Prince Without Crown
Failed to lure the enemy

Twenty horsemen in all black clothes were now pounding their horses across the path leading to the village of Waringin.

Once outside the forest area, they deliberately slowed down the horse they were riding in order to lure the soldiers who were besieging the border to see their whereabouts.

Justjust right. Just now they had several spears left the teak forest area, visible from behind the bushes, trees and from afar came the troop groups then made a siege formation.

Not until a drink of tea, now about twenty horsemen dressed all in black were almost surrounded.

Before being completely besieged, these twenty people immediately turned their horses and docked to the forest.

"Are they after us?" Ask one of the men dressed in black.

"Looks not. Maybe they thought that this was just a trick," replied the man in question.

"Ah. God fucking. Then how's this?" Ask her again.

"Do you dare attack them? When they're hurt, they're gonna chase us all the way into the woods,"

"What's the attack on? We only twenty people want to attack two thousand people? Die our frogs later," reject the others.

"I'm sorry if it's like this. Then, how is this? Did we just report all these events to Gusti Prince?"

"Yes already. Let's go back!"

They then returned to pound their horses into the forest area and immediately reported everything to Senopati Arya Prana.

"The Prince's Gusti must be immediately informed that our efforts to lure the enemy are failing" Senopati Arya Prana said and immediately informed Prince Indra Mahesa.

The young man seemed to be sitting pensively on a large rock when he got a report from Senopati Arya Prana.

It seemed that he repeatedly breathed a sigh of disappointment as the enemy could read the intent of his goal to attract the soldiers from the Earth Spikes.

"I can clearly see what their purpose and purpose is. They obviously want to make us starve to death by besieging our way out of the forest" said Prince Indra Mahesa, who can now feel the purpose of the siege.

"Rear. What if tonight we just attack the soldiers from the Earth Spikes. When they fall asleep, we attack them from various directions" Gayatri said.

Hearing this, Prince Indra Mahesa just shook his head.

"Gusti Prince. This is indeed the negligence of the servant. It should not be too dependent on the old one without the upholstery," Senopati Arya Prana said while bowed.

"Uncle Senopati! We have to make a new path. Isn't this teak valley directly adjacent to the three kingdoms? If so, what if we make a shortcut that can go directly to the kingdom of Galuh?" Prince Indra asked, proposing.

"Prince, the only way that is easy to pass is to pass through this Waringin village and then to the Duchy of Pitulung. Because, if we make a new road, this forest area in the east is really very steep with many swamps. It will be very difficult to break through the forest and make it a way out to the kingdom of Galuh," replied Senopati Arya Prana.

"Difficult does not mean you can't. Do you have to just give up. Say if you have enough food for a year. But, until when do you have to continue to languish in this forest? Give up all the people in the village! We'll make a new path. As for the swamps, we can hoard large wooden stems to be used as mining. Most importantly, there is a way out of this problem" said Prince Indra Mahesa then rose from his seat.

"Sendiko dawuh Gusti Prince!"

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"Listen to all my people. I don't want to feel like I'm living like this. I know that all of you have experienced what it was like to be colonized for seventeen years. But of course you can not resign to fate. I want to fight for our country's independence. But, of course I can't be alone. Do you want your children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren to be held in fear forever whenever your village is entered by the thugs of the earth?" Asked the prince when all the inhabitants of the hidden village were gathered in front of the large house owned by Empress Galuh Cendana.

"Governor! We used to just accept fate. That's because we have no hope. For whom we fight if the throne of Sri Kemuning kingdom is empty without anyone entitled to occupy. Only the Mighty House of nature is entitled to the throne of the kingdom of Sri Kemuning. But now, not anymore. Our hope comes with the appearance of my Master! When the royal emblem is in the hands of my Master, then we will rise to support whatever decision my Master will decide!" Said one of the men in the village.

"Listen, my people. We are currently surrounded in the west. There's only one way! It has to make a new path. I need all of your energy to help me blaze that path. From today, prepare yourself. We will work together and work with each other royong. It's part of the fight. Are you ready to work with me?"

"We are willing to die for our beloved country. We are also willing to die to free this country from the confines of Jaya Pradana. It's time to fight to take up arms!" They said excitedly.

"Good! This is what I want to hear from my people. I know there are many more people out there who crave independence. You work from morning to noon. After that, in the afternoon until night, you will be guided by Senopati Arya Prana, Panglima Rangga, Tumenggung Paksi, Wiguna and Arya Permadi to follow the training of soldiers. The independence of our country is at the tip of the sword of every person who feels himself part of the kingdom of Sri Kemuning. Are you guys ready?"

"We are all ready, O Sri Paduka Gusti Prabu Indra Mahesa Jaya Wardana Perkasa alam!" They said simultaneously.

"Yet. Never say I'm Gusti Prabu if this country hasn't been liberated. Promise in your hearts to free this country. Not for us. But for our grandchildren. Let us feel in the face, as long as our children and grandchildren will be able to feel the freedom of footing in their own country without being pursued by fear,"

"alright. Everybody ready! Take each of your equipment! Let's work together to make a new path that will penetrate into the kingdom of Galuh!"

"Sendiko dawuh Gusti Prince!"

They then disperse themselves back to their homes to take their respective equipment and then together explore the forest in the eastern part of the teak valley to follow their lord in order to pioneer a new path.

Nearly seven thousand good people - grandfather, grandmother, middle-aged, woman, youth and even children - joined in to work on the new path.

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