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Episode 5

Nike mother was advising Nike
on how she will behave when
she gets to the palace
“I’m glad you made it among
the four maidens to work in
the palace for the princess,
remember all I have told you,
when you get there, don’t let
that omo iya Aje (the daughter
of a witch) order you around,
you are suppose to be the one
in that her position as the
princess personal maid, is a
very big offer if you
understand it, Aje omobirin
(that witch girl) is practically
heading you, she has more
power over you in that palace
and you shouldn’t let that, do
everything you can to over
throne her and take her
position, she will hold it for
three years and if she serve the
princess well she will keep her
for another three years
depending on the agreement,
now the benefit is that her
mother will be well known and
also respected more than me,
the kingdom will be paying her
mother some certain fee, and
giving her new wrapper, all
this good thing was suppose to
be mine but they use their
witch power to take it and that
girl has a higher rank more
than you, you are under her
because she is close to the
princess than you are so Nike
you have a lot of work to do

are you listening to me Nike

“báșčáșčni iya mi (yes mother)
“Good, I don’t want to hear
that she is my sister or she is
my friend, that girl is very
dangerous
I have seen that
already, I tried different things
on her but it all failed that was
why I call her aje, (witch) she is
a witch, and you should be
careful with her, don’t go there
and start doing sister or friend
“kii se ebi tabi ore mi, (she is
neither my sister or my friend)
mokorira e gidigidi (I hate her
so much)
“yes, iyen dara (that is good)
hate all of them all with
passion, áčŁe o mọ pe o rewa
julo, (do you know that you are
more beautiful than her) don’t
let her intimidate you, be a
good pretender, stab them
behind and laugh with them in
the open, be smart Nike, I
know you are just like me, be
very smart, who knows you
may become the next queen, if
Leja refuses to still look at you
then focused your target on
the prince, even if he later pick
interest in you deal with him
but your main target should be
the prince, if you ever need me
am here for you, just rush
down here and I will empower
you if things get complicated


Remi was with her grandma
that morning

“Nigbawo lomawa si ààfin?

(When will you finally leave for
the palace?)

Ọjọ máșčta si oni awọn áșčáčŁá» yoo
wa fun wa 
 Mo lero bakan
nipa gbogbo ohun yi 
 sugbon
inu mi dun lopolopo (Three
days from now the guards will
come for us
I feel somehow
about the whole thing
but
excited)

“O kojo eni ti inure ndun
lopolopo si gbogbo ohun yi,
kosi omidan tikoni dunnu si
eto bee (You don’t sound
excited to me, every young
maiden will be so excited to
jump at this very offer), most
people want to be just a
servant, cutting grass and
cleaning floor all that matters
to them is just to be in the
palace but here you are
you
are going to be the princess
right hand lady
well I see this
coming and I feel the need to
ring this again to your ears, rii
daju pe o bori korira páșčlu ife
(make sure you overcome hate
with love), you will be pushed,
they will get to your skin, you
will be hurt but
Oluwaremilekun, mi ti o dara,
(my good grandchild) don’t
allow them to bend you, I see
anger and revenge in your
eyes, don’t let it pull you down,
you are stronger than you
think you are, you are going to
the palace to serve so make
sure you serve with all sincerity
and never indulge in anything
that will stain your name, don’t
try to compete with anyone
that’s not the reason you are in
the palace
you will always be
a winner and will excel
because you have the ear of
the gods, don’t let them bring
you down


“Gbobgo won (all of them) tani
awon yi (who are this people)


who are “them” you make me
feel going to the palace will be
a bad idea
what exactly is it
Iya
I don’t understand, ko ye
mi 


“ yoo ye o nigba ti akoko bato.
(you will understand when the
time comes)
don’t be afraid of
the future because whatever
that can’t kill you will only
make you stronger
is an old
adage we use back then, those
days a man can marry five
wives and there will still be
understanding among them,
anyone that causes trouble will
be chased back to her father’s
house, despite evil was in the
land but it could be hardly
seen, sisters and friend remain
true, despite there was still
enemies but it wasn’t so much
like this days, the hatred, strife,
ilara ati ojukokoro (envy and
covetousness)
” is the other of
the day, everyone want to get
ahead of the other, don’t be
like them my child, stand out
and the gods will keep blessing
you
two will want you but
only one will have you

“awọn ọkunrin meji, tani ati
tani” (two men, who and who)

will I marry Leja just like you
got married to grandpa who
was ones a guard and later
turned into hunting, you told
me the other day that I share
same fate with you but in a
different way
I thought of all
you said but couldn’t make
sense out of it
so Leja is a
guard is he the man I will end
up with


“far from that but time will
tell
we may thread a similar
path but our destiny lies in the
hand of our maker
is not
because you are a good dancer
that made the land to chose
you to serve the princess is
because it has being
predestined to happen, I was a
good dancer in my own time
too
I have one old picture that
“awon onihinrere ya aworan
wa (missionaries, they took
picture of us) , wọn kọ ile-iwe
fun wa ( they built school for
us) but they chased them out
of the land, nitori Ọba lerope
won mu igbagbo ajoji wolewa
bawa (because the king said
they brought a white man
believe to us and wanted to
corrupt the land) about your
question if you will marry
Leja
hmm, jáșč ki ife awọn oriáčŁa
áčŁe (let the will of the gods be
done)

“hmmm, I was told that it was
the old obas that built the
school, I don’t even know the
full story except now
. iya..
eyesoro ni Ă dĂŹĂŹtĂș,koni sewu
(grandma, stop speaking in
riddles, I will be fine)
“Mo mọpe konisewu sugbon
ridaju pe ohun se abewosimi
lorekore laafin (I know you will
be fine, don’t fail to visit me
while living in the palace, i will
really miss you my child)
They talked deep into the night
before Remi left
After three days, the guard
came for them, Remi and Nike
left for the palace
They arrive and has to go
through cleansing and
changing up to their provided
palace attire.

Leja was looking for
opportunity to sit and talk with
Remi who just newly resumed
her duty with the princess who
seem to be taken with her
The prince did not want to rush
things, he was given Remi time
to settle in very well before he
approaches her
Nike was trying to get Leja’s
attention but he was not
interested in her and he made
that clear through his actions
towards her, Nike and three
other maiden where servants
in the palace, Remi was always
with the princess, running
some personal errand for her,
some times she will assign any
of the four girls to do some
minor stuff just as the princess
instruct.

The prince called Leja as he
watch from his open chamber,
Remi and the princess walk
round the large compound
talking and laughing at
something, the prince watched
Remi closely and has to call
Leja who was also keeping eye
on Remi, the prince asked him
to come and he quickly did
“mo feran omidan odo aburo
mi obirin yen (I like that my
sister’s maid) kini orukọ ráșč
láșčáșčkansi (what is her name
again)
Leja looked at the Prince and
eyed him, he stammered
through words, jealousy was
written all over him but he has
to respect the king’s son
“orukọ ráșč ni Remi ọmọ-oba
(Her name is Remi, my prince.)
“she is a beautiful maiden) do
you know that she was among
the best dancer in the last
festive dance, let me say she
was the best among all the
maiden, strong and bold, I like
her and I’m just waiting for the
right time to approach her
and

Leja started coughing
continuously, he wanted to
distract the prince from saying
another thing about Remi, he
couldn’t bear to hear another
word from the prince
concerning the woman he also
want, so he suddenly came up
with the fake cough
“are you alright Leja, go and
take water sorry, go and take
some water
Leja quietly left the prince,
when he was out of sight he
stopped the fake cough and
gave a heavy sigh before
walking away.


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