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Episode 30

Ope walked round the market
to make sure she has gotten
everything the princess sent
her to buy.

As she was about going she
sighted a young boy, she
recognized the boy very well,
despite he has increased in
height and body she still know
who he was
He wanted to buy fufu from a
older woman who seem to be
smiling while talking with him
Ope quickly walked up to him
and tapped him on the
shoulder, he quickly turned and
looked at Ope with a confused
face before greeting her
“Eka sun (good afternoon)
“Ba wo ni (how are you)
“O wa pa (I’m fine)
“Do you know me…or let me
say do you remember me…?
“Rara o (not at all)
“Are you through with what
you came to buy or you still
want to buy other things?
” I’m through…I just want to
wrap up the fufu and I will be
on my way…
Ope nooded as he collected the
fufu and greeted the woman
cheerfully and they both Left
the market together.
“Oru ko mi ni Ope (my name is
Ope) I work in the palace…and I
was close to your sister Remi
before she was banished… I’m
deeply sorry for your late sister
and also your late mother,
Remi was a nice maiden but
she has so much enemies than
friends and they plot together
to destroy her…I am sorry…
what is your name again..
“My name is Dami and I live
with my grandma now, she
sent me to buy somethings at
the market, the woman you
saw me talking with use to be
Maami’s friend, they usually sit
together in this market and sell
their fufu but ever since maami
passed on she has never
stopped giving me and my
grandma free fufu, she refuse
to collect money from me, she
said maami was kind to
everyone including her, maami
will give her last meal to a
total stranger and go hungry…
Maami’s death is still a shock to
her and to those she was close
to, it sound so unbelievable
because she was looking
healthy on the last day she
came to market and the
following day she was gone…
followed by my pregnant elder
sister being banished, I
thought the world has come to
an end but I’m glad to be
among the living. well, I think
remember you now. My sister
do mention your name
sometimes back then… how’s
the palace and the Oba…we
hard that he is very ill, hope he
is getting better?
“The palace is cold as usual…it
was as if your sister took the
color along when she left… the
palace is never the same but
we all go about our rightful
duty as we called to and as for
the Oba… we are still hoping on
the gods for him to get
better…I hard this morning that
two of the cabinet men are
also sick and the native doctors
has gone to attend to them…no
one knows what is happening…
only the gods sees in secret…
“My grandma said so… she said
many will become sick and the
kingdom will be torn apart…

the seed of crown which
happens to be the diamond in
the forest will be sorted after…
she said the oba Will not die..
he will live to see the seed of
crown…
“What seed of crown and
diamond are you talking
about…I don’t seem to get
what you are saying Dami..
what are you really talking
about…
“I can’t even explain myself I’m
just quoting my grandma…but
she say certain things that ends
up being true. She makes me
to believe that Remi is alive
and well… she has a son and
they live in the forest with
with a stranger…I believe her
because she has the ear of the
gods…
“Can you take me to her, I
mean iya agba… your grandma

Let me greet her before going
back to the palace
Dami took her to the house,
the grandma was making
ewedu soup with a short
bunch of broom. She has
prepared Amala already as
Dami went to assist her after
introducing Ope to her.
Ope knelt down and greeted
her before Iya asked her to
stand up
“Remi was my good friend
back in the palace before the
disaster struck… she was a kind
person, I just wanted to greet
you Iya and to also sympathize
with you…it must be very hard
loosing both daughter, grand
daughter and even a great
grand child if Remi’s had given
birth…but the gods knows the
best…Remi was selfless when
she was alive…
“Yes, and she is remain selfless
because she is alive. she
trusted too much but that was
because of the kind of person
she is, enemies in a friendly
clothing were surrounding
her… it wasn’t because she was
cold or foolish that sent her to
the forest… my grand daughter
was wise and bold yet too
soft…
“You mean she survived the
forest and bore her child right
in the wild…

“Yes, a son, diamond in the
forest…he is the seed of
crown… a remedy for the
kingdom…
“Oh… the gods be praise…so
Remi will eventually return
back to the kingdom alive with
a son… wow…it sound too
good to be true…I can’t wait
Iya… I can’t wait for her
return… how long will it take
for It to happen…
“The gods did not reveal the
time or hour, I use to guess
maybe it will be upto five years
before all this will take place
but I feel the time is close… she
is not coming alone… she will
be coming with total
strangers… they have shining
light around their feets, they
came before and built The first
school here for us but the Oba
chased them away because he
felt they brought new strange
teaching that may corrupt the
people’s minds but this time
the stranger coming with my
grand daughter will come to
stay, he will pitch his tent here
and many will come to believe
in his teaching…he is a good
man with a pure heart and so
is the little girl with him… they
will marry our own and
multiply… the troubled
kingdom will be peaceful again
because the wicked will not
stand the heat… they will be
exposed soon…

“Amin… Iya, even though I
don’t understand everything
but it all sound too good…I am
so happy to know that Remi is
alive and I will keep pleading
to the gods to keep her and
her son safe until there
return…iya I have to run back
to the palace now…I met Dami
in the market and decided to
stop by and greet you..
“Please wait and eat
something my child, the soup
is almost ready… you can’t
come over without eating or
drinking from me… the princess
is not in need of you right now
so eat before running
back…you are a good child and
the gods are smiling towards
you… your fight for justice will
be greatly rewarded…but in all
your doing be wise because
the enemies plan is only to kill
and destroy anyone standing
on their way…

Ope nooded and waited as
grandma served her Amala and
Ewedu soup with dry fish.
As Ope silently ate, Dami sat
beside her eating his own
Ewedu with fufu, grandma
kept on talking to her about
things that are yet to be
Ope did not understand every
thing but she nodded anyway
The food was so delicious that
she ate up the plate of Amala
before thanking grandma
Before she Left she promise to
always stop by any day she
was sent to the market just to
check up and to know if iya
agba cooked Amala and Ewedu
They all laugh before Ope Left.
Nike’s mother became sick, Leja
came to give the prince
message to them but found
out that Nike’s mother was
critically ill, he passed the
message anyway and left
without wasting time, he tries
to avoid any suspense or
questioning that will come
from Nike.
Leja reported back to the
prince

Nike couldn’t return to the
palace after the prince
warning, she doesn’t know
what Leja said to the prince
which made him to dismiss her
from the palace maiden, she
was angry at Leja and planned
to find out what he told the
prince ones her mother’s
health improves.
She wanted to be in the palace
where she will get to see the
prince daily but she can’t leave
her mother in her condition
She planned to deal with both
Leja and Ope if she is allowed
back to the palace.
Nike wondered why people
were falling ill in the kingdom,
first it was the Oba, then two
cabinet men now her mother
who knows who will follow
next.
But she wasn’t afraid, she must
try to achieve her aim by
becoming the next Queen of
the kingdom, and Leja has to
help her achieve that other
wise he will expose him.
Remi worked with Mikai in
Sipah’s farm, as they harvest
the corn.

Ademide was securely at her
back with the stained wrapper
which has become almost
everything to her in taking care
of her son

Sipah has gone into the forest
to cut woods for his farm.
Ore was with Remi and Mikai
as he follows them everywhere
they go wanting to assist but
don’t seem to know how
When Ademide started
whining and crying, Remi
decided to drop him close by,
she spread the corn ear first on
the farm land before spreading
the wrapper over it to make it
soft.

She sat Ademide on the ground
and asked Ore to play with him
Ore was happy to have baby
Ademide to himself as he jump
up and down making the little
boy to giggle.
Ademide stopped crying and
started laughing as Ore started
entertaining him.
Mikai looked over to where the
baby and monkey was playing
and started laughing
“Ore will make a great baby
sitter…he act like a human
atimes…he likes playing with
Ade… The baby is fond of him…
“Yea, Ore is an intelligent
animal, the first day he showed
me the spring I was shock… my
throat was patched…I really
needed water and Ore lead the
way to the spring, it was from
that day I gave him the name
Ore…

“Someday I pray to also have a
baby…I love babies…I grew up
here with Pah, he told me the
stories of my real parents
burning in a house fire set up
by wicked people, Pah saved
me and he became a parent to
me, he taught me to read and
write and how to do so many
things like my own weapon, he
is my father and my only
family I have on earth, I’m use
to this environment and I’m
not afraid… I’m use to pah and
the animals untill you came
here, pah has said if I come of
age he will take me to a
faraway village where I will be
able to have a suitor… maybe
marry and have children…he
doesn’t care much about
himself, but I pray every night
that God will protect him and
send a woman who will
become his wife… do you know
that when you came it looks
like you were an answer to my
prayer… you and pah were
getting close I was happy but
recently i notice that pah
seems to be distancing himself
from you… do you know why?
“Well, not really… you know
pah can be weird and he prays
alot… maybe he likes having
quiet time where he can
communicate with God
without any distraction…

“Maybe you are right… Pah
prays too much, almost all the
time. you said you also lost
your father and mother, the
only people alive is your
grandma and your brother…
you are still blessed to have a
grandma and a brother…I wish
I have a grandma and a sibling
too…but is all good… the Lord’s
ways are far different from
ours… he sees and knows all
things. Pah thought me to be
thankful in everything… forgive
those who hurt us and pray for
those who hates us…
“He is a good man…I mean Pah
and he really brought you up
in the right way but
forgiveness doesn’t come easily
for people like me…I still hate
those who hurt me and I wish
them nothing but pain and
suffering…
“When you forgive you do
yourself a great favour because
hate is a great burden and it
can weigh you down…
“Your words are too matured…
let’s talk about something else.
will you like to leave this forest
someday…I mean with Pah…?
“Certainly, I will love to live
among humans, I will love to
visit the market and see lots of
people, I will like to go to the
stream and see people there…
not just me and pah but living
in the means of plenty people
and blushing when a
handsome man looks at me
like you blush when ever pah
looks at you…I have seen you
blush before…

“Whaaaat…oh mine… do I really
blush… was it that obvious…oh
Mikai.. now you have caught
me..

“Yes, you do blush and I wish I
can get a fine, God fearing,
hardworking, fearless man like
pah who will also make me
blush… hahahaha..oh my God…I
sound like a broken record..
“Yes… you really do, but my
younger brother can actually fit
into your description…he can
make you blush, he is
handsome, strong,
hardworking, God fearing too…
“I’m not sure your brother will
like a girl from the forest but
we are running ahead of
ourselves…we are still in the
forest… let’s wait untill we out
of here first…but this place is so
cool unlike the noisy crowded
world… Pah says that alot. The
hunter he once saved brought
different things to thank him,
like the crops we plant, cloths
and foot wears… many other
things. Is being years now we
never hard from him. Pah told
him not to come to this part of
the forest at night again
because is dangerous for him
and he is an elderly man,
unlike pah filled with hot
strong blood, he has being
through alot but I’m glad God
kept him… everything in this
world may fail but God’s word
stand firm forever…look… look…
Ore is trying to lift Ade from
the ground…I think he has
peeled on himself and Ore
want to move him….
hahahaha… this is so funny…
Remi laughed at the scene
before going to carry her son
from the ground.
Sipah was carrying wet wood
which he plan to use for his
yam and other crops like
vegetables, beans, groundnut
and melon.
Ore saw him coming and ran to
him
He was happy to see him as he
jump up and down.
Remi and Mikai watched and
laugh while Sipah kept on
smiling with the heavy wood
which he later dropped down,
he breathed heavily.
He waved at Remi and Mikai
before leaving again to cut
down more wood.


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