
FLOODS IN DARMAPATIH
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Sanepina ka karaton, Raden Angkara gura-giru muru rohanganana. Ari saurang warrior anu diarentah pikeun masrahkeun pajeg mah sagancangna nepungan Raden Anjana. Sanggeus tatanya ka diu ka dieu sabab teu kasampak in rohanganana, tetela Raden Anjana mah harita teh keur diuk nyanghareupan hiji meja, bari uplek ngawangkong jeung Ki Patih Purwasesa, nyangharek, at patamanan anu perenahna aya in tukangeun wungan karaton.
"Yes naon?" Raden Angkara nalek soldier anu acong-acongan nyembah ka dirina.
"Ieu, bade nyanggakeun artos pajeg ti nu ngawangun bumi tea, Raden." Kalayan rengkuh pisan eta jakar ngasongkeun kanjut kundang.
Teu kungsi tempo-tempo acan, sangeusna in the right mah eta kanjut kundang adjourned in the sublime meja. Geus kaijir tayohna mah, gedena pajeg ti jalma leutik anu ngawangun imah mah ajenna moal sabaraha. Ari eta solider, sangteusna masrahkeun pajeg sarta amitan mah kebat bakeun Raden Anjana jeung Ki Patih Purwasesa.
"Hmmm, really, Ki Patih. Ari ngadagoan Kangjeng Rama nurunkeun mah pohara lilana throne. Kaula geus teu berpatan hayang so king, hayang ngawasa Darmapatih sagemblengna." Rade Anjana speaking haharewosan. Neruskeun deui wangkonganana anu katunda tayohna mah.
"His name is Tea, Den. Satungtung teu acan janten king mah Raden teh moal lalu. Pan ari parantos janten raja mah, bade narik pajeg oranapi tribute sareng ngayakeun rules naon wae oge definitely like," tembal Ki Patih, sarua haharewosanana.
"It's a pisan, Ki Patih. Taya deui carana ieu mah, iwal ti kudu mungkas nyawana Kangjeng Raja."
"Eta pisan maksad abdi mah, Den. Ari nyarios sacara direct mah, Rade bilih lepat nampina." Ki Patih mingkin haharewosan.
Pikeun sakedapan mah Raden Anjana uploads together with meureumkeun sapasang matana. Aya seuri saulas dina biwir Ki Patih mah prey sareretan nempo Raden Anjana teh.
"Well, how do you do patina, Ki Patih? Why does taya anu lemak suspicious." Teuteup Raden Anjana pohara pisan diana. Geus poek sigana teh, teu nempo yen annu rek diala patina teh minangka nu so father.
"Upami Raden parantos kagungan pamadegan sarupi kitu mah, canton ngemutan carana bae. Nanging, kedah tasak makir makawis ieu mah teu kening gagabah. Margi, saupami katohyan tea mah, life mangga anu janten tandonna."
"Geus sure! Mmm, was kumaha seagrass poisoned?"
"Show shipuruhna ari poisoned mah, Den. Pan Kangjeng Prabu mah sagalarupi anu diterangna oke sok diparios heula ku Nyi Manik orapi ku Bah Goncrang. Sajabi ti eta, kapanan ari Kangjeng Prabu mah parantos nuang concoct anti-sagala poison ti king jin."
"Mmm, important nu mah kumaha wae carana, kaula kudu sagancangna be king. Atawa kieu we atuh.... Matara ngala patina Kangjeng Raja, kaula masrahkeun sapinuhna ka Ki Patih. Waragadna mah kuaula business paid each sabaraha oge. Jeung saupama kaula geus became king, saparapatna wewangkon karajaan so belongs to Ki Patih!" Rade Anjana pohara.
"The upami man is mah, Radeen." Ki Patih immediately nyanggupan, if parayan siga anu pohara bungahna.
Ki Patih and Raden Anjana mingkin uplek ngawangkongna. Hurried eureun soteh pedah we Prabu Raksapada anu nyampeurkeun ka dinya. Ki Patih sancang cengkat tina place diukna, sarta anu saterusna mah deku sanggeusna Prabu Raksapada aya di hareupeunana. Gek, Prabu Raksapada dari korsi beusi anu samemenhna ditui ku Ki Patih Purwasesa. Ari Ki Patih mah ngadon ngajanteng in gigireun Raden Anjana.
"Keur naraon, katempona teh siga nu uplek pisan?" Prabu Raksapada rut-ret ka nu so son jeung ka patihna.
"Nembe nuju nyawalakeun perkawis tribute ti karajaan-karajaan alit, supados mayar uptina langkung smoothly sareng mucekil." Ki Patih mihepulaan.
"Leres pisan, Kangjeng Rama. Upami upetina smoothly with arageung mah, tangtosna oge Kangjeng Rama will run ngaraos bingah." Raden Angkara gancang.
"Haha.... Saus.., alus. Hidep memang pinter, Anjana. Pek, the tribute of ti karajaan-karajaan leutik mah Rama mercayakeun ka hidep. Iung-itung taught ngurus karajaan we!"
"Hatur nohun kana kapercantenana, Kangjeng Rama."
Prabu Raksapada unggeuk sababraha. Atra pisan aya kareueus di sorot.
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Mingkin poe, patikadan Raden Anjana pikeun nelan pati Prabu Raksapada nu so bapana, mingkin buleud talent ku hayang sagancangna so king nu kumawasa. Meh saban usik, on the victim Ki Patih keur rada rineh, sok invited ngawangkong in patamanan anu aya in pipir karaton. Siga dina peuting harita, in the prey of batur geus talibra, Raden Anjana jeung Ki Patih mah is still uplek in patamanan.
"Well, where is the magician anu pohara saktina teh?" tanya Radeen Anjana, a victim of Ki Patih semu haharewosan nepikeun beja.
"Jenganana mah Nyimas Pandani, Den. More, in the base of Karajaan Batunggal werengkon."
"Teu so far oge ari problems can be trusted mah."
"Nanging, ari nyuhunkeun bantosan Nyimas Pandani mah kedah sakantenan appointed janten sorcerer karajaan, Den. The pitulung mung saliwatan mah tara kersaeun."
"His teu nanaon, da kaula oge need a sorcerer. Origin really-bener sakti we."
"But, the seagrass awwe the magician is really, naha bet henteu is cared for by my Karajaan Batunungal?"
"Sanes alimeun ngarawatan party Batununggal oge, Den. Saratna abot teuing."
"A manganna laden with naon?" Rade Anjana.
"Nyimas Pandani kersaeun janten kakaratonan sorcerer, saupami glorified satanganna tina wewengkon karajaan."
"Well.., embang ari kitu mah kaula oge!"
"But no investigation, Dean."
"Kumaha?"
"Saupamina tos henteu dieryogikeun deui mah, binasakeun we!"
"Hmm, but pan-sakti!"
"Regularly poisoned."
"Hahaha.., come, Ki Patih!"
"Shhh...!" Ki Patih gancang ngingetan Raden Anjana sangkan ngalaunkeun sorana.
"Certainly, rec iraha bed Nyimas Pandani teh?" Rade Anjana haharewosan deui ayeuna mah.
"Bade millarian heula alesan kanggo ka Batununggalna, Den."
Sajongjongan mah simpe taya anu nyarita. Boh Rade Anjana, pon kitu deui Ki Patih Purwasesa, ngadon patingharuleng geusan alesan anu hade, anu sakirana can katarima sarta meunang idin ti Prabu Raksapada.
"Hmm, she's alesan anu hade mah!" ceuk Raden Anjana, a sariita ka dirina scarecrow.
"Saena, ayeuna mah geura leleson we, Den. Tos wengi teuing's. Abdi oge tos hoyong mondok ieu teh," tempas Ki Patih, kituna teh bari tungtungan ku heuay.
"Hmm, it's atuh. But omat, seagrass geus menggih alesan anu hade, sagancangna bejaan kaula!"
"Unjuk sumangga, Raden." Ki Patih pohara.
Geus kitu mah Ki Patih jeung Raden Anjana patinglaleos ninggalkeun eta patampan, anu saterusna mah kebat bae muru ka rohanganana sewang-sewangan. Sanepina ka rohangan kulawargana, Ki Patih mah rada less-skirung prey nempo Raden Angkara anu kasampak still keneh ngajejentul selu hulang-huleng teh.
"Cunaon from Manh, Angkara?" tanya Ki Patih, ngajanteng sangeus in hareupeun anakna.
"Teu kunanon, Kangjeng Rama. Teu acan aya pitdownubeun we."
"Oh. Henjung atuh geura ka room!"
"Muhun, Kangjeng Rama," teembal Raden Angkara, kituna teh bari ngoneal tina place diukna.
"Angkara.." ceuk Ki Patih, the victim of geus rek ngalkahkeun pisan sukuna.
"Aya pikersaeun naon deui, Kangjeng Rama? Raden Angkra neuteup.
"The ideals of Rama anu hayang ngajadikeun hidep so king, mekin dieu molongpong pijalaneunana. Mugia can sagancangna tinekan." Ki Patih neuteup sapasang mata poluta dashing anu aya di hareupeunana.
Raden Angkara mah teu kungsi kedal kecap, ngangung uploads bari males paneuteup Ki Patih Purwasesa nu so bapana.
Hanca.