The Chronicle Of Jawata (Compilation Trial Edition)

41. Black Dog Master (1)

The chirping of birds and the singing of the breeze clashed in the midst of a silent valley and a stick of kara. Hundreds of steps and dozens of leaps have brought Taja there is a lake quite wide, clear water until it looks to the bottom. Taja removed the Black Dog Master from his back, and immediately plunged into the clear well that captivated his heart in broad daylight. Mr. Black Dog did not want to miss, although both legs were paralyzed, but his hands were still fit to dive and play to the bottom of the lake. After all, the lake is only limited to the height of his body.

“Taja, thank you for removing those shackles from my body!” the Black Dog Master shouted without a care to choke on the water many times and tried to gush his head to the neck to the surface. But, the Taja he spoke to had yet to come to the surface. It looks like he is diving in the water. Without having a chance to think cunningly before, the opportunity was used by the Black Dog Master to do something. After a momentary daze around slowly slipped into the bushes and away from the well.

The cute face of the 11-year-old boy finally stuck to the surface, while rubbing his face many times he turned around.

“Black Dog Master!“ I called the old man.

“Black Dog Master!!“ call him louder once more.

“Black Dog Master, where are you?!“ Taja came out of the lake lips and waited until the Black Dog Master appeared to the surface, but in vain because it turned out that the old man was no longer there.

Realizing his negligence, Taja quickly moved in search of the old man's trail.

“Wire! He must have left here!“

His guess was correct when he saw the footprints moving away from the lake.

“This must be his trail .. but where is he?“ he thought it was rocky ground.

“Black Dog Master!“ call him many times even if there is no word. Finally Taja returned the old hut, hoping that Mr. Black Dog had gotten there first.

But upon arrival there, the figure of the Black Dog Master was not yet visible.

Taja began to suspect, ”Don't-don't he has run away from this place! How come? he had already promised not to run away .. After all he was paralyzed, where could he possibly walk alone in this desolate and savage valley?” he thought non-stop.

“Didn't I not know him right? what if he's been lying all this time to escape?“  taja's feelings turned unpleasant, ”If that's the case, it means ... there will be danger for the residents near this valley, also the security of the country of the Sapodilla settlement is threatened!”

“Oh .. no!” Taja awakened from his carelessness. If that happened, then he had made a huge mistake by removing the Black Dog Master from the shackles. He quickly moved, and…

Blashy!

His shadow darted rapidly into the grove of trees, away from the old log cabin.

Black clouds enveloped the western horizon of dusk above the sky of Tanapura. The majestic and sturdy Peacock Palace looked dark under the thick cloudy shadows as if it wanted to swallow the country. But the wind blew spoiled, even though the atmosphere of the sky was not friendly. Usually, such an atmosphere indicates there will be a strong storm overnight.

Meanwhile, from a distance along the gates of Phoenix Palace, it was clear that a group of people were riding towards the palace area, they passed through the palace gate after the gatekeeper exclaimed a sign coming in. The gate was wide open, dozens of people in the group entered the palace area accompanied by a number of troops circling around it.

Then the loud voice of the gatekeeper sounded for the second time a sign of the gate was immediately closed.

“They've come...,” Princess Alingga's delicate voice warms up the beginning of the conversation. Shaninka beside him looked in the same direction. From the balcony of the Princess' residence, the two of them witnessed the arrival of the entourage from Tanapura, who was none other than Paduka Raghapati's guest.

“Quite a lot!”

“There is Princess Sekar Wening there, she also attended Bithari day until the end of Wehu month later,” said Putri Alingga.

“Oh, so the princess is coming again, huh? Unpleasant princess!“ Shaninka muttered, but she heard Princess Alingga.

“Hush! Can't talk like that, if I hadn't heard you, you would have been punished!“ The tip of Putri Alingga pointed in front of her mouth and the two clear eyeballs glared.

“Sorry ...,” Shaninka said immediately. His accident made Princess Alingga slightly offended. But it was fortunate that he didn't have much trouble with it.

“Hey, why shut up?” ask before Princess Alingga down the stairs. Shaninka has not understood the Princess's intentions.

“Why? “ Shaninka back ask.

“Close with me to the Silver Hall to welcome the guests from Tanapura!“ Invite Princess Alingga on the face of Shaninka suddenly surprised.

The Princess Alingga sighed, “I talked about this a few days ago, didn't I? This is the time, they have come!“

“But,” Shaninka did not continue his sentence.

“Why? I purposely came to the Physician Dormitory just to take you there, if not for what am I going to your place?“

Shaninka was silent.

“So, you refused my invitation?“

“Of course I dare not refuse the request of the Princess. Only, should I go to that place? I don't want them to be scared to see my face like this.“

The Princess came closer to Shaninka, looking at her face as strange as a white ape. And Shaninka's eyes narrowed back to look at him.

“They won't dare say anything about you as long as you're beside me. Don't worry, this isn't a strange thing in their country, because there are still people like you and you're not the first one they've seen. Come!“ replied Princess Alingga and both her hands pulled gently Shaninka.

“Ayo...,“ reset Princess Alingga. Shaninka's steps were indeed hesitant, but it was undeniable that he was also eager to come to the Silver Hall which was having a big event. Finally he complied with the invitation of Princess Alingga.

Next, the two young girls passed by and traveled down the corridor leading to the palace building.

“Princess said, in Tanapura many people with faces like me, is that really?” Shaninka asked Princess Alingga's sentence about it.

”Yes. And I know a little bit about those people. The word history, those who are strange like you are referred to as Surimikhti,” said Putri Alingga during a walk in the corridor leading to the exit gate.

Shaninka attempted to call out one strange word from Princess Alingga's words. Princess Alingga repeated once more and more loudly.

”Surimukhti, a great nation in the era of hundreds of years before the first Sword War. They have more abilities than ordinary people,” continued Putri Alingga.

”Magic, supernatural and magical Surimukhti has special features since birth,” said Putri Alingga explained it further.

”They have magical mustika on his body, very influential like a heart. Some resemble the eyes, some are in the form of golden hair in the crown, some are in the form of jewels on the chest or lower arm,” explanation Princess Alingga greeted Shaninka eye movements wonder because thinking about it.

”Gem in the chest,” Shaninka mentioned that one sentence. Princess Alingga assented without stopping to take off Shaninka's hand.

”How about diamond in chest?” his murmuring again was quite audible while fumbling around the craters to the bottom of his own chest.

”Diamond? Come on, we're late!” Princess Alingga pulled Shaninka to make it to the same outer gate faster.

There was a stretcher car around him as well as several guards on standby and have been waiting ever since.

“I ... afraid,” Shaninka stopped his steps when he arrived in front of the stretcher train that was ready to deliver them.

 “What else is it?” princess Alingga's steps came to a halt.

“Hamba ... don't dare ride a stretcher train with Princess.“

“Why?“ ask Princess Alingga once again.

“Hamba .. feel very disrespectful if you dare to do that.“

“Alright, this is my order!” not patient enough anymore, finally Princess Alingga said like that

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