Chapter 78

"Joseph." Danzel spoke out. "I want you to have the guards bring in all the nobles

and peasants to the gathering area for the news that will soon fall upon their ears."

Joseph nodded. He made a small bow before walking out of the room. He sat back

down on the chair and glanced at the Queen's throne and smiled.

Danzel walked out onto the balcony were his wife met him and walked up beside

him. He stopped at the edge and peered down at all of his subjects. Jaysa stood only

inches behind him. There were cheering from the nobles, but the peasants stayed quiet.

He now understood what the peasants really thought about the King. He waived his

hands in the air and the cheering began to die down. When the crowd was completely

quiet, Danzel began to speak.

"My people," Danzel started. "I have come out to let you know of a law that had

been passed by the previous kind. It was a law that my father would have never allowed

to be passed no matter what someone told him. So I will tell all of you that that law will

be removed." He took a breath. "The law that states, "Peasants will become workers for

the Kingdom." This had come to my attention that the peasants were not just helping out

with the Kingdom, but made them slaves. So I, your King, will change the law so all of

our people would be able to work as they used to in the past. Open up your shops.

Have the markets jumping with excitement? I want several people buying and selling

inside these castle walls again." Danzel lifted up his hand. Joseph came over to Danzel

with a document and stood next to his King. He opened the document and began to

read out loud.

"By the King and God. The law for peasants to help with the Kingdom's money

problem will now be stopped. With the King's signature. This will allow the King to pass

the law that also states that slavery will not be tolerated in this Kingdom. If anyone is

found using slaves, then there would be a punishment that can lead to death by

hanging." As Joseph read the document. Another priest opened another brightly colored

document and showed it to the people. None were not able to read the print, but knew

what the King was signing. Once Danzel signed the document, he looked at his people

and spoke.

"This law takes place effect now." He closed his mouth waiting for a respond. It

was completely quiet for a moment. Danzel was starting to think something went wrong.

He opened his mouth to say something when his voice was drowned in the sea of

cheers. He looked down and saw many peasants hollering and hooting up at the King.

Smiles were on their faces. Many began to hug each other. Some ever did some

dances. Danzel looked over at Jaysa who smiled back. Tears were filling her eyes from

happiness. Her people were no longer slaves. Her husband actually listened to her.

A few days later, the villagers began to open the shop again. Children ran across

the once deserted walkways playing games that only children would play. Jaysa

couldn't help but smile as she made her way down the now overjoyed town again.

Some of the kids were not looking where they were going and ran into Jaysa.

"What do you children think you are doing?" An older woman spoke. She looked

too old to be their mother. She looked more like a nanny. "I'm sorry ma-am." She spoke

and then her jaw dropped. "Your Majesty." The lady dropped to her knees. Those two

words were heard by others around and spread around like wildfire. Soon everyone

was kneeling down on their knees. Jaysa couldn't believe that everyone just did that.

She was shocked by the sudden action that just took place.

"Please stand." Jaysa spoke. "When I'm around, if you would like, you can make

a brief bow. But please get off of your knees." Jaysa spoke in a gentle but confused and

embarrassed voice. "I'm here to make sure that everyone is happy with the new

situations." She spoke out.

"Very." She heard a man standing up by a fish stable. Jaysa made her way over

to the man. The man looked like he could croak any minute. The way he moved around

was scaring her. He was bent over holding a cane that shook in his wrinkled thin

fingers. "I was scared, my lady," he spoke as he bowed his head and raised it up again.

"I was scared that I would've died doing that type of work." Jaysa smiled. She looked

around and noticed that everyone enjoyed their new lives.

"Mother." She prayed silently. "I made the first change. Now it could only get

better."

Jaysa made her way through the market eating different foods that the palace did

not serve saying it was peasant's food. She even found some beautiful fabrics that she

would love to make into a dress. Because she was so poor, she was able to use skills

that many do not use. Having to resew clothes over and over again helped her with the

skill. She started to experimenting with different fabrics that she had to make several

types of outfits. Many were dresses with patterns on them.