Blood of the Kingdoms-Prologue by Ikechi1, literature
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Blood of the Kingdoms-Prologue
Blood of the Kingdoms-Prologue
Eastern Nigeria 1652. The Kingdom of Nri (Heyday of the Nri hegemony)
This was where she belonged. Amongst the markets and people haggling how many cowrie shells were needed to purchase various amounts of meat. Walking past a shopkeeper, the bangles on her arms clinking together as she walked the streets Igbo smiled and waved to her citizens. The dust in the air did not disturb her proud expression as she saw tourists and learned men come. Her large headress, ballooned of air, and wrapped around her head many times did not sway in the harmattan breeze. Her robes caught the sand on the pavements but she did not