TIKZ [Moving To The Golden Age]
059 - WHY IS EVERYTHING SO COMPLICATED?

The morning sun rises from the east. As long as it happens, it still accepts the penance of every servant. The other is when the sun has risen from the west.

That morning Candra slipped out of her room. Lurking behind his father who was discussing with some higher-ups who had just returned from the battlefield. Candra glared at the guard who saw her and was about to report to the father. Directly Candra rode her favorite horse, drove towards the palace.

"August, brother. How are you?" greeting Candra appeared on the door leaf of the Idaline room.

The woman who was lying on the bed looked at him briefly and turned her head in the opposite direction.

"Eh, what's the big brother's eye?" tanya Candra saw Idaline's eyes were bigger than they should have been.

"Uh Candra, get me some ice," said Idaline covering her swollen eyes. Idaline keeps her eyes covered even though Candra can't see her face, Candra can only see Idaline's back from outside the room. But Idaline was too ashamed of herself, she knew her eyes were terrible.

"Aren't you allowed to drink ice?" Candra stared at the confused Idaline before darting away picking up pieces of ice. "Here, brother." Candra thrust an ice-filled basin at Idaline who had been sitting in the living room.

"Thank you." Idaline put a piece of ice on the cloth and then she tied it up and she taped it to her eyelids making Candra wonder.

"What did this woman do? What the hell is he doing? Why is the ice in the eyes? Not cold?" inner Candra. He sat on his knees beside Idaline, accompanying her until she was done with her activities. Candra's eyes continued to notice Idaline who was quietly sticking an ice-filled cloth in both of her eyes.

"Your Majesty, breakfast is ready." The staff told me from outside the room.

"Yes" said Idaline.

"Sister, I want to collect the sauce" said Candra as the ladies-in-waiting flocked with trays containing various kinds of food. The Kedaton Sedap Malam cook also prepared food for his employer's guests because the breakfast time had not passed.

"It's still morning, later" said Idaline, putting ice and wiping her eyes with a cloth that Candra offered. "How are you? Your trip?" tanya Idaline rubbed the head of Candra who was sitting on her knees beside her.

"Candra is good and all this time goes with the flow," replied Candra enjoying the swab.

"Good dong then," said Idaline hearing an irritated tone in Candra's speech.

"Everything just flows."

"Hm? Is that bad?" tanya Idaline heard Candra's flat voice.

"Of course, brother. If we continue to follow the flow how can we enjoy the view?"

Idaline raised her eyebrows. He shifted his body and he led Candra to sit next to him. "Tell me," he said, giving the plate a meal.

Candra devoured the food in front of her while telling a story.

Idaline's forehead shriveled, her eyebrows interlocked hearing Candra's seamless story capable of learning all the magic in Pendopo Srengenge.

Candra also entered the Royal Academics one year younger than her classmates but due to her intelligence and breadth of knowledge, Candra graduated right along with them.

Once passed Candra went straight to the battlefield, proving himself to the seniors who had been guarding there even beheaded Senopati Wengker.

"I didn't fight him, just a lucky Yuwamentri's men crashed while filling the water in the border river due to the magic installed by Wengker's troops, he said, then he was kidnapped by one of the Knights of Wengker who guard the border. I followed in his footsteps to the cave where the Wengker knights were imprisoned."

"Who would have thought they were dying, the organs in their bodies were damaged from forcing energy, it would not have been worth missing that. And without a second thought, Yuwamentri finished off the remaining commanders in their tents."

Candra told me how she could behead Senopati Wengker, who reportedly the bird was already on par with the Great Witch. In fact, Senopati Wengker actually dying when they want to absorb magic energy in the deepest cave Wukir Mahendra they found.

"Candra also contributed a lot. Without the eyes of your family legacy, no one would be able to see the chaotic aura within their bodies and you would simply pass by in doubt about their strength." Idaline praised Candra who tried to humble herself.

"Everybody's been careful for years. It is impossible to rashly enter the enemy's nest which may have grown stronger." Idaline also pulled the corners of her lips.

"If the organ is damaged it means that it is magic energy, why not develop yourself first?" ask Idaline again seriously. It's great that a sorcerer gets that energy.

From the inscriptions that Idaline knew, he was about to do what Candra did by trapping them to find the deepest cave faster, but no group could help Idaline, he said, everyone is busy and everyone is in their place. Idaline could not have clearly told her what she knew.

"We did. We destroyed Wengker a few days before the queen mother died, then His Majesty the Emperor told us to study and absorb the magic and also the science of canuragan," explained Candra filled the curiosity of Idaline.

Idaline mangut-mangut heard it. "Goodoo. You deserve that energy first than anyone else."

"His Majesty the Emperor was very wise. What brother has he been all this time?" Candra asked back.

Candra had felt bad when she could not find out about Idaline. The existence of Idaline is tightly closed by the palace. Then Candra tried to get a high position through the war with Wengker. From that high position he can access the information covered by the palace.

But now the position is no longer useful. Being a disciple partner of the Great Sage means not to be tied to one area only.

"Well, just follow the Great Sage to and fro. He teaches very hard."

Given that Idaline was upset. Only when meeting Djahan, Idaline can enjoy the atmosphere of the village, the rest of Idaline is confined in the inn or cave to ascend and learn books. Only in the fifth year is Idaline allowed to appear and face the public, also walking around the village without any more strict supervision.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Sanjaya asked for permission to meet" the lady-in-waiting said.

Idaline removed the frown on her forehead, she stared at the entrance, where the lady-in-waiting was. "Please enter" he said.

Without waiting, Indra immediately entered the main house. The smile that was originally perched on his face slowly disappeared finding everyone else in the living room with Idaline.

"Young master Ekadanta is very relaxed," Indra sindir took a seat in front of Candra. The young master of Ekadanta should have a lot of busyness.

"No work then it should be relaxing." Candra smiled obliquely. The man before him had great guts. Applying Raden Ajeng in the Ageng Hall in front of the Maharaja and important guests.

"Idaline, I'm sorry to have to delay. My uncle's family is very greedy. When two elders died last year, they dared to take over the Sanjaya family and make Sanjaya almost destroyed."

Indra snatched the sight of three of his men peeking at the window and raised his hand telling himself to go back to work.

"I'll finish first and come back quickly" Indra added, plucking her finger, entering several ladies-in-waiting carrying various gifts for Idaline.

While Idaline was pensive, Idaline remembered the Kuti rebellion. Although Sanjaya's extended family officially declared itself to remain on the queen's side, some of its dignitaries including three of the five elders joined the rebels. Though already converted, enmity within the family is inevitable.

"I continue with the task first. This conversation we continue later," said Indra darted away.

"Wait!" idaline shouted while standing chasing after him to the gate. Idaline must complete the promise between them. The promise was just a jest, Idaline thought she was going so she dared to promise that. It seems everything is getting more complicated.

"Why is everything so complicated?" inner Idaline.

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© Al-Fa4 | 18 September 2021