The Lost Heir: Battle Of Royalties - Chapter 116

She never said a word as each member of the king’s council as well as some of the elders started questioning her about the recent rumor.

One question after the other. But almost all the questions were pointing at one direction. Well, Milcah should know better while she stood at the center.

She looked like a lamb placed at the center of the lion’s den. A helpless lamb just waiting to be devoured by her predators.

Instead of focusing on the official’s interrogation, her mind suddenly traveled from the past… It was when she was a young talented seer which everyone loves. She always stood beside her mother, who was the great prophet that time. She was her right hand, therefore, she was trained to be the next seer who will ȧssist the royal family into the great future.

Seers are the messengers of the Almighty God. They were the voice of the supreme sovereignty to guide the kings as they lead the people of the land. They were to stand beside the king as their mentor and they were to anoint the new king with their oil.

Yes, prophets must anoint the new king for God’s hand and favor to be upon them as they lead the kingdom. Their position was the most important office in the country. Therefore, Seers were seen as sacred and people respect them for their special gift and abilities.

However, for the past years, no prophet stood beside the king because the great herald Milcah left her post. Worst, no one could replace her as long as she’s alive.

No seer wanted to take her place because they all know the great responsibility one has to carry once they claimed that position. It was a good office but it’s not as easy as one thinks.

But she was once a happy herald serving the royal family before. However, a tragic event occurred that changed the course of destiny. The royal dynasty that her generation had been serving for decades betrayed her family. They killed her one and only daughter along with her husband. Good thing they didn’t know about the child she bore into the world— Sarah.

It was then when she realized that no one truly acknowledged and fear the God-sent messengers. In fact, they were the easy targets to blame when chaos started in the kingdom. Despites all the things they did for the welfare of the country, still, one can easily dispatch them in a blink of an eye.

Seeing the true colors of the monarch government, she decided to leave the fame, power and wealth one enjoys at the palace. It’s better to live among the simpleton rather than blending in with the wolves. Because one will never know when they devour their preys.

A meek sheep among the wolves? No, she will definitely be consumed in whole!

She suddenly came back to her senses when she felt a hard thing hit her head.

Someone threw his shoe at her! Isn’t that one of the worst way to disrespect the elders? She tried to look around for the culprit and found the minister of education laughing mockingly at her. And as soon as their eyes met, the man sneered spitefully. He clearly dislikes the old woman.

However, despites his strong facade, he must admit that he couldn’t bear to stare at the old woman’s intense and eerie gaze. Scary!

“Please refrain from doing such a thing. We all agreed to interrogate the herald to clarify the rumors. We are not here to impose violence.” The king bawled. He too was surprised to witness such an evil deed.

“Sorry, my hand slipped.” The minister of education smirked evilly.

“May I tell you a story, minister of education?” Milcah’s lip twitched meaningfully. Of course, she still remembered that certain person. He was one of those who pointed his finger against her daughter before. “Just as how your hand slipped, your precious wife is currently experiencing the same thing. Unfortunately, hers was worst because it’s not just one shoe.” She paused a little.

“I bet she’ll be bedridden for a week… or possibly more than.” She sneered triumphantly.

“You! What did you do to my wife?!” The man raised his voice that everyone in the hallway paused.

“Basically, I didn’t do anything because as you can see, I was imprisoned here.”

“Liar! You just cursed my wife and I swear to the gods, if something happens to my wife, I will definitely kill you with my own h—”

“Swear to your gods but you must know that the God that I am serving is the one true God!” She voiced. “And for your information, I didn’t curse your wife, it was you who did it to your wife. The moment you took off your shoe and planned in your mind to hit me, you already invited a curse in your family!”

“You—”

“Enough!” The king’s voice roared inside the hall. “We should stop the interrogation from here. I can never accept such wickedness therefore, moving forward, I will do the questioning in private.”

“I’m afraid we cannot accept that, your majesty.” One of the elders interjected. “Since we are all here, we must proceed with the interrogation. As for the minister of education’s misconduct, his punishment will be discussed by the council after these.”

Then the hall was filled with mumblings and rumblings once again.

“Great herald, I believe you have heard everyone’s questions therefore, we won’t beat around the bush any longer.” The great herald faced the old man who was currently speaking. “You should know that you caused a great ruckus in the kingdom when you started spreading the rumors about the crown prince. I believe you have heard of the punishment that one can underg—”

“But it was not a baseless rumor.” The old woman buŧŧed in.

“Are you saying that the crown prince was indeed alive?!” His eyes widened in disbelief as well as the people present at that hall. Almost everyone held their breaths waiting for her confirmation.

“What if it was true?” Her tone was obviously taunting them.

“Milcah, we don’t need ‘Ifs’ here. We need the truth!” One of the officials on the left side yelped impatiently.

“And if he’s alive, where is he?” Another yelled.

“We don’t need impostors! We need to know who the crown prince is and where he is right now.” Another said.

“Silence everyone! Let the herald speak!” The king buŧŧed in and looked expectantly at the old woman. He himself wanted to know those things.

The old herald’s eyes roamed around the hall, then she heaved a heavy sigh.

“My siege and to all of you, you must know that most of the times, the God of the heavens doesn’t reveal things in complete details. Some mysteries must be hidden in human eyes to protect the order of the world.” She tried to explain although she knew it was futile to tell wisdom to the close-minded officials.

“The crown prince is indeed alive.” She finally voiced.

Just as everyone expected, the hall was filled with voices once again. Some were trying to ponder on her words, some were quarreling and denying the truth and what not. The king himself was rendered speechless. This time, he believed the great herald since she confirmed it in public. There’s no way she’ll lie in front of these officials!

“Where is he?”

“Who is he?”

“What happened to him before?”

“How is it possible?”

“Is it really true?”

“Is he going to become the next king then?”

Mutterings filled the hall but one of the officials mustered his courage to asked the old herald.

“Where is he now? How can we see him and how will we know that he is truly the crown prince?”

“Just as I told you, I don’t have the complete details if that’s what you want to know. However, there is one thing I ȧssure you.” She smirked meaningfully.

All the officials’ attention was fixed on her.

“Even if you search for him, you won’t find him. But he will show up the moment you least expect him.”

“That’s nonsense!” One from the opposition group yelped. “You’re clearly bluffing! Do you really think we will believe your lies? Weren’t you just making things up to stir havoc inside the palace?”

Makes sense. The people in the hall were torn in between.

“You ditched your responsibility for a long time. It could be that you came back because your planning something evil against the royal family!” The man continued. “If the crown prince is truly alive, you should at least know some more information about him. But since the crown prince is dead, now you can’t provide any other details because probably, you are sewing a plan on your own.”

That man who spoke has surely a gift to stir up confusion in the ȧssembly.

“We will never believe you unless we see him with our own eyes.” He added.

“Looked like you’re still on your old tricks, huh.” Milcah eyed the man who kept blabbering confusing thoughts among his fellow officials.

“I can’t blame you for thinking that way. But I am not obligated to explain myself to you. If you believe me then fine, but if you don’t believe me then I don’t care.” Milcah uttered.

“My king, one of the rules of the kingdom says that evidence are needed to prove one’s claim. But without it, their claims are deemed invalid. Since the herald doesn’t have any evidence to prove her claims, I believe she’s subjected to undergo the consequences of defying the king.”

The opposition group were viciously waiting for the king’s response. Well, the king should not be surprised, but their wickedness has already reached the level where they do not fear the God of the heavens.

“Have you ever heard the words, ‘Thou shall not touch God’s anointed?” The king uttered. “What’s important here is we have heard her. So whether you believe her words or not, then let’s leave everything to the heavens. Because I strongly believe that whatever was meant to be will always be.”

Milcah was a bit surprise to hear the king’s words. Guess he learned something from her before. Not bad, but it will never change the fact that the king will soon face all the consequences of his unresolved sins in the past.

All his sins including the hidden sins will soon be exposed. Whatever happened in secret and in the dark, the heavens will surely expose it in the light.