Prince Without Crown
The King's dream

The news of the sudden disappearance of the villagers caused panic throughout the palace. How not, of the ten villages in the Duchy of Pitulung, only two villages are still crowded. That means, there are eight villages that have been abandoned by their citizens.

This caused the King of Jaya Pradana wrath and ordered the royal commanders to track where the villagers fled.

"Duke of Aria Seta. You must immediately investigate where your people have gone. If the entire village in the duchy you lead goes all out, then where can you provide tribute for me from?" Ask King Jaya Pradana angrily.

"Although Gusti Prabu. This time the servant really does not know where all the people of the Duchy of Pitulung went," answered the Duke of Aria Seta.

"don't know? Then what is your work in the Duchy of Pitulung? Just eating, sleeping, eating, and sleeping? Look at you now. It's like a rhinoceros. If you can't, then say. I will soon replace your position with another."

"You should know Aria Seta! Those who fled the village were mostly former soldiers of the late kanda Jaya Wardana. If they conspire to revolt, then your head will be the first I stick in the square of the king's city," threatened King Jaya Pradana made Adipati Aria Seta suddenly pale.

"Raka Pati! Investigate the teak valley! I suspect that the robbers are the masterminds of all this" ordered King Jaya Pradana.

"Government, will I carry out my Master," said Raka Pati as she clenched her palms in front of her forehead.

"You must not let your guard down, Aria Seta! Now your duchy only has two villages left. Tighten the guard at the entrance to the village. Once you see anything suspicious, just kill it!"

"Sendiko dawuh Gusti Prabu" said the Duke of Aria Seta.

"Hmmm. You'll be back in your duchy soon. I'm sick of seeing your looks linger in this Paseban room!" Raja Pradana said, shaking his hand.

"Hamba Wrestling!" Said Aria Seta again then inched backwards before turning around to leave the Paseban hall.

***

A boy dressed as a prince was walking with a keris in his hand.

He walked very authoritatively with an unfettered smile from his tiny lips.

Long shoulder-length hair seemed to be rippling with diamond-studded crowns and jewels adorning magnificently above the boy's head.

At this time, Gusti Prabu Rakai Galuh seemed to be sitting on his throne and seemed to contemplate watching this child who stepped closer and closer towards him.

"Sweet child. What's yourname?" Greet the King when the young man arrived before him.

"My name is Indra Mahesa Jaya Wardana" the boy replied with a smile.

"Are you the son of Gusti Prabu Jaya Wardana and Empress Galuh Cendana?" Gusti Prabu Rakai Galuh.

"really so. I am the Crown Prince of Sri Kemuning kingdom, "the boy replied.

"If you are the son of Jaya Wardana and Galuh Cendana, do you know who I am?" Ask The Prabu.

"Yes. I-i know. I know that Gusti Prabu Rakai Galuh is my grandfather. This king in Galuh kingdom," replied the boy then step by step up the stairs to the throne of the greatness of the Prabu.

"Grandfather. Are you satisfied with your crown?" Ask the boy later.

"Your crown is too small a cake. I'm not interested in such a little crown. I want a great crown upon which there are five kingdoms. I want the kingdom of Sri Kemuning, the nails of the earth, Setra Kencana, the kingdom of Galuh then the kingdom of Garingging. Those five kingdoms must fall under my feet!" The boy said he meant it.

"Do you have such ambitions my granddaughter? How could that be achieved? Currently the kingdom of Galuh is on the verge of destruction after Setra Kencana who is desperately surviving the onslaught of Jaya Pradana. Then, how are you going to unite the five kingdoms into one?" Gusti Prabu Rakai Galuh.

"The time will come for cake. Grandpa Prabu can only wait for me. Wait for me to come back. The time will come. The time will come for cake. Not very long. The time will come."

Slowly but surely the figure of the child disappeared from before the King. It disappeared like smoke in the wind.

At once Gusti Prabu Rakai Galuh gasped and woke up from his sleep.

"Dream only. But what does this dream mean? That kid, how handsome he is. Is my grandson Indra Mahesa still alive?" Gusti Prabu Rakai Galuh thought in his heart.

"You woke up Kanda Prabu?" Asked a woman who also woke up next to him.

"You dream of Dinda" replied the Prabu.

"the dream? Sleep back. The dream is just a sleeping flower."

"No Dinda. This dream is real. It was so real that I felt like I was in that dream. Everything seems very real," denied Gusti Prabu Rakai Galuh.

"Who in your dream is Kanda?"

"Our grandchild. Our grandson, Crown Prince Sri Kemuning. He came to me in his great clothes and was very dignified. In the grip of his hand there is a kemuning tumbal keris. Coat of arms of the ruler of Sri Kemuning kingdom. He came to me saying that he wanted a bigger crown than the one I wore."

"Is our grandson still alive?" Ask the queen.

"You are convinced that Indra Mahesa is still alive. He told us to wait. Because, he wanted to make five kingdoms into one country only. He will definitely come, sooner or later," said the King in Galuh's kingdom.

"Tomorrow kanda can ask the dream interpreter. Now let's go back to sleep" the empress asked.

"Come Dinda. Go to sleep first. Kanda still has something to think about" Gusti Prabu Rakai Galuh said.

"alright. Kanda also did not think too much about the dream. Maybe Kanda was hoping too much that Mita's granddaughter was still alive."

How not to think? The more Gusti Prabu Rakai Galuh was about to close his eyes, the figure of a small child with a sweet smile continued to play in the eye cracker of Rakai Galuh.

It was still how the boy asked him to wait for his arrival.

"The boy is very similar to Jaya Wardana. It was impossible for the dream to be just a sleeping flower. This must be a sign that one day maybe the one who will save Galuh's kingdom is my grandson. May God!" Gusti Prabu Rakai Galuh.

He kept remembering the dream until the rooster was crowing signifying the night had passed and now the morning began to replace the night.

The hope of Gusti Prabu is, hopefully, the dream is true. There is a sign that there will be a savior who will save the kingdom of Galuh from the destruction caused by the act of Jaya Pradana.

Seriate...