Batari Word
Deadly poison
Sitting by holding back emotions that cannot be conveyed independently makes the heart feel tight and also almost like wanting to end something with a detrimental thought. Too late to realize the presence of someone who will make the cliche news a story that is too enlarged as if all this is pure my fault. The cry of such a heartbreaking woman really made anyone feel sorry to see her, but it would be unlucky for me if I thought the same. The pretext for self-defense that led to the reprimand given by Mother for my shameful attitude to this family name..
The night was getting late when the missed memories arrived hit my memory again, as if I was the one in this moment.. Waking up full of sweat, making my head feel dizzy again near the early hours of today. Trying to walk out just to vent this uncertain feeling to the point of unconsciously making these two fingers hurt from releasing so many arrows.. Breath that was stunned with a pulse that felt faster really made me feel satisfied when I saw Diajeng who woke up and smiled at me in the morning by asking permission to join our entourage because with an injured shoulder, it was difficult for him to ride a horse. By Mother's permission, we were all ready to return to the city..
“ Want to see when you pretend like this?”
Remunerated speech that stands behind Diajeng who is cleaning his goods
“ Until you give me that hairpiece konde skewer.”
Diajeng immediately stood in front of the yellowish and opened the scarf that covered the wound on his shoulder
“ I'm aiming for you a little bit away from your shoulder. Since the beginning of the wound there was no”
Kemuning brought his face closer, resisting the emotion of looking at the unharmed Diajeng Shoulder
“ Right.. I just want them to corner you.. You shouldn't dare take someone else's property if you know yourself”
“ Atma.. You think he's an item?? Isn't it too low you looked at her?”
Kemuning who was irritated to hear the words of Diajeng
“ I am sure you too must be the same as me who considers Atma as supporting your social status in society even in the palace! So stop pretending.”.
“ Me? Pretend pretend?... Very amusing. This speech came from the woman who left Atma when she was down, then came back to her without shame when Atma was at the peak of success?”
Kemuning who wags the Diajeng shawl with a face that insinuates
“ KEMUNING YOU SA.”
“ TITAH OF QUEEN TRIBUANA GRAND WRESTLE FOR ADMIRAL ATMA MAHESWARA”
Said a messenger who arrived coming from the palace in a hurry and cut off the talk of Kemuning and Diajeng
Hearing this command, I did not care about Diajeng who tried to pull my hand to continue the conversation with him. I ran towards the front yard and saw Atma reading the Order and immediately took his horse and prepared to return.. Feeling my worried presence, Atma walked over and kissed me gently and turned her face away as if deliberately avoiding the look in my eyes that would say a lot to her.. After talking to Caka, Atma immediately rode on his horse with the royal errand boy and some soldiers behind him.. Seeing that, I knew very well what the Queen had told him with a clenched hand and looking at him who was getting away, this heart again groaned for an uncertain answer.
Caka finally patted my shoulder slowly and gave a confident look as if to say that nothing would happen to Atma, trust her.. By bowing my head to Caka, Caka finally smiled at me and again gestured me to go back inside and continue preparing to be ready to return to the capital. In the middle of the journey home, we arrived to walk around because the main road there is a big tree down that blocks the road.. By following Diajeng's proposal, who said he was very familiar with the area, we followed his proposal even though I objected. On the way, the horse carriage came to a halt at a fruit plantation that for some reason, despite looking so beautiful and charming, I felt that something was not right on this plantation..
“ What's up? Why stop the train?”
Said Caka to Pureswari who was still in the horse carriage
“ Kathamarawa said that the fruit plantation here is the best plantation in the city. We thought maybe by bringing a little fruit hands would be very good”
Pureswari explained gently
“ No. We continue on our way.”
Said Kemuning who passed by riding his horse through the horse carriage
“ But, Raka.. Don't you see a lot of fruit that looks delicious.. Mother also said she wanted to try some of these fruits directly.”
Pureswari who arrived opened the door of the horse carriage said with a smile
Diajeng who came down from the horse-drawn carriage followed with his mother who followed him from behind.. Pureswari who bowed to me as if asking me to let them finally lose when Mother frowned at my stubborn selfish look.. Staying on my horse, I saw them from a distance who looked happy by picking grapes, papayas, apples, and oranges.. Before long feeling tired, they sat on an open barn stage. Mother and Pureswari also look so enjoy the fruit that looks very sweet with the ladies and also the knights who are also distributed to eat this fruit.. I thought there would be no problem, but suddenly came 2 women with 3 children with a drinking jug and rest in front of Mother..
“ Gusti Raden Ayu's.. Forgive the servant who is late to realize your arrival.. Let me give you drinking water to refresh in the daytime today”
Said a woman by presenting a drinking jug in front of Raden ayu
“ Thank you.. Feels very fresh.”
Said Raden ayu who drank and shared with others
Seen mother, pureswari, and others also drink the drinks in their treats.. With them gone by bringing the drinking jug back, Mother and all were ready again and we immediately continued our journey. During half the trip there was no problem at all even we all looked so enjoying the trip.. But at once all this changed with the fall of the lady who walked in front of me holding her stomach which looked so painful. Not long seen one by one the ladies fell and some even bleed out from his mouth. Realizing this strange thing, I immediately turned my horse towards the horse carriage to see their condition, and sure enough my guess that I hope is wrong turned out to be true..
“ DRIVE HORSE CARRIAGE FASTER TOWARDS NEAREST HEALTH BALE!”
Shouted Caka who looked panicked after looking inside the horse carriage
Hearing Caka's cry, the ladies and knights who were still in good health immediately took over the place that was lying in pain unable to move.. The horse carriage immediately drove as fast as possible with the command of Caka and some soldiers guarding around him.. Now I'm the only one left here and seeing them all as if dying trying to fight for life. Feeling that my presence had been replaced by Caka, I immediately saw the condition of the ladies and some knights. Smelled the scents that resounded from within their mouths with endless sweating.. Lips look pale with body temperature that feels cold.. Not wrong again, this is a poisoning spasm! Awareness of my education before becoming a deputy in the ministry, it is obligatory for me to study emergency measures or anything that usually happens at important state guests so that I can anticipate unwanted things to happen.
“ Caka, give it to Diajeng then help Pureswari drink this! Mother, please sit down and drink this back”
Kemuning who carried 3 cups of jugs in his hand contained medicinal herbs
“ How did this happen? What I missed! I've let Atma down!”
Caka still felt shocked and blamed himself by helping Pureswari
“ Stop. Both me and you, we didn't realize the possibility this would happen.”.
Seeing Caka who was so visibly depressed and holding back his emotions because he was upset over the trust and duty given by Atma as the royal Bhattara made Caka turn and emotionally wanted to drive back on his horse after seeing Pureswari is in stable condition.. I tried to stop him by pulling the saddle strap of his horse and giving understanding to him until Caka finally listened to me and went back inside to accompany Pureswari and also make sure that Mother looked much better.
Soon some troops came, though, what turned out was that Atma along with some of his knights and a magnificent horse carriage that followed him from behind where Raden Panji namely Ayahanda up with a face and actions full of worry and anger ran in towards the room where Mother and Pureswari were resting. Atma looked at me worriedly and question-marked but passed in with Ayahanda and I who could only bow my head before them all, staying in front of Bale health followed Caka who also walked out and stood before me to prepare to receive what punishment would be given to us. Before long the father came out with a scarf Mother who was hit by blood stains with a face full of anger and annoyance.
“ Say, how can this happen when a Bhattara and Prabu Stira look after them?!”
Raden Panji said with a forward looking gaze trying to hold back his emotions
“ Gusti Raden Panji, You are pa..”
Said Caka who was prostrating in front of Raden panji
“ Kemuning. Come on, be guilty. As soon as they saw the fruit plantation, kemuning asked them to stop the horse carriage and rest for a moment.”
Kemuning stopped Caka from talking with his bowed body to Raden Panji
“ Kemuning, what are you la..”
Caka who arrived was surprised, sat up straight and stared kemuning
“ I am the guilty one. Caka had warned to continue the journey, but because I saw the fruit that was terli.”
“ IS ENOUGH! SILENT ALL!”
Raden Panji said angrily stopping the kemunun who spoke
“ Gusti Raden Panji rest easy, let Servant take over from here. Gusti Raden Ayu really needs your presence at this time.”
Said Atma bowing to Raden Panji
“ Alright. Atma I leave it to you.”
Said Raden Panji who passed away and went back into Bale health
“ Caka, stand up and talk to me.”
Said Atma who asked her to follow from behind towards the back of the courtyard
It can be seen clearly that Atma also looks very upset at this time but she tries to hold back her emotions especially to me who can only be subdued by shame. Yes, it is true what Father said just now.. How can this incident be missed when Bhattara and Prabu Stira, who are direct trusted servants of the Queen's choice, are negligent in carrying out their duties.. It turns out that either in this time or the time where I came from, I was always faced with a task that did not work well when the task was my responsibility.
By night the condition of Mother and Pureswari also looks getting better. Until now Father still did not want to meet me even as if avoiding to talk to me. While Atma went along with Caka who until now still not seen back here. I was still outside sitting on a bench made of bamboo covered by plant decorations in the front yard. I didn't realize I was laying my body down until I could clearly see the sparkle of the stars tonight. But it turns out that behind it I can hear the talk of someone who apparently does not know my existence.
“ Thank goodness you gave me the antidote”
Said a woman who spoke slowly
“ You have done your job very well. Even though the results are a little not as I expected, but I will keep my promise to you”
Said a man who was riding the woman speaking
“ Provided I get what I want. I'll do it”
Say the woman by walking back into Bale's health
I saw the man covering his face walking away from Bale's health. Who was the woman he met? But from his voice, it was as if I had heard that voice.. But, who? In spite of it all, I finally learned the truth that what happened today was very well planned by someone.. The question returns, who is it? By taking the arrow bow and following the man from behind, I tried to figure out who he was and what he wanted. However, in the middle of it the voice of the man I love can actually stop me...
“ Kemuning? Looking you! Where are you going with the bow?”
When everything goes wrong it shouldn't. What choice are you going to make?