THE KING'S SON "PRINCE OF KUMUKI KINGDOM "

CHAPTER 1 The king of Kumuki Kingdom begins to pace towards the queen (his wife's) chamber, with his heart also panting quite fast with so much joy and excitement. After more than a decade of marrying his beloved queen, on this very faithful day a child is born to him; not just any child, but a son who would be the heir to the great and mighty throne of Kumuki Kingdom. The young prince rushes off with his breakfast which his dear mother the queen had ordered the servants to arrange for him. He mounts on top his horse aided on both sides by a guard. I'm a little late for my training session today Prince Maputa said within himself unheard by the two guards riding alongside him. My father the king would definitely be angry with me. Well!!hmmm!! ( he sighed) I'll definitely tell my trainer it was all my mother "the queen's " delay. My son you're late, but it's good i am still here "the king winks and pats the prince on his left shoulder. I hear you have been training very well of which am proud of you 'the prince's father said with a big grinn'. But today, I'll be training you specially by myself; he says to his son as he walks towards his horse to get his sword from its sheath which was hanging on the horse's back. The Prince is very happy to have his father around after much days of being at war with the neighbouring clan to the east. Feeling very weak and tired just halfway into his son's sword coaching session, the king retires back to his chamber living Prince Maputa alone with his guards and trainer. After another 120minuits of training, the young prince decides to ride back to his chamber but this time around, he insists on riding back alone with no guards; which of course didn't sitwell with his guards, due to the fear of what will befall them if the mighty King Wakuma should see his son riding back without his guards. Saddling his horse gently back to his chamber, young Prince Maputa sees two soldier guards with whips like twisted metal twines whipping the flesh off the back of a slave. "stop!!stop!! i command you to stop this barbaric act immediately in the name of the great king Wakuma my father " the young prince ordered angrily. But one of the soldier guard replied; 'he's just a common slave who was caught trying to flee to the North my prince. Besides, our king your father doesn't take it likely with any slave trying to flee from this kingdom. 'Be silent!!!' Prince Maputa raged furiously, jumped down from his horse back and charged at the two guards, with the edge of his sword pointing towards their direction; "one more striking on this so called slave from anyone of you, would have to face the wrath of my sword. Now run away before i descend on both of you" he screamed sweating profusely down his back neck and cheeks due to his rage. He turns to the young slave, holds him gently on his right arm and lifts him up. " you're free to go back to your place of duty and to your parents " the prince said with a broad smile. "thank you!!thank you!! my prince" said the slave lad, bowing continuously as he runs back with a mixed feeling of joy and surprise. Prince Maputa was about to take his lunch which a beautiful slave girl ( Annabella) had brought to his chamber, when he was suddenly summoned into the main palace hall by a guard. Bows his head down in respect to greet his father and mother who were already seated on their throne chairs looking rather sternly at their son the young prince. "i was told you harassed two soldier guards and freed a mere slave from receiving his punishment on your way home today. Would that be true my son?" asked King Wakuma his father. " yes your majesty, slave or not, i don't think i can stand the sight of seeing such brutal act or torture on a fellow human whom i actually got to know is also a kumukian like any of us here", the prince responded quite boldly. "What impudence!!!!" the king raged with uncontrollable anger. "how dare you compare us royal bloods to a common slave!!?" added the queen looking at her son in a rather shocking and astonishing manner. The king turns to his wife; the queen as he rises up to go back to his chamber 'you better talk some sense into your son, because no heir to the great throne of Kumuki Kingdom would be a weakling', the king warned furiously as he walks away. Turns to her son, "you have certainly made the king mad at you because of your stupidity and ignorance. It has been a long custom/tradition of Kumuki Kingdom to separate those of us that are of royal bloods or even high family status from the slaves who of course, are of low status in the Kingdom and nobody has changed these traditions of ours that has been for centuries, and it will definitely not be you my son" . "Well!! he's the king of Kumuki, so he has every right to change these cruel customs/ traditions and rule all his subjects with equal love if he so wishes, unless like his predecessors he loves to see own people suffering in the name of being common slaves"; responded the prince to his mother. smacks him very hard on his left cheek , "and he's also your father " the queen sparked angrily at her son and ordered him to leave her sight immediately. Getting back to his chamber, the young prince meets the young slave girl still kneeling with her heads bowed. "What!!"; he exclaimed with much surprise. "Have you been in this position all these time waiting for me or what?"asked Prince Maputa. " yes my prince, i mustn't live unless you start eating your meal my lord " replied Annabella ( the beautiful slave girl) "Hmmm!! since you're here with me, you would have to eat lunch with me." the prince said with a little grin as he opens the dishes of food to start eating. feeling rather scared and surprised the same time at the prince's kind gesture, she responded; "No my lord! i dare not eat from same dish with the prince, hence your mother, my queen would order the guards to punish me severely. Please allow me to return back to my duty post"; she pleaded. "I insist you must eat with me here at my dinning. Besides, i don't think i can finish this meal alone as i have lost much of my appetite. And also, no one comes into my apartment whenever i am taking a meal. So you're definitely safe eating here with me my dear". The prince responded as he dishes out part of his meal for the beautiful slave girl with a broad smile on his face, who starts eating quite shyly and still fearfully.