The kingdom of Manzisha was much beautiful than any place I have ever seen .Seeing it in person was great and not only was the kingdom beautiful, the inhabitants were beautiful and wondrous sights to beheld by the eyes.
Men, heavily muscled and perfectly curved women gracefully walk up and down the street going about their daily work. I wanted to stay in the town a little longer before heading to the palace.
I sat at a local tavern to enjoy some extraordinary beer and also to learn some information about the man I was to marry, the Crown Prince of this kingdom. The women were gossiping about the Crown Prince that no one aside the royals has ever seen his face.
'I heard that the Crown Prince is so handsome that even the gods of the land get jealous whenever they hear of his name ' a woman probably in her late thirties said
The talk about him continue to go on and on till I had had enough and decided to go to the palace. Locating the palace wasn't much of a problem because it was the tallest structure in the kingdom.
Standing at the gates were an army of heavily muscled guards, all as handsome as the town people are.
'Hey, ma'am this place is off limits to you town folks' a guard who seemed to be the leader of the guards said as I tried to enter through the palace entrance.
'I am actually here to see the king, it's urgent that I meet him could you notify the king of my arrival '
''what's your name ma'am and what should I tell the king about your mission to see him'
'Send this to him ' I said while handing out the scroll to the guard who I later got to know his name as rahim.
As I had anticipated I was escorted into the palace by rahim being watched by him of every step I took.
The interior design of the palace was extraordinary splendid than even the garden of Eden. Sitting on the throne Was His royal highness ,King James IV of the Manzisha kingdom. He seemed quite a bit younger than his age but he was assumed by all to be in his late nineties.
It looked like there was a royal meeting in session because the king together with a group of people who I presumed to be the bishops and others were all seated vigorously debating on something.
' Jasmine as you can see there's a royal meeting in session so could you wait for me in the royal chambers' His highness addressed me
'Your highness I'll do as you wish but if I may ask could I know where the royal chambers is' I asked
'Sorry it slipped my mind, rahim escort Miss Maxwell to the. royal chambers this instant and see to her needs '
'As you wish your Highness 'rahim answered
The royal chambers was bigger than how I had anticipated, it looked even bigger than the Grand deal eau which is the home of the wealthiest man in my city considered to be the biggest structure in the country.
The maids made quite a fuss about how I was to have a royal bath and a whole lot of unnecessary things I needed to do.
It didn't take long before news of me being the crown prince's bride went around and also bringing quite a spectacle of a crowd in the palace,most of them being the crown prince's siblings and friends.
I still hadn't met my groom yet and the thought of him being so handsome, courtesy of the gossips seemed to ignite a burning sensation to meet him.
The maids volunteered to tour the kingdom with me but I had a feeling it was otherwise.
Meanwhile,they earnestly engage me in gossips concerning the crown prince of how tall and handsome he is and how they can't even hide their desire to be in my shoes.
The kingdom wasn't a huge fan of technology ,despite the introduction of it to nearby kingdoms,so it was hard to find a photo of the crown Prince. Only painted portraits of him was hung in the hallways of the palace,so I was able to catch a glimpse of his beautiful look before the maids took me on a tour around the kingdom.
We rode in the palace's carriage which was reserved for only the female royals of the kingdom,passing in the town and being informed about the houses we passed by. The houses in the kingdom were all built with the same style,a low terrain house with Corinthian pillars supporting the porch.
Rose the youngest of the three maids seemed to be of the same age with moi and I wanted to try and find a way to make a friend in her.
"Rose,how long have you being working in the palace" ? I asked while staring at her,also taking note of her proportions and behaviour.
It took a while before she finally spoke.
"My lady,I have been working in the palace since I turned fifteen and now I am twenty five." She answered
She was actually a year younger than me but she seemed to be quite mature than me.
"I see but could you call me Jasmine instead of My lady "?I enquired
"As you wish my ,err Jasmine ". she said with a slight change in her voice.
We tour the kingdoms,exploring all the farms closer to the palace and the orphanages which was sort of my favorite of all the places we toured. Seeing the faces of orphans seemed to always make me sad and feel sorry for them because I knew how it felt to not have any parent.
I asked for Rose to take me to her home and she gave directions to the driver to follow to her home.
And it turns out that rose was the daughter of a woodsman and a baker and she had four siblings ,two girls and two boys and she was the second of the children. Her older brother,Ivan was a Royal soldier in the king's army and her younger siblings,Lucas and Lucy were both helping their parents in their work.
Just as I was having a treat to her mother's pastries,there was news of the crown prince arrival at the palace and so I was to meet him at the moment.
So I bade her her family goodbye and promised to be back next time to have a treat to her mother's pastries again.