Queen Without Crown

Chapter 45 Blood Bond

It was morning when King Pramana heard the news that his daughter had given birth. He doubted whether he would visit her or not.

Their relationship was not good enough. It is very different from the father and son relationship as usual.

A reason that only he understands. A doubt that further eroded his conscience as a father.

Finally King Pramana went to see his grandson after breakfast. He planned to see the baby for a while and would leave immediately on the grounds of attending the Royal League Meeting.

When the man came out of his room, Prince Gaurav was waiting for him. As an experienced old man, he could understand the feelings of his nephew. He knew Prince Gaurav had secretly put his heart on Queen Gita.

But of course it won't let him. Prince Gaurav is the sole heir of the Kingdom of Watu Ijo. He is his hope to continue the reins of leadership in his country. He would not let the young man ruin his future for the sake of the girl.

"Uncle. Is uncle going to see Gita?" The young man's face looked very hopeful.

"Yes. Let's go there!"

King Pramana walked with an expressionless stiff face. His body movements were still agile even though he was no longer young.

"Gauruay!"

Queen Gita was shocked when she saw Prince Gaurav walk into her room. The woman smiled broadly at the arrival of her cousin. But then his eyes widened when he saw the person walking behind him.

"A.yeah?"

Prince Gaurav glanced at his uncle at a glance. Make sure that the man follows her.

"Sound you've given birth?" The man awkwardly approached the bed where his daughter lay.

"Yes, Dad. My baby is being bathed." Answer Queen Gita.

Right after Queen Gita said it, Esme walked in with the baby wrapped in a white blanket.

"That's my granddaughter?" King Pramana asked the servant girl.

"Rubber, Your Majesty." Esme approached King Pramana to show the baby.

King Pramana hesitantly looked at the face of the baby girl. The baby's hair was just like his father's, his ears were also pointed like Elfian ears. But her face resembles that of her late concubine, Queen Gita's mother. There was a small mole on his left cheek, just below the eye.

There was a haru feeling that suddenly infiltrated the recesses of his heart. Turbulent against the ego and hard heart of a man who feels hurt.

"Your Majesty can carry it." Esme said with a smile.

Prince Gaurav and Queen Gita held their breaths waiting for the old man's reaction. Will he touch the baby?

Suddenly, without realizing it, the wrinkled hand slid towards the baby in an Esme sling. Queen Gita who saw it felt disbelief and to shed tears.

King Pramana held the tiny baby in his arms. His sparkling purple eyes looked at the old face in front of him very innocently. Occasionally his small hand flailed through the air.

"You're so pretty, little girl."

His voice sounded somewhat trembling as he greeted the baby. His hand stroked that chubby cheek with a feeling of affection.

Unintentionally, his eyes caught something behind the baby's clothes. His big fingers were trying to reveal the baby's chest.

"Geez!"

His eyes were wide open and his tears suddenly fell. On the chest of the baby there is a heart-shaped birthmark greenish brown. The same sign as his.

Unknowingly he squeezed his own chest while sobbing. How much regret he had to endure in his old age.

Prince Gaurav immediately approached his uncle and took the little baby. Then he handed it to Esme.

With a bit of fear, the girl immediately accepted the baby. Esme handed it to her mother.

"What's up, Uncle? Do I need to call a doctor?" Prince Gaurav seems worried.

"No Gaurav! I'm fine." Said the man on the sidelines of his cry.

Suddenly King Pramana fell on the floor, making Prince Gaurav and Queen Gita shocked. But before they did anything, King Pramana spoke in a trembling voice.

"Punish your father, Gita! Forgive this sinful old man!"

The man knelt down in front of Queen Gita's bed, leaving everyone in the room wide in shock.

"Dad, wakeup!"

Queen Gita attempts to get out of bed but is prevented by her father. The man raised his hand towards Queen Gita.

"I thought all along that your mother was unfaithful. I thought you weren't my real son.." King Pramana was on the floor.

"Dad.."

Queen Gita came down from her bed to her father. The woman sat down in front of her father crying.

"Come, son!"

Queen Gita slammed into her father's arms. This was the first time he could feel a hug from a father.

Prince Gaurav just stood up with teary eyes. He is also happy to see Queen Gita finally recognized by her father.

*****

The meeting of the Royal League went according to plan. The leaders and representatives of the five kingdoms discussed the security issues they had been experiencing lately. Especially about the Kingdom of Dewanata who attacked several kingdoms of members of the Royal League.

"So, what should we do?" Ask King Aidan, the leader of the Nordic Kingdom.

"We must have a way to communicate in order to know the condition of each and can immediately provide help for those in need!" King Nicholay of the Kingdom of Alsatia.

"We've only been texting each other through guards at the border. So are we going to add a guard post?" King Pramana spoke.

They all fell silent. Think of effective ways to be able to send emergency messages in quick time.

"What if we put a giant bell on the palace tower. We're going to code with a certain count so that it can be immediately understood by the border guards. Then the border guards will send a message with the other bells to the neighboring kingdom." An idea was floated by King Satria.

They are throwing ideas and thoughts at each other. Then find the best way for the common good. Until lunch they have not made a final decision.

On the sidelines of lunch, King Satria announced the birth of his daughter. Everyone congratulated him. Also to King Pramana as the grandfather of the little baby.

"Congratulations on the birth of the Princess of the Elfian Kingdom!"

King Pramana smiled happily. His feelings are so moved and proud. He didn't expect to be able to feel something like this.

*****

The Royal League meeting that afternoon was over. They agreed to use the idea of King Satria. They also code to explain specific situations. How many times the bell will ring for each emergency sign.

Some representatives of the kingdom immediately returned to their home country. But there were still people who stayed overnight again and left the next day.

King Pramana and Prince Gaurav decided to stay the night. They still wanted to see the little princess.

"Has the baby been given a name?" Ask Prince Gaurav.

"Yet." Answer Queen Gita.

"I want to give her my mother's name, Juwita. Do you agree?" King Satria asked his wife.

"I like that name." Queen Gita nodded.

"That's a pretty name. I remember your mother, she was a very wise Queen. He asked to match you." King Pramana told me excitedly.

"really? But how did my mother get to know Queen Gita?" Ask King Satria.

"Somehow the story goes, your mother was actually friends with Consort Widya, Gita's mother." King Pramana reminisces about the past.

"And they've agreed they're going to have their son set up later." Reciprocity.

Everyone there was amazed. They did not expect that King Satria and Queen Gita had been betrothed even since birth.

"But after King Prasetya and Queen Juwita died, we experienced a bit of disagreement and misunderstanding. Then your marriage becomes the best solution for all of us."

"I'm sorry I forced you to marry for the sake of the state." King Pramana looked at his son with regret.

"It's Dad, I'm fine." Said Queen Gita.

"We are very happy now, especially since the birth of our baby." King Satria chimed in on his wife's words.

"May you always be happy." The prayer from King Pramana soon followed them.

Suddenly a Royal Staff pleaded for permission to deliver a message to King Satria.

"The guard soldiers near the Mermaid Bay area said they had seen several fleets of foreign ships approaching the shore. It's estimated they'll be there in two days."

King Satria was silent. He worries about one thing. The pirate fleet!