MASSHIAHSAGA - THE POWER OF TWO KINGS

STARING AT THE HORIZON ON THE ROOF OF THE DOME

The two men sat together on lazy chairs accompanied by two drink kerats and a plate of sweets. Selena herself accompanied Umm Nazila in her complaint. Now the woman found a daughter who wanted to accompany her life before sandyakala.

"Look at the constellations" Nuzlan said, pointing to one of the constellations he saw. "Didn't God create everything not in vain?"

"Nuzlan... Can I ask you a question?" ask Havard suddenly.

Nuzlan lowered his hand and turned to look at Havard who was sleeping in a relaxed sleep with a fixed gaze toward the sky that night.

"What exactly is your goal in Maung Fortress?" ask Havard. "I don't think the reason for finding a minister is relevant to the repercussions you've suffered." the man then looked sharply at Nuzlan.

Nuzlan smiled and looked back into the night sky. "I was indeed looking for news about Lord Rotcshild.he was an official minister in the Cabinet Council formed by the Grand Vizier, Nizam al-Mulk..."

"News about Lord Rotcshild?" hiss Havard.

Nuzlan. "There is an unsavory issue wading through the political cloud in the Sultanate's palace.According to data collected by the code, Lord Rotcshild is in a relationship of ambiguity with the Kingdom of Yahuda." Nuzlan tilted her body and looked at Havard. "So I did a direct independent investigation that led me all the way to Maung Fortress..."

"Then, what did you find?" ask Havard.

"Not completely.." replied Nuzlan. "But, I'm sure, there is indeed a symbiosis of ambiguity that is temporarily intertwined, but I cannot directly formulate that Lord Rotcshild is directly involved..."

"Are the Tigris the accomplices of King Saul?" guess Havard.

"Tigris and his flock did indeed form an alliance with the Kingdom of Yahuda, but that could not guarantee that King Saul intended to expand north... He will face the rulers of the northern region, one of them with Sultan Yazid al-Bustami." said Nuzlan seriously.

"Have you reported your activities to His Majesty the Sultan?" ask Havard again.

"It's been... He understood it and asked me to do further research to find the evidence" Nuzlan replied, staring back into space.

Havard took a breath and took out a bottle of drink and gulped down the contents.

"I took a few days off after our return from the Basilisk Caves... I also reported that the cave dwellers were already dead.Thus, we were able to mine the contents of the cave freely.." continued Nuzlan.

"What's in that cave?" ask Havard to know.

"Our previous expedition team found iron ore, gold and orihalcon content in the cave.Sadly the next expedition was postponed because the first expedition team mostly killed Euryale... we can explore upstream of the cave, who knows there are still many minerals that we can find there." said Nuzlan then looked at Havard.

"You take it easy. The results of the excavation, I will give you thirty percent.." he said with a witty face.

"Then...after this, what will you do?" ask Havard.

"May I accompany you to the palace?" ask Havard.

Nuzlan smiled happily. "Of course I can." the man stared at the clothes Havard was wearing. "Of course not in such clothes..."

Havard just scratched his head that didn't itch.

...***...

Havard felt uncomfortable using that classy outfit. However, to be able to enter the palace of the sultanate, it must wear special clothes, unless he is a military caste, it is okay to wear war clothes when facing a ruler.

Selena herself should not let out a laugh, even though in her heart was so amused, because the masculinity of Havard immediately faded while wearing the toga robe.

"You're good-looking in those clothes, son." praise Umm Nazila.

"Really, Madam?" havard asked hesitantly then looked at himself in the mirror.

"You are very similar to a noble.." said Umm Nazila then gasped. "Or.. lest you be of noble descent?"

"No way Mother.." interrupted Selena quickly and smiled amusedly. "A king cannot lift a ten-kilogram kopesh, and a king cannot have such a muscle, unless he is indeed the king of the bars..." the girl's comments were half-mockful.

Havard threw a cynical look towards Selena. Shortly thereafter Nuzlan appeared in his battle clothes, complete with a spear he was holding.

"Hows it? Are you ready to go?" tanya Nuzlan noticed Havard who showed an uncomfortable face.

"Can I borrow the kind of clothes you wear?" pinta Havard.

"Why indeed? After all, you are not from the military caste." Nuzlan explained.

"But with this toga, I look like a sissy!" hatch Havard ketus while expanding his hand.

"That means when I'm wearing a toga, I look like a sissy?" tukas Nuzlan.

"That's not what I mean." said Havard.

"Here you go. Come along." take Nuzlan. "For now, act like royalty..."

Havard was forced to relinquish and follow Nuzlan to the royal court wearing the clothes he disliked the most.[]