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“Mr Princess, Gunjana met someone

in the palace stables. I've paid people to follow the man. At the port he handed a letter to the envoy to Dwipajaya. I asked him to make a mark on the person by deliberately staining one of his sleeves with a red” holi

“Why is red?” ask Gayatri.

“Red color, commonly used color in

Hindustani. After all it is holi no one will suspect. The color is also striking and easy to recognize” said Rupika proudly.

Gayatri looked at Gunjana who was busy choosing clothes.

“Mr princess thank you. Citraganda is a subscription of the nobles, I am honored to wear this outfit” said Gunjana who immediately wore newly purchased clothes.

“What did you ask for?” gayatri asked Rupika. The two of them stared at Gunjana who was busy showing her here and there.

“To ask the princess, is like asking the Gods. I'll think about that request well. If the time comes I will say my request” Rupika said.

Gayatri understood the direction of Rupika's conversation. If the girl beside him did not say now, then later Gayatri would have to prepare for an unexpected request.

A few weeks passed by the letter of Gayatri to King Daneswara.

Greetings Ayahanda,

when I received the letter

it's I'm not okay. This is not a beautiful wedding like this

overshadowed by my daughter for a long time. I won't tell you any more

about this wedding. Father, I will stand by my oath as a wife, that to the death I will be beside my husband.

Astapura asked for a plot of land to be planted in Palawija because the political situation in Hindustan was in

big deal.

Plant palawijaya outside Dwipajaya,

Your beloved daughter

Gayathri.

Daneswara read the letter. He was sad that the life of his last daughter was not as good as that of his brothers, but fate said otherwise. If the gods will

the will must be carried out.

Daneswara gathered the painters Naraya, Mahesa, Mpu Wiyasa and Guru Drona to discuss the contents of the letter that Gayatri had sent.

Mpu Wiyasa documents Gayatri's letter in a copy into the Dwipajayantaka. A special book containing genealogies and important matters of the kingdom of Dwipajaya. The Book of Dwipajayantaka was written down by descendants of Mpu Wiyasa. The descendants were chosen directly by the government, to keep Dwipajaya's greatest secret.

“Wilisgiri Valley is quite fertile, but guarded by Buto Abang. We cannot allow bloodshed just to help Astapura”, said Guru Drona, the red giant who guards the valley where he lives. The valley was located quite close to the southern border of the kingdom of Dwipajaya. Buto Abang is not a giant that can be invited to cooperate.

“How about Limadaksa?” tanya Mahesa mentioned the border in the northern region of Dwipajaya. The area is not more fertile than the Wilisgiri valley, but enough to be planted palawija.

“Can't!” Patih Naraya rejects Mahesa's proposal. Before dying, the Tantric Monk had cursed the land of Limadaksa that the plants growing in that place, would be poisonous when entering the human body.

They remember the Tantric Monk, the head of the Monks who were savagely killed during the Samaratungga war.

The western region is a canyon and the eastern region is the city limit, not suitable for planting palawija.

“The only way is we have to find a place that is quite far outside the Dwipajaya” region Patih Naraya thought for a moment to find a location that would be able to

help Astapura.

“How about Jayabaya? The region still owes 1000 Keti to Dwipajaya” Daneswara said considering the Jayabaya region ruled by King Jayaswara still owes him.

“The area is having trouble getting water, how can palawija grow there” Mahesa worried about the location of Jayabaya which takes two days of travel and according to him is less fertile.

“The best way is to build a reservoir, and add workers to care for the plant”, said Patih Naraya.

They have reached an agreement and are preparing for the trip to Jayabaya.

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