- The Prouds 60
She said, “Welcome.”
Looking at the ground, he replied, “Greetings, My
Queen.”
With her innocent smile, she said, “Let’s go and see
the horses. I cannot wait.”
“Yes, Your Majesty,” said the slave. “This way,
Your Majesty.”
She started walking followed by guards and the
slave, who showed her the way until they reached the
horses.
The slave said, “We have one hundred horses, Your
Majesty. We shall take three of them each time, and I shall
tell you about them as you ride them one by one. Then we
shall return here and take another three. We shall be
escorted by two guards who will ride the other two horses.
We shall repeat this until you tell me to stop.”
“I shall never tell you to stop,” the horse-loving
queen said with a beautiful innocent smile.
The Chief Guard said, “We must all stay with you,
Your Majesty. These are the king’s orders.”
The slave said, “Are two guards not enough? If you
all go with us, we will be delayed, and the queen will never
be able to ride all the horses. Two guards will not hold the
queen back.”
“He is right,” confirmed the queen.
“But, Your Majesty, the king’s orders are not to
leave you no matter what,” the Chief Guard insisted.