A cry of a baby hit the palace as two maids running in and out of the room then the last maid run to the king,"your majesty, congratulations, its a prince"
A wide smile appear on the king face as he look at his daughter,"Kitana, your baby brother has arrive"
The baby keep on crying as the mid wife hold him,"your highness, congratulations, its a son"
She smile as she spread her arm to take her son, "Uma, can you carry him for me"
"Yes, your highness" she said as she take the baby from his mother arm,"please take care of my son together with my two years old daughter"
"Yes, your highness, but why are you telling me this?"
"I have a little time"
"What are you saying, your highness?"
"Please, my children life are important, give them what I could not" as she held Uma hand and tears flow from her eyes.
The baby begin to cry, she turn her attention to the baby. The queen stare at them and smile,"your highness, he is crying, he need your breast milk"
There is no response as the mid wife run to the queen and shake her,"your highness, your highness" there is no response while the king enter with his daughter, "what is happening here?" and the baby stop crying.
He walk to his wife,"why is her eyes closed?" Uma held unto the baby boy. The maids look at each other and their hands are shaking while their face are pale.
The king glance at each of them then to the mid wife, "You took care of her from day one to today, tell me what happen to my wife?"
"Am sorry, your majesty, I couldn't save her."
The king eyes widened,"what!!? No!! This is impossible" then turn his gaze at the baby "is all his fault, he deserves to die"
"Don't blame it on a child" someone walk in as all the maids including the mid wife bowed to him,"priestess" he said,"am sorry I didn't invite you but right now, my wife is dead"
"This child is not at fault, it was her choice to die."
The king move to his wife, kiss her forehead,"am sorry, I couldn't protect you. In our next life, I will be a great husband to you" he cover her with white cloth,"take her body away"
Some group of men enter, place the body on a wooden bed as the king watch when the body is taking away, tears drop from his eyes.
"Do not cry your majesty, this is the rule of life, people go and people come. This is her Fate. Give him to his father"
Uma hand over the baby prince to his father, the king accept the baby boy into his arm, he smile at him and the king smile too.
The prestess walk to father and son, she stare into his eyes. "I see light upon the prince but suffering will cover him, it will take true love to take away that darkness"
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THE ROYAL CHRONICLES
FantasySet in a fictional kingdom called Tasara, it tell a story of a baby boy born into the royal family but unfortunately his mother died during child birth. with the pressure from the ministers his father got married to the late queen sister. it is the...
