That night lord Zorander preparation for the ritual. He guesses that lady Regina might still try to play some tricks. There was a possibility that all his movements will be monitored so he let Richard arrive at the temple of gods with the king


    The next morning lored zorander, accompanied but Lawrence went over to the temple. Lord Yancey, Lord Anmell, and lord Grimm received a message from lord Zorander and also went over to the temple of the gods.


    There had to be at least five lords as witnesses at the temple of the gods. A sacrifice would be offered and the prince will step into the circle. It was at the point that the gods accept or reject the prince.


    Usually, King George should have started the rite of the day from the oracle of shiva. This was because according to the tradition of the people the king needed to verify the blood of the son. If the boy did not have the same blood as the king, then the ritual will be canceled.


    Since nobody knew this first son, they all expected the king to start the process from the oracle of Shiva.


    All the lords and noblemen gather at the entrance, they were all curious about the first son of the king. Maybe it was because they were all so curious that they forgot that the visit of the Oracle of Shiva could be done even years before the crown prince ritual.


    They waited and waited patiently but lord Zorander or the so-called first prince did not show up. Soon, there started to whisper among themselves. No one was such of why the king or his son did not show up.


    The sun was alright bright and the weather turned hot but yet there was no sign of the king, not even a message was sent.


    The more he waited the more lord Tyler felt that they have missed out on something. He looked at lord Baratheon and the latter seems to be confused as well. After thinking about it lord Tyler decided to check if all the lords were present.


    He sent out a few of his men to look at the crown. It was not long before the men returned.


    "Five lords are not present, Even grandmaster Grenn is not here," one of them replied. When he heard this he felt more anxious.


    Meanwhile, the ritual was going as planned in the temple of the gods. There were a total of seven gods in this temple. Richard would have to stop by each temple and offer a sacrifice.


    The first stop of the group was the hut of the god of wealth and riches. This hut was decorated with a lot of precious stones and gems. In this hut, Richard needed to offer up something precious.


    The priest of the god of wealth stands beside the image of this god of wealth. Richard reaches out and brought out a precious stone that was prepared for him by the king.


    This stone shine bright as Richard held it up. He looked at the priest and when he saw the priest nod his head, Richard stepped forward and place the precious stone in the bowl before the statute. Then he took two steps back.


    The priest step forward and picked up the stone, he turned to the image and he seem to murmur things that the others could not hear. After a short time, the priest turned to look at the group.


    "It is accepted," He said. Richard bowed and they walked to the next hut. Simar to the first hut, this was the god of health. Richard presented the gift that was prepared and it was also accepted.


    Next, it was the god of the land. In this hurt, Richard had to offer blood. This time, a servant handed over a white hen to Richard.


    Richard step forward, a dagger was against the throat of the hen and once the priest nodded his head, Richard cut the head in a single cut.


    It could not be done twice, once the head of the hen was separated from its body the priest nodded his head again. "it was accepted,"


    Next was the hut of the god of water. In this hurt, Richard had to offer blood too but this time he could not offer a hen, this time he offered pig.


    In the next hut, he offered a goat. Richard was already in the hut and ready to offer his sacrifice when they heard loud voices from outside. It was as though the people were hurrying over but Richard ignored the notice around him and killed the lamb before him.


    "It is accepted," the priest of the good of the sun said. The seventh God was known as the Almighty. All powers were his and humans could never step into his hit.


    At this point Richard walked forward, he took a dagger and cut off a little of his skin. Blood gushed out and Richard directed it into the small bowl that was in from of him. He had to remain calm and wait for the small bowl to get full. Once the bowl was full, Richard stepped back and wrapped his injured hand with a small piece of clothes.


    At this time the other six priests from the other huts walked over. One of them picked the bowl, it seemed he gave it to someone inside the hall then he paused and turn around.


    The six men back the door and looked at the group before them. Even if they have accepted Richard''s gift it was left for this last priest to make the pronouncement.


    As they waited the loud voice from before got in view. A group of lords led by lord Tyler arrived. When they saw the king with the other lords their gaze was complicated.


    "your majesty, how could you skip the oracle of Shiva?" the person who dared to question the king was none other than the priest of the oracle of Shiva.


    "What are you saying?" the king looked at the old man with white hair. He could not understand why the man will leave his temple and show himself here.


    "I heard that the king has found a lost son, even if he looks just like the king, his majesty should have still followed rules and brought forth his hair to the oracle of Shiva," the priest replied.


    "wise one have you become so old that you easily lose you memories. Did I not visit the Oracle of Shiva a few months back with my daughter. I offered his hair and made the necessary sacrifice. Do I need to do this thing for the same son twice?" King George replied.


    When the priest heard this he felt quite embarrassed. He had forgotten about the king''s visit because back then he thought that princess Ellen had presented Prince William''s hair.


    He knew back then that the princess did not give her hair. How could he have known that this hair belongs to the first son?


    "I apologize, your majesty, I must have made the wrong conclusions," the priest felt embarrassed. When the Lords heard his words they felt puzzled. The king has known about his first son for months but said nothing.


    They all began to look for the son, they all saw Richard but they looked past him. The young man has been following lord Zorander about for some time so they did not see him as the prince.


    "where is the firstborn son?" one lord asked when he still could not find any new face.