The Musafir
The Hill of Three
“What's up, Mantingan?”
DARA ASKED with anxious feelings mixed with curiosity.
There must have been an attack targeting Mantingan, he saw for himself how the young man suddenly looked down because he realized there was an attack, but he could not notice the slightest item!
The two guards behind Dara were also waiting for his answer. Especially on Kana.
“Forwardly, I get the challenge of fighting.” The mantel shifts the two pieces of cloth containing the letter to the side of Dara's table. “For tonight, I need to leave Kana to you until tomorrow morning.”
Dara read the message written on two thin sheets that are almost translucent. How his face turned bad.
“This fighter clearly knows and threatens you, Mantingan. but he did not introduce himself at all. Very unkind. Let myself help you with some bodyguards ..”
The mantle raised one hand. “This is not something that can be faced by sending even a high-skilled bodyguard, Dara. Thank you for your concern, but for this, I feel the need to take care of it alone.”
Dara became silent after hearing that remark. He saw Mantingan as a manly and independent figure, not the slightest sense of desire to trouble others. The girl then realized that she had been relying only on the help of her guards to overcome all the problems, not realizing that her ability to overcome the problems had almost disappeared.
So without refuting again, he said, “Deliver Kana to me. You can fight tonight without hindrance.”
“What the hell is this?!” Kana said half-stomping. “Why is everything always decided by adults like you? You took over the business that I should have decided on my own, even when I didn't know the problem. Let me decide for myself, and all I decide is to go with Kakanda wherever she goes and whatever she will do!”
“I have to face the challenge of fighting, Kana.” The mantle said calmly. However, tonight he will face a fight that is not a light fight, it will be very dangerous if Kana follows him.
“Isn't that profitable for me? By seeing Kakanda fight, of course I get a lot of knowledge from you.”
Mantingan shook his head slowly, still calmly he said, “Imagine if I lose the fight later, and answer what would happen to you?”
“Of course I went forward to attack even if it was my last attack!” Kana said as loud as she could.
Mantingan smiled meaningfully and continued again, “Then, what about Kina who would surely be dissolved in grief if you died? What about your ideals of being a warrior as well as a writer who must be stopped because you died young?”
Finished Mantingan said like that, Kana fell silent and lowered her head deeply.
Seeing Kana's inertia, Mantingan thought that this was a very good time to lecture her. “In the action taker, whatever it is, you should indeed think about the short term but cannot forget the long term.”
But then, Kana raised her head and said half growling. “I will not back down from this decision. Not even half a step! With my presence, Kakanda has a good reason to win the fight!”
***
“I finally met you after going through a long variety of difficulties, but now it is so easy we part.” Dara whispers right in Mantingan's ear, “I will always miss you.”
Surely Mantingan did not return the hug until Dara let go on her own. Dara then turns around and leaves before Mantingan leaves the girl. The mantan scratched his non-itchy head before turning around and walking away with Kana.
“Kakanda,” call Kana who walks right next to her. “How can I be loved by so many women while I am not? Tell myself how, Kaka Sasmita will definitely feel proud of me if I have such skills.”
With a flat-face look, Mantingan replied, “Do not make me regret my decision.”
“What's wrong if I ask? Didn't you always tell me to ask if you don't understand something?”
“Really on your training. That's my answer.”
“That's not the answer to my question.”
“That's the answer you need.”
Kana blurted her lips without saying any more. His feet continued to move to compensate for Mantingan's large steps, down the path that led into the forest with a reliable silver light from the moon.
The Mantin led the way in front with the Kiai Kedai Sword which had been removed. The darkness of the night did not make him wrong in taking a step, let alone make him afraid. Without putting up any martial arts either, he could walk in the right direction.
This afternoon, Dara told him about the road to the hill that had three peaks. Of course the girl had not known this kind of area well, but because she had paid a news collector. That way, he can find out where the evidence culminates three.
The mantle is pointing up. Looking at the dark sky lucky stars. Supposedly, Bidadari Sungai Utara and the queen's entourage had departed earlier. Mantingan smiled bitterly after realizing that he had not had time to say goodbye to her.
He left only a long message, which he sent along with the items the group needed with complete secrecy. Just in case any stalkers were secretly following him, Mantingan decided not to say goodbye directly to the North River Angel.
***
THE NIGHT grew late and the thin mega-mega began to cover the sky slowly. Mantingan and Kana did not stop walking, but had not managed to find the location of the top three hill referred to by the author of the letter who threw him a flying knife earlier this afternoon.
Mantingan also did not know whether the hill was close to him or not. Although it can find out by sending a sound that will be reflected back by the surface of the hill, Mantingan still did not do it.
With the intention as a place to train Kana, so that the child helps him also to find the hill in question. He does not want his trip tonight is only devoted to serving the challenge of fighting only. If you can do two things in one action, why not do it?
