The Guardians - Season 1 - Episode 57

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The Guardians - Season 1 - Episode 57

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The president’s eyes opened a
little and saw Shade looking at
her as she tried to sit up
slowly, she felt a faint
headache somewhere and her
legs reminded her that they
hurt but she knew it was time
to get down and hope she
would get the help they all
wanted. She moved towards
the entrance of the truck with
Shade and her aide behind
her while her aide has already
disembarked alongside IBK.
She reached out and felt
Shade’s hand onher shoulder;
she looked back and heard
Shade say;
“You have always shown
strength and courage as a
leader, I am hoping you can
do that one more time”

“That’s why I was elected” she
said half smiling.
She got out and Izu helped
her down as Michael stood
inspecting the whole place.

The driver who was still
beside him said;
“Don’t worry, this place is well
protected, Lucas’s men can’t
reach here and even if they
tried, we will be warned
hours before they get here”
Michael nodded in the dark
but he was worried about
something else. Lucas was
theleast of his worry as he
knew it would be difficult for
his men to break through but
if the Nigerian army knew the
President was there and they
wanted her dead, all they
would have to do would be to
carry out an airstrike and it
would all be over. He saw the
President helped out and in
front of him, he could make
out the statue of the
commandant of the camp. He
had a little information about
him and he was not
impressed. The commandant
although a good strategist,
but has a reputation for being
brutal towards his enemies.

He saw the commandant raise
his hands and said;
“My brothers, I am happy you
have returned safely to camp,
you all take a bath and get
something to eat but first tell
me what sergeant Kironsi
meant when he said you
arecoming with something of
great importance”
The president wanted to
move forward but Michael
stepped in front of her and
said;

“I will rather we discuss
inside you rtent sir, under
protection from this harsh
cold and you will be told all
you need to hear”

“Okay, let’s go inside he said,
wondering why the man had
a strange accent and still what
they would what to talk about
inside his tent”

They all went in except for Izu
and IBK who Michael asked to
stand outside as he always
wanted someone to watch
their back and warn them of
any impending danger.

“You can all take seat down
ladies and gentlemen but I
must warn you, we don’t have
money to buy any weapons if
that’s what you want to
discuss with me. The Nigerian
blockage has been causing
trouble for us in terms of
bringing in weapons but their
presence has also reduced the
number of confrontations we
have so we really don’t need
any more weapons. In
addition to the fact that we
don’t want more weapons,
we also don’t have any money
to buy them with”

He stopped and looked at the
faces of his guests and they
did not stir. There was
something wrong with the
group as they did not look like
they were arms dealers. They
looked tired and cold so he
said;

“ I have told my men to bring
you all some hot drinks so you
can at least keep warm”

The President then said;
“We are not here to sell guns,
neither are we here to spy on
you because it must have
crossed your mind. I am the
President of the federal
Republic of Nigeria”

The commandant sat back
when he heard that. He knew
she was in the country and
she had met with Lucas
Randonsolema and then she
was to meet his own leaders
but he did not expect that she
would be there to meet him
and not under circumstances
like this.

The president was interrupted
as one of his men came in to
serve them all hot drinks and
they all collected except
Michael who chose tostand in
one corner studying the tent
and the commandant guessed
that he would be one of her
trusted bodyguards;
“They all act the same way” he
thought to himself while he
watched her narrate her story
of how she was kidnapped,
how she escaped and
ambushed and he for the first
time in the war, got a little
confused. He listened until she
finished and then asked her”
“Okay, I have heard all you
have said, but what do you
want me to do right now?”
Michael answered;
“We need a protected place
for her and the rest of us to
rest and think of what to do
next”

“But the Nigerian camp is not
far off; you could have asked
them to take you there
instead”

“We have been betrayed by
members of our own team
some of those our men blew
up our helicopter as we told
you earlier so we don’t really
know who is with us or who
is against us for now”

The commandant thought for
a while and said;
“So you mean your own
military is planning acoup
against you?”

“We cannot say that as of now
but it seems so which is why
we will need you to be
discreet and we also need
some rest before we make
any move”