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The Crown's Demand: The Test of Legacy

Chapter 4 The Hidden Seal

Word Count: 1061    |    Released on: 15/07/2025

grey silence. A faint scent of burning wood drifted through the halls, and the cold air clung

A heavy shawl hung from her shoulders. Her steps echoed in the large chamber, and her heart be

This was no ordinary scroll. It was older than Kabiyesi's reign, hidden deep in a c

shifts before sneaking in. Very few knew abo

he scroll contained a law: "In times of unfair succession, a royal mother may

yes. She

ax seal. Should she break i

e door

ly. It was the 2

find you here,"

er before dawn?" she asked, sli

before the sun," he rep

r. "You're plan

. Adeola's calm tone belied the sha

for you all," she

u think the qu

ir. I don't believe

said. "Oloye Tanimola liste

ly are your mother's

t. He's already pl

fears Adebayo's strength.

rength," Adeola said. "We nee

prince, Adelabu, sat with Princess Adepeju. Their feet

n," he said, watching the

no

it changes

prince, Adebayo, as the true heir. And it war

him," Ade

they find out I know, they might ki

calm, but his eyes showed something deeper - something worn. He pl

ay not return from

ike you're r

in this palace to expect safety. Father wasn't always the str

ning. "Then why do you

way to survive. And doing nothing... lets you listen, observe, unde

nd tossed it into the pond,

s people lie. Ev

th the 5th prince, Adeoye. The young prince was practic

eep it straight. Let th

face, and his hands trembled slightly from exhaustion

said gently. "Don

nd looked up. "Do you thin

dn't answe

n if only to find the trut

k he was

think.

r grew

nock on

rounkeji

all five princes before

hy

ition. But I think

n nodded. "We'll go. But this

gboni council sat in a half-circle, wearing ritual veils. In th

esi Adeyemi Adesoji, we meet not to tes

"Did our father approve this quest, or is

ncil mu

our father was a man of many secr

clenched

ward. "Secrets or not, we deserve the tr

Adesola, stood

. "You have eleven d

unior Ogboni slipped a note into Ad

read it with

's true command was hidden.

nger a delay. They were the

not just a scroll. I

ountdown

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1 Chapter 1 Adebayo's Return2 Chapter 2 Shadows in the Bloodline3 Chapter 3 Eleven Days Await4 Chapter 4 The Hidden Seal5 Chapter 5 The Feast of Remembrance6 Chapter 6 The Fire Beneath the Crown7 Chapter 7 The Throne's Shadow8 Chapter 8 The Burial of a King9 Chapter 9 Secrets Beneath Silence10 Chapter 10 The Table Before the Thorns11 Chapter 11 The Road Divides12 Chapter 12 The Last Light Before the Journey13 Chapter 13 The Eleventh Day (Prologue)14 Chapter 14 The Watchers and the Warnings15 Chapter 15 The Final Night16 Chapter 16 The Departure Begins17 Chapter 17 The Weight of the Road18 Chapter 18 Into the Unknown19 Chapter 19 Shadows and Whispers20 Chapter 20 Whispers Beneath the Moon21 Chapter 21 The Eyes That Watch22 Chapter 22 A Crack in the Brotherhood23 Chapter 23 When Shadows Whisper24 Chapter 24 The Trees That Watch25 Chapter 25 Whispers Beneath the Flame26 Chapter 26 Shadows Behind the Throne27 Chapter 27 Whispers Beneath the Crown28 Chapter 28 Whispers Before the Storm29 Chapter 29 The Shadow Beneath the Throne30 Chapter 30 The Cracks Beneath the Crown31 Chapter 31 Ashes, Echoes, and Eyes That Burn32 Chapter 32 The Blood That Spoke33 Chapter 33 Eyes That See in Silence34 Chapter 34 Whispers Beneath the Rubble35 Chapter 35 The Path of Secrets36 Chapter 36 A Cold Fire in the Sand37 Chapter 37 A Blade in the Fig38 Chapter 38 When Walls Have Ears39 Chapter 39 The Crow Beneath the Crown40 Chapter 40 The Serpent Paath41 Chapter 41 Shadows of the Silent and the Fifth Flame42 Chapter 42 A Storm Beneath the Silk43 Chapter 43 The Eye of Betrayal44 Chapter 44 The Quiet Before the Storm45 Chapter 45 Whispers Beneath the Baobab46 Chapter 46 The Serpent Beneath the Crown47 Chapter 47 What the Dead Left Behind48 Chapter 48 Beneath the Cleak of Dust49 Chapter 49 The Throne That Listens50 Chapter 50 Beneath the Ashes, the Fire Waits51 Chapter 51 A Kingdom Between Teeth and Tongues52 Chapter 52 Whispers Beneath the Mountain53 Chapter 53 The Quiet Before the Quake54 Chapter 54 Beneath the Gown of Silence55 Chapter 55 Where Shadows Sleep56 Chapter 56 The Mirror Speaks57 Chapter 57 The Path of Ash and Light58 Chapter 58 Echoes of the Blood Oath59 Chapter 59 Beneath the Robes of Silence