Prince Without Crown
The bearer of tidings

The rooster's tree broke the still dark silence of the morning with the chirping of birds vying to leave the nest in search of windfall.

The farmers began to be busy preparing the tools and supplies that they would bring later to the rice fields. While the young men began busy controlling their livestock to be grazed in the pasture while occasionally teasing the girls who carried their laundry baskets to times.

This is how things are around the city of the king of Galuh kingdom. The atmosphere is safe and peaceful and the people are very prosperous.

An old man wearing blue silk clothes seemed to stand on a large rock while paying attention to the busy people of Galuh kingdom. Sometimes he seems to smile. However, at another time his face seemed to turn moody.

"Oh God. I ask that the kingdom and the people of this servant remain in Your protection. It is heartless to see their suffering if war really erupts. If it can be exchanged, let the servant suffer as long as the people of the servant are safe, peaceful and sentosa" said the old man, closing his eyes.

Some of the people who passed by the place where the old man was standing looked to worship then timidly passed by the old man to return to his activities.

Who was that nice-dressed old man who looked glum on top of that huge rock?

This is Gusti Prabu Rakai Galuh. The King of Galuh's kingdom.

These days his mind is often not calm thinking about the fate of his people if war is really inevitable.

How a king who loves his people will be able to calm down if several neighboring kingdoms have been uprooted one by one and now the occupying forces are even on the border with the kingdom he leads.

This really killed the King. He could not imagine the suffering his people would experience. Enough of the people of Sri Kemuning's kingdom who suffered. Do not add to the people of Galuh's kingdom.

These few days one by one the problem made him unable to sleep with lena. No appetite for dining, also feel that his feelings are not calm. This is due to various problems that have occurred frequently lately.

Starting from the kingdom of Setra Kencana that has collapsed, the defense fortress that is still not finished, the, and there was no news from the five emissary soldiers he sent to meet his daughter, Empress Galuh Cendana in the teak valley.

Every dawn until the sun begins to rise in the eastern horizon, he will stand on the big rock waiting in case the five soldiers he sent will arrive carrying news.

"Larso and his four subordinates had long left this king's city for the teak valley. Not back yet. Are they fine or are they even meeting the enemy on the way?!" Thought in the heart.

Once again Gusti Prabu Rakai Galuh is taking a deep breath.

Just now Gusti Prabu Rakai Galuh was about to come down from a large rock where he stood, from a distance looks like a horseman who is now getting closer.

The king then undoes his intention to return to the palace when he narrowed his eyes then saw that the man seen in the distance was wearing the uniform of the royal warrior Galuh.

The king's heart began to fidget. He wanted to come closer to the horseman. But it was done by a king. So, he just waited patiently where he was standing earlier.

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When he realized who was standing on that piece of rock on the side of the road, the horseman hurriedly pulled the reins of his horse and went down and knelt on the ground.

"Worship servant to Gusti Prabu," said the newly arrived man as he put his two palms together in front of his forehead.

"What's going on? Why did you come back alone? Where are Larso and your other three friends?" Ask the king while occasionally looking towards the arrival of this soldier. In hope, there were other soldiers following. This was because, they had gone five. Of course, the king wondered why only one returned.

"Although Gusti Prabu. We were intercepted by soldiers from Paku Bumi on the border of Waringin village. Larso's brother told the servant to run. I do not know what the fate of the other four servant friends" replied the soldier, still praying.

"What exactly happened?" Just ask.

"Gusti Prabu, here's the story." said the soldier and told him everything that happened when he arrived in the teak valley.

Starting from he met with Empress Galuh Cendana, until they stocked up on food supplies, the destruction of the duchy of Pitulung, the death of the Duke and Senopati in the duchy at the hands of the royal warrior Sri Kemuning, the death of Datuk Angry Auction and Wisalpa, the return of the Crown Prince along with the kemuning kris tumbal kemuning the legitimate symbol of a king occupying the throne of the kingdom of Sri Kemuning, and arrived to them surrounded by thousands of soldiers from Paku Bumi.

"What's? Is my grandson alive?" The king asked as if he could not believe it.

"Truly my Master. Is not only the descendants of His Majesty Gusti Prabu Perkasa Alam who can pull kemuning kris tumbal from the warangkanya?" Ask the soldier to remain on his knees.

"Did you see for yourself that yellowish mashed kris pulled out of the war?" Ask the Prabu.

"Although Gusti Prabu. The servant did not see him directly. It's just that, Senopati Arya Prana and about more fibrous warrior warriors did see with their own eyes when the keris was pulled. They also said that from the keris came the shadow of a yellow dragon. Forgive my Lord,"

"Not wrong anymore. My grandson lives. Soldier, what's your name?" Ask the king.

"Hamba named Larkin, my lord. Sister by Larso," replied the soldier.

"Back to the palace now! Then, prepare thousands of soldiers to leave for the teak valley. Are you still able to travel back to the teak valley?" Ask the king.

"Hamba, Gusti Prabu. Does Gusti Prabu want to attack the besiegers from Paku Bumi?" Ask Larkin just want to know the meaning of the king.

"really. Right now my Princess and granddaughter are being surrounded by thousands of warriors from the Earth Spikes. This time I won't think twice. Destroy those besieging soldiers!" Tell the Majesty Gusti Prabu Rakai Galuh while shaking his waist.

"Sendiko dawuh Gusti Prabu," replied Larkin.

Now his spirit is back on fire. He would be in the army that would set out for the teak valley to attack the soldiers who surrounded the forest at the border of Waringin village. In this way, he will be able to immediately take revenge for the siege carried out by the Earth Nail warrior who is likely to have killed his four other friends.

Seriate...