Alma's Journey Looking for a Mother

Teacher Bule 20: Gather One

*Golden Moon Hunt (Master Bule)*

 

Brata Ala group has arrived near the village of Julangangin. Midnight is over. They limped without lighting. Those who suffered injuries were already getting weaker.

Drap drape drap ...!

"Stop!" brata Ala exclaimed to his comrades, when they heard the sound of running a few horses.

They also stopped and ducked on the roadside grass near the steps of the village of Julangangin.

Not long after, three horses came running over. Although it was dark, but Brata Ala and colleagues could still see his black shadow which was more black. There were three horses, one of which was ridden by two women.

When looking at the shadow of the hair shape of the woman who was hounded by horses, Brata Ala and colleagues so guessed.

"Women's hair is like Nining Pelangi's," Serene Mega whispered to Brata Ala.

"I think it's just similar" Brata Ala whispered.

"They stopped" said Serenah Mega again.

The three horses were indeed stopped near the steps of the Julangin Village. The riders, consisting of one man and three women, observed the atmosphere of the village which had very little illumination. Residents who are already in sleep make a lot of dian-dian in the house has been turned off.

There was only one two torches that lit far apart.

"Looks like we're not alone here!" said the fat granny with the cane riding a horse alone. His tone was as if he was chewing something.

The old woman's words shocked Brata Ala and her comrades. The meaning of the grandmother's words they could understand clearly.

"You've been found out, let's get out!" exclaimed the other woman with a loud tone again firmly, her face facing the area where Brata Ala and her colleagues were.

Brata Ala and colleagues are not actually hiding. If it was bright, the horsemen could see Brata Ala easily. But because it was dark, they were invisible, but were heard by the devotion of the horseman.

"Who are you?" asked Brata Ala who was advancing alone, closer to the third position of the horse.

"Ala average?" ask the piggybacked woman. Apparently he is familiar with the voice of Brata Ala.

"Nining Rainbow?" ask Brata Ala back while focusing her gaze on the horse that the two women were riding.

"Yes, I'm Nining Pelangi with Riring Belanga!" replied Nining Rainbow sumringah in a high tone.

"Riring Belanga's brother?" call several male and female voices together from behind Brata Ala. She was happy, but did not believe.

"What happened to you guys?" riring Belanga asked quickly when convinced that the people in the darkness were students of the Black Finger College.

Brata Ala and his companions approached the horses. Nining Rainbow and her brother immediately got off the horse. While the grandmothers Balito Duo Lido and Arung Seto remained seated on the back of a horse.

"Our respect, Riring Belanga!" said Brata Ala and colleagues while menjura respect.

"What's going on?" asked Riring Belanga again after nodding.

"What happened to you guys?" asked Nining Rainbow while scattering to the severely injured female disciple.

Jress!

Suddenly Balito Dua Lido threw a ball of fire on the ground, in the middle of them, so that their faces were visible, though not as bright as the morning.

"Then where's the Grind Saga?" asked Nining Rainbow, because Giling Saga was their initial leader.

"Giling Saga went to infiltrate first, but the fate is unclear, because it did not return to us," replied Rinai Serintik.

"Where are the other students?" ask Riring Belanga.

"There is a village in the center of Julangin. Dendeng Pamungkas not clear fate due to an attack on the enemy college. Kulung who went to look for Dendeng Pamungkas also has not returned" replied Brata Ala.

"Well, you deal with your wounds immediately and bury the dead comrade. Tomorrow morning we'll talk back about this!" order Riring Belanga.

"Well, Brother Seperguruan," said Brata Ala.

Brata Ala then faced her comrades and said to them.

"We're back at the rental house. Rinai, you serve Brother Seperguruan. And Sakala, meet the Village Chief to rent one more house!"

"Good!" say them simultaneously.

"Grandmother Balito, we're resting here. Tomorrow morning we go to the Golden Moon College" said Riring Belanga.

"Well" said Balito Duo Lido. Then he said to Arung Seto, "Come, Handsome. We're gonna find a place to sleep!"

"Come, Grandma!" sahut Arung Seto, then get off his horse.

Riring Belanga, Balito Duo Lido and Arung Seto led his horse to be tethered to a wooden crossbar near the sloping ground, where warriors used to tether their horses during the day.

While Brata Ala and his colleagues have moved up to the village of Julangangin.

"Then what about the students you lead, Nining?" ask Mega Clear to Nining Pelangi.

"Sister Riring ordered them to return, the reason would only be troublesome and risk wasting lives," Nining Rainbow replied.

"Sister Riring is right. We were attacked by the Golden Moon people whose power was higher than all of us. We were made to crack," said Jernih Mega. "I'm worried about Dendeng Pamungkas."

The Black Finger College students who stayed waiting at the rental house were suddenly in an uproar to see the return of their seniors in bad condition. Seeing Brata Ala and a part of the troupe injured, the normal-fingered disciples were immediately busy dividing the task.

"Brata's back, where's Kakang Dendeng?" gelis Sibening asked worriedly, as she did not see the whereabouts of her handsome husband.

"She I assigned with Kulung to spy on the movements of the students of the Golden Moon College," Brata Ala replied lying, in order to keep the heart and feelings of the beautiful woman.

"Oh, but ... Brother Dendeng is okay?" ask Gelis Sibening again.

"Hopefully, Gelis," Brata Ala replied as she handed her right hand to her junior who wanted to clean the wound of her severed fingers. "You help your wounded brother!"

"Well," said Gelis Sibening obediently, despite a lump of anxiety in his heart. He went to join other female students to deal with his senior's injuries.

Several male students worked to take care of the five students who died, including Taring Yoyong.

On the other hand, a disciple named Sakala went to wake up the Village Chief for urgent needs. But then, the Village Chief woke up a number of residents to help the students of Black Finger College who were in misfortune.

The Village Chief was specially summoned by Riring Belanga as a military official of Singayam Kingdom. Knowing the status of Riring Belanga, the Village Chief also inconvenienced himself in order to welcome the arrival of officials, although Riring Belanga did not use his status to be served. But it makes Riring Belanga, Balito Duo Lido and Arung Seto got a comfortable bed. The three of them were tired because they forced to continue riding at night, to arrive faster. (BH)

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