Chapter Four

The palace is a mess. The officials don't know what to do except to wait and see where this is going; whether they are going to be the next Emperor or if this is going to continue.

Almost every one want to have the title 'Emperor' and led the country to a better place they think it is but what they didn't know was the "King maker" Ras Michael is the one that has the power on making them king and he also has the right to rip their title off if they don't do what he told them to. So technically, even if they become the 'Emperor', they can't be 'THE' Emperor. They are just going to be a puppet king.

The royal family is weak. They needed protection. They are also puppets for Ras Michael since he basically has so much power than them even if they admit it or not.

The late Emperor, Empress Mentewab I's husband, and the late Ras Beteweded Welde Leul, they died leaving the Empress to lead the country alone with a lot of opposition. Besides that, she has to deal with Ras Michael who also killed her grandson. She was having a hard time dealing with her grandson's death.

She was in her room thinking that if she hadn't invited HIM and give him THAT title, her grandson would have been alive, sound and healthy but he is not here. If she hadn't done that, she would have had someone she trusted inherited the throne for her and she would have lived happily with a 'happily ever after' ending and this thought of here were making her angrier than making her sad.

Even thought her grandson's death disturbed her even thought she was upset, she wanted revenge. She wanted a revenge to get back at Ras Michael. So she her way on getting back on HIM was through his son; Wolde Samuel, who is soon to be the King of Tigray. So she sent people to kill him on his way back to Tigray a Six days ago.

She sent some of her warriors but they failed. They told her that they lost him and most of them are dead except one; who was chasing him but lost him eventually. She was so curious on where he went. Her warrior lost him close in the border of Gojjam and she knows that they are having an alliance with Lasta and Wollo to bring Ras Michael down so they wouldn't take him in.

She wasn't certain even though she knows that they are against Ras Michael there is a chance on them taking him in. She can't trust anyone.

Right then a there, one of her guards came in after a knock and a 'come in' exchange. She slightly bows his head to show some respect.

"My Queen, we have found where Wolde Samuel is staying" he said his voice full of determination to do what she is going to order him to do.

"And where is he staying at?" she answered. She seems so uninterested but inside she was dying to know.

"He is staying in Gojjam but he is in the cells so there is no way to kill him without anyone finding out."

"Ahaaa" she said understanding while nodding. "Well, wait till he is out and kill him. Easy." She shrugged and continued. "But if he is not out in two weeks, then kill him while he is in his cell and make sure no one notices." She ordered.

The guard got out after taking the order. She was trying to calm herself down. Her head was getting filled up with 'What ifs' again making her hand to start shaking. She was trembling so hard that she was slightly panting.

'Calm down Mentewab. Calm down.' She said to herself. 'This is not the time you are going to be like this. You know this.'

The guard came in again after the knocking and 'come in' exchange. "A letter is sent to your father from…" he trailed off slightly telling her who that person is.

Her anger and sadness was long forgotten when she heard that. She only saw him once or twice while going around the city. She was high in her chariot and he was low on the ground and as if it was love at first sight for her and she knows that he could be the perfect king.

Since he hates that people are fighting for power, he left to hide. He was hiding and planning on bringing her father and Ras Michael down. Now you may think how she is okay with him bringing the father down. The thing is that, her father was one of the people who just sat on his sit and watched his great grandson getting killed.

She hated her father for that. She hated her father because he didn't do anything and also was looking down on someone who is just about to bring an end to this chaos. She hated her father because his action shows that he didn't want this to end. She hated her father because he was not doing on dragging Ras Micheal down. She hated her father for all this reasons so she tried to get some sense in his head but failed terribly.

She chuckled bitterly remembering what he said to her.

Finally getting out of her thoughts, she nodded and said "Bring the letter here like you used to, without anyone finding out then you can take it to my father."

The guard just smiled and reached under his cloth and handed her the letter. "Thought you would say this." He chuckled. " I just brought it here straight from the massager."

Mentewab laughed. "You are always ahead of me huh?"

The guard just smiled and walked out of the room leaving her alone to read the letter sent for her father.

She read it silently. The letter was filled with a lot of hidden words that made it interesting for her to read.

If someone saw her reading this, that person would think that she is reading a love letter. She admired him.

She found herself smiling hard when she finished it. The letters he always sent just makes her want to give him power sooner than later and she couldn't wait.

Calling her guard in again, she told him to get this letter to her father and he obligated.

She lied down on her bed with questions filling her head. 'When is he showing himself? When is he coming back so that I can see him again? When is he going to come and help me end this chose?' she thought for herself.

He was her one and only hope and she is waiting for him to come.