Chapter 8: Tricky, here

Agbaja was so worried how everything had changed in just a few moments. Amelia had talked to the seven armed men like his own people,ye, he doubted it with his veins. Maybe because they had different mode of dressing, separate intonations,and separate tribal makes.

The leader of the gang, Bujara, a huge man in his thirties whom his eyes has turned red from the displeased sight of distressed heart. He was dressed on a tigers skin decorated to be scary and fearsome. On it was displayed an art where a Tiger devours a human and rip of his heart.

The rest were all dressed like him and it seems that they are under his control.

"So , you know my dad"

Amelia asked Bujara. He had told her that they were nurtured and was sent by the whole king of the twelve tribes where King Jeraa rules the Seven kingdoms. And that their mission is to drive away notorious men that dwells in the forest and to save their victims.

Bujara nodded to her question and she smiled. He later told her that they have disbanded three gangs and eliminated 13 villains.

At some point,they looked at Agbaja maliciously. They had tried to arrest him but the Princess intervened and declared that he's not bad and they had to obey her.

"So will you help us to locate the seven kingdoms"

One of the men wanted to wave the question over and had suggested that they further their mission but Bujara shun him off.

"We will help them,that's our mission,the most important part of the mission" He stated and Amelia approached him and said politely,"Thank you".

They glared at each other for a minute and she gave him her left hand, he checked it with his and they nodded.

"Alright, where's the way forward"

Amelia moved right to Agbaja who had done nothing but only gaze all those whiles.

"Are you ok"

"Yeah,I'm fine" He responded. He looked into her innocent eyes and gave a polite smile which she returned. She stretched up her hands and he held it firm and kissed it. His whole body is filled with blood. The leopard skin hanging on his shoulder had turned red. The once he tied to the waist was decorated by the mud. Maybe from the cave.

Bujara turned and waved at his men,glared at Agbaja and Amelia and exclaimed,

"Ok,this way, let's move".

They had wandered for a whole day till they reached a huge cave at the westside. Bujara commanded his men to clear part of the cave for them to pass a night in. They did as he commanded and the cave became as good as a mat.

One of the men approached Agbaja and handed him the sword to join them to keep the cave tidy. He looked at him for a moment and ignored him. The man gave Agbaja a hard blow at the jaw and he vomited blood. Amelia rushed him immediately and pushed him out and had covered Agbaja from further blows. The tiger couldn't hunt this time ,he had been on the pain of the last hunt. Agbaja,in his bravery, couldn't take any action, nor utter a word, a little drop of tear descended from his left eye . His bones were crutched by the python. Amelia approached the man that blown him. Stood affront him and they maintain an eye contact for a minutes or two. All of a sudden, She snatched his knife from his unguarded hand and stabbed him with it. Blood pumped out immediately and he felled to the ground. Bujara pushed her out and he dragged the downed boy to the right corner and commanded one of the boy to get a herb and he dashed out of the cave immediately.

Bujara ordered them to drag Agbaja and Amelia to the downside of the cave, two hefty men among them with weird looks took hold of Agbaja and two other held Amelia. Surprisingly, there's a hut in the valley, they dragged them into the hut and they pushed them in and they heard a sound on the outer door . They locked the hut.

Agbaja glared at Amelia,at first she didn't noticed it,but at a point ,she caught him staring and she glared at him.

"What's wrong, Agbaja?"

"I'm wondering,do you really know this people"

"I once believed they were from my father,I don't know anymore"

"if they are,why are we locked here"

She looked at him for a while, and looked away.

"I don't know, maybe because I stabbed the other man"

"I don't think so, I think this is a business "

"Yeah boy, it's business,I'm going to make much dollars out your head, you are wise but more foolish "

They glared at each other,then at the door. It's Bujara.He stood outside near the door, he had listened to them all those whiles.

"Okay,now let me give a little shocker ,huh"

He opened the door and Jaguar entered with the Kidnappers boss.