The Story of the Wind Wanderer
West Forest Coastal Hills #11

The departure of the second prince Altezza Zachery Zephyra to carry out the King's duties immediately became the center of attention when going through the main road of the kingdom to the main gate. The people who saw the immediate welcome, conveyed a few words to Altezza about safety and success. Their reactions were very pleased when they saw the figure of the second prince riding past in front of them.

"You're well-liked by society, huh?" said Kenan smiling, riding right next to his prince. But Altezza was silent and smiled, not speaking anything until his entourage actually came out of the royal gate.

Riding in the middle of a vast expanse of grass, along with the entourage, Altezza led towards the North of the kingdom. In accordance with the duties given by the King, the location of the bandits' hideout was located in the West Coast Hills, and access to it had to go through the mountainside located just to the North of the kingdom.

Fresh air outside the fortress or walls surrounding the kingdom. Altezza had not gone out or traveled for long because of his responsibilities and obligations as a prince in the palace. Now he gets a task with a location far enough from the kingdom. Freedom, maybe it was the first thing he felt, even though he knew he would return to the fort.

"You look happy, what makes your mood suddenly turn good like this?" said Kenan, riding his horse right next to Altezza, while around him is a formation of rows of other horsemen.

Before leaving, Kenan can see clearly what kind of bad mood belongs to the prince. But after about half an hour out of the royal fortress, the man in white formal uniform looked very happy, even his gaze was unceasingly enjoying the atmosphere around. The meadow is very spacious and beautiful, filled with green, and wind gusts that feel really soft.

"Feel the atmosphere, then you will get the answer of your own question ...!" said Altezza, relaxed and calm while continuing to ride his horse.

Kenan was silent, inhaled the fresh air, and tried to soak up the atmosphere that was so soothing. The answer to his own question can be found. The beauty and atmosphere of nature is the answer to this question.

"Your Majesty, we will soon enter the Northern woods." One of the soldiers who had rode first in the front formation reported this to Altezza.

"Well, beware of wild animals ...!" sahut Altezza, then gave a warning to the group he led.

Not long after, the group led by Altezza slowly entered the forest. The forest was still within the jurisdiction of the Zephyra Kingdom of course, and Altezza was sure there was nothing dangerous other than the wild animals in the forest. The forest is beautiful and lush, and sure enough there are many animals that live in it. As far as the eye could see, several times the man in the prince's uniform saw a squirrel jumping and drifting from one twig to another. The chirping of birds also sounds beautifully earthy, as well as the sounds of other animals heard from a distance.

"Some time ago there were reports of illegal hunting around here, but fortunately now it is not there after the kingdom moves to handle it" Kenan said, speaking to Altezza but with his eyes continue to look at the situation around.

"Such cases are used to happening, not only in these forests, but also in some parts of the country." Altezza commented a bit about it. Especially as long as he began to be active as a prince, some cases had piled up on his work desk to be resolved.

The group led by Altezza continued to walk North, began to climb slightly, and then took a detour westward through the mountainside. Through the road on the slopes of the mountain, Altezza can see the view of the forest that he had passed from above. The forest is very large, green and covered because there are so many shady trees that make sunlight quite difficult to enter.

"Is there any suspicion that there are other bandits besides the one who got caught?" ask Altezza.

Kenan shook his head with a hesitant face answering, "nothing, but we'd better stay alert!"

"Everything ready! We're going to the hill ahead." Altezza spoke plainly to the horsemen who were with him, "use your eyes and ears well when you have entered the forest in the hills!" continued.

The cavalry slowly descended the mountain slope, and began to enter the forest West Coast Hills, the location where the bandits hideout was located. The existence of the hiding in question is still unknown, he explained where. Therefore the King entrusted this to his youngest son Altezza, and hoped to finish his duties well and return safely.

In the forest seemed silent, rarely heard the chirping of birds or the sound of other animals. Some times it does sound crickets, and maybe also with a voice from an animal called Siamang. But besides that, there was only silence in this forest.

Altezza saw a large banyan tree among the other trees, and decided to stop for a moment at the tree, giving his soldiers some time to drink.

"Please take a break for a drink! Don't take too long, we're in a territory that could be dangerous!" altezza said as he descended from his white horse, and spoke straightforwardly and decisively, "do not all rest, and keep the formation alert!" he continued, straightforward and firm. His attitude and self-preservation was very thick with the aura of a leader, moreover he did not see any difficulty in leading the group so far.

The young prince walked slightly away from the banyan tree, pulled the neatly sheathed sword hanging from his belt, then clasped the handle of the sword with the sword's eye pointed to the ground. Kenan was curious about what his master was going to do and immediately asked, "what are you going to do?"

With a very calm attitude Altezza replied, "this area of the hills I once explored when I was 12 years old. That way I should be able to adjust the wind around to find out their hiding location." Knowing and hearing the answer, Kenan immediately stepped back, and was reluctant to disturb the young prince's calm.

Altezza was seen closing his eyes, calming his heart, and then slowly felt the wind began to gently blow around him. The soldiers resting under the banyan tree could only see, with gazes full of admiration, as indeed the astonishing sight could see the wind blowing as if according to the will of the second prince.

"Yes, I need your help. Can you do it? Helping me?" altezza said, speaking alone with low intonation, inaudible to Kenan and the soldiers who were behind him.

As if answering and communicating with Altezza. The wind that had previously only blew around the banyan tree, slowly began to spread, through every between the trees and thick shrubs in the forest. The wind felt so soft full of calm, so it was not so disturbing and made the animals through it frightened, even the horses used by his own entourage looked so calm despite being hit by those large-scale gusts of wind.