Just An Illusion

Marriage suddenly

"We'd better sharpen them!" said one of the villagers who then made Alvaro's eyeballs round immediately after hearing the words of one of the villagers.

Inara who heard the call of the residents was of course shocked and afraid, until unconsciously Inara grasped Alvaro's shirt so tightly, making Alvaro immediately turned his head immediately towards Inara at this time. Amid the boisterous people who shouted and asked them to be stoned. Alvaro stared intensely at Inara, who was closing her eyes while holding onto Alvaro's shirt tightly.

"You don't have to worry that everything will be fine." said Alvaro in a soft tone right in Inara's ear, making Inara turn immediately upon hearing the whisper from Alvaro just now.

The beads met in a split second amid the many citizens who asked the two of them to be stoned. Until then the familiar voice in Inara's hearing, then made him immediately turn to the source of the sound.

"the insara.... Forgive my daughter, this must be a misunderstanding... Forgive my daughter." said Ratih from a direction not far away seen running closer to where the crowd was.

"Mother.." said Inara in a soft tone.

Seeing his daughter like that made Ratih then ran to the crowd and hugged his daughter tightly while crying. Ratih could never even imagine if his daughter was suddenly raked by citizens like this.

"I didn't do it Mom really." Inara said with tears in her eyes.

Somehow Inara had to explain to the residents that he and Alvaro had done nothing in the forest. Inara only fell asleep for a while in the rain, but when he woke up the situation was really chaotic and ended with the wine by the residents up here.

"Calm down, son, I believe in you." said Ratih while wiping away his daughter's tears.

"Where there are thieves who ngaku, it has been too long mending us stoning them!" said one of the residents who then made Inara shake loudly.

"Silence all... We should find the best middle ground here, do nothing vigilante." said Banyu tried to dampen the emotions of the residents so as not to get too dazed anger and regret later.

"Then what are we gonna do with those two?" said one of the residents with a high tone.

"We'd better get both of them married and then we'll get them out of here!" said a voice amidst the commotion that occurred.

Hearing a voice suddenly of course made everyone immediately turn to the source of the sound. From a direction not far from them all, the Rose appears to step closer to where they are and stare at the grin in both directions.

"Isn't that the same thing? Instead of you stoning them and ending up in jail, there's no benefit, no, not if you're emotional about their barbaric behavior." said the Rose in a dismissive tone while pointing towards Inara and also Alvaro.

Hearing these words made Ratih get up from Inara's side and then step towards the crowd.

"If it was my best as mother, I would have agreed to it. But please don't stammer my son.. I beg you.." said Ratih, clenching his hands together pleading with the villagers.

"It looks like this is the best way for now, so let's cool our heads and find the best solution" Banyu said again which then made all residents speechless.

"It's good, at least I will not only remove Inara from Damar's heart but also remove Inara from this village, isn't this amazing?" say the rose to yourself.

Alvaro glanced at Inara who was currently crying with a sigh next to him then sighed longly.

"Maybe she's the girl I'm suitable for? Would you be upset if I brought her home?" alvaro said inwardly wondering to himself.

Banyu and also Ratih together with the villagers seem to have made a decision, which then makes Banyu start to step his feet closer to where Alvaro and Inara are currently.

"We are sorry, son Alvaro, it's just that our village has rules that cannot be broken by everyone. We know life in the city is so free, but we are different from you so after what happened to you and Inara we all decided to marry you both, what do you think son?" banyu asked in a lower tone because Banyu knew the two must be in shock at the moment with what happened.

"Mas say something, tell them if we don't do anything, mas.." Inara said with tears in her eyes.

Seeing Inara's cry really made Alvaro unbearable so he slowly started to turn his head towards Banyu and the others.

"Do whatever is customary in this village sir, I will accept all the consequences" said Alvaro in the end which then made Inara surprised at once.

"Mas.." call Inara in a soft tone.

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"I accept the marriage and marriage of Inara Alfaria Jasmine bint Hendrawan with dowry a set of prayer tools in paid cash" said Alvaro in a firm tone.

"How are the witnesses? Right?" ask a hiker while staring at the witnesses around the village hall.

"Well..."

A legitimate word that echoed in Inara's ear then made Inara shed her tears. A regret and anger seemed to gather in Inara's heart into one. Inara never thought that her life would end like this. Marrying someone he just knew was certainly not something Inara had wanted before. While starting to turn her head Inara took Alvaro's hand and kissed him solemnly. Until without feeling his tears dripped and wet the back of Alvaro's hand at that time.

"I give up all my business, if Alvaro is a good priest to me, then I will give my life completely to the figure of the man who is currently my priest." inara said in her heart while kissing the back of Alvaro's hand for quite a while.

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