The Chronicle Of Jawata (Compilation Trial Edition)
21. Physician Class
”What did you say?” ask the senior student as he approaches. Unexpectedly, he responded that seriously.
”Ng .. that,” already spoke and could not avoid the question back, Lanting pointed to a jug containing pieces of black roots, each segment overgrown with something like a poultry spurs.
”O, that ...for the time being, the board of healers referred to this new finding as the Dragon Cantile. A type of roots found near the well source near the Princess Palace. Everything in this room is the latest finding of herbs, maybe drugs, maybe poisons, too" said the senior student. He had a glance at Lanting seriously observing the root piece in the jug in his hand.
”As the board reviews also about the efficacy of this type of root, they concluded that Dragon Cantilever is only useful as a fever reliever,” continued senior.
”Relax precisely! This is not just a root! If it is an adult, it becomes a tuber. We call it Rhizome Tindih. A miraculous medicinal plant for many diseases even severe injuries!” too sudden if Lanting had to explain his knowledge of the roots of plants that he thought were familiar.
”Have you seen this before?” ask senior.
”Early," replied Lanting.
"Where?” ask senior again.
”Di ..,” Lanting. Fortunately it was still stuck in his tongue so that the urung said.
”In the forest where we live of course,” answers quibble.
”Which forest?”
”Our place in a plain across the distant Jawata,” replied Lanting again carefully, ”Overlapping is an antidote to magic, a mad pain healer and able to restore the condition of the body due to very heavy injuries, and,” bright.
”Where did you know that?”
”At least so according to our ancestors there,” replied Lanting.
”O, yes?” senior looked closely at Lanting's eyes. Senior almost asked more details about the place of origin in question, but Lanting immediately reminded, ”Lessons in class must have started!”
”Alright, we're there!” senior Pinta, push the small four-wheeled table and full of various medicinal ingredients on it. While Lanting brought some of the necessary books.
”Your tribes in the forest don't really drink wolf's blood, do they?” senior reminded Lanting of his words at the time of the incident in front of the class not long ago.
Lanting blushed, ”Actually, I was just scaring them.”
”It would be unpleasant if somewhere, our presence is not quite welcome. But I am willing to help you if you need a study buddy,” said the senior one step ahead of him.
Lanting was happy that someone said that after all this time no one offered friendship with him. Senior disciple seemed to be good even though he was a bit quiet and two years older. As long as he noticed the somewhat shrewd senior way of walking, Lanting smiled faintly. Secretly stole a glance at him and again smiled. However, as clever as Lanting hid that expression, senior caught his guts.
”What's up?” senior asked, one chance caught Lanting smiling knot.
”Walk on!” pinta Lanting's. It did not occur to any senior when he continued to step but Lanting was silent on the spot.
”What's up?” ask senior when looking back.
”How old are you?” ask senior.
”16 years," replied Lanting, at once asked his point.
”Mm .. I think .. you're too sturdy for a young girl's body size" said the senior.
”Your stature is big height for 16 year old girl,” said senior comparing height between them.
Senior snorted, ”I'm your senior, don't be brash!”
Lanting laughed a little.
”If you wear a government uniform, it is very suitable to be a government. It seems you can be called handsome as well as beautiful!” senior laughter broke out, but Lanting shook her head.
Meanwhile in the healer classroom, a hundred disciples were sitting neatly on their respective benches. A healer teacher named Physician Teacher started the lesson as usual.
”Open note last week, we will do practice today based on that theory!” the Master of the Physician's Command. Before he continued, his class had the arrival of a number of royal guards. The Physician teacher came out for a while to talk about their interests, upon his return to the classroom, a daughter was with him.
”Stand!” the command of the Physician Teacher to all the disciples. All the students who were seated stood up.
”Precieve the Princess!” continued the Physician Teacher gave an aba-aba.
”Our respect to Princess Alingga!” simultaneously salute spoken from each student accompanied by a half-bending body and one right hand clenched in the chest.
”Sit back!” aba-aba Guru Tabib ended the salutation.
”Starting today, our class comes members from among the palace. Princess Alingga will be part of this class of students.”
It was almost unbelievable for all the disciples who heard that. There has never been a daughter who became a student at Tanapura school, because usually the descendants or family of the king is always schooled in a special class of nobles. Amidst the astonishment of the disciples, some were happy and some were wondering that ’what was the reason that prompted a princess to want to set foot in the Physician Class?’
”From today I became a Beginner Grade Physician student like you, so during this class, my status is the same as yours. There is no difference in treatment of anything. Don't be too proud of me and behave accordingly!” said Princess Alingga in front of all the medicine disciples.
All eyes were still on the princess who stepped onto the bench. There was an empty bench that had never been glimpsed by a student. But now, most of them wanted to fill the empty bench.
Seruni suddenly moved from her seat, rushing to the princess' place.
His smile as sweet as possible started face to face with Princess Alingga and then without further ado immediately put a stack of books on the same bench.
”It is an honor if I can sit next to the princess,” greet Seruni with a smile again.
”O, yes? But too bad, you're late. Wasn't this Lanting's seat before? My advice, it is not good to evict the position of others,” subtle but quite offensive, said Putri Alingga pierced the heart of Seruni.
All the disciples and the Physician Master heard Princess Alingga speak. Serunai's facial water hues red because it resists embarrassment. Very forced he returned to his seat again by throwing a bitter smile.
”Sorry Master, we are late,” not long ago from that, senior appeared with Lanting and brought a set of tools as well as ingredients of potion saru push table.
The physician teacher invited them to enter. After which, senior came out, while Lanting headed towards her seat. How shocked he was when he saw the figure of Princess Alingga had filled the seat next to his seat that had been empty.
”Princess?” still not sure if the princess actually sat smiling in the chair next to her.
”Yes. It's me,” half-voiced, just a gesture of Princess Alingga's lips said that. Lanting sparkling happy to see it, ”Sitting next to me?” reply in the same way. Princess Alingga nodded small.
A pride of its own can be close to the king's daughter. Everyone wants that, but not everyone can get a chance like Lanting. Only the students' views imply the same jealousy. But so doubled for the Seruni.
”More to lessons!” said Master Physician started the practice.
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