Chapter 14

Topkesi, woke up one morning, as his custom was, he poured out some wine and spread some cola nuts under the big iroko tree in his compound, in allegiance

to the gods, that morning, the silence in Topkesi's compound was

unusual, apart from the hiss sound coming from a host of beetles,

"gods of our land, I greet you, gods of our ancestors, I greet you, I

have come again to seek your blessings and benevolence over this

farming season, gods of our fathers, grant unto me a good return from

my labour, and may the land yield her increase, grant unto our people

safety from our rivals- the people of Agbadu." He prayed has he offered more wine and kola nuts beneath the huge iroko tree. Topkesi loves his

daughters so much never would he hurt any of them. The harvest season

has just begun, by twilight, Tokpesi called his three wives and their

six daughters, "wives and daughters of Topkesi, by tomorrow morning we

shall be setting out very early at crow crow we w