TIKZ [Moving To The Golden Age]
027 - KERATON EXIT

Idaline tapped her finger on the table. The celebration ended two days earlier than the schedule should have been. He had not received any news as people continued to visit his residence, of course to meet Hayan.

But the biggest problem is him. Idaline must make sure all food is safe and no dirty tricks are done between one woman and another. The cunning of women with high obsessions is more terrible than the strategy of war.

If entered the world of war, the women may be as intelligent as Syajarah Ad Durr who became the brain of the victory of war and the success of charming Loius IX or become like the world's first female admiral, Keumalahayati, capable of leading the women in the vanguard against the invaders.

Idaline took a breath. I don't know how much poison powder and witchcraft he found almost hit the victims.

Idaline once again sighed. Many of his guests were victims a day, the next day he was the perpetrator. All the evidence Idaline handed over to Hayan who was the cause of the cold war.

"Why hasn't he come yet?"

It was past tens of minutes Hayan still did not show the trunk of his nose. Idaline felt anxious that the war was really happening because Hayan was never late to visit in the morning.

"His Highness the Prince began to attend the morning meeting, Your Majesty." said the lady who accompanied him.

"This morning?"

The sky is still reddish every Hayan comes to Kedaton Sedap Malam, meaning only about half six. While the meeting always starts when the sun has risen for more clear indoor lighting.

"It's very clear this is because of the war." Idaline muttered increasingly worriedly.

"Teacher, you've been waiting." That's a statement not a question. In his heart Hayan smiled as he watched Idaline prepare in her place waiting for her.

"I told you to call Ida."

Hayan answered with a mysterious smile.

"Don't forget I'm the host of black magic."

"Teachers need not worry. Mahapatih had already told the incident at his residence. There's the Great Sage accompanying the teacher who's lying sick."

"What's the situation?" Idaline gave Hayan a cup of tea.

"Wengker had captured Wukir Mahendra, massacred the family and workers of Ki Ageng Lawu, drove out the villagers and forbade him from returning, as well as seized the resources of several small kingdoms around them. There's no other way."

"Did that really happen?" Idaline still thinks it's just hearsay.

"Dopo himself leads the army."

Udelia wrote the manuscript from the inscription held by the citizens. Because it is unreadable, the state allows citizens to have it and citizens still consider it sacred even though it is not recognized by the government as an inscription.

When Udelia came, she could read it smoothly. Strange indeed because he had forgotten the lessons of Javanese script and also difficult to follow the lessons of Sanskrit, join the research team he just tidied up documents or make a summary.

Udelia did not say she understood the meaning when Dewi, who was intelligent in sanskrit and ancient in the research team, stated that there was not a single written word. Dewi explained it was just a picture or graffiti without meaning, finally Udelia said to make up the storyline of some words that appear on the wall of the cave.

"It's hard to trust others. We better take care of it ourselves" Hayan said.

"Then his name is greedy."

"Where?"

"Keeping things yourself that should be shared with others." explains Idaline.

"Is greed forbidden?"

"Of course."

"Didn't like greedy people?"

"I-iya," nervously Idaline had not prepared her heart, not expecting Hayan to suddenly change her calling.

"If one is greedy, one cannot?"

"Huh? What's?" suhut Idaline is out of focus.

"If we want someone to stay by our side. No one can approach him. We should be the ones being noticed. Can't it?" Hayan stared intensely at Idaline, she smiled slightly as Idaline replied to her.

"Can't." Idaline's eyes turned serious but also looked far away. "But if I were, it would definitely hold that guy. Only I can get his attention." Idaline blinked her eyes realizing her words. "Ah forget it. That's not a good thing."

After a few minutes of not replying to Idaline, Hayan turned the conversation to yesterday's lesson that wasn't over.

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Idaline stared at Pariksit passing in front of her, Cethi's departure did not affect the man at all.

"Master, let's have some tea for a bit." Idaline asked a little yell because they were a bit far away.

Parikshit stopped his steps hearing Idaline's call. "Hamba salutes His Holiness Raden Ajeng Paramudita" said Parikesit bowed his body slightly without complying.

"No need to be sad."

"Sorry very sorry, Your Majesty. I'm in a hurry."

"Glass crystal." Idaline.

Parikshit who was looking down dared to see Idaline's face. The girl repeated the same words without a sound.

"Come." Idaline went into his yard. The maids brought Idaline-wearing chairs outside the fence and overtook Idaline.

"Someone who was appointed as Raden Ajeng has not even three months has been able to get more information from a queen. You're very impressive." Parikshit received the tea, inhaled the aroma and put it back.

"Sum while warm." Idaline took the glass. "When you know how strong the crystal rocks that have not been found long ago Your family. Do you want to make a large-scale war?"

"They don't necessarily find it. We just saw him after getting lost in the forbidden part of the forest."

"Are you stupid? They live surrounded by forbidden forests, of course other forbidden forests are not a big problem for them. Furthermore it would be impossible to take time to find the crystal stones. And you want Maja's kingdom to go to war with Wengker's already growing kingdom?"

Parikshit was stunned to hear Idaline's words, he thought of nothing but wanting to quickly report the events in his place. "I was wrong not to think about it. But not necessarily they can master it quickly."

"Every forbidden forest has its own secrets. When seizing them it must be easy to understand the secrets within. Mastery of crystal stones is easy for witches, ascetics don't rely too much on them so it's hard to put them together."

Pariksit. "Is it really like that?" he asked with trembling hands in the light of the large-scale war that Idaline had spoken.

"Yes. I understand you get no other teaching when you focus on asceticism. Yet you must stop this futile war."

"What do you mean the Maja kingdom won't win it?"

"The Maja Kingdom will win it with absolute victory if appropriate. The forbidden forest in the Wengker Kingdom had already made their individuals on par with the knights here, Wukir Mahendra was clearly stronger in energy. Now I don't know how far they've progressed."

"I am the ascetic who has made some progress thanks to the stone. If witches can absorb it quickly, then bad!" parikesit concluded.

"You just have to rewind time. I have a way to finish it. Enough two months."

"The declaration of war has been written and has been sent to the kingdom of Wengker this morning."

Idaline bent her forehead thinking seriously. In his mind he was looking for a way to buy time. Hayan only visited for a while and always avoided when talking about war. Djahan also only deliver snacks, not too long to meet him.

"If there's nothing else, let me go."

"Please." said Idaline directly.

Parikshit saluted Idaline and went out of the Kedaton Sedap Malam.

"The Kingdom of Maja has so many monsters." murmured Pariksit as he passed.

"Prepare the horse carriage!" idaline's orders to her ladies.

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"We met at His Majesty's birthday party. But like a long time ago."

"Me too, mom. But my arrival was because of something else." Idaline stared at the girls who were standing lowered behind Tuti.

"Come." Tuti invites Idaline to move to another room.

"Wolu Deso outside the kingdom has a unique stone that might help our soldiers. So far it can only be used by witches but Candra said it can be used for kanuragan if done research."

"Unique stone?" Tuti thought seriously, the warm gaze that Idaline had always seen disappeared just like that.

"Candra may be researching it while studying in the area. But I think it might help."

"Your words are correct, but this research will last a long time. Not wanting to flatter the mother's child, but all this time despite continuing to be in the room, Candra always understood about many things. In the study, he was equivalent to six expert researchers. If we send people, we have to have a team that might reduce our combat power."

"A skilled researcher is a powerful wizard?"

"really. If you want to research must bring a lot of people to be finished quickly. Unfortunately, the war is in sight. Ah." Tuti changed the look on his face, he smiled warmly at Idaline.

"Just calm down, son. They won't get here, won't even be able to break through the border." Tuti stroked Idaline's hand.

"What if I say that the Wengker party found a magic stone in Wukir Mahendra?"

Tuti stroked Idaline's hands faster, her brain deep and calculating. "My mind is dead-end. But I will say, maybe someone will find the best solution."

"Good, mom. Thank you." Thank you."

"Don't be like that. Everyone to thank for this important info." Tuti stroked Idaline's head. "Your sisters must have been waiting. Let's meet them."

"Come on."

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The morning has turned. The bodyguards, soldiers, and knights reorganized their entire storehouses and residences to welcome his brothers who had been selected from various regions.

The war has been declared, one more month they will be on the front lines. The witches that Idaline hoped to leave were busy organizing new soldiers. Idaline let out a long sigh, lethargicly drinking tea while looking at the busy man.

"Your Majesty, there's a messenger for you."

"What is the residence of Ekadanta?" tanya Idaline is excited.

"No, Your Majesty. He's from the residence of Her Majesty the Queen Mother."

"What did you say?" Idaline stood up from her seat.

"She's from the residence of His Majesty iIu Suri." repeated the lady.

Despite not having power over the queen, the queen mother is still the queen's most beloved biological mother, even the queen is now the queen because of her mother's orders that do not understand politics.

The queen was once only a princess who submitted to her brother, the previous king, for the safety of herself and her younger sister and her mother. The previous king always prevented the two of them from studying unless the arts even they were forbidden to marry.

But then the queen trained hard for several months, brain-winding learning a day and night without rest just to obey the orders of the mother.

Idaline's heart was pounding, her mind sorting through the whole incident to find out her mistake.

"Your Majesty, we have arrived" the coachman said.

"I guess the person who can turn my granddaughter away is a great person. It was just a girl a daydreamer."

A grandmother stood beside the Idaline chariot accompanied by many people she was holding down while bowing her head, Idaline estimated there were twenty ladies and five servants.

"I'm sorry Ananda's made grandma wait." Idaline got off the train with the driver who was delivering.

Idaline saw the hand of the queen mother slightly jerked. At first glance he smiled knowing the queen mother was not a difficult person.

"Ananda is facing Her Majesty the Queen Mother." Idaline rewinded her right leg and bent it slightly while bowing her head, her hands tied to her left waist.

"Wake up." the queen mother and Idaline were walking beside her. "Your achievements and intelligence are incredible."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Call grandma" said the queen mother did not take her eyes off the road ahead.

Idaline smiled again briefly at the woman's aged red ears. "Good, grandma."

"I do not doubt the judgment of the queen and the mahapatih. But still you've crossed the line a few times."

"Please forgive the man's leniency."

Idaline doesn't really understand. What is meant by crossing the line is he who does not enter art class? Or was he the one who had been intruding on the prince's birthday party several times? I don't know. Women are always right and nobles are always right.

"As a punishment, stay here for four days."

"Yes?" spontaneous Idaline doesn't believe her hearing.

"Your things will be brought by the ladies. Go see your room."

"Okay, Your Majesty." Idaline followed the lady who was the guide.

Idaline's eyeballs almost jumped out when she saw the contents of her room, her index finger pointed forward, she looked left at the lady whose head was still bowed since welcoming her.

"What the fuck?" lontar Idaline's.

In front of Idaline were golden boxes shining brightly to the dazzling of her eyes. Under the mattress were scattered several bracelets, sungsun necklaces, cana kingpins, and shoulder chelates.

"Hamba has delivered His Majesty safely. Servant permission to withdraw." Dayang who escorted Idaline darted away from Idaline who was confused by the mountains of gold.

"Truly so." Idaline sits rigidly in the available seats.

Idaline's eyes went around the corner of the room, her eyes catching a large bookcase in the corner of the mattress. He picked up interesting papers for her and sat back in the chair with the light of jewelry that stretched out on the table. The mattress cannot be worn because it is full of jewelry.

The blue sky had turned orange. Idaline was past lunchtime because not a single lady-in-waiting came asking her. He held his stomach which continued to sound.

As Udelia he had fasted a lot, but Idaline was still in the growth stage, plus he had not eaten since the afternoon because he was busy thinking of a way to stop the war, and his body that needed intake felt very weak.

A long sigh rang out from Idaline's mouth, the test of the queen mother was very clear.

"Get me some water." Idaline gritted her teeth not hearing the answer from outside. "Hey. I asked for water." he repeated. Idaline scrunched her forehead, her gaze blurry until before long everything turned dark.

"Just ten hours of fasting is not strong?" The step of the queen mother stopped and her eyes widened to see Idaline lying on the floor with the paper still clasped in her hands.

"Give him to bed!" The faint voice of the queen mother was still heard in Idaline's ears.

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"One day went in vain" Idaline said sitting on her bed. "This body is very weak." Idaline got up from the bed and moved her body to stretch.

"But instead of being planted with black magic means her body is unique?" idaline continued in her mind.

"Your Majesty, we've prepared warm water for you."

"No. Prepare cold water. I want to promote body circulation."

"Okay, Your Majesty."

"Please drink the honey milk first so Your Majesty can recover quickly."

Idaline chugged him with excitement. The queen mother, whose real name is Gayatri, was once kidnapped by the king's enemy, her husband. After that day Gayatri often wore warrior clothes to practice martial arts.

In his old age, Gayatri not only drank tea and talked when gathering with the princesses, he occasionally taught martial arts that he mastered without lowering the dignity of a royal princess.

Idaline is not her granddaughter so Gayatri does not take too much dizziness, so is Idaline. When the grandmother suddenly entered the plot of his life, Idaline was very upset when he had made some plans to leave the palace immediately. If the queen mother pays attention to her, it is definitely not just a grandmother's attention to her granddaughter.

"The Queen mother would have wanted to take advantage!" accuse Idaline in his mind.

"Good food?" ask the queen in a soft voice.

"Whatever if hungry will go into the stomach, Grandma."

"I can't believe your body is so weak."

"Anyone's body if it lacks fluid will become weak. Moreover, water is very important for the body. If we lack water, the heart will beat very fast even the hands will be shaking."

The queen mother gasped at Idaline's words, a second later she confirmed her facial expression. "really?" tanyakanya. The explanation of Idaline was like a diagnosis for her.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Where is this knowledge?"

"From a great teacher."

"If it's really great then there's a way to cure heart palpitations and trembling right?"

"Of course, grandma. Drink enough water properly. It will feel long. Although slow but next there will be no problem because water is very healthy." Idaline manatap jug that billows on the side of the queen mother. The Queen mother always drinks herbal tea and various other herbal drinks as an energy enhancer.

"Then say thank you to your teacher. Every knowledge you do is because of his service that teaches earnestly."

"of course. That's the thing to do."

At first glance Idaline's expression turned heartily longing for the teachers and schoolmates she had not seen for a long time. Every reunion they are not tired of inviting him despite several times rejected.

"Your knowledge is vast, worthy of my sweet daughter binding you."

"It's a great honor to be Raden Ajeng even if Ananda has no blood ties to the royal family."

"You .ehm.will have a family relationship with us."

"It's nice to hear it, Grandma." lontar Idaline didn't hear the word 'will' due to Deheman.

"Thank God you're happy." The queen mother smiled wryly. "Seeing you eat voraciously, other dishes have been made" he said as the ladies-in-waiting put the food on the table.

"Thank you, grandma."

"Son, take care of the grandkids." The queen mother smiled expectantly at Idaline.

"Quiet grandma. A lot of~ the guards at palace~" Idaline mimicked the words of a spoiled little boy, she wished the grandmother in front of her ilfil to him then let him go in peace.

The queen mother laughed. "Whatever you are, you are still a child. Thank goodness your excess doesn't rob you of what you should feel."

"Sorry to disturb Her Majesty The Queen Mother and Her Royal Highness Raden Ajeng Paramudita. Mr. Mahapatih is looking for His Majesty Raden Ajeng Paramudita" said the head lady-in-waiting beside them.

"Geez I'm holding a busy man. Go son. Don't forget to visit grandma often."

"Ready doing it, Grandma." Idaline put her index finger on the temple saluting like respect to the flag. The queen mother just laughed a little at Idaline's funny behavior. "Ananda's permission to withdraw."

"Antar Raden Ajeng safely." the Queen mother ordered.

"Okay, Your Majesty."

Idaline smiled inwardly, Djahan had saved her from those tense days.

"Mr Mahapatih, His Highness Raden Ajeng Paramudita has arrived."

Djahan got up from his seat, he greeted Idaline who was standing waiting outside. "Definitely scary huh at the queen mother's place? I'm sorry I didn't act fast." said Djahan.

"Why are you sorry? And although it's awkward, the queen mother is very kind to me." explains Idaline.

"Ah right. Let's sit down."

"Thank you." Idaline received the glass that Djahan gave her.

"Are you really not sick?"

"I'm just exhausted. Why are you calling me?"

"The promise of that time has not been fulfilled. How about we eat together tonight? Outside there are various foods from other kingdoms that you might like."

"I really want to get out of the palace!" idaline with sparkling eyes.

"After I'm done I'll come to Kedaton Sedap Malam." Unstable braces held his hands to not shuffle Idaline's hair. The girl's expression was too funny in her eyes.

"I heard you were at the queen mother's palace. Who would have thought that they were together with Mahapatih?"

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