Queen Without Crown

Chapter 132 Selfish

Miss Sekar just met Prince Awang. The interim leader of the Alsatian Kingdom asked Miss Sekar to look for traces of Eldrige and Princess Juwita. The man did not want their existence to be difficult for him someday.

It made Miss Sekar feel like she had to think once again about her decision to stay in Alsatia. He would obviously never hand Eldrige over to Prince Awang even though the ambitious man had offered him a lucrative post.

The goal of revealing Princess Juwita's secret hiding Daemonie was to keep the girl away with Eldrige. His love for the man was so deep that he would not let Eldrige take the wrong step. So it is not at all because of the position or luxury house that is now occupied.

Therefore he tried to hide Eldrige in his house. He wanted to save the man. He understood Eldrige's physical condition which had decreased drastically due to the gradual loss of his magic power. So there was no way Eldrige would be able to fight the Alsatian soldiers.

While thinking about Prince Awang's request, Miss Sekar passed by two twin children of the late King Sagar, Lintang and Wulan. They look very quiet.

"Hello, kids. How are you guys doing? " Help her with body slightly bent towards the two boys.

Both of them stared at the woman without answering, making the atmosphere become clumsy.

"I'm sorry, miss. Prince Lintang and Princess Wulan have not spoken since.. " A servant accompanying the two twin boys hesitated to continue his sentence.

"Don't worry, I understand. " Answer Miss Sekar. His heart was a bit sad to see how they were. He still remembered how cheerful the two boys were before the death of their parents.

"That's human. Their evil causes their fellowmen to suffer." Mumbled Miss Sekar.

Women have often seen humans betray each other for their own sake. But he was determined not to interfere with their affairs. That was why when Prince Awang started urging him to hand over Eldrige, he started to feel fed up.

"You're still here, Miss Sekar? " Prince Ryota who now serves as Duke in one of the territories of the Kingdom of Alsatia.

"Yes. I just met Prince Awang. " Answer the woman.

"Don't we start calling him King Awang from now on?" Prince Ryota's words made Miss Sekar's forehead wrinkled.

"Now Prince Awang will be crowned king. But it's still a secret, not many know it." The young man smiled proudly.

Miss Sekar smiled flatly. He did not not not not know that the young man in front of him was selling his loyalty to Prince Awang to get his position now.

"What about Prince Lintang and Princess Wulan? " Task Miss Sekar wants to know the fate of the two poor boys.

"They were small. They're nothing." Prince Ryota replied casually.

Miss Sekar is getting fed up with Prince Ryota, but she doesn't want to get involved any further. He knows enough. Most importantly, the two boys were left alive and allowed to live in the palace.

"Then, excuse me. " Miss Sekar immediately passed from the presence of Prince Ryota and immediately returned to his home.

He sat thinking in his room. He's gonna try to find Eldrige. The woman wondered what Eldrige would do next.

*****

The king of Satria was surprised to see Eldrige standing at the door of his tent. He hurriedly approached the man.

"Eldrige, where have you been? Where's Juwita? " Task King Satria impatiently.

Eldrige's gloomy-looking face made King Satria very anxious.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I lost Princess Juwita. "

"Whatchu mean? Didn't you save him from the gallows? "

"When we ran into the forest, we accidentally fell into the abyss." Eldrige's voice trembled in light of his last encounter with Princess Juwita.

"Then what is the fate of Juwita now? " King Satria felt tremendous anxiety.

"Sorry, I don't know. I fainted for a few days and woke up in the house. He saved me. "

"Did Sekar not know where Juwita is?"

"He said he only found me at the bottom of the abyss. It gave me confidence that the Princess was still alive. "

The Satrian King was silent for a moment before looking back at Eldrige. "Why did you pass out for days? "

"My body is weakened, Your Honor. I have lost my magic power. "

"What's? Wh why? "

"It seems I gradually turned into a mortal. "

"Why could that be? " King Satria was very shocked.

"May I be frank, Your Majesty? "

"Tell me. "

"I'm in love with the Princess. "

"What's? " The head of King Satria was hit by a mace. He did not expect the words to be heard from Eldrige's mouth. "Eldrige, you've been babysitting her since she was a baby. You carry him everywhere like his father! "

"Your Majesty may be angry with me. But I won't regret it. For 300 years my life has been empty. Princess Juwita splashed fire inside me and melted my frozen heart. "

Eldrige's words touched the heart of King Satria. Eldrige has been a lonely creature for 300 years. His life was only to protect the Elfian Kingdom from magic attacks.

"Eldrige, not that I demean you or reject you but. Does my daughter's love deserve to be exchanged for your immortality? " King Satria looked on pity.

"Puteri Juwita is very valuable to me. I don't even mind giving my life."

Although King Satria's father was not willing to have a man approach his daughter, he knew that Eldrige never messed with his words. And he appreciates it.

"Alright, Eldrige. Let's just say you don't have to worry about my blessing, but still you should be able to find Juwita. "

"I promise, Your Majesty. I promise to find Princess Juwita despite having to look for her to the ends of the world. "

Eldrige's funny-sounding words in King Satria's ears made the man almost laugh. But he did not want to dampen the spirit of the former elf.

"Good, Eldrige. I like your spirit." King Satria patted Eldrige on the shoulder. "What's your next plan? "

"I have come here to fight with the Elfian army as my last sign of service. "

"No need, Eldrige. I'm worried about Juwita. He's out there alone. And if it's true that your love is that big, please bring Juwita back safe." King Satria.

"All right, Your Majesty. " Eldrige looked down respectfully.

*****

Kulm Village was a small village with a population of less than a hundred heads of families. They know each other and are still tied to each other's kinship.

During the first few days of their arrival, almost every day there are citizens who come. Starting from just greeting and getting acquainted, until there are some who bring a variety of food and their fields. They even helped them put up a medicine hall sign.

"Dad, I think our decision to move here has been very appropriate." Ningrum looked at their home satisfied.

"So you're happy? " Healer Bagio whose health has recovered since his meeting with Bagas looked at his daughter.

"Of course, Dad. I'm happy here we're surrounded by good people."

"Wine! There is a family dying. They're being brought here! " Suddenly a citizen came shouting.

"Bagas, go help them out here! " Heretr Bagio said to Bagas, then turned to Princess Juwita and Ningrum. " You guys quickly prepare the room and equipment! " The Command of the Physician.

"Good! " Reply them in unison.

They immediately carry out their respective duties. Bagas went with the citizens to the place of the patients. While Princess Juwita and Ningrum prepared several beds and also medical equipment belonging to Tabib Bagio. Don't forget they boil water and prepare some blankets.

When the four patients arrived, they were immediately placed on the prepared beds.

"You try to treat each patient one, if there is difficulty immediately call Dad. " Said Physician Bagio who now began to examine a little boy who was fainting. The boy's body was full of vomit.

"Did they just eat something? " Task Tabib Bagio to one of the residents.

"They just had lunch. But I don't know what they're eating. "

"Can I bring them food and drink? I suspect they are poisoned. " Said Tabib Bagio.

Some residents immediately went to the patient's home to pick up their food and drink. Meanwhile Tabib Bagio continued to work. He checks the patient's pulse and other vital signs.

"There are rashes of redness in some parts of his body, what about them? " Task Tabib Bagio to his three children.

"This patient also has a rash around the neck and chest. He also continued to vomit and his body temperature rose. " After Princess Juwita who is treating a female patient in her mid-thirties.

"This patient was also vomiting but he had no fever and also no rash." Exclaimed Ningrum who was handling a young lady.

"This man's body was shivering and was vomiting out as well. He doesn't have a rash." Bagas reported the results of his examination.

"Compress a fever patient. Give them a warm drink with a mixture of ginger and honey. "Said Tabib Bagio while pressing the boy's stomach and feeling with his finger. The boy's eyes slowly opened.

Princess Juwita immediately went to the kitchen after compressing her patient. He made a drink ordered by Physician Bagio. Then the girl gave it to Tabib Bagio and Ningrum and Bagas.

They started giving their patients drinks. Soon the people who were told to take the food came.

Physician Bagio immediately brought the food and drink to a special room. There he tested it. But strangely, he did not find any poison or foodstuffs that could cause allergies or food poisoning.

"They clearly showed symptoms of poisoning. However, it is not caused by these foods and drinks. " Healer Bagio began to think hard to solve this problem.

Then he went back to the treatment room. The female patient handled by Princess Juwita seems to have improved somewhat and can be spoken to. The physician approached him.

"Can Mom tell me why you guys got here?" Ask Tabib Bagio.

"I don't know. We had lunch as usual, I didn't make any weird dishes." Said the woman.

"alright. You better get back to rest." Physician Bagio left the woman with a raging mind.

Princess Juwita and Ningrum then serve chicken soup seasoned with spices that can neutralize toxins and strengthen digestion. The patients ate it voraciously because their entire stomach was drained.

"Be careful eating it, the soup is still hot." Princess Juwita smiled to see the boy who had been handled by Tabib Bagio eat his chicken soup in a hurry.

"Here, let me give you a bribe. " The girl then fed the child painstakingly.

"Is your body now a little light? " Task Princess Juwita.

"Yes. Thank ye. "

"Do you have any idea what's causing you to get sick like this? "

The boy was suddenly nervous and looked frightened.

"Aren't you going to say it? " Daughter Juwita stroked the child's head gently.

"I'm scared. " Say the boy.

Princess Juwita was astonished. He looked at the other three patients. There's something weird. They are a family made up of a father, a mother and a son. So who is the other woman? The woman was too old to be a child in the family.

"Are you also a member of the family? " Task Princess Juwita to the woman.

"I.. " The young lady looked nervous.

"He's not a family member. " Serobot the wife.

"Then, why is he with you? "

"That's my husband's fault! " The woman pointed at her husband. "He brought that woman*******to our house. "

"Rani, please don't start a fuss again!" Pinta.

"Why? You feeling embarrassed? " Rani, the wife, glared at her husband. Anger overflowed in his chest.

"Darling, you saw your wife so scary. He must have poisoned us. " The woman who appeared to be the mistress started sulking.

"Diana, quiet! " Snapped the married man but also had that lover again. He felt ashamed the two women were fighting in front of the beautiful girl he had never seen.

Princess Juwita is concerned to see Rani and her son. But he did not want to watch the family drama. The girl then covered the boy's bed with a curtain.

"Now you don't have to look at them." The girl's voice was very sweet and soothing.

The boy suddenly cried without a sound. Only his body was shaken and tears were pouring down his cheeks. Then after the boy calmed down, he looked at Princess Juwita.

"Is there anything you want to say?" Ask Princess Juwita.

The boy nodded. " We ate sweets after lunch. But I did hear that.. "Tears came back dripping from the corner of the boy's eye.

"If what? " Push Princess Juwita.

The boy came closer to the girl's ear and whispered something. Princess Juwita's face suddenly red resisted growling.