Chapter 32
He looked at me confused.
"What are you doing?are you the healer?" the face that had previously looked grey from the lose of blood sudden had some colour to it. Although the wound could be seen, it wasn't bloody anymore. A sharp pain pierced through me, blood came streaming through my baki, I knew he was healed, the pain from my leg was unbearable, maybe because it was the largest wound he had.
What did they do to my brother? was the last thought I had.
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"It's your fault our parents where killed, father died saving you...Look what you did. " Wina said showing me a macabre of our family.
"No Wina, it's not my fault."
" That's what you get for being a spoiled brat, You destroyed us all" Nanny said.
Her face wasn't clear but she looked angry and I had never seen my Nanny angry before, my dear Nanny who I missed and needed more than anyone.
" You where always a nuisance, our parents death is on your hands".
" My hands?" I looked at my hands in horror, they were cover in blood. My Father's head rolled down my feet, my Mother's head followed, then my brother's heads but this time, they are six, Wina's head waa also there. There are flies on their torsos buzzing with confidence.
I didn't deserve to live. I wanted to die.
" Kill me, just kill me already." I yelled.
" You are useless to us... So unfilial."
The Letuyako soldiers mocks.
"I'll kill you all" I said crying . Their laughs continue. There is one soldier, his face is hidden. He is not saying anything but he has a bloody spear and a bloody panga.
He looked so familiar.
" It's ok Zae..."
The voice I can identify even among many, I run to him and hugged him, still crying. Take me away from here Prince Sepo, Please take me away.
" I will Zae, come down."
He is too real, I opened my eyes and yes Prince Sepo is really with me, I was hugging him, I pushed him and attemped to stand when I discovered, I was in his room.
" Wina"
" His alright Zae, you have to rest, you are not well".
" You have no right to bring me here" I snapped at him.
" I know but just be here, I'll take you to your chambers later".
" I want to go to Seke, my father is there". Prince Sepo was not even supprised. I have been hallucinating for two days straight.
"Nanny, please take me away from him...His the worst of them all."
My words hurt him but he didn't show it. I was after all talking from my heart... That's how I felt about him.
I struggled to stand on my own, Prince Sepo helped me up
I barely took two steps and I fell on the floor hitting my head on the cold floor.
Prince Sepo carried me to my room.
" She will be upset when she wakes up in my room again" Prince Sepo said sadly.
" My Prince, I don't think my lady blames you for anything."
" That doesn't make me feel any better, I did horrible things to her, if she doesn't blame me then it just means am unworthy of even her blame."
Prince Sepo had gone after us when he descovered we where not home and it was getting late. It was not going to be the first time I had not come back but with his memories given back to him, it made him a little restless.
Like us he went to the village chief to get information about whose house, I was visiting.
When he came I was still in Wina's hut hallucinating, and sweating from the pounding head. Because I was also sick, I couldn't go to the realm of the dead to meet Kuku and the great one.
When he saw Wina, he immediately recognised him as one of King Yanga's sons, my brother.
" You are King Yanga's son"
" And you King Chani's." Wina looked at Prince Sepo with a loathe.
Prince Sepo threw him a look
" Why? are we enemies?" unlike me, you don't seem happy to see me.
" I was hoping you wouldn't be, but after I heard, you married my family's murderer, I don't want to be a friend either".
" Ah Princess Mokomena again..." he muttered. The start of all my problems, Prince Sepo realised.
" Since, my sister is alive, I'll keep her here with me, you don't have to bother, she is an Oracle after all."
Prince Sepo was utterly taken aback.
" I was engaged to your sister, I fell in love with her and I married her, Prince Wina, am your brother in law whether your accept it or not.
" You made my sister a concubine, what makes you think you are worthy of her? She doesn't look happy."
" I know, I have made some bad choices but that's between Zae and me".
" Princess Zae for you, Prince Sepo" he snapped. He had forgotten, he had no such power to make demands anymore.
" I seriously doubt you have any rights over what I call my wife."
" You wife is the murderer you left back in your premises, this one here is my sister Princess Zae, King Yanga's last born, she can never be anyone's concubine".
Prince Sepo shrugged,
" Sure, she can never be ".
" What does that mean?"
" Just the raw implication of what you heard, Prince Wina."
Wina was confused.
My brother wasn't know for his intelligence, it was clear to Prince Sepo when he decided to explain to him.
" I married your sister first, she is not a concubine no matter what everyone says and she knows that. I admit, lately it has been tough for Zae and have broken a couple of promises I made to her but I won't let that happen again and I'll fix everything."
" I don't want my sister near that woman".
" Why? are you scared of a mere Princess?"
" Mere Princess...,You do come off as an intelligent Prince yet you are just an idiotic blind husband."
Prince Sepo was dumb stricken, no one has ever spoken to him like that...
He gave out a loud laugh.
" This is not Seke, Prince Wina."
" Yet when I reclaim my Kingdom back, this is within my jurisdiction."
Prince Sepo knew what he meant and he knew Wina was right. He was going to sovereign if that happened.
" Come to my house, we can talk about those things there".
He had me on his carrier while he walked.
His two bodyguards as bearers.
*******
When I woke up again, I was with Namakau.
" Where is Wina" I asked abruptly getting out of bed.
" He is ok, but I don't know where he is. The Prince can know".
" Where is he?"I asked impatiently.
" He was called to the audience hall, he was in here before that."
I was too impatient, I hadn't asked Wina how he survived, how he was hurt, how he came to Kele. I had a lot of questions and the one who knew the answers was not around.
I went to the garden gate to wait for him as I kept pacing around.
" Why is the concubine looking so restless" Princess Mokomena Teased.
" Leave here, I have no time for you"
" You seem to have plenty of it though."
" So do you, am not going to entertain your stupidity today, please leave."
"I'll leave on my own accord...concubine" she sneered.
I looked at her and held my hand to my neck and squeezed.
