Story About Ganendra

Sekar rubbed her hands together in front of Ganendra. bowing to the prince and pleading. "Please don't tell Gayatri about me, Gusti Pangeran." Sekar even prostrated herself in front of Ganendra.

The man smiled faintly, looking at Sekar, who was scared just because he asked a question. Ganendra crouched down, then looked at Sekar. "If you are so afraid of Gayatri, why do you dare to go out and roam outside the concubine's house?" asked Ganendra.

Forgive the impertinence of mine,Gusti Pangeran. I am just a commoner who is fascinated by the beauty of the kingdom. And it makes me want to enjoy the beauty of the Kalinggara kingdom longer. " Sekar explained honestly.

Ganendra nods in understanding. After all, he also has no intention of complaining to Gayatri, nothing to him to Ganendra, and... this girl in front of him is very attractive.

Ganendra grabbed Sekar's arms and pulled her to his feet. "Don't worry, I won't complain to Gayatri." He is smiling broadly at Sekar, who is currently hesitating to look at him. "I don't like Gayatri either," said Ganendra again.

Sekar accidentally laughed softly, hearing Ganendra joking like that. Sekar thought: This prince seems good. He is smiling, and his gaze is warm.

"But you'd better hurry back before Gayatri starts looking for you."

Sekar nodded. "Thank you, Gusti Pangeran." Because of Ganendra's kindness, Sekar is grateful that she did not get into trouble on her first day at the palace. Sekar bowed respectfully and turned around, intending to leave Ganendra and sneak back to the concubine's house.

"Hey, wait!" Ganendra prevented Sekar, who was already two meters in front of him, turned to face Ganendra. The Prince has a lovely smile. "You can come anytime to my garden if you want," said Ganendra.

Sekar returned to the concubine's house via the path she had passed earlier, and managed to safely arrive in her room.

"Where have you been?" asked Ambarwati worriedly. During Sekar's absence, the girl couldn't calm down at all. Instead of dressing up and beautifying herself, Ambarwati was busy pacing in the room and repeatedly looking out the window.

"I was just taking a walk," Sekar replied.

Ambarwati drew closer to her friend. Observing Sekar's body, she looks fine and unharmed. "No royal guards found you?"

Sekar smiled broadly at Ambarwati. "They almost cut my neck, if only the good Prince Gusti hadn't helped me," said Sekar.

Ambarwati rolled her eyes while thinking, Gusti Pangeran? What does she mean? Is it a... "You met Prince Ganendra?" asked Ambarwati curiously.

Sekar nodded. "How do you know?"

Ambarwati dragged Sekar to sit on the bed. "Who else is the Prince here, if not Prince Ganendra?" "You are very lucky to meet him," said Ambarwati. Envy and regret: why didn't she come with Sekar earlier?

"You never heard of him?" Ambarwati continued her sentence, and Sekar answered with a light shake. How come Sekar never heard of him when the whole town talks about Prince Ganendra all the time?

"Why is he?" Sekar is curious. This is the first time Sekar chimes in with Ambarwati when talking about someone, and it seems that Sekar's new friend knows everything in this palace. She often gossips with other women out there.

"He is the son of the previous king's concubine. There was a commotion out there; they heard that Ganendra would seize the power of King Umbara because he was also the son of the king, but Prince Ganendra didn't succeed.

Sekar nodded. Listen carefully to the story about Ganendra from Ambarwati. So, he's the concubine's son? Sekar thought it was no wonder he wanted to help an ordinary person like herself. "I think he's good," said Sekar. This time it was Ambarwati who nodded.

"You're right, a lot of people say he's good. But still, more and more of King Umbara's supporters don't like him because they think Prince Ganendra will surely bring down his stepbrother one day."

That's roughly what Ambarwati heard from a group of women in the market. Rumors about the concubine's son being unfit to be king had spread throughout the city.

"You said King Umbara was cruel?"

"Wouldn't it be better if we had a good king like Prince Ganendra rather than a cruel one?"

Ambarwati stood up and hit Sekar's arm. "Don't talk like that here; your head could be cut off." Ambarwati reminded. That's what she heard. If anyone supported Ganendra as the successor of the King, they would consider that person a traitor.

Sekar sighed. Well, she doesn't understand the problems of the upper classes like Prince Ganendra and Raja Umbara because she is just a commoner and is not at all interested in royal politics. Sekar's existence was there for her escape.

"But they also said that the handsomeness of King Umbara and Prince Ganendra was the same. The two of them are like stars that shine brightly across the land." Ambarwati explained with sparkling eyes. "I can't wait to meet him."

"Then you must look as beautiful as possible tonight, and win the heart of Kanjeng Ibu. Who knows you will become the concubine of choice?" Sekar gives advice to Ambarwati because it seems that the girl's goal in the palace is to become the best concubine of the king's choice, which is different from her.

They both cleaned up and got ready. As the time allotted is short, they must hurry before Gayatri scolds them for being late in gathering in the hall. Two hours after that, the girls gathered in the hall. They use clothes that have been provided by Gayatri and Renjani.

"Now they look better," says Gayatri as she looks at the girls' appearance. They all gathered while waiting for Kanjeng Ibu to arrive.

"Actually, why did Kanjeng Mother intervene here?" Renjani asks Gayatri, keeping her eyes on the girl in front of them. They both spoke in whispers.

"I heard that Kanjeng Mother is looking for a queen for King Umbara. I think it is related to that. " Gayatri replies casually.

"Where did you hear that?" Renjani turns to Gayatri, who looks confident in her answer.

"The daughter of the nobles in this country has been given a letter by Kanjeng Ibu to fulfill her invitation. I heard it from the higher-ups. One of their daughters got an invitation."

"So what does this have to do with these concubines, Gayatri?" asked Renjani, still not understanding.