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The Queen’s Command
King Dharmalaksana and everyone present in the hall seemed to agree as they shook their heads.“Duke Jaladara has not come here for quite some time. What is the matter?” King Dharmalaksana asked in return.“Ratna … Go see Mother first! I will follow you shortly,” Arya said.“Very well,” Ratnasari replied, then continued her steps that had been delayed.Arya walked again and this time chose to sit beside General Argananta.“A few days ago, I stopped by Tambakboyo Dukedom,” Arya began his story, continuing it to the very end.“Earlier, I suspected I might not encounter him because perhaps he chose another road,” he concluded.“Do you suspect, Prince, that Duke Jaladara may be involved in the coming rebellion?” General Argananta asked.“We must uphold the presumption of innocence, Uncle General. Without solid evidence, we cannot accuse recklessly. But based on the lies spoken by his soldiers, we already have grounds for investigation,” Arya replied, his eyes drifting to the ceiling of th
Arrival at the Sastrajingga Palace
“Why are you all silent?” Arya glared sharply at the four soldiers in front of him. Their bodies trembled as though gripped by overwhelming fear, sweat pouring down heavily to the ground.“F-forgive us, Prince … Lord Regent Jaladara is currently at the royal palace. Perhaps in six or seven days, he will return,” one soldier finally dared to reply.Arya muttered softly, a trace of disappointment flashing across his face at being unable to meet Regent Jaladara.“Then here’s what you shall do … Convey my message to Regent Jaladara once he returns. Tell him there are villages where people live below the poverty line and have never received any aid—Sawangan Village is one such place. Say to him that if he cannot fulfill his duty as a leader, I will ask my father to strip him of his position and replace him with another. Do you understand?”“We understand, Prince,” one soldier answered.Without another word, Arya and Ratnasari returned to their horses and leapt onto their backs.The two ste
A Confusing Incident
As soon as the villagers—no more than thirty people—saw a young man and woman step out of the house, they were stunned.“Excuse me, is something going on? Why are you all gathered in front of this house?” Arya asked curiously, especially since every pair of eyes was fixed on them.“You two spent the night in this house?” a man in his forties asked back.“That’s right, Uncle. We even asked the owner’s permission. But what’s the matter?”“Don’t be shocked, young man. The house where you slept has actually been abandoned for a very long time,” the man replied.Arya jerked his head back in disbelief. “But last night we truly asked the owner’s permission, Uncle.”“If you don’t believe this house has been empty for years, look behind you!” A fatherly smile curved on the man’s lips.The couple turned to look behind them, curious. And indeed—the house they had stayed in last night was tilted, uninhabitable. Vines crept up, covering the bamboo walls almost entirely.“That’s impossible …!” Arya
Small Village
"Chief should have finished them both earlier. All this time, no one knows that there is life inside the forbidden forest. Outsiders only know it as a haunted forest. Anyone who dares to approach it will die," said the man."Let it be. The policy inside the forbidden forest is entirely in Chief Barnawa’s hands. As followers, we can only accept without objection. Perhaps their arrival went unnoticed by the Chief." The woman in yellow tried to ease the man’s worry."It’s impossible that the Chief didn’t know about their arrival. There are radars he placed at several points. Surely, anyone passing through would be detected."The woman chuckled softly at her own ignorance. "I don’t know anything about those radars. You know well that I only joined the Chief a little over ten years ago."The man smiled in understanding. It was true—Nyai Roro Kuning could still be considered new compared to him, who had joined decades earlier."Why are you smiling, Ki Bajang Awu?""Nothing, Nyai. I just adm
The Forbidden Forest
The youngest son of King Dharmalaksana scratched his head slowly in astonishment.“You’re right. But where do you think they came from? We didn’t see them at all along the way,” Ratnasari replied.“I don’t know. Maybe they stopped somewhere.”Arya then raised his hand, signaling the eight men to stop. But they completely ignored the handsome young man’s signal. Even when they turned, they didn’t slow their horses in the slightest.“What’s with them, anyway?” he wondered aloud.“So now what? All this time we haven’t found a single person to ask for directions. And when we finally do, they just ignore us,” said Ratnasari.Arya paused, weighing which direction they should take. “Let’s just follow them!” he decided.The couple, soon to be husband and wife, spurred their horses in pursuit of the eight men already far ahead.Without the slightest suspicion, they kept riding, even as the path led them deeper into the forest.After two hours, and more than ten kilometers into the woods, Arya
Eight Horsemen
Prince Suryalaksana could only bow his head. He couldn’t muster a single word of rebuttal, for he truly felt guilty. What mattered most to him now was correcting his mistakes. As much as possible, he would learn from his younger brother, who had made their father and mother proud.“Jaya is indeed worthy and highly qualified to be a leader. Aside from having a sharp mind, he also possesses great martial skills,” he said suddenly, still keeping his head bowed. “One day, he will lead this kingdom to the height of its glory.”King Dharmalaksana and Queen Dyah Pitaloka turned to look at Prince Suryalaksana. They were both surprised when their third son finally admitted that Prince Jayalaksana indeed possessed far more than enough capacity to become a king.“You’re right, Surya… but not completely,” replied King Dharmalaksana.Prince Suryalaksana looked at his father in confusion and curiosity.“A leader is not judged by his way of thinking alone. Your brother has the complete package to be
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