The Princess Of Jungle
CHAPTRE 13

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It's been a week Key's been living here. A village or more like a small gathering. Home of leaves and twigs. Food from fruits or animal meat in the forest. One leader was named Ekot.

Men with stout stature and flat faces were seen often glancing at Key. Sharp eyes are brownish round like lions. While the man who was always next to him was the man who brought him here. He was unconscious then they brought him here. The dashing young man looked like Ekot's right hand. Key often heard them call him by the name of Purok.

At first Key was uncomfortable, everyone here looked at him with a gaze ... I don't know. Sometimes there is a spotlight of admiration, not infrequently there is a highlight of fear. Key's confused. Does it look scary? A week of living here certainly can not make him understand their language. Very ancient language according to Key, strange and Key think maybe the language is extinct.

Key caught an old man with a white beard by the fire staring at him. Although they do not understand their language, Key quite understand, that the man is often called by the name bue.

In the Dayak language that Key knows, bue means grandfather. Previously Key thought that this forest was a forest in East Kalimantan. Some people who Key believe this tribal hinterland is like strengthening his behavior. Dayak Tribe.

Dayak is actually the name of the Dutch colony during the colonial era. History also knows the Kutai tribe. The tribe is also actually a brother of the tribe Rumpun Ot danum. This tribe is the most recognized in the history of Indonesia.

I don't know, everything is just a preconception in Key's cerebellum. He can't be sure. But Key kept quiet and watched. He was also given clothes that they called saei inoq. A skirt and a bad cloth covered his chest. Simple but comfortable in his body.

Key flinched when someone touched his shoulder. He then looked at the black-eyed young man with both eyebrows linked together. He gave the code to follow.

Now Key is here, in front of bue with his intimidating gaze. Some people surrounded him. Looks Ekot and Purok among them. Key's a little scared.

It's very dark tonight. The cold atmosphere of the night and the wind is enough to make the book crouch. The women and children never looked out of place (a small hut of dried leaves and twigs).

Key then looked at the old man before him. Looked at him with a flat face. I don't know what they did to him, Key has resigned. For a week he never tried to escape. But he always managed to catch Purok. Then Purok carried him back to this place.

He regretted why he had to leave the forests of the North and chose to go South. But how else? She was a girl who always wanted to know. It seems to be true that the forests of the South look alive of course because there are them here.

The old man before him was heard breathing heavily. Then looked at the night sky with a trembling body. Key snapped and slightly retreated. Some moments are just like that. Then he looked at Key with a gaze that was once again difficult to understand.

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It's been a long time since Key lived with them. I don't know how many days? How many weeks or months. Key didn't count it. Several times Key went with them hunting.

They wear spears that are wood with pointed ends. And one thing Key knew, they also set traps. The trap that once bound the Tutul was theirs. Regarding the Tutul, the tiny creature continued to follow Key. If Key sleeps, he'll be next to Key.

Like a tame pet. Even Key once woke up with a snake carcass next to him. Pretty big almost like a Tutul. At that time Key saw his left leg front injured, making Key know that the snake that killed was a Tutul. Yep. The creature also protects him.

Today he decided to return to the forests of the Northern region. Although the tribal hinterland is good and has been with them for a long time, Key still finds it difficult to adapt. Key walked towards Ekot. They can use their language. Ekot surrounded by several young men who usually served hunting in the forest. That's why Key concluded himself that Ekot is the leader here.

"I'm going back to the North" Key said calmly and fluently in their language. You can see Key, all pairs of eyes that hear it look enlarged. Surprised perhaps when they knew Key could quickly speak their language.

"Is anyone bothering you?" the voice was from Ekot, both corners of his lips were raised. She wore a sweet smile but a terrible grin in Key's eyes.

"Wait!" the voice belonged to Purok. Key turned his body and looked at everyone who was already standing looking at him. Something strange about their eyes!

"You should meet with Bue first." Key raised one eyebrow. What is the importance of finding the old man? But Key later realized that the tribe considered bue an elder. People who respect them. Surely Key should be saying goodbye, right?

Key nodded with a smile. Then Ekot and Purok went ahead of him. Key followed and they reached Bue's hut. The man sat down with his eyes closed and his forehead furrowed deeply. As if something was troubling his mind.

Key sat sweetly in front of the bue. Silent created. Then the eyes in front of him opened. Staring at Key with a gentle look.

"You're so smart, huh?" the tone of the booing voice in the aftermath of the laughter giggled strangely. Whatdoes thatmean?

"You can speak our language, with just a few weeks." Key looked at the old man before him with one corner of his lips raised. So that means what? Key just felt he could quickly because he always heard them talking. You'll be able to speak any language quickly when you live in that language environment, right?

"Not really. It should take years or months." Key's eyes grew up staring at the old man? How does he know what Key is thinking? So this guy's a fortune teller? Or psychic?

"Look, I'm just an intermediary. I delivered a message from the mulank and passed it on to them." bue glanced at Ekot and Purok who were beside Key with the tail of his eyes.

"I'm just here to say goodbye to you, Bue." Key smiled sweetly. Hiding unrest. His heart began to sense that he could not leave here.

"Unfortunately, you can't run."

Huh huh? What does it mean to run? Key wants to go home, not run.

"Your house is far away, isn't it? This forest is not something you can call home. North or South is the same."

All right, this is weird. Key stared at bue sharply. This man even knew all his words in his heart.

"I'm not going to talk anymore. Mulank says that you're the princess of this forest. You were born from the forest and became the Lord of the forest with all the spirits that are here."

Key gasp. Whatdoes thatmean? Who's mulank?

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