THE TEARS OF KUMARI KANDAM
CHAPTRE 9

Jihan was speechless, seeing the impossible scene that was now being brought right before her eyes. A giant lion was standing gallantly in the middle of the desert, staring at Jihan with drool occasionally dripping. Then not long after, a large man appeared from behind the creepy lion.

The appearance of the black turbaned man made a giant lion immediately rested at his feet. Although it is difficult to digest common sense, but in fact the aura that is spread by the man a million times more makes the fur I sit standing. The man began to step closer to Jihan's carriage, followed by a giant lion. Spontaneous Jihan shouted at the coachman, asking him to immediately turn the direction.

But again there was no answer from the coachman. Even the two servants of Jihan had fainted from when. Jihan got out of the horse-drawn carriage, and found the same condition in the coachman and his guards. Except for Haala who was still sitting upright on the horse with a blank look. Jehan who was very afraid also finally ran the algal ridge with bare feet. Yet.

"Why are you running?"

Spontaneous Jihan fell down because of the large man who suddenly appeared before her. "You're supposed to fall asleep and forget everything you just saw" the man added.

"Who are you?"

"You don't know who you're looking for?" The man asked Jihan.

"Pe-pe-lead su-su-tribe pe-pe-traveller?"

"Yes" replied the man, Daxraj.

Jihan is still stamped. "You-you-impossible."

"Yes, it's impossible. You should fall asleep like everyone else and wake up with nothing to remember. But why the opposite?"

Jihan did not answer, because the fear that held her tight. The giant lion that continued to be near Daxraj began to move around Jihan, the typical movement of a ferocious beast that was ready to prey. Then Daxraj began to do something that Jihan thought was strange. Suddenly Daxraj touches Jihan's forehead, and casts a foreign language spell.

Daxraj then intends to return, because it is certain that Jihan and her accomplices will not remember anything when they wake up. Daxraj stopped beside Haala, looking at the sweaty woman from head to toe. There was nothing Daxraj needed to do to Haala, as her task of interfering in human affairs was only to give healing potions and erase memories.

However, Daxraj's two hands moved on their own, grabbed Haala's waist, and moved her over the back of a giant lion. Both of them disappeared along with the roaring roar of a giant lion. Daxraj takes Haala to his mysterious abode, treats her personally, and takes care of her until Haala wakes up.

"Where is this?"

"In my room" replied Daxraj, turning to face Haala.

Haala was silent for a moment. "It looks like Her Majesty the Queen put poison on my food."

"really. And I got it out."

Haala was silent again. "Thank you."

"I don't do it for free."

"Then what do you want in return?" ask Haala.

"You."

Daxraj turned to face out of the window. "You must be willing to try all my concoctions until your memory is completely gone" Daxraj said.

"All my memories?"

"Yes," replied Daxraj.

"Is it impossible to leave a single memory?"

Daxraj turned back to face Haala. "What advice do you want to keep? Memories of your family?"

"No. But the memory of the man I've loved twelve years."

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Bheim looked alternately at Jihan, her two personal servants, a coachman, and the six bodyguards of Jihan. After word of Jihan not returning to her palace since noon, Braheim furiously exited the eastern palace, and find out firsthand the problem especially what this time Jihan did to get his attention.

Jihan and others were found in the middle of the desert in unconscious conditions. When he awakens, Braheim immediately tells Jihan with a variety of questions that are strangely not understood. Jihan doesn't remember anything, nor does anyone else. They asked back what they had done wrong until they were gathered in the courtroom.

Bheim did not catch any lies in the eyes of Jihan and the others. Although it felt strange, this time they were all really not conspiring to deceive him. Brahim is losing his patience. Not because no one could answer his question, but because Haala who was known to go with Jihan and the others had not yet been found.

Bheim. "Prisons them all until someone opens their mouth. Without exception, Queen Kumari Kandam."

Spontaneous Jihan is moving. "Baheim!"

Braheim ignored Jihan's call and continued walking. "I swear I don't understand what's going on right now" Jihan said.

"I wouldn't get you out of the dungeon if that's all you keep saying."

"Baheim!" yell Jihan again.

Bheim stopped his steps, and turned to Murat. "Some time ago Her Majesty the Queen talked about the wandering tribe. It may have something to do," Murat added.

"Tribe wanderer? You think I'm a kid? What kind of shit is that, Murat Iskender?"

"You inquired about the wandering tribe to the servant a few days ago, Your Majesty," Murat replied to Jihan.

"Whatdidyou say? If you keep me-"

"Enough, Queen. I know who I should trust. Murat, make them all open their mouths before tomorrow."

"As per your orders, Your Majesty." Murat bowed to Braheim who resumed his steps.

Jihan initially refused when the prison officials approached her to escort her to the dungeon according to Braheim's orders. But Murat glared at Jihan while whispering furiously if Jihan does not immediately close her mouth that likes to curse and not be cooperative, she will let Jihan locked in the dungeon forever.

Jihan passes her final swearing right in Murat's face, before finally disappearing from behind the crowded, dark underground prison door. Now Murat began to rack his brain hard, thinking about how to break Braheim's anger with his stunning screenplay and acting skills that are no less than the top senior plays. Yet.

"Hamba thought Her Majesty the Queen was jealous of your closeness and Commander Haala's. Then Her Majesty the Queen used the wandering tribe to harass Commander Haala. Most likely Commander Haala was deceived because of what I heard his younger sister had a chronic illness, "Murat told Braheim.

"If she's easily tricked, she's been my concubine for the past twelve years."

"Please forgive the lack of servants, Your Majesty."

Bheim. "No, Murat. You're my perfect advisor."

"Your compliments are too excessive, Yang Mu-"

"But until when will you use your perfection to cover up his evil?" sela Braheim turned to Murat.

DEG!

"I kept quiet trying to understand your feelings, Murat."

DEG! DEG!

"The feeling of an older brother desperately protecting his younger sister" Braheim added.

DEG! DEG! DEG!

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Haala was surprised to find Braheim, who was now standing behind her back to the window. There was nothing Haala could do other than hurriedly bowing in greeting. Bheim did not speak, indicating that his greeting had not been received. Haala also had no choice but to keep bowing, until finally Braheim turned around, ending his activities to look at what was out there.

Almost every day Braheim visited Haala, and waited for him in unexpected places. Haala understood very well if his confession about the wandering tribe was not trusted in the slightest by Braheim. Especially when Haala claimed that the day where Jihan and herself went to the desert was the day where they met a giant lion.

To be honest no one would believe Haala's confession, but which moron would prefer her age to be automatically reduced by one year rather than telling honesty. Since then Bheim began to reopen the fairy tale book about the wandering tribe. But still, Braheim had trouble believing whatever was written in the fairy tale book.

"I have great power that makes it easy for me to know what everyone in Kumari Kandam is doing, but my power is useless for things beyond reason."

"Hamba is telling the truth, Your Majesty," Haala replied to Braheim.

Bheim sighed. "How does the tribal leader look?"

"Only his eyes are visible, so I do not know for sure, Your Majesty. But, she has beautiful eyes."

Spontaneous Braheim turned to face Haala. "What did you say?"

"Punished the sass of the servant, the Mu-."

"Beautiful eyes? So you looked into his eyes?" sela Braheim's.

"We talk a lot so of course we sa-"

"Speaking often? What else do you do often? No, don't say anything. I don't want to hear it." Bheim again interjected while coming out with emotional steps from Haala's room.

"Long live, and be stuck"

"Did you sleep with her?" sela Bheim again.

"Yes? I think it's te--"

Bheim still interjected. "Say, don't say anything. Huh, that's so annoying."