HEIR TO THE KNIGHTS JATAYU

Padepokan Tameng Landak

The morning was so bright, Cakra who stayed at Mbah Gerit's house, walking along the middle of the village is quite crowded, occasionally Cakra returned a smile or nod of the head to the people he met, Cakra, they know that Cakra is a guest of Mbah Gerit so no one is suspicious of him.

The typical morning atmosphere of the village is presented there, there are men who walk carrying hoes to the rice fields, some are still sharpening scythes to find grass for animal feed, while the female female is pounding the grain in a boat-shaped dimple using alu, a melodious sound sounds like music from the collision of hitchhiker and pestle, the sound of melodious sound is heard like music from the collision of hitchhiker and pestle, there are some young girls who just came home from the river with wet kemben and carrying a basket of woven bamboo filled with freshly washed clothes, what a simple but unpretentious village atmosphere.

However, there was a little bit of incongruity felt in Cakra's heart, but he did not ask anyone.

The day had begun to go by day, Cakra returned to the house of Mbah Gerit, the, there he was greeted with a breakfast dish in the form of rice liwet and pepes wader fish that Mbah Gerit got from installing wuwu in the small river in the village, there are a lot of fish trapped in the wuwu.

"Wahhh.. happens to have come home ngger, come please eat, breakfast is ready" said Mbah Gerit

"I became confused, I was so troublesome" replied Cakra.

" Aahhhh no need to think, I'm glad you're willing to stay in my hut which is this reot, let's go ahead and eat ! " take Mbah Gerit with himself to take the warm rice.

They eat deliciously, sesap after sip the food has moved into their stomachs.

" What a pleasure your cooking Mbah, maybe I will always miss this cuisine later, " said Cakra praising Mbah Gerit's cooking.

"Then you should visit here often"

"Surely, for sure, my cake will often stop by here if it's around here" replied Cakra.

After the meal, Cakra cleaned the cutlery to the kitchen of Mbah Gerit's house, his intention wanted to make wedang sere for himself and Mbah Gerit, who was also involved in the meal, but his ears heard the roar of horse legs that headed towards the house, not long four horses with the rider had reached in front of Mbah Gerit's house.

" Heeii grandfather stinks of the ground, come out you" shouted one of the men violently without getting off the horse's back.

Mbah Gerit also with a fistful of goopoh out of the house while his body ducked.

"Even sir, what is it that caused this master to visit my reot hut ? " ask Mbah Gerit.

"Hahh, did you forget that it was the day you paid tribute ? bluff that guy.

"Ohh, forgive this servant who is old, senile and forgetful," said Mbah Gerit as he withdrew to the house to take a bundle of rice.

"This is sir, please.. " Mbah Gerit gave a bundle of rice to one of the men on the horse.

" Why just this ? " ask the person who received the rice.

"Sorry sir, I have to scrape, because the rice in my rice field has just come out of the grain, maybe 2 new full moon can I harvest"

"That's the reason, "

Buukh, the man kicked Mbah Gerit right in his chest, fortunately when Mbah Gerit's body was bent backward, Cakra had captured that body.

"If you harvest later you have to pay 2 times the tax" said the man, shaking his horse, leaving the yard followed by his friend.

"Who are they Mbah, I will pursue him, " said Cakra to pursue.

"No need to scratch, I'm fine" prevent Mbah Gerit.

"But who are they ? "

"Let's go in! I'll tell you later" Mbah gerit brought into the house.

Soon they entered the house, they sat face to face on pandan mats.

"How are you doing Mbah" asked Cakra.

"I'm fine, they are people from the hedgehog shield, padepokan that is in the west of this village led by ki Jagotawi, who is the leader of the village, they each month attract tribute to the villagers here, they feel that if this village is safe because there they are, so they withdraw their wages every month, if they are not given, they are not given, they often hit the villagers here" Mbah Gerit told.

"Are they not supposed to protect, but why are they blackmailing this village? " the Cakra.

"Indeed, that's how things were, in the past, when the padepokan had not been led by ki Jagorawi, the villagers felt protected, but after being held by ki Jagotawi this changed"

"Where is the leader of this village, why not gather the people to fight? "

"It is not easy Cakra, the leader of this village had also been willing to do that, but had not been implemented, the leader of the village was found dead in his room, he said, so that the plan was not carried out and now the leader of this village is held by their people." continued Mbah Gerit.

"Is this also what causes people in this village to live simply ? even though seeing the fertile land, these villagers can live in abundance Mbah? ask Cakra.

" Right, that's how it happened"

Now the question that had plagued Cakra's heart since this morning has been answered.

"What about the royal side Mbah, are they just holding hands ? " ask Cakra

Mbah Gerit shook his head.

"The present side of the kingdom does not care about its people, they are more concerned with the king's plan to expand his power, they will only come to his people when they collect tribute for the kingdom, he said, after that they left not wanting to know the fate of people like us we are, for food and security, the people are the ones who have to take care of it themselves" Mbah Gerit said shed all his grievances.

Hearing that, Cakra was furious, his hands clasped tightly and the look in his eyes sharpened.

" I will not let this happen, I will try to help, let me stay here first Mbah, "

"It is with pleasure that I accept you here, but your problem would be to disturb the hedgehog's shield, you'd better undo your intention"

"It's okay Mbah, there's no need to worry about me, I can take care of myself" replied Cakra.

" Then please, but do not involve the villagers, pity them if their safety is threatened" Mbah Gerit said.

"Alright, Mbah, I ask for his blessing. "

Cakra then seeks to devise a plan to resolve the issue.