The four concubines of King Malik were seated, there was a cup of tea in the hands of each one of them, with a different shape of cookies on a tray in front.
The concubines were enjoying the delicacies, examining the Queen’s chamber, there were different thoughts in their minds, some loved the decoration taste of the queen, and some scoffed seeing how the Queen decorated her chamber in a high taste.
“Did the king visit the Queen’s chamber last night?” one of the concubines asked. They began to look at one another, finding the one that would answer the raised question.
“Are you not afraid of your head, you are in the Queen’s chamber, and you dare to ask this question, what if she heard?”
“I don’t care, it can’t be more painful than our husband’s torture. The king has refused to touch us since we married him, yet we survive” The Concubine named Sheba replied.
“You know, we can’t blame the king, we should blame our parents who forced us on a man who didn’t have feelings for us. Is not at fault if you think deeply. Did he even know our names? we are dashed to him as a gift, I just hope he will release us to find the man that will love us” A concubine named Sally responded.
The other concubine looked at her as if she said blasphemy, it had never happened in history, and they didn’t see it happening, a king releasing his women to go and marry another man.
“What happened? Why are you all looking at me like that?” Sally replied in an angry tone.
“Yes, what you said is wrong? Did you think the king will release us, we’re his property, and if you think the king is not wicked, you are wrong. He was. He was supposed not to accept us when we were offered to him, he wanted us to die as a virgin” Sheba said painfully with a pained expression showing on her face.
The Concubines were virgins, yet the king never touched any one of them, they were forced on the king, and the rule of the king was that he never rejects gifts from his subjects. He has to accept them even when he knows that he doesn’t love them.
They wondered every day of their life, if they would die as a virgin or if they would have the opportunity to taste sexual intercourse sensation.
Malik couldn’t be blamed even though one of the concubines blamed him for depriving them of their rights, they are his wives whether he wanted them or not, and he was to perform his sexual duty on them.
“I’m not interested to lay on his bed anymore, what is the essence of a man who sleeps with you and has no loves feelings towards you, if I have the opportunity of making a law, I will cancel the polygamous marriage, whether king or no kings,” Sally said
“What?” the remaining shouted simultaneously.
“Yes, one man, one woman” Sally replied with a shrug.
“I support you, “Queen Nneka said as stepped into their midst, instantly the concubine raised to their feet.
The Queen walked up and down, looking at them one after the other, wanting to find out the one bearing Xena among them, she shook her head realizing Xena was not among them.
She eavesdropped on their conversation, and she was happy, the king loves no one among them except Xena. She was happy that her mission would be simple, she vowed to kill anyone that has a kind heart among his concubines, realizing it was only one person who made her job easier.
“I thought the king Concubine is five, why are you four?” Nneka asked even when she knew the answer. She knew Xena wanted to prove to her what she did last night.
“Yes, Queen Mother” they replied simultaneously, they have always wanted Xena to pass through pain just as they are suffering, wanting her to taste a bit of their suffering. Then they think, this is an opportunity to make her suffer.
“Queen Mother, I think there is punishment for any concubine who came late to greet the Queen mother without any prior notice” Sheba let out just to make Xena suffer.
To Be Continued
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