61 FINAL SACRIFICE!!! (1/2)
The chief and all the kings wives prepared them del to return to the palace the very next day. It was as if some large scales has fallen out of their eyes and they were ashamed of their actions and they were reeling to right the wrong done to the King.
Queen Idia has already been prepared for the sacrifice she has removed her royal robe for the red up and down loin cloth for the sacrifice, the only thing she still had on were her power beads and a fountain of tears.
The king waited for a while for the Queen then stood up and went out to question the busy seer over preparation for the sacrifice and when the sacrifice will be expose to him, the seer reassured him that in a little while he can come to the place marked out for thesacrifice and all will be clear.
For some strange reason the king got a strange foreboding more like a bad feeling no matter how he tried to shake it off, it just won't drop.
Oh! Osanuobuwa! save your people the king cried..... as he sang some soulful Benin song... it was so sad to see.
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Ayanna and almost everyone else were in one state of teary eye or the other, her voice kept breaking ad she tried to narrate the true picture of the past incident, just that the narrative was coming in short bits.
Ayanna take your time and if you need to rest and continue some other time then let us know Prince Ade Ade cajoled.
No...no rest...I really must finish this.....this her pa ....path I must finish it today, its just that.... sniffling, which the Prince handed her a tissue to blow his nose.
I can feel ...can feel and see her pain, her heart is breaking.
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The time came for the seer to perform the sacrifice and he went and called His Majesty the King to come join him through the duration of the sacrifice.
But where is the Queen? the King questioned.
Come with me my King there is no more time but the sacrifice is prepared and ready lets do this, be strong and courageous my king.
On getting to the back of the shrine where a massive pit had been dug sitting in the pit with her legs stretched out and her painted all over with a white paint and rivers of tears pouring out her eyes.