in amazement, whose authority Zea spoke? They grumbled with themselves Internally

All the guards and maidens could do was to roll their eyeballs from one angle to another, because they were irrelevant to the matter on ground.

Hala summoned the courage to address his son. "The lion can never birth a goat, never. I am not surprised by your questions fired at us here, indeed you are the son of his father". Whenever I look into your eyes, I see myself in you and I am confident that with you by my side we shall have a conglomerated kingdom found in authority.

There has not been any notice of cold War, because my two wives here happily interrelate, just that your eyes are yet to sort them when they are together but I believe soon you will see them huh? Hala said and chuckled".

"Soon you will see us together, my smart Prince Via said to Zea".

"Let's eat and make merry,'' Lila said and they all erupted into laughter. This is the environment I always wanted Zea added.

Hala left the dining table as it is their culture, the king must be the first person to exit the dining hall before any other person. Immediately he left, Via followed him Zea could not take his eyes off his father's wife, Zea, Lila called. Yes, mother, he answered, why are you looking at her like that? Mother, her character stinks, he said.

"Why did you say so, '' Lila asked Zea. Mother, I know you are not a bad person, but ever since she came into our midst, the Palace has been smelling trouble more than it was before", immediately the Palace guards winked at each other supporting what Zea said.

"You admonished me to relate right, '' Lila asked Zea. Yes, I do, then let love and peace reign because whatever action you display will affect me drastically, so be mindful of your words and actions, you are too young for what you are doing now".

Both of them left the dining hall for the maidens to clear the dishes. "I will see you later mother, Zea said, okay her mother replied, take care of yourself she added, oh yes I will just for you".

"My boy is becoming a man at a tender age, I must adjust my character never to wrong him, but I will never leave my life to please him, if not, I will be a failure in the nearest future Lila said to herself as she entered her chamber.

" Zia... Zia… Zia!!! Yes, your majesty, she hurried into the Queen's chamber, here I am my lord, she said. What took you so long to come, Lila asked?" I'm sorry your majesty, I was spreading clothes on the lines since we have sun today. You know it has been raining for some days now Zia said.

" You may be seated Lila said to Zia, thank you your majesty Zia said as she had her seat".

"I am flabbergasted by the words of Zea during the dining hour in the morning, his smartness and antecedent are questionable don't you think someone is coaching him on how to face me, Lila asked?" I am becoming sceptical on what to say and do in the Palace now because of Zea?