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Hammond as possible. Maybe one day his status would
become higher than that of Jarvis, and he could retaliate
against him.
People started congratulating Hammond with angry
frowning faces, although they hated that marriage. The
princess was watching from her camel litter with
amazement and anger because people were not happy for
their leader’s marriage to her.
After they finished, the leader led the camel
carrying the litter, to his house followed by the servants and
guards from Widea.
The leader was very sad because his people were
not happy for him. He acted as if he had done nothing
wrong.
When they arrived at his house, the leader said to
his wife in a very respectful manner, “We have arrived,
Your Majesty.”
The camel kneeled down and Hammond helped his
angry lady dismount, and then said to her in a submissive
manner, “This is our house, your house, Your Majesty.”
She nodded very slightly as if she was a statue.
“Soldiers, we are home now, and the princess is
safe,” he said. “There is no need for you to stay in our land.
Stay here a few days to rest, then go back and tell the king
that we will protect our lady with our eyes.”
The leader wanted to demonstrate some of the
Prouds’ dignity to his people, hoping he would please them
a little.