My King

Chapter 13

We landed near a small village as the farmers and what looked like it, the protectors of the area approached us. Erik threw the bg onto the ground as he dragged it alongside him as we both walked up to them.

A man with small dots running along his cheeks, wearing blue and silver garments looked at us. Erik placed the bag in between them and us, presenting it as some sort of token.

"What is this?" the man questioned.

"Just a little gift" Erik replied.

I opened the bag to reveal Klaue's head. The swift motion caused the guards to take out their knives, but the leader's hand motion stopped them from going further. We both stepped slightly away form the bag, inviting them to look at the prize.

The leader stepped forward and looked down to look at Klaue's pale face. He quickly looked back at us.

"Ungubani?" (who are you?)

I looked at Erik to understand what the man had just said.

"N'Jadaka son of Prince N'Jobu" 

His reply gave me the confirmation to introduce myself "Tamala daughter of M'Chanu"

The leader's cold expression shifted to a confused one "That's impossible" He whispered to himself.

"We seek and audience with king" Erik demanded

He looked back at his guards and turned to us. "I am Prince W'Kabi of the border tribe" he introduced himself. His eyes shifted to Erik "And you should not exist"

"Well Im standing right in front of you aren't I?" Erik said

"Prove it. Prove that you are the son of Prince N'Jobu"

While I expected Erik to pull down his lip once more to reveal the war dog tattoo instead his hadn't when to his neck, as he pulled out a necklace with a ring hanging from it. He took it off and placed it in the hand of the prince. 

W'Kabi's eyes never left Erik's until the necklace was fully placed in his hand, only then did he shift his look to admire it. Once again confusion and surprise covered his face, as he looked between us. He put the necklace in his pocket as he motioned for us to follow them. We did so in silence. 

We were taken to the palace and entered the meeting room in cuffs. W'Kabi brought in Erik while I was escorted by a woman with a shaved head decked out in armor I had never seen before. 

The room fell into silence as the elders looked at us in confusion and fear. The man I had watched enter the club in Korea sat on a thrown in the middle on the semi circle. I assumed the others in the room were different rulers and high ranking individuals of the country. 

We walked in front of them, my heart pounded in my chest as I took in each of their faces. There was a younger woman sitting next to the king, someone I assumed to be his relative. Each of the rulers looked confused, except for the king. He seemed conflicted yet intrigued at the situation, the younger woman beside him shared his expression. 

Finally my eyes landed on a woman who looked all too familiar. Perhaps the queen? It was too early to jump to conclusions I had to wait. 

The king spoke "Thetha"

W'Kabi translated "Speak" 

I was aware that Erik was fluent in Wakandan however I slowly came to the realization that the people in the room were not aware. They weren't made aware of who we were, but why?

"I'm standing in your house serving justice to a man who stole your vibranium and murdered your people. Justice your king couldn't deliver."

With that final sentence the king got up and came closer to us, eyes fixated on Erik. As the king moved so did the warriors with spears, as they neared us in case we did anything.