Love of the Empress 2: King and Queen

Meet Om Back

Shortly after, Magenta, Boru, Dion and all residents of Dinowa were gathered in the town square. The number collected was no more than 500 people. Because the city of Dinowa is a small city. There were also some who managed to escape before the Daffa army ambushed the city.

After being gathered in the square, the inhabitants of Dinowa were faced with the current ruler of Nevarest. King Daffa Scholinszky.

Most of them were surprised to find that the ruler of Nevarest was still young. Probably no older than king Goluth himself. Around the early thirties.

Magenta looked around. And he was confused. Because every resident of Dinowa, including himself, is not tied up with his hands. He thought he would be a prisoner of war.

'Is it possible that they were too lazy to tie us up one by one? Do they have that much confidence? So sure that none of us will fight?' magenta asked in his mind.

Magenta's daydreams then dispersed when he heard the miraculously amplified voice of the king of Nevarest. Maybe by someone who has the inner power to amplify the sound.

Magenta could guess that way because he did not see the king using any tools near his mouth as he spoke.

"Greetings, residents of Dinowa! The arrival of Da to this city does not intend to make you all face difficult times. Instead Da wants to give you a better life than the previous life that you have been through all this time," the king begins his narrative.

"The kingdom of Goluth is a land endowed with abundant precious stones. Almost all the inhabitants in this kingdom rely on his life as a gemstone seeker or precious stone merchant."

"His dear, the biggest advantage of the sale of precious stones is not felt and enjoyed by most of the population of this country. Where the precious stones come from, the inhabitants live in poverty and life. This is so regrettable!"

"Therefore, the coming of Da to this place wants to give glad tidings to all of you. Accept Da's offer to build a better life. Follow Da! And your well-being will be the responsibility of all. Make sure of that!"

"He won't force anyone who wants to leave this city. But for those of you who want to follow Da, be prepared to welcome a new life!" Close the Daffa king in a loud voice.

After the king was silent for some time, a voice in the crowd could be heard speaking. The voice belonged to a precious stone merchant who was quite famous in the city of Dinowa.

"Sorry.. Your Honour. Did Your Majesty really say that? Your Majesty will let anyone go, if we really want him?" Ask the merchant with a clear-sounding anxiety.

King Daffa immediately focused on staring at the questioner. And he gave his answer.

"Yes. Sure oes. Freedom is always your right. You will not force your will in making choices!" Replied the king of Daffa with a firm tone.

The merchant hesitated for a moment. Before I finally say it again.

"If so, I beg you for permission to leave this city, Your Majesty. Can you?" Ask the merchant again.

"Yes. Of course you can do it. But there are things that Da must remind you, also to all of you who want to leave this city right now. Because if you have decided to leave this city, it means that you also give up your rights to the land you have in this city. So, think carefully first," the king gave his warning.

Suddenly, the words began to sound. Of course this is a pretty big sacrifice. Given the purchase price of land in the kingdom of Goluth is the most expensive among the three other kingdoms. So the policy of this one Daffa king also directly caused dissatisfaction for the rich tycoons.

Except for the homeless and those who only have narrow land. This land foreclosure policy was clearly a breath of fresh air and new hope for them. Wishing they could later become the new rulers of the land to be abandoned later.

"You can also take your property with you. Except for the core officials in this city. He will conduct an evaluation first for the officials. Because if you are proven to have acted arbitrarily to the position you have held so far, then your property will be confiscated. For the rest of his life Da handed back evenly to the residents of this other city," added the king of Daffa back.

The exposure of the policy just now made the king given cheers by the poor inhabitants of Dinowa.

"Long live the king of Daffa! Prosperous is the king of Daffa!" Cheers could be heard breaking the silence in the town square.

The king gave a nod as his acceptance of the cheers of the inhabitants of Dinowa. The atmosphere slowly calmed down. Only kasak kusuk remains are still heard filling the square.

Amidst the crowd, Boru stared excitedly at the mother.

"Mother! Turns out the firewood merchant's speech was true! King Daffa was a good king! Did you hear the king's words?" Ask Boru in flames.

"Yes, Son. Mother heard it too. Very kind to this young king. Just this time I heard a king dare to say that in front of many people. Whether he will keep his promise or not, I'm not sure yet, son," said Magenta hesitated.

"According to Boru, the king of Daffa was earnest with his words, Mom! So, we're just gonna stay here, ma'am?" Pinta Boru was hopeful for his mother.

Magenta looked confusedly at his son. Unremarkable Boru easily believes in the sweet promises of the rulers. Boru was more often skeptical of rulers and the rich in general. I don't know what made his son change his mind.

Magenta thought for a moment. Take a look around. And he found the same doubt entrenched in many of the faces of these inhabitants of Dinowa. Although not a few are also eager to face a new life as promised by the king of Daffa.

Magenta then saw some rich tycoons rising out of the crowd. Like him they are among the group who set the heart to move from this small town. Perhaps they thought, leaving a patch of land in this small town was a meaningless sacrifice.

"Yes, Son. We will stay in this city" Magenta replied with a nearly unanimous decision.

...

Shortly after, the king of Daffa gave half a day for those who wanted to get out of Dinowa to pack. Meanwhile, those who still want to settle down, are required to re-register their identity and family in the residence office.

It seemed that the king of Daffa wanted to know for sure the number of people who supported him in this city.

Magenta and Boru go to the city's residence office to re-register their identities. They also followed Dion.

Magenta was hesitant to register Dion. Because he thought later the boy would be delivered back to his family.

But then Boru reminded his mother.

"This is the time of war, ma'am. Where can we get ready to find Dion's family?" Tegur Boru reminded.

Reminded as such, Magenta finally enlisted Dion to be part of his family. At least for the time being.

After registering, each of those who had registered was given a small sack of rice to take home. According to admin staff, it was confiscated rice from the homes of city officials who were convicted of corruption.

When Magenta and Boru were shocked. So quickly the new king's action in investigating the arbitrary actions of officials before him in this city.

A new glimmer of hope finally blossomed in his second heart. Also in the hearts of the residents who choose to settle in the city of Dinowa. Hope their new king will really give them a better way of life.

...

After registering, Boru breezed home with three sacks of rice, the proceeds of his own, the mother and also Dion. While three bags of gold and silver stored neatly behind the clothes that Magenta wore.

The little family was ready to welcome their better life.

But, on his third return trip, the sound of a call from behind had stopped their steps.

"Stop!" Shouted that voice out loud.

Boru, Magenta and Dion stopped and turned to the source of the voice. The third then found two soldiers of Nevarest who approached them.

Magenta's heart suddenly thumped. He held Dion's hand tightly. And he also shortened his distance with his only son, Boru. A bad premonition crossed the mind of that paroh-aged woman.

Once the two soldiers had been right in front of his three, one of the soldiers asked Magenta.

"The king wants to see you. Come with us!" Tell the soldier.

Magenta and Boru looked at each other. I don't understand what's really going on right now. But because they did not have the power to reject the decree, the three finally dragged their steps to meet the king.

...

As soon as he arrived before the king of Daffa, Magenta felt a stir gripping his heart.

In the town square earlier, he could only judge the king's appearance at a glance. But now Magenta could see that his fleeting assessment was not enough to describe the king as a whole.

Magenta's knees were shaking. He was sure his feet would not be able to support his body anymore, if he had to hear the bad news he had to face, out of the king's mouth.

Threesome with Boru and Dion, Magenta kept his head down in silence.

After some suffocating silence, the king finally voiced the contents of his head. And what came out of the mouth of the king of Daffa at that time shocked Magenta, Boru, and Dion.

"Diandra Marry Chen's. Don't you remember Om? Dion?" Greet the king who looked straight at the boy beside Magenta.

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