Memories of a Thousand Years
Fifteen Years

"Come not picked up. Home not in between.

Like just a Jelangkung. This time who called me?"

Rinaya let out a short sigh and muttered "Fifteen years?"

Gurgling rainwater unpretentious. Rinaya stuck out her hand from behind the window. Feel the point of the icy cold rain. In his sleep earlier seemed to remind him of all the things in nature at that time. Her eyelashes are down. The look on his face dimmed. "Pathetic! A bad memory. Why should I go back?"

Someone came in from behind the door without knocking. There was nothing very disrespectful to him except his companions. It's a girls' bedroom anyway. It made Rinaya surprised and a little angry. But not for long that expression changed drastically when it saw someone standing in the doorway. So does he who looks as if time is stopping. Pradhika Wiriya looks very handsome and authoritative. He was no longer a teenage boy who was overwhelmed with anxiety. The look in his eyes was increasingly convincing that he was a character.

Rinaya got off her bed running and hugged the man full of longing. Dhika wrapped her hands between the tiny body. Smile and full of gratitude. "Welcome back!" said slowly.

Rinaya was still drowning in the athletic body, still wrapping her arms tightly. "I can't believe I'm still alive. I can't believe it wasn't all a dream. I can't believe I'm seeing you again."

"I promised" he said slowly. Rinaya turned her face to look at the beautiful man "Promise?" But Dhika answered nothing. Just a thin smile.

"oh you're up" Dylan came with a tray of food and put it on the table. He sat down to join the others.

"I'm just going to discuss something important with him. Can you not be around here first?" cynically Rinaya looked Dylan in the eye.

"can't. You are my prisoner. I won't let you be with him. You're probably gonna run away with him?"

"Since when I was your prisoner. I didn't even do anything wrong!"

"Now it is not. But fifteen years ago you did something."

Rinaya was silent hearing that. How does he know about himself. "A-What do you mean? I don't understand!"

Dylan smiled bitterly. "After what you did in front of everyone. You don't think anyone knows who you are?"

"Huh? What the hell am I doing?"

"You're a fool indeed." Dylan threw away his face. Cobalt.

Dhika answered that flatly "Your arrows are split into several. Until now no one has been able to do that."

Rinaya rolled her eyes. "...... aaaaaa...really?"

"Falapati! Are we not wrong people? He's more stupid than people's stories."

"No. Indeed he was the one." again replied in a flat tone.

"Hm...What are people saying about me?"

Dhika "Don't listen to people's stories. They don't know what's really going on."

"Yes. Alright. I'm used to talking about people anyway. Uh, what cake is this? It's delicious." one of Rinaya's habits that Dhika remembers.

Rinaya "Why look at me like that if you want to take it."

Dylan "Who is -"

Dhika "It's been. No need to fight. You said you were going to discuss something important with me. What's up?"

"oh" Rinaya drinks the tea available at the table. Swallow all the food in his mouth. "Wood is where?"

"....." Dhika just kept quiet did not answer that. And so did Dylan.

Rinaya "What happened to him? I heard something bad about him. I can't believe it. So I want to ask you directly." His face was blurry. "Is he really dead?"

Dhika "No Bodies. There is no Life. He vanished just like you."

Rinaya "After falling off a cliff. I woke up in a hospital bed. The doctor said I was in a coma for a few months. After that I had to recover for the next six months because I had a little paralysis. Who would have thought I could come back here again. But..... Baye ..... It feels impossible."

Dhika "What are you thinking?"

Rinaya "When she was lost entering the valley of the Soul I was pretty sure she was okay. If there's no body, he might be alive."

Dhika "Everyone watched it. He vanished with the wolf."

Rinaya held her breath as if she wanted to hold a word in her throat. "I'll look for him."

Dylan "Why look for him?"

Rinaya "Before that. I'd like to ask. Guess who called me here?"

Dylan "What does this have to do with it?"

Rinaya "Maybe. Don't ask me too many questions."

"....."

Rinaya "I heard a Patih was investigating a case in Bintuni. That's where I first showed up. Haha. I think they'll find me soon."

Dylan "They've found him"

"Huh?"

Dhika "Adrian Dylan is one of the investigating members of the Palace in the Capital. Under the direct command of the King."

Rinaya heard it. Still it made Rinaya a little horrified. "ha ha h.. So that's why you caught me? That's great."

Dhika "Nobody knows about her identity. The identity of the special investigator is strictly confidential. He will use another identity to investigate the case. It is not even known the number and abilities of each member."

Rinaya smiled in amazement "Wah.you are so great as it turns out. Then why does Dhika know about this?"

Dylan "He recommended me. Only he knows. But he was always indifferent to me even though he had known each other for a long time. Uh I'm sure you don't remember me."

"Me?" Rinaya rolled her eyes. "We've met before?"

Dylan "Balapati's. I can't believe my savior turned out to be such a fool."

"Let's go" Rinaya muttered not to accept the remark. "eh wait. Your savior? Me?"

Dhika "You don't remember? A boy was shot. You and Bayu take care of her."

"Hooo!!!" Rinaya stood up delighted. Didn't expect to see the boy again. Of course he didn't recognize her. The boy was fifteen years older. Rinaya patted his shoulder firmly. "Why not say from the beginning. It even confuses me. Haha. I'm glad to see you again. You look so handsome and cool."

Dhika just sighed and rolled her eyes.

Dylan "You haven't changed at all."

Rinaya "So. Are you gonna arrest me? with reason because I might be an eye? or because I'm a Halimun Bandit. Or because-..."

Dylan "Don't equate me with any other security bureau. I'm not like that."

Rinaya "Then what's your goal?"

Dylan "You're one of the keys to solving some cases. Of course I have to get you."

Rinaya "For this time can you not involve me. In any problem. I'm really tired."

Dylan "That's impossible. You know how they chased you. And you're the main character they're looking for."

Dhika "I learned quite a bit about such summoning rituals. I'm not sure anything about that. If Bayu's here maybe he can give you an answer."

"Wood......"

Not much talk going on. Everything is still a mystery to Rinaya. Especially about Bayu. Rinaya remembered Bayu had not removed the jade. But maybe something has happened. If Bayu takes that off. Where is the jade now?

According to the story from Dhika that he had just heard. His wolf attacked his master. That's not possible. Instinctively The animal will protect its master. Or follow the Alpha. If Bayu is betrayed, then there is another Alpha who dominates. Seizing his leadership among the wolf pack.

***

The night was a little cold, the gurgling of water came down from the lagit, the small drizzle did not make him stop walking. After all, his mind is still convoluted to think of Bayu. "Ah. All this makes me dizzy" he muttered. He walked past a tavern, there was a commotion there. Someone was thrown out through the door, Rinaya was stunned.

Instantly took the initiative to help him stand up. "You okay, sir?"

Someone who knows who appeared through the door, along with two people behind him.

He looked angry, he said "For anyone who talks about the Mountain Bandit Princess and the demon controller then I'll beat him up."

Rinaya nodded quickly. Ask what problem.

The man pulled the man's shirt and punched him to the ground. Rinaya held him back as she floated a second fist. "Young Master please stop this." but he's just throwing his face away. There is no intention of making peace.

He's a teenage boy. His family died fifteen years ago, leaving him and his brother. His eyes were pouring out a great hatred.

Not long after that someone came from the end of the road. Someone he knows very well, Haris. Rinaya is down, not wanting to be recognized, but she does not seem to recognize Rinaya at this time.

They are both very compact brothers. Both hated Princess Nirmala, daughter of mountain bandits, and also hated Bayu's own brother.

His arrival has exacerbated the debate. "What excuse is he mocking you?"

A galley? Haris' sister?

"He made me angry! He spoke in defense of the bandit's daughter and the possessor of false knowledge."

The man shook his hand.. "Ah no sir. That's not what I mean."

Rinaya "Master, whatever you're talking about, there's no need to use violence"

"You don't know what's why you're defending him."

"Young Master. I'm just saying. Don't believe what people say. Who knows, that's not true. Not meant to defend who."

Galih yelled "That's the same as defending him"

Rinaya "You're so disrespectful. You'll regret it if you keep going that way."

"What's the reason? you gonna curse me?"

Rinaya "Good. I will curse you to regret all your words until you cry in front of me."

Salih "You..." She's upset. He took out a sword from its sheath and unsheathed it.

Rinaya was a little afraid of him but also felt angry, "Why are people now so easy to draw a sword, and it is so easy to shed blood."

Of course the word was a suicide card for Rinaya, the boy kept replying, "Wouldn't Nirmala and Bayu have been the ones who fought the most at the time."

The words made him quiet.

The boy swung his sword, intending to slightly injure Rinaya. Fortunately Dhika came on time, a Balapati was very reliable under these circumstances. A flash of light managed to fend off the attack as the presence of the Balapati.

Dhika stood before Rinaya. Without looking at him he spoke of "Master Wijaya. It's not good to let your brother fight for no reason. Moreover, his opponent was unarmed."

Haris smiled bitterly. "He's your student? Please teach him to keep his word."

Rinaya thinks that Haris and Dhika's relationship is good. It turned out that they were like separate large walls, like never knowing each other.

It made Rinaya feel sad because their duku even felt very close.

Dhika is not a person who likes to argue, rather he chose silence, listening to all the ravings of Haris.

Haris "Mr Wiriya. You have to tell him what happened to my family and what happened fifteen years ago. Doesn't everyone know how much they made a mistake. You're always with them. You should be grateful you didn't get involved too far."

His sharp words made Rinaya bow to the ground.

Dhika holds Rinaya's hand and takes her away from there. Walking quickly left the commotion. "Stop always wandering around by yourself." One of Rinaya's habits since long ago. Even Dhika could still remember it. "So it just happened to meet them"

On a wooden bridge, Rinaya stood looking at the sky. The drizzle was no longer felt, Rinaya asked Dhika "Why does everything become like this."

"..."

"All changed. I want to change it back to how it was?"

"Nobody can change a person's heart as long as he is still firm with his beliefs"

"really. You're right."

"The past will never change. We can only learn for the future."

"Yes... That's also true."

"promise not to wander alone."

"I'm fine. I don't always have to be accompanied. No need to worry."

"you also said that fifteen years ago. And something always happens to you."

Rinaya realized that and smiled. "Well, this time I will obey your words."

Rinaya felt like she couldn't do anything. Even he seemed to have forgotten all the abilities he had learned.

***

A knocking sound was heard on Rinaya's bedroom door. A small inn on the border of the capital Rinaya was sleeping there. I don't know what time it was. Rinaya took her phone at the table and looked at the time there. A habit he brought from the future. 06:38 . He woke up to see the clock on his phone. "God. Mischief again" Soon he jumped out of his bed and then pecked and daydreamed. His eyes rolled around the room. Then smile with shame. "What misery. Where is the campus here." The sound of that knocking was heard again "Excuse me. Miss, you're awake"

"Yes. Wh who? What's the need?"

"I'm a student of Balapati Wiriya's who wants to convey a message from him"

Rinaya opened the door. A person stood up with a sweet thin smile.Rinaya asked "What's wrong?"

"Good morning Miss. I brought a uniform to wear. Balapati Wiriya also said she would go somewhere downtown and would come back later in the afternoon."

"uh uh? She left me??"

That sweet smile was still engraved on his lips "I will replace him to take care of Miss. So please let me know if Miss needs anything."

Rinaya took the clothes. "Ah. I don't need guard. Don't worry, you just focus on your job.heheh"

He still smiled "I'll go back for breakfast."

"Thank you bnyak" Rinaya laughed happily. He was really hungry. Dhika knows how to serve him. He really understands.