sentences:  The son was given a full-time and rare permission to be a guest in the palace of the Alaafin and to take the stead in place of the king at some occasions.Unfortunately, this honor required that he had to become a eunuch, as this was the tradition for high court offices.Ajiboyede thought it would be ungrateful to have Ajanlapa's son castrated, but his advisers strongly recommended the procedure.