Prince Without Crown
Arriving in the Duchy of Pitulung

At this time there were hundreds of men dressed as farmers riding horses from various directions and then set out to spread in all directions.

Meanwhile, four horsemen who look like a paid fighter, appear to be in front of a horse carriage that looks very luxurious like the property of a rich merchant.

These were the entourage of the teak valley disguised as merchants and guards.

Occasionally the curtain cloth made of silk scattered in the wind appeared a middle-aged man wearing a belangkon with knickknacks and appeared a badge with a symbol of Cempaka flowers made of pure gold, embedded in the front of the hornbill worn by men who are none other than Arya Prana.

Behind the horse carriage, there were about twenty mercenaries walking in two rows armed with swords and spears continuing to walk quickly following the pace of the horse carriage.

Arriving at the Duchy of Pitulung, they began to be able to catch up with four horsemen who were then walking slowly because they did not want to force their horses that were already very tired.

While watching them from behind, Wiguna, Arya Permadi, Panglima Rangga, and Tumenggung Paki seemed to occasionally turn their heads back to signal that they had been able to catch up with the person they suspected.

"Rangga. Do you think they are the ones?" Wiguna asked the big man in yellow silk clothes and wore the Punjabi-style turban.

"I'm sure they're the ones. However, I saw that there was nothing to fear from these people. It looks like they are people from the jungle who have just come down the mountain" replied Commander Rangga.

"Continue to look at those two pairs of young men! At this time, we can not distinguish between black and white, at all" said Arya Permadi interrupted the conversation.

Now they continue their journey as if nothing had happened.

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Meanwhile, the four young men and women who had currently arrived at the village gate seemed to feel relieved in their respective hearts. This is because, they can find a stall to eat, drink, and then release fatigue. In addition, they could exchange their horses for nicer and fresher ones to continue the journey to the king city of Sri Kemuning which was about a day and a half away by horseback riding.

"The back of Bayu, where are we now?" Prince Indra asked while looking around the huge village.

"At this time we have reached the Duchy of Pitulung," replied Bayu Gatra.

"It's weird that this Pitulung duchy is a kakang. Why does this duchy feel so deserted?" Andini asked in surprise.

"Eitherway. Maybe we can ask the people here later. Now let's go find the stall. Maybe there we can find a clue!" Take Bayu Gatra to Prince Indra, Andini and Gayatri.

The four of them now began to explore the road that divides the village on the outskirts of this Pitulung duchy.

Before long, now they have arrived at a food stall that looks crowded visited by people who happened to stop at the duchy of Pitulung this.

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The four young men stopped right at a stall and were greeted by an old man who seemed very friendly to welcome them.

"Please Den. Let me help to tether the horses of Aden," said the old man offering help cordially.

"real Den. Come on in!"

"Oh yeah. What message do you want? Here there is available sweet wine, ginger wedang, rawon rice, catfish pepes, there is also roasted chicken with spices from Arabia," said the owner of this stall kindly.

Hearing this, the worms inside the stomachs of the four young men became rebellious asking for something.

Without wasting any more time, they then ordered all the menus said by the old man who owned the stall.

As soon as their food and drink were on the table and not to mention they were going to eat, from the direction of the road where they had come saw a group of horsemen entering the food stall.

"Ki, please pack us some food and drinks. This is a golden grate and take all the change for the battery" said the man.

After that one of the people outside got off his horse and walked very manfully into the stall and gave a piece of gold money while saying, "Ki. Today everyone who eats at the stall let me pay for it. This is a piece of gold Ringgit for batteries," said the man and they immediately came out of the stall and each pounded their horses leaving the food stall earlier.

The four youths who were getting ready to dine were astonished as well. Moreover, Bayu Gatra who had several times down the mountain. He did not expect that there were people who had the appearance of a robber but had a generous heart.

Not to mention Baby Gatra opened his voice to ask who the people who came earlier, suddenly from the same direction, looked like a group of wealthy merchants.

The group then got off their horses and soon entered the stall and sat on an empty chair.

"Ki. Is there a bitter tea warm nails?" Asked the man who looked like he was a merchant.

This man looked very neat with all-silk clothes and wore a belangkon with a badge of Cempaka flowers made of pure gold embedded in the front of the glass.

"There's Den. There was," said the old man then hurriedly walked out from the inside toward the man who had ordered earlier.

"Gusti Senopati, a group of crows has come from a distance to eat the carcass" whispered the old man who owns the stall.

"How many are they?" Ask the man called Gusti Senopati but like disguised as a merchant.

"This caravan of vultures is quite a lot Gusti. They are currently forcing residents in the city and village in the Duchy of Pitulung to collect taxes twice a month. Alleged servants, the greatest possibility is that they want to accumulate supplies to go back to war with the kingdom they have not conquered,"

"Hmmm. What a pity the fate of the people. Forgive us Ki. In any case, we can only help you prevent. But not eradicating. If our lord, Crown Prince Indra Mahesa is still alive, it will certainly be possible for us to fight against Jaya Pradana. But the legitimate heir to the throne of Sri Kemuning kingdom is not caught by the fate of the news, so we do not dare to go too far. This is because Jaya Pradana also has the right to the throne of the kingdom of Sri Kemuning. That right can be void only by the descent of Gusti Prabu Jaya Wardana," said Senopati Arya Prana who disguised himself as a rich merchant sighed heavily.

"Gusti Senopati, a very dangerous vulture has arrived in this duchy. He was welcomed by the Duke of Aria Seta. This guy's name is Wikalpa,"

"What's? Damn it," said Senopati Arya Prana pounding the table unconsciously making all eyes now look towards their table.

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