“ Thank you, but water would have been okay too” Maxwell said as he accepted the drink.

“ for your Majesty, you deserved this drink” she said as she sat down on another chair next to the king.

“ So do you love my son”

“Yes-“

“ So will you marry him” she said as she cut him off.

“ that was what I wanted to say, Ma’am I want your son to be my new queen “

“ sure go ahead”

“ Mother! How can you be saying such things without asking me, I do not want to marry the king, we are from different class, no one would agree “ Rowland said as he stood up and was about to go back to his room when the king grab his hand and kiss him on his lip.

“ didn’t you say you love me, can’t you feel it even from our lips”

Rowland push the king away.

“ we just can’t be” he said.

“ I won’t let social class stop me from marrying you, for you are and will be my queen” he turned and faced Rowland’s mother “ I will be back with my family members tomorrow to pay his bride price, be ready” he said as he dropped Rowland hands and left the house.

“ oh my God, Rowland why did you not tell me you were dating the king, you had me worried for a minute” she said to Rowland.

She went into her room and collected some money and went back to the parlour

“ why are you sitting down like someone who just lost someone, get up let go get your hair and skin ready for tomorrow” She said as she forced him out of the house.

The king entered his room and changed his dress. The elders and some of the royal family members were waiting for him at the hall.

“ Stephen, make sure you get those things I requested for and invite all the kings and dignitaries from all over the land for I will officially wed My queen in five days time”

“ yes, your Majesty “ Stephen, the right hand man of the king said as he excuse himself from the King's room.

The king made his way to the hall where they were waiting for him. He sat on the royal chair.

“ So you have complaints “

“ we the elders, refuse to accept your decision, there is no way we will allow a lower class, a former servant and a fox descendant to be the queen” one of the elders said.

“ I said this before, I don’t care for his background, all I know is that I love him, and he is my choice “

“ son go ahead, marry your choice “ the King’s mother said, for she herself was a love marriage but she was from the upper class.

“ tomorrow, we are going to his house to pay his bride price, so get ready” the king said and left them in the hall.

Richard, the king younger brother smiled. ‘ Yes, bring him to the palace, the closer the better” he thought.

And so by the next day the news had spread all over the town that Rowland was marrying the king, and people kept coming to congratulate his parents as if they were the ones getting married. His father was very happy that they were finally moving out of the lower class. He has even started thinking of what he would use the money the king would give him as bride price for.

The king and his family set out on the royal cartridge with many gifts to go pay the bride price and bring his queen home.