- The Prouds 66
those heavenly moments, which were then gone forever. He
remembered how he used to be the happiest man in the
world and how she was his whole life. In a single moment,
the moment she died, he fell from paradise to hell.
He felt naive for believing the merchant-slave lie,
which turned out to be a conspiracy perpetrated by the son
of Albert. He felt great remorse and that it was his fault.
He also felt remorse for another reason, which was
the fact that she was murdered for what he did to the Three
Guardians.
The king remained lying on the bed, holding his
life, and talking to her for more than a whole day. Nothing
would compensate for her loss, even all the women in the
world. His first decision after her murder was never to
touch a woman after her, although he was still young at that
time, and he intended on keeping his promise.
Suddenly, he stood up, that time filled with rage in
addition to pain. All he could think of was revenge.
He shouted angrily, “Usher... Usher.”
The usher and the guards who had come with the
king had been waiting at the door since the day before,
listening to the king.
Trembling, the usher came in quickly.
The king said, “Go, and bring me Reid, now.” Then
he shouted, “Now!”
The usher ran fast, and sent someone to get
Commander Reid for the king.
The commander came as quickly as he could.