The Musafir
Twenty Fallen Young Men
THE COAT STAYED SILENT for quite a while. Is there really no more regret in him?
No. gabe. Not a reed, a lot of regret in him. Too much so he doesn't know what to do. He unconsciously smiled peacefully. It was as if it was not a burden to him.
Perhaps Kana, Kina, or Wiranti would feel at ease seeing that smile, but not for the Northern River Angel. His closeness to Mantingan had reached the level where they could understand each other without speech. She's anxious. Mantingan's smile was definitely not a peaceful smile.
“I'll call Mr. Rama here. Maybe with him, you can feel better.” Without waiting for a reply from Mantingan, the girl hurriedly rushed off to the ground floor.
The room was quiet again. No matter how hard the wind.
The mantle lulled into his reflection. Does he have to regret? Isn't regret not much use? Didn't the young man promise Rara not to regret what he had done? Why are you sorry now?
Until a soft sound of shahdu pus sounded that spread his contemplation. The long-awaited voice of shahdu. A voice capable of expelling all anger and hatred in his mind.
“Mantingan ...”
The mantle turned towards the voice. Seeing Rara standing by the shutters, her eyes gently looked at Mantingan. Her lips gave a warm smile.
“Rara ...” Mantingan replied with teary eyes. Rara's arrival has made her blush.
“Didn't you promise me not to regret?”
“Two thousand humans I've killed, Rara.”
“They are human beings who are supposed to be cleaned.”
“What if that assumption is not true?”
“Truth is a sure thing, but rarely can humans know it. Similarly with Misguidance, something that is certain but not easy for humans to know.”
“Can I find out, Rara?”
Rara stepped closer to Mantingan, saying, “If you want, then the whole universe will unite to help you.”
Rara's hand grabbed the young man's shoulder. The mantel felt its warmth. Even though he knew that this was not real at all. But Mantingan kept his eyes closed to live him.
“As long as your adventure continues, regret after regret will continue to come like breeze—come and go. Until you finally understand, regret is not much useful, but if you take a lesson in it.”
Rara's shadow disappeared shortly after the door opened. The North River Angel entered the room. Chairman Rama walked behind him with a worried face. But both of them can breathe a sigh of relief after seeing Mantingan in a state of fine.
“Anakmas lay down, no need to be too raw against me.” Chief Rama flicked his hand as he continued walking to the side of the bed. “How does Anakmas feel, already better?”
The North River Angel held back his steps, providing more space for them to converse. Don't want to get involved in the conversation.
“Thank you for the Chairman's attention, I'm fine.” Warm smiling coat. “I am very happy to see you again with the Chairman.”
Chairman Rama also smiled, he felt good when Mantingan feel good too. Without needing to be asked again, Chairman Rama told the reason for the arrival of the White Wind College, which accidentally saved the lives of Mantingan and the North River Angel.
“The Taruma Government sent its envoy to one of our paraphernalia, asking the White Wind College to lend a helping hand to quell the Sea Beggar Association in the Wind Bell Village. He also carried an official sign from Punawarman. Previously, I had indeed harbored a snarl at the Sea Beggar's Society, it had killed a hundred White Wind College disciples. So I prepared enough soldiers to move to Tanjung Kalapa.
“But who would have thought that just before the raid, we saw the Wind Bell Village brightly lit by the light of fire? We thought that there had been a leak of the plan, so that the warriors of the Sea Beggar Association chose to burn the village rather than have to leave it to us whole. We decided to keep attacking.
“And who would have thought that we would meet you when the raid was underway? Lucky we were in time to attack the warriors who had bad intentions towards you and the Angel of the North River when you were helpless.” Chairman Rama smiled widely, then he told the main part, “in fact we did not do much, Anakmas. We only quell if fifty warriors are about to attack you, and we find two thousand other warriors dead. Usut got a mouth, it was your extraordinary act. The deeds of Anakmas have destroyed the Sea Beggars' Association, their association will only be a name in the dark record of Tarumanagara.”
The Northern River Angel looked at Mantingan anxiously. He has not told Chairman Rama not to mention the killing of 2,000 warriors that night. And as if without sin, Chairman Rama revealed everything. But then he saw Mantingan can still smile warmly.
“Ya, Chairman Rama. Indeed it was my act that was truly uncivilized.”
“Really uncivilized? What are you saying, Anakmas?” Chief Rama frowned.
The mantan chuckled slightly before saying, “Can it be said to be a civilized act if I have killed 2,000 warriors indiscriminately of age and without looking at feathers at all?”
“Of course it is very civilized, Anakmas,” said Chairman Rama. “Anakmas may presume to have killed 2,000 warriors, but Anakmas must also assume to have saved tens of thousands of innocent human lives. Anakmas knows how many innocent people the Sea Beggars Association killed?”
The mantle shook slowly.
“They have destroyed twenty villages containing hundreds to thousands of inhabitants. One of them is the Wind Bell Village itself.” Chief Rama clenched his teeth. Growled. His hand then patted the shoulder of the mantingan. “You need not feel guilty, Anakmas. You have saved the lives of tens of thousands of other innocent people. What you kill are only depraved warriors who are bloodthirsty, sinful and will continue to add to sin. Your actions can be said to be right and right. Rejoice and do not be sad anymore.”
Mantian nodded. It really felt better after Chairman Rama said that. But something still stuck in his mind. How is the fate of the Wind Bell Village residents whose houses were burned down?
“Chairman, about this village .. how are the residents.”
Chairman Rama nodded slowly, then said solemnly, “Almost the entire population of Lonceng Wind Village survived, currently they are calm in the refugee camp. If twenty young men fall to give valuable time for the population to evacuate.”
“Twenty youths ...” The mantan muttered slowly. “It means ... are they warriors? They are obviously expert level warriors if able to withstand the siege of thousands of enemy warriors, I was unaware of their previous existence.”
Just a moment Mantingan said that, the sound of sobs of women could be heard filling the room.
