During the day objects absorb heat from the sun and at night they lose their heat. The wind was no longer blowing hard and the air close to the ground was getting colder and colder until it could no longer hold water vapor. The excess water vapor then becomes dew. Water droplets are clear, pure and holy.
The dew greeted the morning and the sunlight created a beautiful sparkle on the tips of the green leaves like jewel. Gives coolness to nature and tranquility for every eye that looks at it. Birds also fly from their cages to look for food, some return to their cages to sleep all day, like bats hanging from bamboo segments.
At the end of the grass, dew fell into the pond and the fish in it felt a comfortable freshness. The tadpole frog begins to swim to enjoy its first life in the world, in water. There is nothing more refreshing than water that quenches thirst from a long dreamful sleep. Bad dreams or better dreams.
However, Putri Way Gambas who felt awakened by a warm hug on her made she pensive even though a glass of water was available at her bedside. A dashing figure with a mustache that adds to his good looks, makes Way Gambas smile. "Father!" His voice whispered to his father.
With a heavy sigh, the father's eyes opened and his princess woke up fine. His face moved with relief and gratitude with the morning that made him feel happy.
"Are you awake my girl?" said the Ketua Suku to his princess.
Putri Way Gambas raised her body. She sat up and leaned against the soft back of her bed. "Thanks for looking after me last night, I'm fine."
"Father won't let you do that again, promise to take care of your life." The Ketua Suku sat down and he gently stroked his princess's bright golden hair.
Putri Way Gambas nodded. Then the Ketua Suku took a glass of water and he drank it to his princess, he was relieved and all was well. The water is a potion that was formulated by the healers last night to restore the princess's strength.
Everyone was now relieved to hear that the princess had woken up in good health. Nothing seemed different about her even though last night had exerted a force great enough to knock her unconscious.
The Ketua Suku could leave his princess alone and he would take care of the business that needed to be done. He could no longer forgive the children who had caused the chaos at the Keraton Skalabrak last night.
You can still hear from the residents of the keraton about what happened last night. The Keraton Skalabrak is so majestic in the middle of Tanah Lampung, the building is shining full of brass sparkles and is famous. The Keraton Skalabrak has several buildings, especially the government center at the front of the gate, followed by the center for the development of science and state administration as well as the private pavilion of the royal family.
The tall buildings were built with the finest woods to last all year round, covered with brass sheets and many ornately carved arches of ferns. Rumah Nuwo Sessat, people call it a building that does not touch the ground because it is so majestic and high honorable.
The stairs were built to be able to climb the building, there are about five wooden stairs, except for the government building which is so grand. There were fifty steps in front of rumah Nuwo Sessat from the right and left, then a wider staircase leading to the top floor building, totaling one hundred steps. Indeed, the stairs led directly to the great room where the Ketua Suku was resting.
The roof is also made of woven thatch and forms a bud on it which is covered with brass whose peak is higher than all the hills that surround Tanah Lampung.
In the morning atmosphere that began to be full of activity at the Keraton, from the cooks, gardeners to the change of security guards, there were two people who felt foreign to the situation. They sat on the steps in front of his break room. They have heard the good news that Putri Way Gambas is doing well.
"How can the princess wake up so quickly, even though she was in a very critical condition last night," said Sandanu, who was curious about the news she had heard.
It's true, people don't even know what happened. No one knows the power of their princess and regarding the control of batu akik they do not realize because there is no akik decoration attached to it except gold and silver.
"Maybe it's part of her secret technique, you said she didn't use mantra right?!" said Mutia.
"That's true, but it's very strange because the batu akik broke and I saw it myself." Sandanu is still curious and feels like meeting the princess and asking the person directly.
Before he could carry out his intention, several people from the police bureau came to see them and delivered bad news. "Sorry, you have to be brought back to the courtroom."
Sandanu and Mutia looked at each other and they couldn't refuse.
The coldness of the detention room on the dry grass made him feel uncomfortable. This was a building that had no stilts and Galigo took the risk of staying overnight in that place. He himself was awakened from the pounding of the guards who immediately took him outside to be taken to the court room.
There was nothing Galigo could do to escape, this was in the large court of Tanah Lampung. Even though he is aware of his guilt and knows that he will receive a severe punished that might end his life because he has harmed the safety of the princess of this Tanah Negeri, Galigo feels grateful to hear that Putri Way Gambas is okay.
Arriving at the court room, Sandanu and Mutia were already suspects in last night's case. Galigo became even more guilty, because the maroon-haired girl also suffered the consequences.
"Are you here?" asked Galigo as he knelt with his hands tied behind his back.
Sandanu who had the same fate answered. "All this because you know."
"Don't fight anymore, this is the court room." Despite being in the same state as them, Mutia was calm.
Around them were many security guards and in front of him was the Ketua Suku as the supreme judge and the judge himself was standing beside him. So, the trial began that morning.
The case clerk read out the chronology of events since their arrival when they suddenly fell in the Siger pavilion pool during teh Putri Way Gambas bath and the court was about to decide to sentence them, but the Ketua Suku granted leniency. After leniency and being accepted as honored guests, it turns out that they made a mess of the keraton by using a sleep mantra until everyone fell into dreamland.
Galigo casts a sleep mantra, but Sandanu and Putri Way Gambas are still awake. Sandanu doesn't realize how she is powerless by the mantra while Putri Way Gambas has a special skill to wake up from the dream realm.
Later, Putri Way Gambas saw Sandanu and Galigo fighting. She stopped them with an akik controlling power which put her in a critical state. So from the incident that Mutia told that Galigo would steal Lampung's property to be distributed to the poor, Galigo was found guilty.
Sandanu and Mutia also violated in the keraton stating that they were found guilty. Then the judge will decide punished for them.
"Let the Ketua Suku who is exalted as the supreme judge decide punished for them!" The case clerk allows the Ketua Suku to make a decision.
The Ketua Suku stood before everyone. He wore his majestic dress with a golden skullcap crowned with a garland of flowers that rounded upwards with sharp edges. His stern face was very dignified and the white cloth he wore made her shine and pinned the fine thread embroidery around her neck that dangled forward.
The three young people who were suspects bowed their heads. They will try to accept the best decision.
"Because you are not from Tanah Lampung and have caused chaos in the keraton of this Tanah Negeri, I cannot forgive anymore. Andi Galigo who came from Negeri Dirga will be hanged in front of the town square while Rakeyan Sandanu and Cut Mutia who are from Tanah Aceh, you will be returned to their original land. With this, punished has been decided."
Before the judge knocked on a hammer to approve the sentence, in front of the court door Putri Way Gambas stood screaming loudly. "Cancel!"
Everyone was astonished by the arrival of Putri Way Gambas. For three years, no one in the keraton had seen their princess come out of the Siger pavilion even in her majestic garb with the siger crown.
With a forward gaze, graceful footsteps, Putri Way Gambas faced his father. "Forgive me for interfering with this court process, but there will not be a trial without me because I am the one who bears the risk of being a victim of the chaos that occurred, therefore this trial is cancelled."
The Ketua Suku smiled as he saw his princess come with radiance and dignity. After three years of confinement, now the princess has changed. "Okay, this court will overturn it."
Hearing a miracle that came twice in this courtroom, a happy Sandanu stood up to thank of Putri Way Gambas. "Thank you for the princess's kindness towards us." Sandanu bowed politely.
Mutia did the same, but Galigo still blushed and lowered his head.
The Ketua Suku immediately took his princess and found out the reason he saved them. The three children were really brave and had a great sense of responsibility. And again, Putri Way Gambas wants to ask them something about her dream.
The Ketua Suku took his princess to a relaxing building in the middle of the pond. They lesehan together accompanied by the smell of green tea steam in the cup as a drink. "What do you want from them?" He said in a formal language in the keraton environment.
"They can fly, father and I want to fly freely in the sky, if they can take me to fly in the sky, I will follow them to Malay land." Way Gambas already knew the plan.
The Ketua Suku was relieved to hear that, but he was also curious about his princess that they fell from the sky when they came to the Keraton Skalabrak. Then, the Ketua Suku gave orders to them to the keraton grounds to be asked by Putri Way Gambas.
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In his heart, Galigo was very grateful but knowing the princess' request made him hesitate. Moreover, Sandanu will not call Malin Kundang's friend because he thinks that all the mistakes that occur are his own fault. Galigo wasn't sure that he would perform the akik control technique in front of many people, considering that he was a thief who always appeared.
He himself was still curious about Sandanu's power, he was completely unable to match his mantra and his arm was injured by Sandanu's attack until he tied his arm with a torn sleeve. So, since earlier, one of Galigo's sleeves was torn off and used to cover his wound.
To be honest, seeing Galigo's appearance when he came to court made Mutia surprised because last night she didn't see her right arm which was covered by the left side of her body. Sandanu himself was not aware of it, he did not ask about Galigo's wound.
Now, in the keraton grounds, everyone has gathered. The Ketua Suku sat at his throne and Putri Way Gambas was ready to accept her request.
"Now show your abilities, the boy from Negeri Dirga!" The tribal chief welcomes.
Sandanu stood with Mutia on the side of the field and looked around equally curiously. Sandanu slightly remembers the image of the white bird that Galigo was riding when he collided with Malin Kundang. But was it a bird that he was riding?
"Well, my majesty exalted Ketua Suku!"
Galigo began to focus the flow of sastra in his body to be able to bring out the power of controlling the batu akik. "The air that expands with the flapping of the dragon's wings, batu sissi' naga shines," Galigo uttered a verse. "The wind dragon is coming."
Everyone was astonished, Sandanu could not believe that the slanted-eyed child could master a verse capable of summoning an astral spirit in the form of a dragon with two legs and wings as white as its stretched out body. His hands look shorter and have a pair of horns on his face which also has a mouth protruding forward. A wind dragon that came from the akik spirit world.
"He's so great," said Mutia amazed by his strength as well as his appearance.
Galigo jumped on the dragon's back. "Please, my princess, go up." Galigo held out his hand.
With anxiety and fear, Putri Way Gambas accepted Galigo's hand. Because of her higher desire, she immediately sat behind Galigo and hugged his body.
"Sawerigading, fly high through the clouds." Galigo commanded his dragon which he named Sawerigading.
Sawerigading began to flap her wings and it soared high into the sky. Putri Way Gambas shouted loudly, as tight as her embrace on Galigo. She felt free and flew like a bird. She wanted to leave all her sadness behind and look at the wider world.
The Ketua Suku heard his princess's happy screams, his beloved wife was in tears when she saw her biological child was able to scream with joy since three years of confinement to herself.
Now Putri Way Gambas will free herself from the confinement she created. She will accept a request from Galigo to come to Tanah Malay as a punished from her father for Galigo and Sandanu and Mutia who have broken through the Keraton Skalabrak.
Maybe that way, she would find someone who had been missing from her life for a long time. The one who made her feel guilty and shut herself up. The person she missed so much. []