Tribe Hestia

Deena was writing a book it was about her adventures and the stories she picked up here and there. It has been a week since Maria went to this court thingy and asked for land and permission to build a tribe. Deena fought so hard to convince Maria to keep her name but like always the latter took time to explain that their father could be still looking for them and send assassins to kill them. And Deena feared death because of her mother's death.

Her mother, Safari, died giving birth to her and her twin brother who died too in the birth and her father seemed to blame her for his death since he placed her under his first mistress who was once his wife, Maria's mother, Soleil. But she was mentally unstable so young Maria who was taking care of her mother and younger sister Fatima to take care of her too.

Since Maria came back last week they rent a rooms for the night sending the slaves to build in the island and to make sure they don't run, Lily and Ophelia went there. And today the Palace was finished along with a gatherer hut for Ophelia.

The silence was almost deafening to Deena. She had always been surrounded by attention and noise. Life had surrounded her from her first breath, she had always had playmates. Other girls her age had clustered around the little girl. That's what she was there a girl but now she is a princess the sister of the queen.

She would never admit it out loud but her life in the other tribe was bad. Her playmates were only there because of her sister. Everyone wanted to befriend Maria since she was the favorite sibling to the heir. Being that Maria raised her along side Fatima. They were the closest of all the siblings. But she would have never wanted to go on this journey with either of them.

She listened to other people talking about the Artemisians saying they're barbaric and rude and she didn't want to be known like them. She learned that the language Tribe Zephyr talked was the same that all Artemisians talked which meant that the Artemisians claimed it to be their language which was why tribe Zephyr wanted to change it.

Although she was feeling lonely, she did not appreciate it when Maria came to visit. She tried to ignore her but Maria approached her desk and started talking.

"Diana, I would like to invite you to come downstairs with me." She seemed to almost be looking forward to something. But Deena knew it had to be some sort of little ceremony or something that wouldn't be worth it.

"Sister I'm busy" Maria sat on her bed and waited, eventually Deena came to sit next to her.

"Deena I have been more than accommodating to your behavior, and I am willing to continue being so, but you must not show disrespect to your queen in front of anyone especially the men." She was about to say more but Deena cut her short.

"How can you ask me to consider you my queen? How can I be asked to put my sister so high above myself when, when..." She cut herself off.

"I understand it's difficult, Diana but I will not have you disrespect your queen in front of men. I am trying to establish us and ensure our future_" She was cut again by her sister.

"Your future! How can I have a future here? You have ripped the one meant for me away!" She yelled "I was happy back home, and now you expect me to submit to what authority you think you have? I only listen to Father! He is my only king!"

"Deena, that's enough!" The princess jumped back, startled. She had never seen her sister angry She had always been understanding always blaming Deena's misbehavior to Maria raising her when she herself needed to be raised. Ambrosia is angry, angry at her.

"You say you were happy in a life where you didn't have a last name and you say your father is your only king but he's neither a fair king nor a good father." Ambrosia glared harshly. "I am the one who raised and cared for you while he was sleeping with his ten mistresses never looking at any of his offsprings only when they came of age and those are just the boys but the girls are forgotten till they are proposed to. And since you don't know him I'll tell you something that if he was in my place he would've punished you from your first tantrum!"

Before Deena could answer Amber talked "Queen Marleen of Tribe Kelpie is sending a provider here. Till she comes you can't leave your room. And I'm gonna tell her everything about your behavior." Diana was embarrassed knowing a stranger is gonna know about her behavior was embarrassing. "You're now Diana Hestia. Princess of Tribe Hestia so act like it."

At the throne room, all women gathered to listen to the queen. The slaves were captured in the basement. Ambrosia and Rose descended the stairs and everyone bowed.

Ambrosia's dress^

Ambrosia sat on the throne and Rose sat beside her. "Stand up everyone. I have gathered you all here to ask if you chose your family names. And you should know from the second you choose your names can't be changed."

Ophelia stepped in front of the throne "If your majesty would allow me I wanna be Ophelia Green" She said "Your request is accepted" The queen said.

Then Morgana and Lily took Ophelia's place "If your majesty would allow us to have the name Silverheart." Morgana said "You shall now be Lily and Morgana Silverheart."

Then Eva and Leena advanced "Your majesty we would like to be named Leena Darkrain and Eva Darkrain." Leena said "I accept your request only tribal sons can have last names and the children get the family names of the mother not the father" Ambrosia announced.

"Now please kids I wanna talk with the women" Amber said after Eva, Leena and Rose left Ambrosia stood and advanced towards the women. "The kids are at the age of apprenticeship do you see anyone fit for any of your roles" Ambrosia said.

"Leena is showing a lot of potential of a gatherer she asked if she can help me the other day and she did great and she seems to love it." Ophelia said "Then test her more and if she does good tell me" Ambrosia said. "What about the others?" She asked.

"We don't see any potential for a doctor in any of the girls" Morgana said. "But I noticed that Eva seems to react good with bees probably she can be a beekeeper." Lily said. "I'll try to by a beehive to test her ability but what about my sisters?" Amber asked "We can't really find something fitting for them" Morgana answered.

"Okay we'll wait till tomorrow when the provider comes" Amber said "but Lily I wanna talk to you in private" she continued the others got out and Lily stayed "It's time to bring forth the first born of the tribe and I want you to get pregnant if you have a slave in mind tell me" Amber said.

Lily felt honored to be chosen and she thought for sometime "Please if your majesty allows me to take some time to choose" Lily asked "Take a week to choose it shouldn't be hard" Amber said.

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