Chapter 5:Friend or Treasure?

In the middle of the conversation between Loetoeng and Alissa, suddenly a boy carries a key that is similar to a chicken toe bone. The child has the name Morgen Stern.

Morgen: "Sorry to interrupt your conversation. I am Morgen Stern, one of the constellations of star children. And I am a morning star."

Alissa: "What a lovely name. By the way, is that the key to getting into my brothers' house or just as food for our trip?"

Loetoeng: (to Alissa) "But it's only a chicken bone like this where can you get full?"

Morgen: (chuckles) "This is the key, not the food stuff."

Loetoeng: "Why is the shape of the key like that?"

Morgen: "Yes, because Alissa's brothers is a ravens, they entered their house in the glass mountain with their feet. So at the order of my grandmother, I gave them the keys related to their feet."

Loetoeng: (Surprised and said with a heart full of disappointment) "So, Monna is old? But her face is very young like Alissa's mother."

Alissa: (takes chicken finger bone) "Thanks, Morgen Stern."

Then, after they had changed, they went to the ship to go to the glass mountain. Alex was also present with a map of the pointers to glass mountain. As soon as Alissa got into the ship, she screamed very irritably. This is because the frame containing the 7 colored crow feathers is gone.

Alissa: (angry) "This is who made my collection disappear !!!"

Loetoeng: "Sorry, Alissa. I ..."

Alissa: (still angry) "So you took my feathers, huh !!! ??"

Loetoeng: (scared) "Yeah ... you know ... time on the balcony ..."

Alissa: (angry that she wants to advise) "Just so you know that the feathers are not just any feathers !!! Those feathers can be a clue so we can identify ordinary ravens with the ravens who is my brothers !!!"

Loetoeng: (more and more scared) "Because ... I'm afraid ... of losing, I ..."

Alissa: (angry that you don't have a choice) "You really are an unreliable monkey !!! Go on! Go back to your forest !!! You can't come with us !!!"

Loetoeng: (Holding back tears, he gave her a small bag) "All right! This is for you! As our goodbye."

Alissa:"Hmmph..! Bujur*!!!"

* Bujur = longitude; the length or position of the east / west of a place on earth

In Malay (Pontianak), the word longitude means straight.

In Banjar (South Kalimantan), Dayak Ngaju, and Dayak Benuaq it means true.

In the Batak Karo language it means thank you

But in Sundanese it means butt

Alex, who was just silent watching their fight, cried. Loetoeng was sent back to the forest in a star carriage. Meanwhile Alex and Alissa went on their way. On the way to the glass mountain, Alex advises Alissa about what she is doing.

Alex: "Lady. You can't talk like that. He hasn't said anything clearly."

Alissa: "Yes, he's the one who touched my personal belongings. Besides, he never asked permission to touch my things. It must be his fault!"

Alex: "He's trying to apologize, but you don't control your own temper." (Pats Alissa on the back) "You shouldn't just be selfish. You also have to listen to other people until it's over."

Alissa: (Sighs and holds forehead) "You know, my mom once advised me like this when I was in elementary school. That's why I decided not to be friends with the same age as me. I thought this was the best path in my life goal, but I was wrong. Since I met Loetoeng for the first time, my life has begun to be perfect. That's why I want to be a teacher for children in need. "

Alex: "That's my girl, Anne Lisa Minan Hassenplug."

Alissa: "How do you know my middle name that can't be mentioned by Europeans? Could it be ..."

Alex: "Yes, my daughter."

Alissa: (touches Alex's face) "Daddy !!!" (Hugging Alex who is her missing father)

After that, Alex told about what happened.

"After your mother and you left, I felt lonely. Then the healer gave me a wine to calm myself down. But after I drank it, the next morning, I did not know why I was able to sleep in prison and my body became small. I started to shut down, I already desperate. 19 years later, that's when I started to escape from this prison. Turns out I have the mystical power to be able to make keys from used things. After I passed my royal guard, I saw a general named Ludwig sitting on my throne. I was shocked listened to him saying that the healer I trusted was intent on taking my throne and he deliberately made a curse spell on my 7 sons. And at that time the guards at the palace arrested me again. They did not put me in prison, but instead I began to be traded by Dutch traders and landed in Gold Island in Dutch East Indies. "(to tears)" And finally, I can meet you, girl ... huh!? "

Alissa was fast asleep because her emotions had made her sleepy, especially since it was midnight.

Alex kissed her cheek, stroked her short hair and said in her ear, "Have a good night, my little girl."

In the morning, Alissa asked her father at the edge of the ship.

Alissa: "Dad. I'm worried about Loetoeng's situation after what I'm doing now."

Alex: "Take it easy. After we find your brother, you can apologize right away. Because you guys are the best old friends ever."

Alissa: "Yes. Friend ..." (smile sweetly)

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POV. Alissa

Somehow I feel sorry for what I have done to him now. But after my father appeared, I didn't want to take my life out of deep regret. However, after meeting my brothers, we will come back for you, Loetoeng.

POV. Alex

My daughter, I can feel the pain of your regret. You do look like me, poppet. If I were my daughter, I would definitely apologize to my sons.

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They arrived at a glass gate at the top of Glass Mountain, a place where there is snow. What Alissa imagined was not what it was. In fact they are located on Mount Jayawijaya which is on the island of Irian (now Papua).

Alissa: (with a slightly disappointing blank stare) "I thought the mountain was made of glass, it was just the gate."

Alex: (blankly) "Yes because they only live on the clouds, so they know that the color of the mountain is sparkling like glass. Alissa, take the key."

Alissa: "Ok!" (Takes it in her big bag but can't be found) "Oh,no! I forgot to bring it! I put it on the table where I changed the dance dress!"

Alex: "Geez, you! I was trying to push the gate where it wasn't locked!"

Alex pushed furiously on one side of the gate. When he didn't see what Alissa was doing, she took off her glove and stuck her little finger into the keyhole. Because on the edge of the hole, there were enough thorns that his finger was scratched quite badly. The girl never gave up, she managed to press something like a button and automatically both sides of the gate opened. Alex, who had pushed with his body, falls off and see Alissa's little finger was badly injured.

Alex: (screams worriedly) "How could this be !! ??"

Alissa: "Hehe ... I understand why the key is chicken bones. Because my fingers look like chicken fingers. Hahahahaha ... ouch ...!"

Quickly, Alex wrapped Alissa's injured finger in the cloth that was in his big bag. That way, Alissa wears her mother's wedding ring without showing it to Alex, where she has entered the house of 7 ravens first.

To Be Continued

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