PROFITABLE?

Back at the palace, the King was still very down. After the dagger that pierced through his palms, he got a strange disease. The queen was concerned about her husband's predicament and so was her children. Andriel and Pronel were in their room when they started discussing about their father's ailment that got them worried sick.

'I can't believe that our elder sister would do this to a man she called father' Pronel said. 'Yeah, I mean, it is so obvious that they do not love father, the way we do' Andriel replied. 'What do you mean by them?' Pronel asked. 'So, you are not aware?' Andriel asked Pronel. 'No, I do not' Pronel replied. 'Well, Polami and Carmella ran away with their maid Sayee' Andriel said.

'Whoa, that is new development, why did they carry their maid along anyways?' Pronel asked. 'I don't know, maybe to still serve them while in the forest' Andriel replied. 'No that might not be the reason' Pronel said. 'What do you mean?' Andriel asked. 'Well, father wanted to behead Sayee and Carmella, I guess as a hero Polami was, she stepped in to save the day' Pronel replied

'Why is father still after them, I mean, he has succeeded in chasing them both out of the palace including the maid he thought betrayed and stabbed him the back several times?' Andriel asked. 'That, I do not have the answer to but I still think the both parties are wrong' Pronel replied. 'Why?' Andriel asked. 'Well, father should not have taken such a decision and they should not have taken such to, if they had done the right thing, then father would not have done what he did to them' Pronel replied.

Suddenly a maid entered into the room. 'My Prince, my princes, the King and queen your parents request your presence in their room now' the maid said. 'Ok, we are on our way' Pronel said. The maid left. They looked at each other a while and removed glances. Andriel stood up from the cushion like chair while Pronel stood up from the bed where she was sitting. They both went to the door to answer the call of their father the King.

In the King's room, the queen was by the King's side. She held his left arm and gently put it on her lap. Pronel and Andriel entered the room and sat by their father. 'Father you sent for us' Andriel and Pronel said at once. 'Sit' the King replied. Pronel and Andriel sat on the cushion adjacent the King. 'So, why summon us here father?' Pronel asked. 'I need a favor from you both' the King replied. 'What? A favor?' Andriel asked. 'What could a King ask from us, mere children?' Pronel asked.

'It is a favor from a sick King' The King said. 'What should we do father?' Pronel asked. 'I need you to make sure the soldiers find Carmella and Polami together with their maid Sayee' the King replied. 'How do we do that?' Andriel asked. 'The soldiers will never listen to us…' Pronel said as the King cuts in 'Not unless you are their general' the King said. 'I still don't understand' Andriel said. 'Their general was made half dead by Carmella, her sister and their maid Sayee' the King replied. There was absolute silence across the entire room.

The Queen broke the silence that lingered across the room for some minutes. 'I will call the leader of the inner council and let him know that you have an announcement to make' the queen said. 'Good, do that' the King replied. 'Is that all father?' Pronel asked. 'Yes that is all' the King replied. 'Mum, when is the healer coming for dad's treatment?' Andriel asked. 'Anytime from now' the Queen replied. Immediately a maid entered the room to pas some information.

'Greeting my King, greeting my queen, greetings my prince and princess' the maid said with her head bowed to the floor. 'Why did you come?' The queen asked. 'The royal healer is here and he requests to see you and start the treatment' the maid replied. After much thought, the King said 'Tell him to come in' he said. 'Ok my King' the maid replied leaving the room. Soon she left.

'Well, speak of the devil…' the queen said, 'and he appears' the King completed they all chuckled as ten their laughter was interrupted by a knock on the door. 'Who is it?' the King asked. 'It's me the maid' the maid replied. 'Come in' the queen said. The maid entered and her head bowed said 'The royal healer is here' she said. 'Bring him in' the queen replied the maid turned around to leave, then immediately, the healer came in.

'Greetings my King' the healer said half bowed. 'You may sit' the King said. The healer sat. 'My King, may I commence with your treatment?' the healer asked. 'Why do you ask?' Pronel asked. 'I could see that you, your brother and your mother were busy with the King' the healer replied. 'You may commence with my treatment, I don't mind' the King said. The healer brought out the magical orbs from his bag and started applying them one by one, trying to close the wound made from dagger, but all to no avail. He tried different methods but none could offer the solution or remedy required.

The queen noticed the healer's struggle and was worried. 'What's wrong?' she asked. 'The orbs are not working' the healer replied. 'What can we do?' the queen asked. 'There is only one thing and one thing only that we need to do to solve this problem and that is getting the Orisinali flower from the cursed sands of the desert' the healer replied. 'You and I know that no human can go there, only the ones…' the queen said we an idea struck into her mind. 'What's wrong mother?' Pronel asked the queen. 'I think we need to summon the warriors, it's time for a great infestation' the queen said leaving the whole persons in the room stunned by her dramatic phase and pose.