Peace

" And that's how grandfather killed the snake. He kicked him like this on the head and like this on his tail and he flipped him off like this... like this... "

Akata was giving a full performance to his little sister, Merindale, Xie and Ruby's daughter.

As an older brother, he was on baby sitting duty while the adults were busy, preparing for Xie's coronation ceremony.

He couldn't stop telling her the story of their grandfather's bravery, over and over again with a lot of added spices of course and the little girl smiled and giggled, while kicking her hands and legs in the air.

It took a lot of convincing for Xie to finally accept his responsibility in their father's absence.

He was the worst hit because he was unconscious during the incident. He was unable to forgive himself for being absent and blamed himself for his father's death.

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The first prince had taken the helm of the Fox Kingdom very well. Who would have thought he would make such a fine king. The subjects cherished