episode 2 the village square

The queen walked slowly towards the baby, her eyes focusing on the mark that the doctor was trying to hide, "how did this happen? I mean where did she come from?" The queen asked with curiosity , and doctor Tiger looked at her reaction.

Then ask , " do you know what it is?" The doctor asked comely.

But the queen shook her head indicating that she did not know, "can this mark be a tattoo or is it real?" The doctor asked.

" Don't ask too much Tiger, we need to protect this baby at all cost" she said, confusing the doctor.

"Didn't you say you don't know the mark?" Tiger asked suspiciously.

But the queen looked at him with a painful face and said, "my husband should never know! I think this baby can be killed if we talk too much!", she said and Tiger understood her.

The queen asked herself some question 'who is she?' ' could it be that she ...?'

The queen did not dare say too much even in her heart.

Doctor Tiger knew something but he was not sure, so he just promised himself to keep cool and find out more later.

Creasing the tattoo on her neck " how can we hide this" Doctor Tiger asked.

"Do something Tiger, anything " the queen asked with a concerned face.

Tiger looked around then at the queen " it's up to you my queen if you don't adopt the baby, maybe she can be safe" he said seriously.

Better be safe than sorry, if the baby is take by the queen, she will become a Princess and her identity will be known soon, so it's better to give the baby to Margate, or someone else. Tiger had a lot on his mind.

Marge

They were taking longer inside and my heart wanted to go and see the child, so I stood up and started pessing around as if waiting for a dear one in the sugary room.

'Can I go in?' She thought in her mind looking straight at the door of the room where the doctor, the Queen, and the baby were.

Without thinking twice Margaret invited herself in the room, she knocked at the door, she was worried about the baby.

The queen touched the baby's neck as if acting on instinct, but Margate had already entered and saw the Queen's reaction, looking at the Queen's hand she stood like a statue.

"Or it's just you" the queen said, retrieving her hand from the baby, the queen was always a worry free woman, but at that time she just acted two suspicious,Tiger raised his eyebrows a confident woman like the queen, acting like that they must be a problem.

"Save my baby, please run and don't look back until my baby is safe, those people may come back," Margaret remembered that woman, as she walked slowly.

"Does the baby have a problem?" Margaret asked, confused.

The queen looked at her and then she nodded her head "yes the baby has a problem" she said then observed her reaction.

There Margate panicked and held Tiger's hand "please save her?" She said her eyes showed many emotions. "Why? Who is she to you?" He asked.

Margaret was silent for a minute then looked at him "if nobody wants her I will keep her" she said with confidence.

"You need to do more than that, you need to protect the baby, because of this' ' he said, removing a crotch from the baby's neck.

"What is that mark my queen?" She asked curiously, Tiger twitched his mouth, this woman was talking to him why did she ask the question but...?

"The less you know about it the better" the queen said carrying a baby in her arms "promise me you will never show this mark to anyone, this must be the secret between Me Tiger and you Margaret, until this baby's Destiny is clear , I don't want her to die unless otherwise." the queen said, making it clear " just keep the girl protected until she is able to do so herself, I do not want to anger the gods." Said comely and Margaret understood.

The queen walked out of the room knowing that everyone had understood, she stood outside the room looking at the garden through the window, " am sure your baby is here for a reason my friend' she said under her breath 'but why now? Sorry that you died doon' She said looking at a particular tree outside.

The king walked to her, and when the queen saw him she was surprised, but the king told her that they should get ready to have the meeting with the village people at the square.

The king and the queen came to the village square on their horses, the two black and white horses walked side by side at a slow pace, a group of guards dressed in red and black walked behind and somewhere in front and few more on the sides.

"My queen?" The king started and the queen looked at him smiling and paying Attention, to which he was to say "do you want to adopt that baby?" He asked and the queen has been preparing the answer for this question all the way.

"Don't you think Margaret deserves that baby more than me, my King?" She asked, making sure he was not offended, "She has no one and soon she will be old, who will give her water when she grows old?" The queen asked again Puting Margaret a good excuse.

The king sign "uhhh I understand my queen you put your people first before your happiness , but I think you are right I fell for that woman" he said " besides you have Anita and Natalia and the otheone on the way, including all those girls at home, we are not licking" he said and the queen smiled "am blessed" she said , and the king smiled "I married an understanding man, thank you my king" she said bowing her head a little while holding the horses saddle for support.

The village square

At the village square everyone was sighted, close to everyone in the village came, and when the king's horses walked through the gate everyone bowed their heads as a sign of respect while sitting down.

The king was not there to waste time , he just wanted to deliver the message, so he went straight to the point after setting down as he was worried about his personal matters.

The king

"My people!" I understand you have your curiosities towards what happened this morning," he started "as mama Margaret running around the village in blood stained clothes with a baby in her hand, I thought it can be good if you hear it from me, he continued.

"I tell you today that Margaret is the Hero in our village, she saved the baby of a strange woman, she managed to run away with the little baby to avoid being eaten together with her, a vicious animal has come to our land,so be careful not to be eaten, Margaret agreed to adopt the child so I expect each of you to help." The king said, he knew his people, so to avoid them from harassing the old woman he ordered, "from today onwards every week when it's Saturday, send anything you can to Margaret until the baby is around six months, this way we can save the baby from getting sick." Everyone carpet.

Flash back

The king was walking slowly in the garden admiring the flowers when the queen suddenly came "are you thinking of what to tell the people of Chikwa?" She asked the king to sit on a stone chair as she massaged his shoulders.

" Am worried about the people if they know it was strange people who killed a strange woman in our land, they will be scared thinking they will be at war, then my dad's effort to protect us will be in vain" he poured his worries to his queen.

The queen stopped messaging him as she, walked to his from and knelt down even if the king was old the two have been married for thirty years without a child but they loved each other, the king had other wives but he just call them time to time, he married the queen when she was 16 and now she was 46 years old still young and beautiful.

She looked at him with her beautiful face " I have a suggestion" she said and the king smiled knowing his wife, she always had good idea "why don't you tell the people it was an unknown animal that killed the woman," she said and the king raised his forehead indicating, she showed explained to him.

"If the villagers find out it was people from somewhere else that killed someone in our land they will think it's war from the neighboring villages, and will be scared, so if you convince them it was an animal people will be scared to go far in the forest that will give our worries chance to defend us at the border" she said and the king's face light up "let me go discuss this with the elders then I will let you know" the king said, and his wife help him to stand up, indeed he was 70 years.

End of flashback

The queen smiled 'the elders agreed with my advice that's great, that means Margaret my friend,you will be safe for now,' she said in her heart and she closed her eyes and wished "I wish I can be blessed with the baby two" she opened her eyes and smiled when the king declared that the baby must remain with Margaret and the baby mast never know her mother was killed by an animal unless Margaret tells her when she group.

Margaret

I was happy with the news, now I will be a mother I will take good care of my Faith, I have given her this name so she could be brave and face everything that has to come in the future, and also because of her mother's bravely and Faith her child will live, with faith and love she smiled brightly.

People comes to my house some with water, others with firewood some with food and above all the queen had increased my sewing business, am a good teller with my hands I can design clothes and this skill show be passed on to my daughter Faith "I will take good care of you my baby and teach you everything you must know, I will protect you till my last breath" she said to faith who just looked at her as if she can understand, her eyes were as white as milk, as bright as the Stars, she looked very pretty that Margaret got lost just looking at her.

"My baby you are a human magnet please don't show your face to anyone, you must always hide it, always" she said to the baby as she smiled.

Margaret was protected by the village and nobody paid much attention to her, and she always put Faith inside the house and covered her face every time someone came to see her, the people did not mind and they made it a custom to hide the little girl's face before they came of age.

The palace 🛖

Queen Marie was teaching the twins how to see in her house, the twins were from the second wife of the king sallina , and the twins were Anita and Natalia, she loves them and teaches them well , when suddenly she felt dizzy and was strangled to sit down. And soon she almost fell when the girls rushed to help. "My queen, are you ok?" They asked with concern and helped her to her room.

"Call doctor Tiger fast!" The second queen commanded as soon as she was told, and two maids rushed to call the doctor, outside the palace.