Chapter 7: Before birth celebration

At the entrance was a huge purple linen on the ground. The purple linen signified royalty, varieties of flowers travelled shortly in the air and landed on the linen. All the elders proceeded to put a beautiful garland of many colors on her neck.

The female elders gifted her golden bangles, toe rings, golden anklets and golden necklaces. Mebsuta and her family proceeded to gift her beautiful stones and pearls which was carried by two special maidservants assigned to take care of all her needs and wants.

Malchijah helped her down from his horse by holding her hand. She carefully placed her leg on the saddle. Then he helped her up again to another white horse adorned with dazzling ornaments.

Malchijah turned to face mahlah.

"You may join her on the horse. It is your day to be celebrated and you deserve to be celebrated as the father of the new defender".

Mahlah tried to hide his happiness but it was visible in his eyes. He quickly hop on the horse not like a royalty but like a commoner.

"Darn!

Am a royalty now and i should act like one.

Malchijah looked at him with a not–so good look because of the way he jumped on the horse. He was like a warrior in haste to join the rest of his mate on the battlefield.

The horse walked slowly as the castle guards,maids and man servant sprinkled flowers on them. The horse carried them to the hall of the castle.

"You may kindly and mannerly get down... He said referring to mahlah. He managed to be like a royalty and got down gently. Mahlah helped his wife himself.

She is beautiful no doubt.

Mebzara, mebsuta's first daughter stepped forward. Her gift is to perceive a good omen and a bad omen.

Mebzara took svetlana's hand carefully and read her palms

Everyone kept quiet and watched in silence.

"It is a good omen". She announced loudly.

Mebzara is sixteen years old who has a special gift unlike her mother who is a seer,she perceives a good omen and a bad omen. As soon as she announced that it is a good omen the drums sounded loud. Very loud.

The Instrumentalists celebrated with lyres, cymbals, harps,and drums. Everyone was happy to welcome the new defender. They gave svetlana gifts for her baby too. In the midst of this celebration there was a snake.

Nahbi.

Nahbi is a secret spy from aztekin who joined the vampires to protect his own family. A big coward. He betrays his people to keep his family alive.

Whatever he observes,he reports immediately to deirdre and ted. Nobody noticed him but mebzara could perceive a bad omen. She obviously knows that this omen is not from svetlana but from someone else. She walked in the crowd to see if there is an impostor or a danger but she could not recognized anyone like that.

"What to do now?"

She had already announced that it is a good omen.

"Shall I now stop this celebration of joy".

Definitely not.

Mebsuta noticed the worry on her daughter's face. She walked over to where she stood searching the crowd.

"Is everything okay?"

"Yes, surely mother".

"But you do not look happy, you had just declared it a good omen and you're not celebrating...

"It's nothing serious mother. I think I need to eat something. She said and hurriedly walked away.

*

The celebration continued until 4pm in the evening. It would have continued till the next morning but svetlana declared that she is tired and needs rest.

This young woman bears the new defender

Nahbi observed.

Hhm!

That is what this is all about. This big celebration is all about the new defender.

They did not involve the commoners because perhaps they are trying not to loud it so the vampires will not know about this.

Smart but we will outsmart them.

Nahbi is a 5.15ft man. Not really tall. So it is very easy for him to disappear in the crowd.

He dresses like a middle class. So the rich will not consider him trash and so that the poor will not suspect him that he is too poor.

He decided to take a neutral profile. Not rich,not poor.

He carefully sneaked out of the palace gates and wandered off to where he kept his horse.

Nahbi rode on his horse with speed. Sjonia is quite far from aztekin. So he rode with speed.

*

Salome and Cynthia stood outside the big room arranged for svetlana and her husband mahlah.

Salome is very concerned about svetlana and her baby. Cynthia could not careless.

Salome proceeded to help her inside.

They already brought all her souvenirs in the room. Svetlana walked carefully because the garland on her neck was so much,that she could not move her neck with ease.

Even so her hand and her leg that was adorned with gold bangles,anklets and toe rings. She was not used to all these rings and flowers. She sneezed heavily.

The room is very big and spacious. The large bed was perfectly decorated and fragmented.

The nice smell of the room and the big windows. Her taste of windows. She liked her room properly ventilated.

She laid on the bed.

"I know you must be tired". Mahlah said.

"Very tired. I am very tired.

"Shall I bring tea for you ma'am". Salome asked.

"Please I would rather you call me svetlana or svet ".

"Gun to my head,I could never call you plainly by you name.

"And why is that. I insist you call me my name.

"It is not so, ma'am. I know you're new here and you must not know how things are in the castle but with time you'll surely know...

"My name is Salome. I shall attend to all your needs and wants even from my sleep. Just a call and I will be lurking here.

Cynthia,come in here!... She ordered.

Cynthia rolled her eyes and came in with a fake smile.

"I was hoping you would call me yourself ma'am. My name is Cynthia and I shall tend to all your needs... She said keeping her chin up like she was in a movie acting a role of a nice impeccable character.

She does not like svetlana. It was evident to Salome.

Salome knows Cynthia well and she knows Cynthia has a problem with svetlana. She cannot mistake Cynthia's fake smile.

"So,shall I bring tea for you ma'am. Salome asked again.

"Yes, surely. Thank you.

"I would like a cup of tea too. Please,thank you... Mahlah tried not to sound bossy.

Both salome and cynthia turned to face mahlah.

"Okay sir. Salome said and went to the kitchen.

Cynthia followed her.