" Guys, relax. I have come up with the full gist. But before telling you all that, your mum said there are foods in the kitchen. I think I am hungry. Get me something. At least she is home. We must enjoy the moment. Is that not so?" Gideon said grieffully. " It is okay. We will get you whatever you would like to eat. Everything is home. Just name it and they are yours." Jacquard said as he stood up from where he sat and moved into the kitchen to get him whatever he wished to eat. " I will appreciate anything you offer. I am sorry for bothering you, Jacquard. I expected this big-headed and naughty brother of yours to stand up and get me something." Jacquard shrugged, "you must be a comedian. You dare you to expect me to do that. You are my friend, a male friend to be precise." " Jack, what you are saying now is, because I am not a female, I don't deserve special treatment and all forms of hospitality from you. I have not gotten the best answer to my question for all these days and
Opportunity is like a train, swift and populated, with ages and genders mixed together. The ability to travel anywhere in a vehicle that never waits for the driver. Unless it has to load fresh people, it doesn't. You are going in the direction you intended, yet it drops you off somewhere.You are now on your own. As it ruthlessly opens its floor, it does so for each traveler. You wouldn't know where to hold with the suddenness. You could only return to the station and wait for it to reappear. Alternatively, you could make use of the portion you were only able to hang onto. to pursue it once more tossing it out in a fit of rage. If I could see that train again, I would try my best to grab on as tight as I could until it shook me off and I fell." Do you just say whosoever brings the princess back to this king, safe and unharmed, will automatically become her husband and also live in the palace, become a member of the royal family," Jack asked one more time. " Exactly and there is no s
The training of the youth going for a rescue mission Inside the dreaded kingdom of Amah began in earnest. Many youths came willingly with different motives. Some came because they wanted to gain fame by getting married to the princess of the great Abasia Kingdom while some came because they wanted to save the princess who everyone held in high esteem. Among those youth were Jack and Jacquard. It took them about two days before they could their mother to allow them to go with the belief that it is not possible to make the final twenty youths that are going for the mission because he believed that have no experience of not talking of having good combat skills. Though they both have ststrongnd muscular but not this.They got to the palace and were directed to where the other youth who also came for the mission was. There were many more youths than the twins could imagine. "What chance do we have here, these people are too much. Is it that everyone is ready to sacrifice their life for th
It was a resounding blast of the whistle that woke everyone up in the morning. They all go up and were given five minutes to brush their teeth, freshen up and come out. They all rushed out when they were through. They were arranged in two groups. The man who everyone longed to see came out and addressed them. He was the head warrior of the Abasia Kingdom. He commanded great respect and notability from everyone. They all stood still focusing on him. He stood on the platform and began gradually. " Hmm! I officially welcome you all to the palace. You already know who I am, I don't need any form of introduction. I am the head warrior. You all already know why you are all here. Without wasting any more time because we are all behind the clock, your training begins today. We only have two weeks from now to train you. We shall pick the best twenty among you to embark on the missing to save the princess. You already know the prize that follows. Come back with the princess and have your futur
" I knew we will make the final list, I already knew it," Jack said. When the others had left the palace. A few minutes later, the head warrior called together the twenty chosen ones for admonition. " Finally, we have what we are looking for. Thank the gods that you were bestowed this great privilege to go on this mission. All you will need will be provided in your luggage. We shall leave at the first light at dawn tomorrow. The king and all the Chiefs will address you soon." The Chief warriors informed the twenty chosen ones. He sent them back to their quarters to have their baths. He gave them just five minutes to do so. King Abasiama Ekpeyong sat on his throne with his chiefs by his side. The twenty chosen youths all had seats facing the great king. They awaited his final farewell speech before they went on the expenditure. " My children, I can't tell you how I'm feeling right now since the absence of my daughter. It is my prayer that the gids of our land guide you."
The journey to the land of Amah was very tedious for the two groups. This was because they had to pass through the forest unseen. It took the groups two days and a half before they got to the boundary bof Amah Kingdom. Jacquard's group was called MGA which meant mission group A while Jack group was called MGB which meant, mission group B. The leader of MGA was called Drake. He was the oldest among the boys and had more knowledge about different missions. He lead his boys to Amah Land and they pitched their tents in the forest a little farther from the kingdom. "We shall camp here until night fall. We shall send two of us into the kingdom as spies. They will go in disguise and ask around. We want to know how weak or strong the guards in the palace are. They also have to learn many other things as well," Drake said. Jacquard and another guy called Uchendu were sent on the errand. This was because they were the two most wise and intelligent among the others. They
Jacquard and Uchendu became attentive. They knew the guards were more than twenty only those stationed at the princess room might be twenty. They expected bye drunkard to mention the weak points of the guards but he seemed to be carried away by excitement. " Tell us, what are the weak points of the guards?" Jacquard asked patiently. "Oh, the weakness... The weakness," the man said and began to doze off. They did their best to make him reveal it but he did not. He soon slept off and began to snore. They became fed up, night was falling gradually. They needed to get back to the camp. " I think we have to take the little information we gathered back to the camp. They would have been expecting us. I don't think we will be able to get anything more from him. We have to go back now," Jacquard advised. " I think you are right. Let's go back to the camp at once," Uchendu agreed. They left for the camp to inform the others of their findings. Upon getting there, they are already prepared t
Drake and the others went to the room where the princess was kept. They opened the door and saw her lying in the bed but she was not sleeping, wide awake. As soon as she saw then, she became alarmed and stood up to defend herself. She did not know who they were because their faces were covered." Who are you? What did you want from me?" She cried out holding a small kitchen knife. Drake drew closer to her and took off his mask. Don't be afraid, Princess, we are from Abasia Kingdom."Otutu informed her. The princess became relieved and lowered her weapon. " Oh, may the ancestors be praised. Finally, I am going back to my father, to my kingdom and to my people." She said joyfully. Then she suddenly remembered. " What about my father, King Abasiama Ekpeyong? How has been faring since my capture? "" He is doing fine now. You know how it is with the king whenever you are away. But before we left the kingdom, he was fine. We promised him that no matter what, we will make sure we bring you