Chapter 28

Seeing that he has the Royal palace symbol imprinted on his cloth, The guard immediately bowed his head low not daring to look up at the man.

"Is Mr Ben or his his around?," questioned Setus.

"No sir, they are not at home, bit their children are around," replied the guard.

"I see, deliver this scroll to them as soon as they arrive it a direct message from Queen Latifa is that understood?."

"Yes Sir," replied the guard.

"Good, what's your name?, You have to sign on my scroll as you are the one whom had received the the scroll," said Setus as he looked at the guard whom had came to.answer him, to avoid any stories on whom he had delivered the letters to, he had to make sure he did a clean job so as not to offend Queen Latifa.

"Moses Sir!," replied the guard.

"Good, write your name here and sign and make sure to deliver the message to the Ben's, if they didn't return home today, see d word's to the children that Miss Felicia is need in the palace tomorrow and must not fail to show up, is that understood?."

"Yes Sir!," Moses quickly wrote down his name and sign on the parchment, he gave it back to the Man whom he didn't even know his real name, the man turn and quickly went back to untie his horse while he left and headed back to the Royal palace, Moses swallowed as he waited for Chief Ben to arrive.

Later in the evening Chief Ben and his wife arrive, although she wasn't his first wife and the mother of his children, as his first wife had divorce him and left to marry another if her cousin leaving her children behind. Mr Ben went on and married his last sister as she was only singlet female left in his family.

"Greetings Sir," Moses approached Me Ben as he bowed his head, while Young Mrs Ben cane out of the car, she was heavily pregnant.

"Sir, the Royal family sent this scroll to you Sir," Moses lowered his head as he stretched forth his hand holding the scroll to hand it over to Mr Ben.

"Fine," Mr Ben collected the scroll and went to assist his Pregnant wife for them to go back into the mansion, Moses went back to his guarding position, while Mr Ben and his wife went into their mansion.

"Honey what's the scroll about?," Young Mrs Ben immediately asked, almost sounding impatient as she wandered what her husband had done to warrant a sudden invitation from the Royal family, she knew the king just died of recently and feared if her husband doesn't have a hand in their king's death.

"I don't know yet sweetheart it nothing to worry about," replied Mr Ben, while he help his wife take her seat downstairs in the living room. Felicia and her immediate younger sister came out of their room as the have no brother, they were only four girls bore to their father by their mother whom had left then for another man, she cheated on her husband with.

"Greetings father," Miss Felicia spoke first as she cane out to greet her father and step mother with her sister following behind her. "Welcome mother," She said to Mrs Ben as Mrs Ben was just few years older than her. Felicia is 22yrs while Young Mrs Ben was 25yrs old.

"How are you and your sister's doing?," Mr Ben asked, just then Young Mrs Ben interrupted him, "Honey why don't you check first to know why the Royal family sent a scroll to us, I hope you didn't do anything to offend them" She said as she quickly looked away.

Mr Ben stiffened as he stared back.at his young wife, it it wasn't that he doesn't have a son yet to bear his name he wouldn't have worried himself about remarrying let alone marry his naughty little sister as it was compulsory for all Royalty in Jalin to keep the family blood purer anyone of them who fails to follow the ancestral orders is greatly punished or thrown into the dungeons.

"Fine, I will read it now." His two younger daughters cane out next to welcome him, while staring into his hands like he had a candle in the scroll he was about to read.

"Father what's in there?," His youngest daughter Rose whom was just 8yrs old asked him. "I don't know yet Rose, you all can take a seat I will read it out, since you are all interested in the Royal family sent invitation," He said as he quickly remove the seal and opened it to read out to them.

"Greetings Mr and Mrs Ben, Queen Latifa as invited Young Miss Felicia to the Palace tomorrow to come for the ball in preparation of her son, Crown Prince Fedina's coronation as she will like her son to get to know Miss Felicia better and if she can be the next Kande Queen, Her Majesty will be glad to see Felicia tomorrow, sighed Her Royal majesty, Queen Latifa," Mr Ben read the scroll out with a frown but Felicia was more than excited to her the news, she has not been having any suitors with her mother's recent atrocity and she never had expected Queen Latifa to pick her amongst all the young maiden from the Royal linage she was happy and excitement was written all over her, leaving her father in shock as he didn't know what to say next. Latifa was his niece as her father was his elder brother and the former King before King Maticus his son, he swallowed as he told his daughter, "You heard the invitation, you should go and prepare yourself and be of good behavior" He said and his daughter nod to him.

Felicia immediately left with her three sisters running behind her, going upstairs back to her room to pack her bag and few of her things that she will be in need of her stay in the Royal palace.

"Felicia can I come with you?," Her immediately younger sister Julie asked her as she stared at Felicia with her puppy please eyes.

"No!," came the firm words from Felicia, you heard the Queen's orders, am the only one from our family to attend the ball, not even father was invited, not to worry if I become the next Queen you all can come live with me in the palace until you get married, I know you don't like stepmother too, but you just have to bare with her and with me too," Felicia spoked to her sisters as she began to pack her things to get ready for her tomorrow visit to the Palace. Her three sisters nod and the smallest amongst them Rose spoke in her cute chubby voice, "Sis what if you don't return home after tomorrow, should we come to the palace to check on you?."

"No Rose, I will be fine, Queen Latifa wouldn't hurt me, although I don't know yet about Prince Fedina if he will atleast like me as I haven't even seen or heard of him before," said Felicia as she became extremely worried, with worry written all over her face, her three sisters whom where sad that she wanted to leave them and go enjoy in the palace, vegan to give her encouraging words.

"Not to worry sis Prince Fedina will be a nice man," cane the soft spoken word from her third sister Diana.

"Thanks sis, you all mean the world to me, and not to worry I will be fine I promise." They help her pack some of her things and comestics while they waited for the following day to arrive so as to escort her to their carriage that will drive her to the palace.