Queen Without Crown

Chapter 148 Searching for Information

Actually holding a competition to find a candidate for a companion for a princess in the Kingdom of Dewanata is a tradition that has been ancient and long abandoned. But King Badre wanted a husband who was completely compatible with Princess Pertiwi.

When the man met the five potential suitors, they all looked great. It may be difficult to determine the winner among them.

"Tomorrow we'll go to the woods. There we've released some fat deer. The winner is determined by the number of catches and also the weight of the game. " King Badre said to the five men.

They all felt skilled at hunting animals, therefore none of them objected. But among them, only Prince Awang who did not brag much about hunting skills. He was convinced that in the end he was the one who would come out victorious.

Princess Pertiwi was very nervous to see the five men who had come to follow the competition. None of them attracted his attention because his heart had been tethered to a young man who now felt in the village of Kulm.

Several times the girl sighed and sighed heavily. Everything he did seemed wrong. Apparently it caught the attention of his grandmother who had known the girl his whole life.

"What are you worried about? " Bigger Grandma Divya when again the girl was out of focus.

"Grandmother? " The girl was surprised and did not know what to say.

"Are you nervous because of those guys? "

"Grandmother knows me too well. " Say, he was half complaining.

"Are they not the best men of every country? What are you worried about? "

"What I'm afraid of is that if my marriage doesn't have love. I would love to marry someone who loves me and loves me, Grandma. "

"Isn't this competition the goal is that. To find the one who loves you and you love. "

Princess Pertiwi shook her head. "I'm sure it won't happen, Grandma. "

"Why are you so pessimistic? Give them a chance. You just have to get to know them better. "

"No. When I met them, the men only saw me as a lottery prize. "

"Then what do you want, my granddaughter? "

"I'm so jealous of Juwita. There's someone who loves him and is willing to look for him even though he's gone very far."

Divya's grandmother raised the chin of Princess Pertiwi with her fingertips.

"No need to convolve. Tell Grandma what you're hiding! " The old woman looked at the girl's face.

With a red face Princess Pertiwi looked at her grandmother's face. Right now the only person who can help her is the old woman who has been taking care of her since her mother died.

"Grandmother must promise not to be angry. " Said the girl.

Divya's grandmother was eager to laugh seeing her grandson's face. He had actually noticed the change in attitude that the girl had shown since the arrival of Princess Juwita and Bagas, but it was only hidden.

"Just say, grandma won't be angry. " The woman's smile calmed the dismay of Princess Pertiwi.

"Actually, I already like someone." Said the girl timidly.

"Did grandma know her? " Granny Fishing Line Divya.

"Grandmother had met him. He was a kind and polite young man. Although he did not have a standing, but he had a quality that was not inferior to those five suitors. "

"Is he poor? " Ask Grandma Divya.

Princess Pertiwi jerks. Is not the quality of a person not measured by wealth and position? It was the technology that instilled that principle.

"What if he's poor? Will it reduce its value in Grandma's eyes? " The girl turned the question around.

"No. Grandma never considered that the value of a person is seen from his property. But you made it look like that yourself. "

"What does Grandma mean? "

"Why don't you just be honest? Tell him who he is and tell him to come to your father to propose. "

Princess Pertiwi fell silent. When he was in the village Kulm was clear between him and Bagas had a sense of interest. The young man took him to beautiful places in the forest and they became very familiar.

But the young man never expressed his feelings. Princess Pertiwi does not know the reason. Whether it was because the young man realized the distance between them or because Bagas did not love him.

"The problem is, he has not expressed his feelings. " The girl looked down lethargic.

"You know Pertiwi, not only men have the right to express their feelings. As women we can ask and even declare love first. "

"But Grandma, I'm scared. "

"Fear denied? Just think about it again. You'd rather risk being rejected or just accept the matchmaking we've made and be quiet your whole life? "

"Grandmother's right. I'd rather be honest even if I'm going to be rejected than not get an answer that will haunt me for life. "

Grandma Divya smiled. He wanted the girl's happiness. His conversation with Eldrige made him realize that the best man to be his grandson's husband was not determined by the winner of the competition.

"Then what are you gonna do? "

"So it's true that that young man you like?" Grandma Divya chuckles amusedly.

"Grandmother! " Princess Pertiwi hugged her grandmother with an increasingly red face.

*****

Although his magic power was gone, Eldrige could feel the power of the pitch black magic. He felt he knew her. But he did not dare to confirm it.

Eldrige looked at the group of shamans and necromancers gathered in the palace. Although some of them have supernatural powers, Eldrige is convinced that the perceived power of black magic does not belong to any of them.

"Eshwar, will you do something for me? " Task Eldrige when they are in the room.

"Tell me, sir. " Answer the young man.

"Try me to see if there's anyone suspicious in this palace. I suspect there is someone who has magic power and means evil. "

"What about those shamans, sir? "

"not them. I suspect the man is hiding among the entourage of suitors. Can you find out? "

"I'll do it, sir. " Eshwar responded to Eldrige's orders without bidding.

The native youth then went out and infiltrated among the servants. He was wearing a white uniform and a red turban he found in one of the rooms. Now he looks like a waiter there.

Eshwar picked up a tray of cookie plates and walked through the guest rooms. A door opened, this was an opportunity for him to enter. Inside there the prince of the Eastern Islands Kingdom was lying on his stomach in bed with a woman massaging his back.

"What are you here for? " A voice shocked Eshwar, the plates on the tray he was carrying almost fell.

"I brought you these cookies, sir. " Eshwar looked down in front of a narrow-eyed man who looked like a bodyguard.

"Just your friend brought it here. " The man who was slightly shorter in height than Eshwar pointed at the cake plates on the table.

"Ah, forgive me, sir. Then I'll go to another room. " The young man looked polite. Then he left.

"Wait on! " Eshwar's hand opened the door when he heard the call.

The young man turned to look at Prince Ken who was now sitting on the bed while looking at him.

"What's up, Your Honor? " Task Eshwar. His heart was racing in fear that his disguise might be uncovered.

"Can you massage? This woman just stroked without energy. It's so useless! " Prince Ken pointed to the woman who was now standing with trembling knees.

"I can do a little, Your Majesty. "

"Come here! " Call Prince Ken.

Eshwar came closer. Put the tray on the table. As he walked, his eyes met a pair of watery round eyes. The woman was crying. A sense of compassion infiltrated Eshwar's heart seeing the woman's sad face.

"Hurry now! " Shouted Prince Ken impatiently.

Eshwar immediately took the massage oil which contained spices and flowers. His muscular arms immediately put pressure on some point of Prince Ken's body that felt sore. Prince Ken made a small groan when he felt the sensation of pain and comfort from Eshwar's massage.

"You're very expert. " Praise Prince Ken while yawning.

The personal guard stood not far from there to watch.

"How are the princes, Mori?" Prince Ken asked half-sleepily.

Mori, the bodyguard, looked at Eshwar for a moment. He hesitated to give his report in front of a servant. But he knew Prince Ken was a hardened man, he would be furious if his orders were not obeyed.

"All applicants seem to have equal ability. But don't worry Your Majesty, I've already ordered some people to help at tomorrow's hunting event."

"Hahaha, they wouldn't have expected that anyone would aim at the quarry with my arrow." Prince Ken chuckled until his back twitched.

Eshwar continued to put up his ears even though his hands were still agilely massaging Prince Ken's body.

"Among all the suitors, I saw Prince Awang of Alsatia who looked calm. It seems like he also has a hidden plan." Said Mori.

"Alsatia was unstable due to the death of the king and queen. I'm sure Prince Awang is calm not because he keeps a secret plan but because he doesn't believe in following this competition." Prince Ken's.

"Don't forget that your brother, Prince Ryota, is one of his supporters. "

"I'm not worried. Ryota is just a troublemaker. He has absolutely no ability. It could be later after I travel to Alsatia pretending to look at my twin cousins to measure the strength of their kingdom. Who knows if the country is in turmoil it can be done." Prince Ken was back to laughing.

Eshwar felt that people who had power had a greedy nature. They still want to belong to others even though they already have everything. Very different from his master, Eldrige. Since Kulm village he became aware that Eldrige was willing to relinquish his position to get his girl.

Soon, the snoring began to sound. Prince Ken has fallen asleep. Mori immediately expelled Eshwar. The young man came out carrying his tray.

Right at that moment he saw the door of the room across open. Someone who looks like a shaman had seen him floating in a cross-legged position. Before Eshwar could look any further, suddenly someone closed the door from inside.

"He must be what Mr. Eldrige meant." Eshwar.