The Fate of Adipura Kingdom

17. Discussions

Aryo's arrival instantly changed the atmosphere of the meeting room that was previously silent now became frenzied. The kings and queens stood up to welcome Aryo's arrival, they smiled at him.

Although still relatively young for them Aryo is a figure that should be respected because his leadership when he was still the king of the Adipura kingdom he was able to solve the problems that exist quickly.

“Young master please sit down, the servant who will explain the matter that we will discuss in this meeting”, pinta men sepuh to Aryo and allow all meeting guests to sit down while he explained the problems that occurred.

“Alright I will explain everything starting from...”, old man continues to explain everything he knows in this matter because he is appointed as part of the search for information for the benefit of rebel forces.

He explained that their plan of rebellion was leaked and now their headquarters was already known by the king of Jaka. King Jaka himself is now preparing an army with help from the kingdom of Obstacles to attack them.

According to information, the number of troops assembled by the king of Jaka k can be ascertained will be very large, old men said the number of enemy troops will be at least greater than the number of their troops doubled or maybe more.

"How is this?"

"What's how?"

"Our plans for two years can leak this easily, meaning that there have been spies among us for a long time"

"Your mouth has a point!"

The meeting guests were noisy among them about the problems they were facing right now.

“Uncle, how can our plan be leaked and known by the opponent? Who has dared to give this information to Jaka?”, Aryo cut off the explanation of the old man.

“I also wonder who has dared to conspire with the other party and try to stab us from behind?”, king Gandi also spoke up.

Aryo and King Gandi looked at the old man, their eyes showing the seriousness of the matter. Prria looked at the two before ordering the soldier to bring someone with his hands tied behind his back and his head covered with a sack.

The sack had quite a lot of blood and when the sack was opened everyone was surprised not to play, because the figure covered by the sack was Patih Sentot.

Patih Sentot is a Patih from Adipura kingdom who recently joined the rebel forces. Because of his tenacity in leading the preparation of troops to rebel, he was appointed as the deputy leader of the rebel forces, Aryo.

“Uncle, maybe kah..”, Aryo's question did not have time to finish because it was immediately cut by an elderly man.

“Betul young master, he is the mastermind of the leaking of our rebellion information. We have been investigating him for several months and four days ago we managed to catch him meeting with the enemy to exchange information”, the old man explained.

The old man also explained about the bonyoknya face Patih Sentot now because when he was about to be arrested he fled. It took a while for the rebel forces to capture this spy, and when questioned Patih Sentot chose to silence his mouth.

Explanation after explanation submitted by the old man made some people in the meeting rose blood and tried to vent anger to the Patih Sentot. Susana in the meeting room was finally rowdy because many demanded that Patih Sentot be executed for working as an enemy spy.

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Aryo was so devastated that being a spy was one of his confidants in this rebellion. He did not expect to be betrayed by his close people who he considered like his own family. Angry little by little began to enter his mind, he did not want the plan he had compiled was now in his opponent's grasp.

Aryo walked towards where the Patih Sentot was, when it was near a slap landed on the cheek of the Patih Sentot which made him fall to the floor. The slap was actually not too hard but the limp state of the Patih Sentot could not give him the strength to stand for too long.

The stormy atmosphere then became quiet because of Aryo's actions just now. Aryo was still standing while looking at Patih Sentot but before long, his gaze now shifted to all the people in the meeting room.

“I will make sure that Patih Sentot will receive the appropriate punishment for his actions, there is no tolerance for people like him. The death penalty will be carried out immediately, take this spy away from this room!", Aryo's orders to the soldiers guarding the meeting room.

"Tu-tu-nggu... Uuhhuuggkk.", Patih Sentot opened his voice before the soldier's hand grabbed him.

All eyes are on Patih Sentot, as well as Aryo. The soft sound of the Patih Sentot had provoked the reaction of all the guests in the meeting room.

"Ma-maa-aff tu-uuan m-mud-aaa", his injuries made Patih Sentot unable to speak freely. Every time he wanted to let out his voice the pain attacked the tub like fire that enveloped him.

Grimacing in pain in a position lying on the floor, Patih Sentot signaled Aryo's hand to approach because there was something he wanted to talk about.

Aryo understood the purpose of the gesture, he initially hesitated to get closer but with such conditions Patih Sentot would not do anything reckless later.

Aryo then approached, after which he woke up the limp body of Patih Sentot. With the remnants of his strength Patih Sentot tightly hugged Aryo's body and began to cry in the embrace.

With a strong determination he ignored the pain he was suffering now and chose to open his voice when he was called Aryo, "Maa-aaff... Paa-mm-aan forced tu-tu-aan mud-aa", he said.

The cries of the Patih Sentot made the whole meeting room become quiet again, although now stamped as a spy but Patih Sentot is known as a good and tenacious person in every job. No one thought that the spies who informed the enemy of their headquarters were one of the key men in the rebel forces.

"Why did uncle do all this?", Aryo tried to hold back his tears that were about to fall.

"Kekkk-kluarg-aa paa-man is said by king Jak-aaa. Di-aa says aa-kaan sleepa-kaa mere-kaa if spying-in-sii-ni", Patih Sentot explained the reason in a stammer.

Aryo's eyes reddened with anger that he could not hold now, he knew and knew the family of Patih Sentot. One of Patih Sentot's children was Aryo's playmate as a child, making him familiar with the family.

With a stammered voice Patih Sentot said that if he could not find or get information about the rebels then his son would be in the law of beheading and his wife would be made a slave to death.