Batari Word
Tense Memories
Blowing so fast can feel clear like menmpar my face is injured and painful when hit by the pounding of the waters of the northern ocean currents. It dawned on me on a beach where there was an average person who was completely different from my current appearance. All my body felt amti felt accompanied by a crack in the left leg that was hit by a rock when I fell along with Diajeng.. Trying to regulate my breath and act calm, I stretched this body to lie down and also regulated my body temperature which felt so cold that it pierced the bone in my body.
The atmosphere was crowded to see the eyes that were looking back at me at this time as if they felt I was an object of entertainment that was a pity to miss. Trying to sit back and look at those who are currently looking at me with a suspicious and also questionable look, I bowed my head again trying to accept the reality that was before me at this time because they looked so much different from me even though I myself came from a different time-dimensional space to all that was down here.
Her hair was combed back and then pigtailed. Makes the head look so wide.. While their eyes are narrowed with thick eye rims. Noses are large and broad but can look high or commonly called them with Mancung. The shape of the mouth is small and the lips are slightly thick and use long-sleeved brackets with buttons that line from their stomachs to their chests, and the neck of the shirt rises up to touch the chin. I can confirm that I am currently being surrounded by people from outside the kingdom, namely China, China.
“ Are you okay?”
Say one of the Chinese men to Kemuning
“ You.. Can you speak us?”
Say it with a little surprise
“ Have we not been in a cooperative relationship for a long time? How is it possible as traders we did not learn it.”
“ Alright.. Sorry, can you please.. AARRRGGGHH!!”
Kemuning who returned to sitting after trying to stand because of pain in his legs
“ Don't move! Let me treat you.”
Said the Chinese man back to kemuning and reached his hand at someone behind him who immediately carried a bag containing medical supplies
“ What... You are a Physician and not a merchant?”
“ Think so.. Forgive us for our discourtesy. I am Guan Lin, the man behind me is my assistant Dong Ming and Jun Hao. Then the two women were fellow healers just like me but they still needed to learn a lot from me. They are Bao Yu and Xia He.”
The man said back by examining the injured leg and also the yellowed head
“ NICE TO MEET AND MEET YOU.”
Say them to kemuning
“ Thank you, so do I. It is an honor to meet those who saved my life.”
Say yellow while smiling and bowing his head slightly
Seeing my condition still soaked in clothes that were very different from the one they were wearing today, there arrived a woman who used a long ornament dangling on their heads that looked very sagging, give me a cloth to help me not feel so cold in the middle of the beach and white sand. The eyes that were looking at me gradually began to leave me as if letting me help those who were trying to treat me.
Awakening to the place where I was currently treading, I turned my gaze and turned my mind to think of where I was at the moment? Along the beach that is not far from this port, looks some typical houses that blend with the local community where it looks very different in this era where ornaments carved Chinese words and yellow paper sheets attached to their doors with building models which is also very different. Since when do Chinese people settle here? Is there anyone missed by the work or am I not aware of the information about their existence?
It reawakens to the memory of historical value at this time, where sea and river ports are evidence of global trade is quite advanced at this time. The Brantas River flows into the Java Sea, to connect the interior with the coast. And one of the famous river ports at this time was the Port of Canggu. There are so many ships anchored here, no wonder if this port has a special attraction for traders who come here.
“ Looks like you'll have trouble walking for a few days. You need a place to stay so we can monitor your recovery. Do you have relatives or.”
Said Guan Lin who asked kemuning
“ No. But maybe I can find lodging around here”
“ You don't look like people around here. Sorry, can I ask who you are?”
Guan Lin said back with a bag of his medicine box
“ Either you've heard of it or you haven't. But this is my identity.”
Kemuning showed the hanger symbol that the Queen Gusti gave to Guan Lin
“ You... So, you're the Prabu Stira that was talking about?”
“ Could your name be Kemuning? Descendants of Patih Andaru?”
Guan Lin, Dong Ming and Jun Hao were all shocked
“ You.. Recognize me?.. Wait, how do you know Ayahanda?”
A voice that was also surprised
“ Not safe talking here, we better go back to the residence.”
“ Yes, that way we can also monitor his recovery is not?”
Said Guan Lin's colleagues, Bao Yu and Xia He
“ Alright. I'm sorry, will you come with us? We'll explain it to you. I know it sounds weird and suspicious, but we're actually the eyes sent here to check on the black trade.”
Guan Lin said seriously to Kemuning
“ Alright if so.”
Bao Yu and Xia He instantly helped me to stand up and also swept me towards their residence. It is only fitting that, since they helped me and were around me, these Chinese citizens immediately avoided and tried to keep their eyes on me.. Do they also know that these men and women who helped me are the eyes of their country? If that's true then, there will be a big problem if there is even misunderstanding between countries if it happens, right? Why Abdi Minister of the Palace no one gave news like this to Gusti Agung King and Queen, especially the Abdi direct executors like me, Atma, and also Caka.
My suspicions grew as I passed by the citizens who were doing their activities deliberately covering my face with the scarf I was wearing, to listen to them talk while waiting for Guan Lin and his colleagues to buy some medicinal equipment that I will use..
“ Who is the treated woman?.. Is he the palace envoy sent here?”
“ If I see from the appearance, it seems that the woman is from the palace.”
“ Should we tell him? But, if we do that maybe we'll just disappear! I still have kids.”
“ But, if the woman knew, anyone knew could send a knight troop to defend this area from those Central Forest Looters. Especially on.. Canthibirawa.”.
“ Huusstt! How dare you mention that name?”
Said a few female merchants who were behind the kemunun speaking in whispers
“ Camp.”
“ What's done? We go now.”
Kemuning cut directly Guan Lin who spoke with a look of suspicion that made Guan Lin speechless and followed kemuning behind him accompanied by Bao Yu and Xia He who helped kemuning to walk
Along the way it hurt so much that the wound on my body so if you want to tell the truth, would love not to wake up and lie down until all the wounds on my body recover. However, that would not apply to me where my mind is filled with questions, who is Canthibirawa? What do I, Atma, and others miss? Even I think in the Tasara agreement made by all of them, there is no mention of Canthibirawa! And why, when I heard this name, my mood suddenly changed and felt something was not right here just because of a name that somehow I felt had a connection with that name.
Back on their way to their residence, with hospitality and kindness, they all took care of me until I finally felt much better even though I still needed a cane to lean on. All of them still haven't told me about who they are and what they've been investigating while here. However, as long as I was in this residence, it was seen that they were always practicing swordsmanship and with this small medical clinic they had set up, it was seen that they had always practiced swordsmanship, their way of investigating is really very clever and much better than any plan I've ever heard of.
“ So you guys take note of all the citizens who came by hearing the complaints that happened to them?”
Saying yellow to Guan Lin who was taking a day break alternating with Dong Ming and Jun Hao
“ Tea?.. I see your feet are much better now.”
Said Guan Lin who brewed a cup of Tea on the kemuning and pulled the chair so that it could be kemuning sitting in front of him
Kemuning who sat down by putting a stick next to him
“ Is nothing. It was one of the vows to our King before coming here.”
“ So, what are you planning and what is your purpose here?”
The yellowing speech that was staring intently at Guan Lin
“ Me and Bao Yu are the court servants that the King ordered to occupy the recording position within the palace. One day we found out there was an irregularity going on inside the palace during the supply of the armory.”
Said Xia He who arrived to come and sit next to kemunun
“ The number of items that come is so very different from the budget of the palace expenses. Until one day, Guan Lin as the commander of the army checked undercover and found several different tools of war and looked more dangerous.”.
Bao Yu who also arrived arrived arrived and sat down beside the other side of Kemuning
“ What tool it has black sand that smells pungent?”
Said Xia He and Bao Yu
“ Yes you are right. I heard it destroyed your residence, didn't it?”
Said Xia He by touching his yellow hands with a look full of pity
“ Yes.. I lost someone very important in that incident.”
Kemuning lowered his head in a low tone
“ Because it will be dangerous if it falls into the hands of the improper. When I did the inspection, a ship docked carrying the goods up to here with a large amount and hid it around here.”
Guan Lin said to kemuning
“ What? So their hiding location is still something else?”
Kemuning who was surprised
“ No kemuning. What you're taking down is their main hideout. But the hiding location of the tool is still in a cottage that I heard can only be owned by the nobles.”.
Bao Yu said to kemunun
“ Cottage?.. You mean the same as Gusti Agung Ratu gave to Prabu Stira was elected?”
“ Yes kemuning. I heard you had it too, while being the hiding place of the fleeing villagers. Your attitude is so flattered and respected”
Guan Lin said to Kemuning
My mind immediately floated upon hearing their current explanation. A Cottage that has guards and some Dayangs only applies to those who are not just Nobles, but for those of us who have a higher Order and position in the palace as the right hand of Gusti the Great King and Queen. And in this case, only I and Atma deserve that.. In this case, Pondok given to Atma became a gathering place for the royal Bhattara troops while Pondokku became a hiding place for the women and children.. Then, who was given the other cottage by Gusti Agung Ratu?.... Hold still..
“Canthibirava... Have you ever heard this name?.. Canthibirawa?”
A solemn look at Guan Lin, Bao Yu, and Xia He
“ Of course. But we have never seen the figure of the woman because she was always inside the cottage. And honestly, that place is also what we are trying to investigate but the surveillance there is so tight!”
Guan Lin said to Kemuning
“ He is also a generous but famous nobleman who has no heart to the people here.”
Bao Yu who bowed her head to kemuning
“ What do you mean? Tell me.”
“ Kemuning, some time ago as usual Canthibirawa gave the harvest to the residents in need.. They were all very grateful to him, so unknowingly there was a family who accidentally dropped the harvest because it was crowded with other residents.. And without a heart, the Canthibirawa... Dia...”
Xia He who tried to explain with a brick by lowering his head
“ Him what? Say..”
“ He killed the family right in front of the other citizens. From there, everyone was afraid of him. Canthibirawa still gives the harvest to every citizen voluntarily, but if any citizen refuses his gift, he will kill the family without any reason.”
Guan Lin said seriously staring at the yellowish
“ Kemuning, to be honest when I see the symbol of the royal hanger that is on you.. Somehow, I like to see Canthibirawa also have a similar item, when I accidentally passed her while in urban when she passed me.”
Xia He said to kemunun by trying to recall
“ I heard Canthibirawa is not his real name, but just a title.. But I still don't know whose real name the woman is.”
Bao Yu said to kemunun
“ His original family is a resident of this coast. That's the last I heard.”
Guan Lin said to kemuning
“ Bhanurasmi.. The woman's name is, Bhanurasmi.”
He said with a serious full face to Guan Lin, Bao Yu, and Xia He
“ You, know him?”
Guan Lin who was shocked stared at the yellowish who was also looking at him seriously
“ Guan Lin, can you take me to the location of the cottage?”
“ Kemuning, are you sure?”
“ Yes, very sure.”
Riding in the horse carriage owned by Guan Lin, it was soon possible for us to pass through the cottage that looked exactly the same as I had. It was seen that the Guards and Dayang who received training from the palace finally made memories of me in this time, again hit like a hard blow that made my head hurt. Trying to drain that memory, Bhanurasmi. I finally heard the name again after a long time I tried to forget the incident. The incident where having to lose the figure of a friend who knows and also laughs, crying with me.
“ Not wrong anymore. He is Bhanurasmi.”
Said Kemuning with a serious face staring at the cottage
“ If so, we will talk about the next plan. Our guard back to the residence.”
Guan Lin who directly spoke to the guard driving the horse carriage
With this, it can be seen clearly what my goal is this time. The reason why the palace was unaware of this movement and the reason that Gusti Agung Ratu spoke to me about the suspected movement within the palace. Not wrong again, with a Prabu Stira who is behind all this as if just like a shadow that is not clearly visible but quite deadly life in seconds. It would be very easy for him to do all this and fool us with Tasara where the human doll he controls is very slick.
Bhanurasmi, are we going to aim the arrow at each other again?