For a moment he remained reluctant, perhaps calculating the best way to make the move, order the guards to get him out or maybe get him out himself, while these thoughts went on for minutes in his head, the rain finally broke out into a heavy down pour, it had been drizzling for a couple of hours, it was so heavy that one would fear that the roof might get pulled off in the process, you could barely hear anyone’s voice, it was just the heavy rain that could be heard clearly in the entire palace unlike earlier you could hear footsteps or the maidens giggling and laughing while walking past, or plates in the kitchen making rough but coordinated noises, the weather was really very cold now and the weather was perfect for a nap but how could Joshua sleep when his life had suddenly turned upside down in the twinkle of an eye, his best moments have turned sour as he could barely remember what it feels like to be relaxed, sleep or enjoy the atmosphere, it was always his heart making jumpy mo
“What do you mean by you don’t have it? Have you lost your senses that you dare to disobey my orders? Have you forgotten that I am the king?” He roared feeling insulted, this was the height of it and he definitely would not take anymore of the insults, this was all his mother’s fault, creating allies amongst the palace servants making them feel that she was even more superior to the king which was totally untrue, the only reason he has been calm towards her was because she was his mother.The other guard gulped hard, his eyes looking very wide filled with a million fears, of course no one wants to get on the bad side of the king, they know what he was capable of doing once he was upset but they just needed to explain that none of these was their fault “my king we are honest with you, we wouldn’t lie for anything in the world, we do not have the keys” he said looking totally innocent.Joshua gasped, he couldn’t believe this, they were truly standing their ground insisting that they do
“What???” He looked extremely shocked, his eyes grew very wide and his hands shook with anger, this was unbelievable, Joshua’s mouth dropped open, what on earth had gotten into his mother? Was this how much she hated Terry and wanted him to remain there just being honest? He shook his head in disbelief, his mother did not only lock Terry up she took the keys just to make sure that he doesn’t get Terry out, he took a deep sigh, at least his mother knows him too well, she knows how much he loves his friend Terry and won’t stand to see him spend even a night in that dungeon, truly this was the height of it, whether his mother liked it or not he was getting Terry out of there and he didn’t care if hell let loose “how did mother become like this? She equally watched Terry grow, he is like a son to her, why is she treating him with so much hatred?” She scoffed and stormed out on the guards who remained on their knees with their hands rubbing their throats, they took a glance at each wonderi
The queen remained silent, she only stared at him wondering what was making him act in such manner.“Yes mother, I have lost my mind, I have lost my mind because I have someone as horrible as you to call mother, sometimes I wonder how you are even my mother, I don’t think you are, perhaps you aren’t the one that gave birth to me!” He screamed.The queen was shocked, she couldn’t believe her ears, what was Joshua saying? This was the height of it, she took a quick glance around and felt grateful that she sent her servants out of the room else Joshua would have embarrassed her right in front of him, he didn’t look remorseful despite seeing her look sad and shocked by his words, he didn’t seem to care of her feelings gets hurt in the process or not, he was just furious and seemed so ready to pull down the palace if given a chance, she was equally wondering how much more she could contain her own anger and understand why he was acting that way, was it because of Terry or Carmella, she jus
“Joshua!” She called out in shock, she just couldn’t believe what she just heard him say, but he wasn’t wrong about what he just said just that she didn’t know he was aware that he had such rights, the king has the right to dethrone the sitting queen if she isn’t doing well and choose another woman to be crowned his queen though they must be related either my marriage or blood but before a sitting queen is dethroned, some else must be provided who would take her place as soon as possible.“You heard me right, I have tolerated you enough, you know…. I have no one to take your place yet, but when I do, you would be so sorry that you ever made my life miserable, I would strip you of every right you have in this palace as royalty, where are the keys to the dungeon?” He demanded putting his hand forward.She burst into laughter, now she finally realized exactly what all the anger was all about “so you actually tried to disobey me by going down to the dungeon to get Terry out? what do you
The king took a deep breath, it was obvious that his mother would never give into his demands, he possibly cannot fight or hurt her just like he did with the guards, he wasn’t that kind of son and a king shouldn’t be seen or heard of doing such, he turned away from her moving closer to the wall, he buried his face in his hands for a moment thinking of what to do, he just needed a way out of this, he needed to get Terry out of there else he might never forgive him, he turned around, his eyes moving at every corner of the room, he was hoping the sight the key carelessly dropped somewhere so he could snatch it and leave at once but he saw nothing, his eyes moved back to his mother who had moved over to an arm chair, sat comfortably on it with her legs crossed, she looked totally unbothered and cared less about what he was feeling or thinking at that moment, the only thing more important to her now was that Terry remains in that dungeon, she hated it so much when people or anyone else tri
Could the world be coming to an end right now? For a couple of minutes she felt like her chambers was beginning to spin round and round without stopping and that made her heart throb a bit, she couldn’t deny the fear that lingered under her heavy glare which was fixed at nothing in particular, if her eyes were to be a bomb it was clearly obvious that she would have ended up destroying the whole village at that moment cause they were filled with both anger, hatred and fear, a lot of things kept swimming in and out of her mind making her blood boil with everything minute that swept by, she just couldn’t t control nor express how she felt at that moment but queen Emma could swear that she haven’t felt as scared as she felt at that very moment, even years back when her husband the late king was alive, he wasn’t capable of making her get this scared, what was more provoking was that it was her son, her own son who fed on her breast milk was the one turning into a thorn on her flesh, she h
Joshua nodded his head feeling proud and satisfied with himself though he wondered if his mother would buy his threat and give into his demands, the rain seemed to have got heavier and he was beginning to feel tired, his shoulders and legs hurried, he felt like one who haven’t had proper rest for a while now, he ran his hands through his hair while he sat at a corner in the room shaking his head like one who would let hell rain at any moment from then, well he was sure he was definitely going to do that, he didn’t care if he ends up hurting his mother’s feelings or not, he was tired of watching her make he feel less of himself and herself much more superior than anything else, he couldn’t understand how he watched all these while leaving his mother to control almost half of the affairs of the kingdom, people seemed to reference her even more than they do to him, sometimes they acted like he didn’t exist at all and whatever his mother says is always the final, he took a deep sigh placi