TIKZ [Moving To The Golden Age]
030 - GIVING GLORY

"If you give her a gift, she will bond with you." commented Loro. Idaline was standing under a tree looking for Indra among the faces of the soldier dressed in uniform. It is very difficult because their stocky body shape is almost the same.

"Or don't you want to take it off?" added Loro making Idaline glance at him sharply.

"The sun hasn't risen yet and I want to face it with me?" pissed Idaline.

"You don't have a stand once. Pick one, take it off or take it."

"There's nothing wrong with giving a gift to a friend who's about to go to war." replied Idaline.

"You take it for granted, but he'll think you're waiting for him."

"Loro is not wrong. But Idaline is not wrong either. Just a gift couldn't possibly bind her, anyways Idaline had told her to convince her heart." said Siji mediating.

"Denger said Agus. This gift is useful."

"What?"

"Kudi and Swords" answered Idaline seeing the arrival of the lady-in-waiting of Kedaton Sedap Malam who brought her gifts.

"Should give a gift of just one dong." loro lamented never get a gift from his cousin's sister unless he himself asked for an object as a gift. The gift is a surprise.

His cousin sister did not want to buy things that were in vain. All the money that comes out must be useful.

"That's one. One for close, one for medium, one for far away." explains Idaline despite sounding like an excuse.

"Near distance is already a keris. The wheel for me, huh?" loro pinta.

"Bikin' yourself!"

"Nobody wears a sword here" Siji said, voicing his heart fearing Idaline had forgotten. It was not the type of weapon used by them. Can be burdensome if carrying a strange weapon that has not been recognized.

"Indra once learned to swing a spear. His keris quickly absorbed both aura and energy due to the special materials. With the same rock I used to make this sword." Idaline explained by opening a small piece of cloth that covered her gift. The sword had a blue handle.

"We're going to the battlefield, don't forget the reward!" Loro blinked her eyes and moved away to see Indra walking towards Idaline.

"You are my guards! Can't go anywhere!" scream Idaline.

Although death could not be avoided, Idaline did not want her two older cousins to be in a dangerous situation.

Idaline still thinks the two people are the same as when she recognized them. Only the young men who lived so easily in a small town, how could such a young man survive on the battlefield?

"The guards of the princesses aren't going anywhere." Indra stood up with her uniform. His eyes stared deeply, both corners of his lips raised, then his feet rested in front of Idaline.

"Don't be reckless." pinta Idaline. He grabbed Indra's hand which was attached to where his heart was, will do the oath. "Hopefully this gift will be useful to you." whispered Idaline giving Indra the crate of weapons assisted by the ladies.

Rushing Indra accepted it and began to take an oath to the idol. "thank you. I'll go home–"

"Bringing victory" continued Idaline.

"really. We will bring victory." said Indra. Sunlight had not yet appeared but Indra's grim face was clearly visible under the moonlight. Idaline blatantly rejected the warrior oath she was about to give.

"Remember, Ndra. Life number one."

Indra nodded then left Idaline. "I will go home and give glory." he swore in his heart, though he could not leave some of his strength to Idaline.

Idaline continued to wave her hand until the troops exited the palace gate.

"All good luck!" idaline Messages.

"Your message is very heavy for them." Hayan who had been on the stage came down to Idaline.

"They have to remember because someone's waiting at home."

"Yuwamentri and mbakyu fit perfectly." chirps Sudewi appeared from behind Hayan. The girl has set her heart on not connecting the past and the present. Everything was too different for him.

"Those of you who came out with this fancy dress have met whom?" instead Idaline stared one by one the little girls who were too glowing before the sunlight appeared.

"Are you the only one who can meet a couple? Oops." Netarja closed her mouth glancing at the brother.

"Pair?" Hayan Gumam.

"Ckk. You're little girls already thinking of a couple." Idaline knitted her brows staring at pity. Just entering elementary school age but already thinking too mature.

"We will mature before the academic opens new students" said Indudewi.

"Yes." Yeah." Netarja nodded her head. "Married before entering academia is very beautiful, some accompany. Aw," Netarja stroked his head that Hayan had pinned.

"Because we are gathered, it is better to have breakfast together." asked Hayan not to heed Netarja's sharp gaze. His sister is always angry if part of his head is touched.

"Agreed!" said Netarja, Indudewi, and Sudewi together.

"You kids like this are already thinking about your partner." muttered Idaline. "And I, twenty-seven years old, have never dated."

"Don't keep on talking. Let's go." Netarja drew Idaline's hand and led her to walk parallel to Indudevi, Sudewi, and Hayan who had originally walked in front.

The five of them went to the Capuri Palace, where the queen lived, to take her to eat together.

"Mother hasn't had breakfast and went straight to work after taking off the soldiers and knights? This can't be allowed! Let's have a meal together." Netarja's nagging saw the queen already sitting in her work chair was checking reports at home and abroad.

"Mom's son is so big that he can nag this way." The queen stroked Netarja's expanding cheeks.

"Come, ma'am." Netarja pulled the queen's arm out of the room.

"Ananda greeted the Queen Mother" said Hayan, Idaline, Sudewi, and Indudewi who waited in front of the main palace of the Capuri Palace after picking up Dhara.

"It's rare that we get together like this." Dhara commented with a smile.

"Dad!" Netarja shouted with excitement and hugged Dhara who spread her hands to her.

"Bring our food to the pendopo." Dhara ordered, earlier he was preparing breakfast for himself and the queen. His wife always forgets breakfast if not reminded.

Luckily he prepared a lot of food because he was confused on this stressful day to provide what kind of food for his wife.

"Okay, Your Majesty."

"Father's son must be tired of walking long distances. Hup!" Dhara carried Netarja on his shoulder.

Indudewi's sparkling gaze made Dhara look back at him, he laughed a little and stretched out his hand. "Indu want?"

Indudevi nodded loudly. Dhara lifted Indudewi onto his other shoulder and quickly avoided the queen's smoldering gaze.

"My husband, it's dangerous!" scream queen.

"You guys like that want to teach me manners?" Idaline lifted the corner of her lips twitching in disbelief. He was even more surprised to see Sudewi sparkling.

"Dad, wait for me!" Sudewi ran after Dhara and his sisters.

"You don't want to chase them either?" ask queen.

"Hm. He only has two hands."

The queen laughed at Idaline's reply. "Call father."

"Okay, Queen Mother."

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"Your Majesty, great lord Ekadanta is asking permission to see you" said the lady-in-waiting receiving a message from the bodyguard.

"He was in the gate."

"What?" Idaline thinks Mahamentri I Halu was just sending his servant to set a schedule for meeting, hurrying him up and jam towards Aji.

"Your Majesty! You must dress properly."

Idaline kept going regardless of the words of the lady who persuaded her to change clothes.

"Your Majesty, I give you my salam–"

"No need to hesitate, sir." cut off Idaline. "What about the man I said?"

"I'm sorry servant, the man didn't meet. But I brought his friend." Aji moved his head telling the person hiding behind the tree to come out.

"Femin!" Idaline hugged a woman she hadn't seen in a long time.

"Your Majesty, please be careful. He's a poison master." Aji's message.

"Sir, just talk easy. Let's go in."

"I'm sorry, ham-I have an urgent business." said Aji.

"I've been troubling you."

"Not at all. Then please call more familiar." Aji smiled then left the two girls who walked into the Kedaton Sedap Malam.

"My-she. No. gabe. Ham.ba.please forgive me for acting impudent."

Idaline was surprised to see Ami prostrate behind her feet.

"You stand up." The feeling of Idaline remains uneasy to see someone prostrate at her feet even though the maids and waiters often do so when making a little mistake.

"Are they not sick?" Idaline frowned seeing Ami's back vibrate. He also extended his hand.

"What about their self-esteem?"

Ami's back jumped when Idaline touched her.

"Ah, whereas man is equal. Just because of his birthplace, they have to think about ranking."

Ami's face paled feeling a soft touch on her back. The meek cruel man is more terrible than the violent man.

"Did I look cruel until you shook like that?" tanya Idaline is like a psychic.

Ami jerks. "Hamba please forgive me," he repeated.

"When we were very close in the village of Gelut. Let's act the same."

"Well, how dare."

Idaline straightened her body and walked resentfully towards the blooming Sedap Malam flower and spread its fragrance only when night came. "We'll hear your explanation inside."

Ami walked timidly behind Idaline. Several times he said that he did not believe that Idaline was Raden Ajeng and was deceiving them, he tried to convince his village friends to expel Idaline because of the village budget used for two people, for him, the fraudsters, are huge. Other villages do the same.

Because of his disbelief, Ami continued to call him miss even though he already knew Idaline was a Raden Ajeng. The call greatly demeans someone who is one family with the royal family.

"I'm sorry I did that." Ami was arrested by two Idaline ladies to avoid prostrating again.

"No need to feel guilty. You did the right thing. I would do the same if suddenly an unknown person came claiming to be an influential person who came without a strict escort. Even so you didn't do anything stupid and still followed the village chief's orders."

"Hamba has crossed the line by inciting people. If that happens–" Ami closes her eyes imagining Idaline and Candra being treated cruelly by the villagers. "Hamba deserves punishment."

"We'll talk about it next time. You didn't come just for that, did you?"

"Ah, yes."

The two Idaline ladies let go of their hands, and Ami reached back to retrieve a letter.

"Geez, it's very creative" Idaline said, seeing Ami put it in the deepest part.

"Hamba receives a bird flown by Cokro. No one opened it because it was written for His Majesty."

Dear Udelia's,

Right now I am in one of the forests in Maja that has many ration trees, I am doing my first duty as a mercenary. I was blinded so I was left behind while hiding in the deepest part of the forest. As I continued walking, I found a spring guarded by a very beautiful woman. He was the guardian of the spring. His body was full of holy energy, not dark energy like the demons of black or colored magic users like magicians and mythical animals. I trusted him and decided to enter his lake.it was said to be the gateway to the modern world. Actually I was betting so don't take you. If this letter arrives, I will return safely. Try here.

Your friend,

Cakras.

"How sure are you of Cokro?"

"Very sure. The pigeon carrying the letter was his smart favorite bird remembering the direction for him just in case when entering the forest. The text of the message to be given to His Majesty is the chicken claw."

"And also the rope that binds is the Cokro ribbon. Gelut Village, Wrestling village, and Gulet village had already checked it out and were sure there was no trace of magic on the writing. We wouldn't dare to give it away for His Majesty."

"so." Idaline smiled deeply. "You don't have to look for him because he's where he belongs."

"W-how do you know?"

"Hust." rebuked the lady to Ami who questioned Raden Ajeng's words.

"I've decided it." said Idaline suddenly.

"You go to the battlefield help the soldiers make poison. Remember, you cannot go to the front guard. Stay behind and focus on making poison."

Idaline finds it very futile if Ami's talent is not used. Idaline hearing with just one child a thulup can paralyze a snake that can be wrapped around the top of Mount Tang.

"Thank you for your kindness,"

After that day the people who rested on Idaline more and more. When little of Idaline's face was bent, the maids and servants flocked to apologize.

They were afraid of being sent to war!

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