Queen Without Crown

Chapter 113 Secret Meeting

Bagas was a capable and brilliant young man. He was the proud son of Tabib Bagio. Since childhood, the young man had talent and intelligence in medicine. Bagas is also known as a loving brother to his only sister Ningrum.

Given that, it was impossible if Bagas suddenly forgot about Ningrum and acted so arrogantly. That was what made Ningrum convinced that the young man who looked exactly the same as Bagas was not the real Bagas. He is an imposter. Therefore Ningrum was determined to prove it.

At night when all the girls were asleep, Princess Juwita and Ningrum were deliberately still awake. They plan to sneak out to investigate Bagas.

"Are you ready, Ningrum? " Daughter Juwita whispered in Ningrum's ear.

"Ready." Ningrum nodded.

The two tiptoed towards the door. Slowly Princess Juwita opened the door so as not to make a sound.

In front there was no one because the dormitory staff and Miss Sekar had already entered her room from earlier. The two girls infiltrate out of the concubine's guesthouse building.

They immediately squatted in the shadows of the trees so that the guards would not catch them.

Drap. drape..

Two guards on patrol passed in front of them. Both of them curled up in such a way that they even held their breath so as not to be caught.

"It's safe, come on!" Princess Juwita leads the way. They walked along the corridor to Bagas' room.

"How do we prove. hemp!" While talking suddenly Ningrum's mouth was smothered by Princess Juwita. Then Princess Juwita pulled Ningrum's slightly bongsor body behind one of the large pillars supporting the ceiling.

"St! " Princess Juwita gestured for Ningrum not to make a sound.

Shortly afterwards some youths came from the opposite end of the corridor and walked past them. One of them is Bagas. They seem to want to go somewhere. After feeling some distance away, they began to follow the young men in a safe distance.

The road they took was apparently not the usual path. They broke through the palace garden and passed through a secret door that was covered in shrubs and vines. After passing through that door, the trees grew busier and the atmosphere grew darker and creepy.

"Juwita, I'm scared." Ningrum Whisper.

"Calm Ningrum, we have to do it to find your real brother." Princess Juwita replied while whispering as well.

Up ahead began to hear the voices of people talking. The two girls were getting more cautious in stepping. They began to see the light of the campfire that was not too big.

"We should be proud because we have come this far. This is all thanks to your loyalty as a Daemonie Nation." A man with an imposing posture stood his back against the flames while staring at the young men.

"All the kingdoms in the territory of the Royal League have been successfully infiltrated. Just wait for the Great Leader's orders and we'll move in unison." The man's eyes looked burning.

"Yes Domn." The young men nodded obediently.

Cracks..

A dry twig was trampled on by accident on Ningrum's feet. The sound of the crack made all heads turn towards the dark trees.

"Sorry." Whisper Ningrum with trembling body.

Not waiting for long, some youths brushed bushes and trees towards their hiding places.

Ningrum curled up in fear behind Princess Juwita's back, he felt very guilty for already being so careless about stepping on the twigs under his feet. I don't know what will happen to them after they are caught by the Daemonies.

"Here! " Shouted a young man right in front of the two girls.

It feels like the entire body of Princess Juwita is limp without bones. He did not move at all as if his feet were fixated on the ground. The girl only resigned herself to her fate this time.

"Basin a bad rabbit! " The young man's hand gripped the ear of a fat gray rabbit and carried it to the front of the campfire. Domn, their leader, immediately picked up the rabbit and threw it fiercely in any direction.

The sound of 'Grandfather' in between the sound of debum and the rustling of leaves made everyone there can imagine the scene of how the rabbit ended.

It never felt like Princess Juwita was happy to see the animal torture. But this time the feeling of relief just came. Not because he had lost his humanity, but because he had survived thanks to the poor creature.

"We'll just go now." Whisper Princess Juwita on Ningrum whose body was shaking violently.

Ningrum nodded in the darkness. He let his hand guided by Princess Juwita through the dark trees. By the time they passed through the secret door that was covered by a bush, suddenly behind it there had been someone standing there staring at them sharply.

"It turns out you guys really like infiltrating, huh? "

*****

Although this was a meeting of the leaders of the Royal League, the atmosphere was not very formal. Perhaps because the meeting was only attended by the five kings of each kingdom and the fairies assigned to protect them.

With a grim face they sat around a large long wooden table with dim lighting. They did not look interested in the plates containing food and the glasses containing drinks served on the table.

"What's our next plan ? Has anyone found a solution? " King Satria asked.

"Frankly we are already overwhelmed with the terror that strikes our territory almost every day." The Norman King of the Nordic Kingdom complained as he rubbed his bright yellow beard.

"Did the Norman King not see anything suspicious? " The king of Sagar looked at the big man sitting right across from him.

"Suspicious how? The criminals instantly fled without a trace as the soldiers chased. " The Norman king did not understand.

"I mean, are the people around you really trustworthy? " Tell King Sagar again.

"The people around me are loyal people who have served for many years and they have sacrificed a lot to prove it. "

"Please no offense, Norman King," King Gaurav interjected. "King Sagar had caught some of his personal guards and his soldiers were others in disguise. Apparently the Daemonians are starting to infiltrate the palace and replace our confidants."

"really that? " The Norman King was shocked at first but after thinking about it everything was clear.

"It's hard to believe it. But only the fairies who had sharp instincts could probably notice it immediately. But given so many people it is impossible for the fairies who live with us to sniff them out one by one." Answer King Satria.

"Then what are our actions? " The Purnama King who had been silent since then now asked a question.

"I was waiting for Eldrige who was meeting Queen Malea to come up with a better solution. Let's hope Eldrige can come soon." King Satria leaned his back.

The moment they decided to end the meeting, a bodyguard who had been guarding the door suddenly knocked.

"Master Eldrige has come." Said the guard.

"Send him in." Answer King Satria.

Then Eldrige entered the room. His tall body bowed respectfully.

"How, Eldrige? " The question of King Satria was followed by the view of everyone in the room to Eldrige.

"Yes, the Queen of Malea has answered. He asked that all the kingdoms be prepared. As much as possible to repel intruders who enter into their respective territories because a large army consisting of Daemonies is on its way." Eldrige stood before the kings, his handsome face struck by the light of the candle that illuminated the room.

"really. To that Queen Malea also gave this potion, "Eldrige brought a small glass bottle. It contained a kind of fluid that roiled pink.

"What'sthat? " Unconsciously the five kings exclaimed in wonder.

"This banquet can make the disguised Daemonies return to their original form. I'll share it. " Eldrige gave each one to the five kings.

"Open the bottle in every place. It will spread in the air and enter the respiratory tract. Don't worry it's not a dangerous substance, its function is simply to return Daemonies to their original form and prevent them from changing back." Eldrige said to the kings before him.

*****

Princess Juwita stared at the pair of monolidic eyes that were also staring at her. His heart was racing with shock.

"Prince Ryota? " Princess Juwita was somewhat relieved that the one who caught them was Prince Ryota.

"What are you guys doing here? Aren't you noble girls not allowed to roam around at night? " Prince Ryota spoke reproachfully.

"Sorry we have a personal matter. " Princess Juwita walked over as her hand dragged Ningrum.

"Personal business? " Prince Ryota walked up to him.

"Personal business! " Daughter Juwita long ago caught up with Prince Ryota who kept looking for her.

"Nights like this, in the middle of the garden?" Prince Ryota raised his eyebrows.

"What are you doing here yourself? " Princess Juwita asked back.

"I followed you." Prince Ryota replied, who immediately got a sharp view from Princess Juwita.

"Ehm, don't misunderstand me. I saw you guys walking here, but suddenly my stomach hurt so I went to the bathroom first. After that I'm here again to make sure you're still here." His tone sounded a bit embarrassed.

"What are you guys actually doing? " Prince Ryota asked again.

"St! " Princess Juwita gestured for silence. His next hand immediately pulled Prince Ryota's hand making the young man startled.

"Compose! " Whispers.

The three of them immediately lowered their heads behind the trees. Shortly after, from the direction of the secret door the young men had walked out. They walked without talking. And fortunately without looking. They just passed through all three.

After the entourage of the youths passed, Princess Juwita and Ningrum could breathe a sigh of relief.

"I don't think it turns out you guys peered at those students from the Elixir School. " Prince Ryota's voice mocked.

"Don't be reckless? One of them was my brother knew! " Ningrum who had been silent was already impatient to face the behavior of Prince Ryota.

"If you're his sister why secretly follow him? " Prince Ryota still could not believe it.

"Because.. " Ningrum doesn't know what else to say.

"Because it turned out that it wasn't her brother, the young man disguised himself and pretended to be her brother." Reply Princess Juwita.

"Well, I can't believe your imagination is so big." Prince Ryota laughed at them, making the two girls become annoyed.

"It's Juwita, let's just go. We don't have to ignore that guy! " This time it was Ningrum who dragged Princess Juwita's hand and left Prince Ryota. The annoyance towards the young man turned out to defeat the fear that a moment ago mastered it.

"Hey, comeon. I'm just kidding! " The Prince Ryota.

"Your glimmer is not funny! " Reply the two girls were compact.

Prince Ryota stared at their departure with a clueless look. Wasn't he just kidding? Why did the girls even look angry at him?

Meanwhile, Princess Juwita and Ningrum returned to sneak back to their room. But once the door of the room was opened, Miss Sekar was seen standing facing them.

"Where are you guys from? " Task the woman in a firm voice.

"We've just come from the outside. " Answer Princess Juwita.

"Isn't the rules of the dormitory clear? No one allowed to roam around after curfew? "

"I'm sorry, Miss Sekar. " Say the two girls.

"I hope you don't repeat this again. The situation outside is dangerous, I cannot be held responsible if you do not obey the rules. "

"Yes, Miss! " Answer them.

"Hurry to sleep! " Miss Sekar walks past them.

"Miss Sekar! " Princess Juwita said as the woman stepped out of the room. Momentarily Miss Sekar stopped.

"Actually we went out to follow some young men from the Elixir School. " Daughter Juwita looked at Miss Sekar's back and decided to tell her the truth.

"Why? You guys are noble girls, why do such a thing? " Task Miss Sekar without looking back.

"Sister Ningrum was one of them, yet strangely he did not recognize his own sister. We therefore suspect that he is not actually her brother, but someone else in disguise. "

"Did you find any evidence? " Miss Sekar gasped in shock but she was able to take control of him immediately.

"It's a pity not, but we saw them going into the garden and passing through the secret door. They gathered together a man called Domn. They turned out to be Daemonies and they said they had managed to infiltrate the entire territory of the Royal League."

"Aren't you lying? " Task Miss Sekar to make sure.

"There's no advantage we'll get for lying about this." Princess Juwita replied firmly.

"alright. Go back to sleep and don't tell anyone about it. Understood it? " Miss Sekar's eyes glanced a glance back as her face turned to the side.

"understand." Answer the two girls.

As soon as Miss Sekar left, they went up to the bed. But because of what they experienced tonight, it was hard for them to close their eyes.

"My feeling is not good about this. As if something was going to happen." Princess Juwita's voice sounded sad.

"Whatever happens we don't get separated, huh? " Ningrum turned to face his friend.

"Yes. We will always be friends forever. " They smiled as they hooked each other's little fingers.