Tainted

2| Prince of Ohana

I took the heavy bucket trying very hard to keep it in my hand as I walked down the hall quickly note still limping. Once outside I sat on a rather uncomfortable rock and bent down and started washing the plates.

While washing I heard faint nosies and looked ahead so see some horse rider passing by, as I looked at them my eyes stink as though I wanted to cry but I held myself. Still staring at them I wished for only two things.

I wished to free like those horses and I also wished I will be able to gate away from this dreadful place and away from the clutches of the ruthless king.

Still washing the plates I heard fasting footsteps like as if the person was running approaching me but I didn't turn as I thought to myself that it could be anyone but the King.

My heart snapped to my left hand side as I heard heavy breathing and I eyes met with my one and only friend, Amber. She was the same person who comforted me when I came here 13 years ago she was like the big sister I never had because is five years older than I am.

"Oh lord." She said breathing heavy and she cleaned the sweat from her forehead holding her waist. "I've been looking for you." She said still standing in that spot still catching up her breath.

"Me why?" I asked looking at her with a puzzled look on my face.

"You see we are arranging for the arrival of one important somebody and that when Yvette decided that she will catch a cold." She said walking closer slowly.

"So.....l I drawled looking at her.

"So we are short of helper and we need someone to help." She said coming closer.

"And what does that have to do with me?" I asked again as I removed my eyes from her face and looked down to continue my washing.

"Lady chef said you will do the serving." She said and when she was close enough her fave scared at me in shock.

"What?" I asked her confused.

"Look at the sight of you." She said holding my chin with concern in her eyes. "Don't tell me that old hag hit you again. Is that fool tired of whipping you all the time?" She said as she removed her hands from my face.

"Amber shh he is your kind what if someone hears and reports." I said to her and she scoffs.

"Then I will not hesitate to poisoning his food." She said with a snort as I laugh shaking my head.

"About the vacancy I can help." I said to her wrapping up with the dishes.

"Good come so I can use a little brown powder to hide your bruises." She said and I looked at her confused.

"Brown powder?" I asked and she pulled me careful enough not to cause any pain.

The Prince's POV
I rode my horse with my men trailing behind me. Though I love driving around my sport cars but I wanted to feel the breeze in my hair so I decided to use horses for this travel. The guide from this filthy kingdom suggested that we take the wood to have a better view and your of the kingdom. We passed a rather old and yellowish building while riding through the woods with my eyes I could see a small figure looking at us but I couldn't tell if it's a male or female.

"This is the servant quarters it has excited for centuries it was built by the great King's great great great grand father, King Luton centuries ago." He said pointing at the building the figure I saw was sitting in front of. The building was in an almost crumbling state and it was in a bad condition. It was literally crying for help but their king, King Lard has no other priority than himself.

I despise Kings who don't take care of their kingdom, and I despise king who don't care for their subjects. Kings like Lard has no other care in the world than themselves, power and money and nothing else.

At least with this alliance our kingdom, Ohana will be able to help the people here in To'ar. Though I hate this place I was forced to come here by my father who was supposed to be here but fell ill thus I have to replace him.

We rode to a huge rusted gate and came to halt then a rather short dark hair man came in view.

"Who dare to come to the Kingdom of To'ar? The kingdom of the one and only great king, King Lard of the clan of the Thor's unannounced." He said with heavy breathes probably due to his rotundity. And I stared at him with an empty look on my face, scoffing at his cluelessness.

Does this guy actually don't know who I am?

"Shut you mouth you fool, don't you know who your are talking too? He is the son of the King of Ohana, King Melvin." The guide said with gritted teeth staring over at me nervously with a pleading look. It was like as soon as the guide finished talking the guard started quivering where he where he stood. Within seconds I saw at my feet kissing my shoes and begging for mercy.

"Oh gr-great gr-eat king p-p-please show some mercy, I am an old fool p-p-please forgive me." He said with shaky voice as he quivered at my feet. "Please kill me great prince." He said trembling.

"Rise." I said with my voice full of authority and he got up bowing multiple times.

"Thank you my prince, thank you." He kept on chanting as he kept on bowing and that just made me annoyed.

"Stop that" I said squeezing the bridge of my nose with my thumb and index finger.

"So sorry my prince." He said still bowing and I gave him a cold look. "Sorry my prince." He said and stood still.

"Well open the gate you don't want to keep the prince waiting." My right hand man Cole said impatiently.

"Yes open the gate Vince." The guide said nodding his head in agreement with what Cole said. And realization came over Vince the gate keeper as he ran to open the gate to let us in.

We rode our horses slowly to avoid them falling because of all the numerous potholes on the road. And I stared around in shock. The road was in a very bad condition, I don't think I should even be calling it a road. Yeah it is that bad.

Looking at the state of the people and kingdom I know in my mind that we have a very large job to do and it even seemed that they're more people on the roads that in the buildings. The building were looking old and seemed like it will collapse any minute now, it was covered in green algae and had a yellowish color which seemed to white some times back but has now turned creamy yellow because of age and poor maintenance.

The market are no longer selling and people are running after some children who stole from their ship yelling at the top of their voices. And the people, they looked like they've seen better days.

"Just look at this place, it is a wreck." Josh the guy next in command after Cole spoke looking around.

"Yeah, it guess the job we have to do is more than we thought." Cole said.

"Oh it isn't that bad you should have—" The guide tried saying but I interrupted getting tired of his voice.

"Let stop for a drink of water it has been a long ride." I said and my men nodded in agreement forgetting about what the guide was about to say. My men and I and not to forget the guide found a spot of tie our horses and also stand as we rested and to drink water.

While drinking my own water I felt a hand slide into my pocket and take something out but he was not fast enough so are caught his hand.

"Who dares to?" I said turning to look at the person who tired to steal from me and was shocked to see a little boy.