Mapula and Thabiso just landed in Le Sotho, they were waiting for their bags then they go their separate ways. But they have promised each other that they will see each other again before Mapula is taken to the river. They got their bags and made their way out of the airport. Tokelo and Reneilwe were waiting for them.
Tokelo came to pick up his sister while Reneilwe came to pick up her brother. “Greetings dear brother.” She greeted her brother with a smile. “Greetings my princess.” He smiled and they shared a hug. “Oh, hello to you too, am Mapula his sister.” She greeted Reneilwe. “And am her husband and hie is my brother in law,” Thabiso told his sister.
Lethabo was released by his brother the day Mapula arrived in Le Sotho asked for a car and drove to the capital. On the way, he called one of his associates and he updated him about what had been going on in his absence. Lethabo was angered by the news he heard from his associate, as a result, he was driving too fast on the way ignoring all traffic rules.He made it to the capital an hour early then made his way to elder Simon’s place, he was told that the elder didn’t go to the office this day. He parked his car then went and knocked on the door, elder Simon was shocked to see him. “Hello, Simon” the elder swallowed hard before answering. “Where have you been?” he asked instead of greeting back.
Back at Manzini kingdom, the king was sitting in his study thinking about what to do, he keeps losing his possessions and his son just doesn’t care. He wondered what could have happened to cause this, he knew that they have wronged the princess and her husband but they were punished severely for that. Now he doesn’t understand what more needs to be done for things to go back to normal.The queen got in and disturbed him from his thoughts. “My king, I don’t like how you have been acting the past week. Please tell me what the problem is my dear husband, a problem shared is half a problem solved.” The queen tried talking to him, she has been trying but didn’t get anywhere with the king, he would just tell her that he was okay each time she asked.
Sometimes humbling yourself before another person is not a bad thing, especially when your sanity, family, and all those who depend and relay on your actions to survive and have a better tomorrow. Look to you for answers. The people of Manzini kingdom depended on king Sbanisezwe to humble himself and make things right for them and their kingdom. But not only that, Sbanisezwe owes it to his son to make things right.He is the parent after all and he was supposed to reprimand his son when he did wrong, encourage him when he did right, and help him back on the right path when he went astray. But our dearest lion king of Manzini could not bear the thought of bowing down to a child because he was taught that children obey their elders and do as they are told by them.
The king and queen of Bakoena went into the guest-chamber to join their guests. They got in and settled on the couch opposite them. “Welcome to my kingdom once again, I would like to introduce you to my queen Mabotle.” Lerumo introduced his wife to the guests. “Greetings to you all and welcome to our humble kingdom.” The queen Mabotle greeted them with a warm smile.“Greetings my queen, I am queen Nkanyezi, my prince Ntsikayomuzi and my king Sbanisezwe Zulu. We are from Manzini kingdom based in South Africa.” The queen of Manzini introduced everyone. “A pleasure to meet you all.” Queen Mabotle said. “To what do we owe the pleasure of being visited by royals of such a far kingdom?” Lerumo asked them but he kept his eyes
At the field Tokelo, Lebo and Thabiso got out of the car and dragged Ntsika out as well. The way he was chilled it was like nothing was happening, he even had a smile on his face and that seemed to piss the three off. They dragged him to the middle of the field. “Now that there are no people defending you, show me what you have got,” Thabiso told Ntsika, he smirked then chuckled shaking his head.“Easy now, you might hurt yourself.” Tokelo was so angry with Ntsika, his cool and calm attitude did not help at all. This boy was asking for death! “Boy, you don’t know who we are so, stop while you at it,” Tokelo warned. “And do not forget that you are talking to your elders here Zulu boy.” Lebo teased with a smirk of
Tokelo and Lebo were seating on haystacks on the field that were reserved for the cows and horses to eat but they made them their temporary couches to sit and enjoy watching the fight before them. At sometime Ntsika managed to get up from the ground, he was determined to show the Sotho prince what he was made of. Thabiso on the other side was chilled looking at Ntsika with his hawk eyes, watching his every move like hawk watching a fish inside the water waiting for just the right time to strike.Ntsika moved quickly towards Thabiso and threw a punch. But since Thabiso had a speed of a cheetah he was quick to dodge the punch that left Ntsika spinning a few times before he stopped. He did not wait for him to recover he threw his own punch at Ntsika, one so powerful as Thabiso now
The three guys took Ntsika back to the palace and called the palace doctor to check on him. King Letsi saw them but he did not say a word and continued with what he was doing. The parents were still locked up but they were taken care of, they were given water to bathe, a change of clothes, and food. The next day everyone got ready to go to the river as instructed by the chief priest.People were dressed in nice traditional attires as they were told that this was definitely the last day of the coronation. All those who did not know Mapula could not wait to finally meet her, Kwezi was also dressed in her traditional attire as per the ways of her people and she also could not wait to see her friend. Thabiso was dressed in a suit with his royal blanket over on one shoulder.
The celebrations went on until sunset, some guests left and some remained. They were to leave at sunrise, Mapula and Kwezi shared a room as they wanted to catch up. The king of Bakoena got the message that the other kings wanted to meet with him and he set up a meeting for sunrise after the morning feast. He wondered what they could possibly want but his queen convinced him that it could only be about business nothing more.Everyone retired to their sleeping chambers early as they were tired by the events of the day. At sunrise, the king woke up and did his daily hygiene routine. He wanted to be early at the morning feast as he was the host, so he wanted his guest to feel welcomed at his palace. They went to the dining room for their morning feast and it was just the kings and p