Part 6 (1)

The lumberjack and the beautiful Suzie - part 6
Only one moon was remaining for Babida the lumberjack to commence his mission as the Commander of the imperial forces.
Two moons had already gone since the passing of Governor Kola II.
The logger woke up and got off his bed in the splendid main guest room of the administrative headquarters and went straight to the bathroom to trim his beard and shower.
Done, he searched the closet at the left corner of the room and found a brand new military uniform. There were nice silk trousers and steel hand bracelets.
He wore them on and wrapped his tusk collar around his neck. He then found a brush on the cupboard and combed his frizzy hair while looking at his out-of-norm physique in the glass.
Ready, he grabbed his beloved Herculean steel axe that he had placed by the right side of the bed, then walked away.
He arrived at the office of the late Governor's aide-de-camp Polo and was surprised to meet uncle Bibi and the young maiden Suzie who he believed were still asleep.
"Oh, Good morning all. You're very early risers." said the lumberjack.
"No, My Commander, I think you slept a bit too long, for the dose of yesterday's palm wine was a bit too high," replied Polo while laughing along with uncle Bibi and the young miss Suzie.
"Ah, yes! You're right!" Babida reacted.
"So, what time is it?" He then asked.
"Soon it will be noon." answered the late Governor's henchman.
"Oh, really? Alright!" Babida replied back.
"Hence it will soon be lunchtime. I am already super hungry." The Commander of the imperial forces to be, told Polo.
"Yes, My Commander. Certainly an imperial guard will soon come to announce to us that food is ready and served." The late Governor's aide-de-camp responded to the starved Commander.
Barely had Polo finished speaking that an imperial sentinel knocked at his office's door and stepped into the room.
"Greetings My Commanders, please be informed that lunch is ready and you may come to the canteen." The imperial sentinel announced to his superiors while placing the palm of his right hand on the temple to salute them.
"Oh, that's a bit sooner than expected. Nevertheless, It's perfect. The Commander in chief didn't have breakfast. So please take him, and his companions right here to the lunch room." Polo ordered the imperial guard.
"At your service, My Commander." He replied while giving another military salute.
The lumberjack, uncle Bibi, and the young maiden Suzie then followed him to the canteen.
As was customary the table at the other end of the room was filled with impressive quantities of food.
The two gluttonous Babida and uncle Bibi as usual jumped on the food without much manners and put in their dishes almost everything they could.
The logger took a whole grilled chicken with fried potatoes and stuffed his mouth.
As for uncle Bibi, he filled his dish with dozens of fried duck wings that he mixed with tomato stew and boiled cassava paste.
The poor young maiden Suzie watched powerlessly the epicurean spectacle of her companions.
As usual, she showed grace and style as she served herself a fair quantity of food.
She took some boiled rice, which she could eat every single day, then added some fried chicken thighs to her dish. She thereafter poured some curry-flavored sauce on the white grains.
After a few bits, the three companions were full and fortunately for Suzie, the late Governor's henchman Polo wasn't around to offer them another bottle of palm wine.
The fermented beverage would have surely caused more embarrassment to her because of the incapacity of the two big men around her to resist the temptation to drink above what they could bear.
Done, they left the canteen and returned to the office of Polo and found the latter very busy, for he was arduously preparing the transition of power to the lumberjack.
"Ah, you are back, My Commander!" The late Governor's aide-de-camp exclaimed.
"I hope you had a great time at the canteen." He said, guessing what had happened down there.
"Surely they did." said the young maiden Suzie with a little grimace on her face.
Haha!
Polo laughed, having a clear picture in his mind of the two men devouring everything they could without any manners.
"Well…" Uncle Bibi tried to defend himself and his acolyte Babida but couldn't get to the bottom of his sentence.
The latter was interrupted by his lovely niece.
"Well…it's always like that. And surely it's never going to change." She said grimacing again.
"Oh, sorry young Miss! Well, I…we…promise that next time we will be as gracious as you are." The woodsman funnily told her.
"Well, let's see!" Suzie replied to him doubtfully.j
"Okay, let's go back to business now!" uttered Polo.