|| The house of Ebony.

When Mistress Kesia returned to the House of Ebony with a baby in her arms it would not be an understatement that when the other Mistresses saw the baby, they were troubled.

Sitted in the Blue Moon room were the Five Courtesans of House of Ebony.

The other Mistresses were surrounding Kesia and looking at the baby in her arms like it was a foreign creature.

"Whose is it, Kesia?" Mistress Awola asked as she motioned for Kesia to hand over the baby to her.

"I found the baby by the sea, Awola."

"The sea? And you took it?"

"Not 'it', her name is now Kai Lulu."

Of the sea and as beautiful as pearls.

"This is not a place for children, Kesia. Have you forgotten what we do for a living?" Mistress Esi asked Kesia.

"Awola, this is the safest place I could think of. She bears the mark of High Mother. What do you think will happen if she goes near the High King's people?"

Awola was the Head of House of Ebony, she knew her word was the law and if she refused, their was nothing Kesia would do. Nonetheless, the baby bore the mark of the High Mother.

"Suyin and Karam, what do you think?" Mistress Awola asked the other people in the room.

"Mistress Awola, I would prefer to take a mission to assasinate His Majesty than bring up a child with the High Mother's mark. Who knows what kind of secrets are etched onto her bones?" Misstress Suyin said.

"Karam?"

"Mistress Awola, time will tell if the baby will be who we all fear will become."

"Esi?"

"We should seek help from the Seer, Mistress Awola. Only then can we know her fate."

The person who they were talking about looked around with inquisitive eyes.

All her memory had been erased since the power granted by the High Mother was too great. But deep within baby Taya's soul, she knew this place was a place that was extremely unfamiliar to her.

"It is decided then. Kesia, you will take care of the child. Once a blue moon passes after her arrival, we shall go and see the Seer."

"Thank you, Mistress Awola."

"Do not thank me yet. What if her fate destroys us?"

***

Three Months Later.

The seer lived at The Enchanted Forest within the Inner Ring where other formidable enchanted humans lived. Those humans were either cursed or blessed with powers. Their purpose was to serve the High King and serve the human nation.

There were those that were against His Majesty, The High King Jalil. Those people are the ones who lived near The Concubine Seer, a seer whose original hometown was The Concubine City.

The Concubine Seer had sharp distinctive features that would clash nicely with the brightly coloured clothes he always adorned. Making him look like a young noble who was a scholar. However, The Mistresses of the House of Ebony knew the Concubine Seer was not as he portrayed himself to be.

Certainly, he lied through his teeth like a child caught eating sugar. Just as he did when he pretended to not recognize the Five Mistresses.

"Forgive me, Kesia, Awola, Esi, Karam and Suyin I could not recognize any of you underneath your dark cloaks. Come, sit. Would you like some tea and biscuits?"

The Mistresses of the House of Ebony were not fazed by the seer's 180-degree change in how he behaved towards them.

"Tea is just fine," Mistress Awola replied.

They sat down on the bright orange cushions that surrounded the mahogany table in the center of the seer's living room. The table had jugs of hot water and milk, finely grinded tealeaves in small light bags, a jar of honey, enamel mugs, wooden teaspoons and a huge jar filled with biscuits.

"Milk tea though," Mistress Kesia said as she remembered Kai required nutritious drinks such as milk.

They removed their cloaks and the alluring red clothes they wore enhanced their gracefulness and made the Mistresses of the House of Ebony inexplicably and lethally charming.

Nevertheless, the Concubine Seer was not fazed. His eyes landed on the baby Kesia held and raised an eyebrow in question. "You do realize my home is not a nursery?"

Taya or who was now referred to as Kai Lulu was held in Mistress Kesia arms looked at the unfamiliar room around her with curiosity. Her eyes landed on the seer and a smile bloomed on her face.

Even though Kai's memories had been sealed, she felt that the person in front of her did not have any malicious intentions towards her. As common in-born traits of the Mer, Kai could sense it if anyone had wicked thoughts.

"Listen Damik, we need you to tell us about the baby's future." Mistress Awola said nodding towards the baby in Kesia's arms. "We need to know whether we should take care of the baby. You know, people of our profession cannot be surrounded by children. It's the High King's Law."

Damik poured for Kesia a cup of milk as he spoke.

"Awola, I serve the High King's Second Concubine aren't you delivering the child to the King by bring it to me? Besides, you know I charge high prices for revealing The Hidden Will. When did you start to abide to the High King's laws?"

"We have always followed the High King's laws," Mistress Karam said in a confident tone as she helped herself to the biscuits on the table. She offered some to the rest who politely declined.

"Damik, Are you trying to fool us? Serving the High King's Second Concubine?" Mistress Esi said not believing a word The Seer, Damik was saying.

"As sharp as always, Esi. Anyway, since you all are visiting me it will be rude of me as a host to deny my guests food. I will go bring more tea and biscuits and we will chat about old times, Eh?"

Karam let out a laugh at Damik's words. "Stop avoiding the topic, Damik. You shall look into the child's future and you are not denying us food, there is plenty on your table."

Suyin nodded her head in agreement while Kesia kept quite the entire time. Her entire attention was towards Kai and feeding her.

The Mistresses were certain that it will take a lot of effort for the seer to agree to their request since the time Esi, Karam and Suyin collaborated to force him to abandon his position in the High King's court and made his title of The Supreme Seer to be reduced to The Concubine Seer.

"I am not avoiding the topic Karam, this lord always charges into battle."

"Here he goes again," Esi said.

A/N: Sorry for the late Update and have a good day lovely readers!