Memories of a Thousand Years
Flashback

"I'll accompany you. I'll help you. I'll protect you. If you want to find Bayu. On one condition."

"Condition? Why use all conditions. You don't want to find your own best friend?"

"Think about your current situation. I'm sure you don't have room to move. It's not just Boris looking for you. But also the Palace Investigator. You think they can't move fast?"

One thing happened to Rinaya. The stuff he was hiding was so slick without the slightest trace that they could even find it. It will not be difficult for them to find themselves immediately. The only thing that keeps him safe is the existence of the Balapati. He has no choice.

"What are the conditions?"

"You must follow all my words. There's no secret between us."

"just that? Alright"

Rinaya understands that Dhika is trying to protect her. Although it was only a word from Dhika but Rinaya understood her purpose and purpose. In this drama He and Bayu are antagonists. The One who betrays. People who hate everyone. The man whose death is so desirable to all. Rinaya seemed to realize something about her "Dhika. Do you regret anything? In that moment. Do you feel guilty?"

"..." - ".Dhika just bowed as if the question was true.

"I was like crazy when I woke up in the hospital. It was very heavy for me. In my heart I feel angry. Feel sorry. Feel helpless. Everything I do only leads me to death. I want everything to be as it was. Laughter catches fish together. Selling Vegetables in the market. Chat at Sae's Herbal store. Burn fish together. I almost forgot I still have good memories. Because of those wonderful memories I was able to heal, memories that lasted up to a thousand years"

"You rest. We're leaving tomorrow." Dhika moved and left the room.

A vast green meadow was so beautiful. A tree stood between them. Breeze blew the leaves until as if whispering. Someone was standing under that tree. Crying something. A small animal body stiffened there. In a hole ready to close. He was a boy Rinaya had seen. He still remembers that. The boy wiped his tears and closed the hole containing the animal's body. Black-Mother hairy animals. Rinaya stood a few meters behind the boy. The boy slowly turned his body staring at Rinaya. He smiled "Welcome back" he said in an almost inaudible voice. More like a whisper. The sweeping wind gusts blurred his sight. The boy was no longer there, his position seemed to change. Something still looks at him. A pair of green eyes did not take his eyes off. "a dog? A husky? A wolf?" Rinaya recalled for a moment that Bayu had a supernatural friend like this.

Rinaya retreated as the wolf ran. And then quickly hit it. "Ohh." A shout loud enough to make anyone hear it.

Bruk!! Rinaya fell out of her bed. Wiggling pain spread throughout his body. This was the umpteenth time that he had gotten used to it.

Tok tok to "Miss. You okay all right?" Danu's voice from behind the door made his mind return.

"Ah. I'm fine. Don't worry about me."

Dhika and the others were waiting in the lobby of the inn. The new time shows at eight in the morning on Rinaya's phone. He went down the stairs joined the others.

"You waiting for me?" The words that just arrived.

Dylan "Almost dry we're waiting for you."

Dhika "Danu's. You and the others are back at the cottage. Your mission is done."

Danu nodded and left from there. Return to the Wiriya family training cabin with the other students.

Dhika "This time what are your plans?"

Rinaya "Hm. I don't know where I'm confused to start."

Dylan "I got a message. I'm going back to the capital. Balapati. Please watch over him."

"Ck. I am a prisoner. Must be watching everything."

Dylan "I was assigned to arrest you. Only this time I entrust to Balapati Wiriya. I'm sure you won't be able to escape from her."

Rinaya "Who will run away"

"Eh uh Dylan. wait" Rinaya pulled Dylan's hand holding him away" Can you help me get my stuff back.heheh"

"It's none of my business.it's not my job.if I meddle with them I could get into some complicated trouble."

Rinaya pouted hearing that and let go of her grip.

"Did he always suck like that? You can usually put up with people like that."

The question was a bit strange.Most people would probably ask Dylan the same thing about the extremely stiff Dhika.

"Let's go." Dhika turned and walked away.

Rinaya walked off her pace. "Eh Dhika's. Where are we going??"

"Willis Family Residence"

"Huh?" Rinaya's throat seemed to be stuck in something. Withholding the words he always held. "Why go there?"

"There's a meeting I have to attend."

"meeting? talk about what?"

"We'll know when we get there?

"Ah Dhika's. Can I not come this time? Hm. I'll go around town. You can do your business without me. hehe"

Dhika stopped and turned around "You're worried about something?"

"ohs. That's... I'm.because"

"Are you scared?"

Rinaya.

"Well, you'll wait at the inn. Not allowed to roam"

Hang around? he really treated me like a donkey.

"Heheh. Alright. I-i understand.

Actually Dhika does not intend to bring Rinaya to the meeting. Dhika already knew that the meeting would definitely discuss his resistance against Boris the other day. From that moment on everyone knew that the boy Dylan was carrying was Nirmala the Mountain Bandit. If Rinaya is brought to the meeting, there will surely be a dispute again. Remember that everyone wanted his death.

A large hall lined the tabletop with very neat and symmetrical facing each other. Everyone sat in their seats including Dhika and important figures. Boris as Mandalika's successor previously presided over the meeting. Discussing Dhika's actions that Boris dislikes.

Boris poured his tea into a glass."I didn't expect you to attend this meeting. Do you want to admit something? Balapati Wiriya?"

Dhika was silent.

Mr. Baskara was present at the meeting, very calm and peaceful as if he was not worried about anything. "This meeting will discuss what Mr Wilis is about?"

Boris "Before that I'll tell you about something I found. You can all be surprised to hear that."

Everyone looked at each other in wonder. Tell me what Boris will say.

"Three days ago I took my men with me to find someone. Of course with the skill of my troops I can find it easily. You can all guess it?"

Everyone whispered at his desk trying to guess something that might have happened.

Boris took out a piece of paper with a sketch of the face. "Nirmala. I found it."

Everyone was amazed by that last sentence, and everyone asked.

"Isn't he dead?"

"Master Wilis why are you so sure about that? Fifteen years ago he fell on that cliff and you saw it yourself."

"Didn't many try to call his spirit? nothing works, is it because he's alive?

"It must be because she vanished straight into hell, just like Bayu."

There was a lot of noise in the room. But Boris seemed to be enjoying all the possibilities they had. Smiling as if there was something funny between their words.

Boris "I wasn't sure he was Nirmala at the time but when someone came in, he showed himself his identity."

"someone? Who do you mean?"

"Wiriya Balapati? Pradhika Wiriya?"

There was no stopping them from fussing about it. They whispered back to them. This time they said the possibility of a reasonable possibility. Then Boris continued "If it's not wrong before you come. Someone caught him first. I don't know him but he seems to be a slave trader. I'm sure you know him, too."

Dhika did not change any expression still remained silent.

Boris "You didn't take him with you does that mean he's with that guy?"

Dhika "What will you do if you find her? Didn't he give up everything you wanted? He even gave up his life. You still want to bother him?"

Boris is "Hahahahah. You admit that he's back?"

Dhika "She's back or not. I just can't stand you just keep bothering her. Fifteen years. Aren't you tired?" Dhika quoted that word from Rinaya. Everyone was silent at the words of the Balapati. He doesn't usually talk at length. Especially defending someone who everyone believes is guilty. "Everyone knows that I've been close friends with him. No one would have thought that I would help her."

Is correct. Exactly it. One sentence that is always on everyone's mind. Everyone knows that Dhika is his friend. They are even quite close to each other. It wouldn't be surprising if Dhika would probably help him. It's just that everyone never knows how much of a feeling Dhika has always hidden. He was always busy with himself until everyone forgot how much he had buried with the death of his friend.

Mr. Baskara "Young Master Wilis. From the story I heard, maybe that person could have indeed studied the science. Someone who looks like him may have many. It would be best if Young Master Wilis did not rush to draw a conclusion."

Boris "Yes. You're very right about that. It's just that it's very coincidental his traits and abilities are exactly the same. Even Balapati Wiriya came for him. Isn't this a very remarkable coincidence."

Mr. Baskara "Young Master Wilis. As you know, my niece is very close friends with him. I think it's because of that resemblance that he thinks he's the same person."

Haris "I didn't think. Your trip to some town just to find a criminal. You're even trying to protect someone who looks like him. I think you're really crazy."

Dhika "Jaga. You'll probably regret it."

The conversation was very tense in that hall room. Unlike the case with an inn not far from there. Rinaya rolled over on his bed "Bosann" For how many times he said it.

Brakk!! Something sounded from outside. Rinaya peeked out from the window of her room. Somethinghappened. The commotion made a rowdy and crowded. Rinaya jumped from her bed into the crowd. One good reason to leave that little room. Someone's crying. The others gathered. Somely soothing. Some are busy. Rinaya walked through the crowd. Curious about what will happen. A woman crying. Threw the jug he was carrying until it broke. A girl hugged him tightly with the same cry. From the audible conversation. He was a debt collector. I don't know how much he borrowed so he could cry it.

Some people calmed him down. He's still sobbing. So did his daughter. After listening longer it turns out they are not crying over the amount of flowers that soared but because he had to give up his daughter to be a slave. That way the debt can be considered paid off "It turns out that this has been going on for a long time."

A soldier came and dispersed the crowd. Everyone scattered like ants lost their shafts. So did Rinaya who went away from the crowd.

Someone pulled his arm tightly. Embrace him and make him turn his back on the street. One of his hands held his shoulder. Now they are facing a toy dealer. A few moments later a group of soldiers came through the place. Some are riding horses. Some are on foot. Complete with each weapon.

Rinaya doesn't understand why she did that to him. He turned his face to see who this person was. A tall man with a little hair on his chin. "Do I know you?"

The man smiled then asked the merchant "This is how much it costs?" A good show for someone he doesn't recognize. Then he whispered. "Wait until they pass."

Hearing that Rinaya thought of one thing. He probably knew Rinaya. Or maybe he's just a pervert. Rinaya released her hand that was stuck to her shoulder. A few meters after the soldier passed by Rinaya again asked "Who are you Sir?"

The man smiled. Very sweet. Rinaya seemed to have seen that smile somewhere. "You really don't recognize me? Let me buy you a meal."

In a tavern not far from the inn they sat at the end of the room. The man poured the drinks in both cups on the table. "You haven't changed at all"

"You know me?"

She smiles. One of his teeth was clearer. That shiver makes it look so sweet. "You're so outrageous. Where have you been more than fifteen years? Everyone's busy looking for you."

"Ahhh I. don't understand."

"Have you met your sister?"

"Ah..my sister?"

"That's not even you remember? You're really outrageous. But I don't blame you. Maybe something happens to you and something always happens to you."

"????"

"Fifteen years ago. A boy came to me. He said he was your brother. He brought a flower brooch that I once gifted you. I trust her. I thought you must have sent it to me because you wanted me to take care of it. He said you'd pick him up."

Rinaya unblinkingly listened to all those stories. "You? Rakha's?" Rinaya remembered that. Someone who gave her bross flowers as a gift. There was a piece of paper inside a gift box. That's how much he remembers.

"You finally remember that. You don't miss him? Your sis? He's always waiting for you to pick him up. Years he's been waiting for you. There was even news that you were dead. He still believes you're gonna pick him up. He did not heed the news. He knows the wind is not always right. He even ignored the news of everyone corrupting you. So is the news that everyone is trying to call your spirit. He's very sad. But he still believes you're coming."

Hearing that story he seemed to see a flash of shadow of his mass. The times he always wanted to forget. Even he forgot the promise he made with Tama. A single tear flowed down his cheek.

"Your name? She with you?"

"Tama's name? He never mentioned that. We call him Rai. I consider her my own sister."

"Where is he now?"

"Five years ago he decided to leave. I have no power to hold it. He has his own reasons. I thought he was going into town or something to find a job or something. But he never came back. Two years ago I searched every nearby town. Wish I could find him. I thought that if I met you someday. I must feel guilty not being able to take care of him. God is not blind. He found me with you. I want to apologize for letting her go."

"It wasn't your fault. Something happened to me. I don't understand either."

"Something always happens to you. But what I know. You never give up. Just like when we make waterwheels together. Although difficult. You never give up."

Rinaya just smiled. "It's not all that easy to make a pinwheel. What happened to Tama might be something she couldn't forget her whole life."

Rinaya remembers Tama. He was always with her. He played and studied with her. He was more than a friend. He loved me like a part of his life.

"I've been looking for him where. I didn't find it. I think he's back where he came from."

"Thank you for looking after him. I'll look for him."

"I'm glad you're back. Physically. You haven't changed at all. I can get to know you easily."

"really? Is it very visible?"

"No. I only observed it a few times. When Balapati Wiriya grasped the arm of a disciple. Everyone knows he wouldn't do that. I watched from far away. When you spoke in front of the inn. At that moment I realized it was you. And I was determined to make sure it was in the crowd. I really didn't expect. You're like you've only grown by a year."

"So that's why you recognize me."

"Observe heart. Everyone's looking for you."

"Not to worry. I'm not alone."

***

A commotion occurred in an inn. Boris asked his men to look for someone inside the inn. Dhika, Haris, Boris and Mr. Baskara stood in front of the inn. Dhika still had a calm face. Doesn't look agitated at all. A soldier came up to Boris "Master. According to the info from the inn owner, Young Master Wiriya booked a room. And don't see him bringing anyone."

Boris. "so. Then where did he go. Guess where he's hiding."

Mr. Baskara was watching Dhika closely. She knew Dhika was nervous

"Young Master Wilis. As you mentioned earlier that someone had caught him first. Maybe he's with her now. Because after all this niece of mine couldn't possibly hide it just because their features were similar to her."

Boris. "For this time I'll find out where he is. Don't expect you to get in my way." Destination failed. What he was looking for he didn't get. Boris was very confident that Nirmala would always be with him. But he didn't get anything this time.

Boris went with his bodyguard. So did Haris.

Mr. Baskara entered the inn and met the innkeeper. Gave her a bag of money and then sat in the waiting chair. Dhika sat in front of him.

"What did uncle do with him?"

"I just gave the innkeeper a bag of money."

"Why?"

"Although he's not here. I'm sure you're with him."

"Why did uncle do that?"

"You look very agitated. I appreciate your decision. If your father is still around maybe he'll oppose you out loud. You never stopped believing in him. You must have your own reasons. This time make no mistake."