The Great Sorcerer
Travelling to the City of Mertur #1
“Jason why?”
Faintly Adam heard someone mention his father's name.
“Dia why?”
“No idea.”
And the longer, the more people questioned his father.
Adam's curiosity then instantly changed, Adam became panicked and started to break through the crowd of people.
And right in front of his house, with the door wide open, there was Antonio and his mother who were crying after seeing the condition of Jason who was badly injured and his right hand that was not there.
“AYAAAH!!” Shouted Adam who immediately ran over to his father.
Jason was half conscious. “Nak...” Reply Jason deengan voice quietly.
Irene who was also beside Jason, could not help but cry and immediately hugged Adam tightly.
While Antonio who was there with a sorry face, Antonio could only be silent to see the state of his best friend.
And the villagers who saw Jason, they felt pity and pity.
“What happened to my father?” Ask Adam to Antonio.
“I-it..”.
***
Before leaving for work, Jason always fed his horse. It became her morning routine.
But after finishing feeding his horse, Jason suddenly heard a commotion inside the house. “Heey! it's still morning, don't be noisy!” He said with a little annoyance.
“This is well Adam is very difficult to build.” His wife (Irene Gritz).
“Adam Quickly wake up later you are late to the academy!” Jason continues.
“Iya... yaah.” Answer Adam.
*Siiigh*Jason sighed.
Jason then walked over and sat down at the dinner table.
After Adam's room, Irene headed to the kitchen and continued cooking. “Adam is always difficult to build.” Irene said with a little annoyance to the child.
“Maybe he learned last night until late.” Jason replied as he sipped the hot coffee Irene had prepared on the dinner table.
*Tok Tok Tok*
But Jason was more tempted by the hot coffee and read the morning newspaper he had just gotten from the sender of his village's daily news rather than opening the door.
“Bu, Someone is knocking on the door.” Jason said he wanted to sip his morning coffee.
"Oh yes sir." Irene answered, pounding the boiled potatoes until smooth, and walked to the front door and opened the door.
*Clek*
Irene opens the door and it turns out it was Amalia and Antonio, Adam's two childhood friends.
"Adam! your friend has come waiting for you!" Irene yelled at Adam for Adam to hurry.
Not long after that Adam came out of his room and was ready to leave for the academy.
"Dad! Mama! I'm ready." Adam Say.
After Adam left, Jason had to go to work.
Jason prepared his horse, then tied it to a simple wooden carriage to serve as his transportation tool.
“Bu... Dad leaving yes.” His pamphlet to his wife.
Irene then gave Jason a wooden bushel. “This is well supplied.” Irene.
Jason took the bushel. “Thank you mom, Dad left.”
“Be careful on the road.” Reply Irene.
Jason goes with his horse to go to the market to offer his services as a freight courier.
***
Arriving at the market, the atmosphere is already very crowded and busy, people are passing by to transport merchandise or some offer their merchandise to prospective buyers, and not a few children are running around there.
Then Jason walked to a place where he often waited for prospective customers, namely in a corner of the market.
But it was quiet as never before, always crowded with horses and chariots just like Jason, who marched along the road.
“Tumben quiet, are they bad luck or are delivering goods?” Jason asked in his heart.
Then Jason put his horse and his chariot on and started offering his services to the people who were there.
But before long, suddenly a man who had enough together with 1 person dressed neatly like royalty, and 3 people covered in iron armor completely approached him.
Jason was a little surprised to see them. “There can I help sir?” ask Jason.
The old man smiled at Jason. “Can you take us to Mertur city?”
Hearing that, without a second thought Jason immediately responded to the old man's request. “Oh. can pack, please.” Reply Jason.
They continued their talk about the price of hiring Jason.
After agreeing on the price, Jason asked the old man for permission. “But sir, let me go home to pick up another fixture first.” Jason.
The trip to the city of Mertur is very far, and can take 2 or 3 days of travel.
“Oh... well after all we are not in a hurry.” The old man replied while glorifying.
Jason then slightly bent his body. “Thank you sir.”
*Splats*
Jason whipped his horse to rush to his house so as not to make his customers wait too long.
*Tok Tok Tok*
Jason knocked on his door and Irene opened it.
“Home home?” ask Irene.
“Bu .. please prepare your supplies, because you will leave in a long time.” replied Jason while entering his house and took the bag he used to travel away.
Asked a lot of questions Irenepun immediately did what her husband asked, she prepared a bag of white bread and drinking water for her husband's supplies.
Jason went into his room and took a change of clothes for his trip.
“This father is ready for supplies.” Irene.
“Ah, thanks bu.”
“Where are you going?” ask Irene.
“Daddy can customers who want to go to the city of Mertur, approximately the trip there takes about 2 days, so it looks like I will be away for at least 4 days and at most about 6 days.” Answer Jason.
“Then be so careful on the way later, and do not be too long because next week Adam will graduate from the academy.”
“Iya ma'am, I try to go home quickly. Then dad said yes.”
“Iyaa be careful.”
And finally Jason went back to the market to pick up his customers who had been waiting for him and went straight to the city of Mertur.
***
*Drr*
*sir! Fuck up! Fuck up!*
The sound of friction from the wooden wheel and the pounding of the horse's palm accompanied Jason's journey towards the city of Mertur.
Mertur City is a trade city where the center of distribution of goods between cities. And on the way, occasionally Jason heard a conversation that is quite important. “Pak head, for our sales report from last month increased by 6% from the previous month, and this became the 6th month that increased in sales in 1 year.” Said the man who was like a noble.
“It looks like they are from the nobility faction, but hearing such rapidly increasing sales it seems like they are important nobles.” Jason said in his heart after accidentally hearing the conversation.
Then Jason arrived at the branching of the Auda forest path. There are 2 paths that enter through the forest of Auda and the path that goes around the forest of Auda. Jason pulled out his horse.
“Why pack?” Ask the old man.
“This sir, you want us to enter the forest or detour it?” Ask Jason.
“Actually we are not in a hurry, but the detour will take more.” Said the old man.
“We pass through the entrance into the forest only sir, besides we bring 3 guards. So nothing to worry about.” Said the noble man.
Jason complied with the customer's request and pulled his horse rope into the path of entering the forest.
Jasonpun journey takes place without obstacles, and it does not feel the day is already dark noble.
The wind was blowing a little hard, plus there was no moonlight because it was covered in forest tree leaves adding to the atmosphere to be a little gripping.
As Jason slowed down his horse and prepared the things Jason had prepared from home, Jason picked up an incandescent light to light the dark forest path.
“Pak looks like the journey resumes tomorrow morning only.” Said the old man.
“But sir...” Not finished Jason speaking, the old man cut him off.
“It's okay, I told you we're not in a hurry.” He said with a smile.
“Alright, we rest here.” Answer while nodding.
Jason immediately stopped his horse carriage in a flat forest. Jason immediately pulled out the tarp that he had prepared from home for a seat and sleep for his customers.
“Please pak” Say Jason.
“Thanks” Reply old man it.
Then Jason headed to the undercarriage of his horse and took a bundle of firewood he had stored there to serve as a campfire to become an obstacle at night.
“Wah, it turns out you have prepared everything yes.” Say the impressed noble man to Jason who was so deft.
“No ordinary pack only.” Jason said with a little shame.
“By the way what is your name?” Said the noble man.
Jason was a little surprised to see a nobleman who was interested in knowing his name. “Sa-I'm Jason sir, Jason Gritz.” Jason replied with a little stammering.
“Jason yes.” Said the noble man while offering a handshake to Jason. “My introduction is Rio Belwick.”
Jasonpun answered Rio's handshake, which Rio then introduced the old man who was beside him. “And this is Mr. Hugo Belwick, he's the head of the family as well as the governor of commerce of the city of Mertur.”
Hearing the name and position that Rio just said earlier, made Jason very surprised.
“APA! GOVERNOR OF THE CITY OF DIMERTUR?!?!” Said Jason quite loudly and made Rio who was coming along surprised as well.