Totsagan is quickly informed of the death of his ally Maiyarap, and more than ever determined to defeat P^-nra Ram's army of monkeys, he sends for his younger brother.  Kumpagan, the Regent of Longka, the possessor of a magic spear.  Kumpagan kneels before his brother and pays him due homage, but, on hearing that he has been chosen to take the field against Phra Ram, protests strongly.

^"Brother," he says, "this war in which Longka is involved stems from your greed.  If you had not stolen Nang Seeda from her lawful husband, there would now be no invaders on our soil.  My advice is that you send Nang Seeda back to Phra Ram, and then we shall have peace again."  The demon king bridles his anger at this outspokenness, knowing well how to deal with the honest but simple Kumpagan.

^"My brother speaks as if he had no loyalties to the crown," he says.  "He also forgets the injuries done us by Ayutaya.  Must I remind him of the maiming of our sister Samanaka,* of our brothers, sons and allies slain, of the insults received at the hands of Ram's envoys?"  "Nevertheless," says Kumpagan stubbornly, "it is clear who is in the right in this affair, and who in the. wrong."  Now Totsagan smiles down on his brother.  ^"Kumpagan," he says softly, "help get rid of these people and you shall rule Longka with me.  Is it agreed?"  At this juncture, a very strange thing happens.  On many occasions in the past when Kumpagan has tried to dissuade his powerful brother from a course of action he considered dishonorable, his body dwindled until he became the size of an ordinary human being.  And now, to his shame and horror, he once more finds himself shrinking before the baleful might of Totsagan.

Seeing this, the demon king gives a scornful laugh that rings over the entire court. "Why, look at my puny brother," he shouts.  "Is this one of the race of giants, or does he perhaps belong to the monkeys and little people?"

At this, Kumpagan springs to his feet, unable to endure the public shame of his situation.

^"Very well," he says furiously, "I'll fight, but no good will come of it."  Even as he makes the resolution, his body begins to fill out, and within a moment he has regained his former size.

Gratified at his success, Totsagan commends his brother and advises him to prepare for battle with all speed.

*  Incidents too numerous to relate in this narrative occur before the royal exiles reach the hermitage on the Kotawaree River.  In one of them, Samanaka attempts to seduce Ram and Lak, and, when they spurn her, she attacks Nang Seeda.  The brothers punish her by cutting off her lips, nose and ears, and thus mutilated, she returns to Longka where she persuades her brother Totsagan to take revenge on Ram by stealing his wife.