Jaka Umbara; The Wind Warrior

Overnight in Banggolan Hamlet 1

In the middle of the small hamlet there is a fairly large inn. Due to the darkness that almost closed the twilight, Jaka decided to spend the night and rent a room in the inn and continue the journey the next day.

"Do you want to rent a room?" ask an innkeeper when Jaka wants to ask if there are still empty rooms available for rent.

"Yes! How much does it cost for one night?"

"Only two silver coins! How many nights do you want to rent it?"

Jaka smiled awkwardly. "Only for tonight. We're just looking for a place to rest before we go on."

The innkeeper looked indifferent towards Jaka. His face showed a wry smile as Jaka told him to rent for the night only. It was as if he felt futile to have asked. "alright. Do you want to choose your own room? Or maybe a random room?" ask the innkeeper to check the notebook list of rooms for rent.

"Is the room at the end filled?"

"Full!" Again the innkeeper spoke by showing his indifference even though all questions from Jaka were answered immediately.

"What about the room next to it?"

"empty! Anything else?"

"No, no! I'll just take that room."

"The room is straight ahead, then to the right. Second from the room at the very end," said the inn keeper accused. However, his eyes still did not look towards Jaka for a moment. The innkeeper simply kept his head down and focused on counting a heap of coins scattered beside his notebook.

"Sorry, may I ask you something?"

"Say!"

"Is the Banggolan market really in this hamlet?"

"Yes. The place is at the end of this Banggolan hamlet. Less than fifteen minutes from this inn, you'll get there."

"Thank you very much! It's the rent!" Jaka gave her two silver coins that she placed on the table. The innkeeper quickly grabbed the silver coins that Jaka put down to make Jaka a little surprised. After Jaka laid down his lodging fees, Jaka immediately turned around and headed towards the room he rented.

Just a few steps away, the innkeeper suddenly shouted, "Don't disturb each other with the other occupants of the room! Take care of each other's business!"

Jaka paid no heed to the screams from the innkeeper. Jaka continued walking even though his mind was wondering whether the words of the innkeeper were addressed to him or maybe he was yelling at others.

Jaka immediately met Nyi Dewi and also Laras who was still outside the inn after finding his room.

"Kangmas, what's wrong with Kangmas's face? Why does it look like you've been having nightmares?"

"It's okay! I was just talking to the innkeeper just now. But his attitude is not good to visitors."

"Did he speak rudely to Kangmas?"

"No. Forgetit! Maybe he has a lot of thoughts or maybe his feelings are not so good. At the very least, we've got a room room for us to rest tonight. Tomorrow morning we will continue our journey again."

"Yes, Mbakyu. Dinda is also a little sleepy" said Laras.

Nyi Dewi laughed crisply while shaking her head. Jaka also laughed when he heard the words of Laras. "Didn't Diajeng just wake up? How could his drowsiness come back so soon?"

"Either! Dinda doesn't know, either, Mbakyu!" Closing his mouth open because of yawning.

"In that case, we'd better get some rest!" invite Jaka to lead Laras and Nyi Dewi to the room that has been rented. The three of them quickly moved.

The rooms in the inn are not so big. Divided in a row of long-sequenced compartments of the room. The size of the area is only a few meters with the walls of the bamboo cubicles. The door of his room was only covered by a thick curtain cloth as the door. Nyi Dewi and Laras followed in the steps of Jaka who already knew where the room was.

After arriving, the three of them immediately entered the room. Inside there is only a cot wrapped in mat as the base.on the side of the room there is also a small table without a chair next to it.

Jaka observed the inn room shortly after storing the luggage on the table. Walk back and forth to check the whole room. The bamboo wall looks new. There are no old or old marks. Maybe the inn has not been long standing, Inner Jaka. A small torch as the light of the room is stored on the wooden slats that are near the window of the room. The window is uncapped. Only limited by small pieces of wood that are stretchy and neatly lined like the arrangement of a fence with two doors to open and close the window.

...***...

Somewhere else..

Lembing Wuluh approached a shop where to drink. His footsteps looked like an impatient person to get to that place immediately.

In that place, some people were seen drinking wine with their laughter. One of the people in the middle looked drunk and said no. Both of his hands were engrossed in hugging the two young girls beside him. "Come on! Added again! Spend it! Spend everything!" he shouted while grasping a jug filled with wine in one of his hands.

"Well, let's just go back! I'm afraid Kakang Wuluh will find us in this place as it has been," invited someone who had a drink. Some others who participated also justified it.

The man called Waluh said lightly, "You guys just calm down! Brother Wuluh won't find us in this place." The view went nowhere. He only knew that the young girls on both sides kept asking him to keep drinking his wine for a mouthful. "if Kakang Wuluh is here, then I will.."

The steps of Lembing Wuluh finally arrived. He stood behind some people who kept asking for people named Waluh without anyone knowing between them. Lembing Wuluh until the moment when some people asked Waluh to quickly return. Lembing Wuluh stood without a sound from that moment until Waluh said lightly that he could not come.

"What are you going to do!" cut the Lembing Wuluh with a firm and loud voice.

Waluh is the brother of Lembing Wuluh. His real name is Waluh Angge. However, he was known by the name of Waluh Kuning. I don't know where the name "Yellow" came from attached to his name. The age of the Yellow Waluh is only a few years adrift under the Lembing Wuluh, with a height that is almost half. One thing that can never be separated from the nature of Yellow Waluh, namely he will ask Lembing Wuluh to help him clean up every time the problems he made could not be resolved.

Some people who asked Waluh Kuning to stop drinking activities, suddenly felt very surprised to make some people immediately rise up and turn to see who they heard.

"Rear Wuluh!" said two three people at the same time who knew the arrival of Lembing Wuluh with a sharp look towards them.

"Rear of Wuluh!.." said the other spoke softly and a little late for fear of seeing the sharp spotlight from the view of Lembing Wuluh.

"Who invited you to a place like this?" ask Lembing Wuluh.

Instantly they pointed towards the Yellow Waluh who had been drunk. Lembing Wuluh then stepped forward. Look at the two young girls who were in the arms of the Yellow Waluh for a moment. "Go!" pinta Lembing Wuluh with her firm but softer voice.

The two young girls immediately moved and released the embrace of Waluh Kuning who was hugging him. Then rushed inside after hearing the frightening sound of Lembing Wuluh in their view.

Now, Waluh Kuning alone in a drunken condition. And at that time, Lembing Wuluh was already standing in front of the Yellow Waluh.