GALIH AYU (The General)
the Bhandoro family's
time passed, dawn had yet to appear but the princely troupe had descended from the mountain with a group of robbers walking amid tight escorts.
all the robbers except the chief will be taken to a training camp on the outskirts of the city, while their chairman will negotiate again with the crown prince.
after the negotiations were completed the Crown Prince looked satisfied, all the way to his residence he did not stop humming. The real Aum was about to refuse so he was dragged along for some strange reason from the Crown Prince.
he walked the very back of his first brother dragged the Crown Prince far ahead, and the prince pennant who walked slowly in front of the aum.
' have your fingers been treated? ' the voice of Prince Panji broke the silence.
Aum raised his head quickly, he did not expect to get any unexpected questions.
Aum looked at his flushed knuckle whether the prince panji saw it.
' i'm fine' replied Aum with his head bowed.
Prince Panji was about to grab Aum's hand but stopped.he pulled his hand back,
'when in place of the Crown Prince you can ask the lady to take care of you' said the prince panji reluctantly, there to the worry seen in his eyes.
Aum just agreed with the prince's advice, Aum tried not to interact much with the prince panji. Aum was traumatized by all the gossip he had heard all this time.
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the crown prince's palace was so crowded, the pacing ladies and gentlemen filled the scenery.
dishes that alternately fill the table that makes my sense of smell become numb. eliminate appetite alone, Aum's inner annoyance.
' does his eating not suit your taste ?' ask the Crown Prince.
as soon as the person who was in the room looked at the aum closely.
' not that noble, it's because I'm not feeling well' replied aum, he felt the atmosphere in this room made his feelings become gloomy.
' alright! you can come back early, get some rest, ' said the Crown Prince.
Aum immediately resigned, as if running away he rushed out of the palace. selebat he remembered the words of the father who warned to keep a distance with the palace people.he smiled wryly, he smiled, I've been in touch with all of them since birth like how he could untie this bond.
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he reached home when it was getting dark, from the palace he had to return to the temporary office made to handle yesterday's case. he had given the entire task to the officers and returned them to their former place of duty.
' ndoro princess will go straight back or meet ndoro ageng ?' ask one of the servants guarding the door of the residence.
'i'll go to Dad first, when will you come?' aum asked as he followed the servant to his father's room.
'ndoro ageng returned not long ago ndoro putri' aum just nodded and rushed over.
Commander Aum's father Bhandoro was sitting behind a desk in his library, he looked silent as if something was weighing on his feelings.
' you've come' said the father, he looked at his daughter closely.
' daddy, come back very quickly, is it safe in the south?' ask Aum with enthusiasm.
aum's father left 1 month ago and his plan was to return within 2 months but he returned sooner than planned.
Bhandoro smiled listening to his daughter's joke.
' the south is always calm, son' replied Bhandoro.
aum looked at his father, ever since he was a child he has been by his father's side wherever he goes. After 2 years apart, they were never able to meet in person like today.
' father's daughter must have suffered so much?' bhandoro asked in a hoarse voice.
Aum looked at his father and laughed
' if Graha is not deft maybe I will have a lot of scars dad, he is very afraid grumpy granny ' story aum with a cheerful face.
for a moment Bhandoro's countenance turned sad, his youngest daughter living a very complicated life due to her inability to defend her own daughter.
' dad not to worry, aum is not so good at swordsmanship so aum is definitely in the back row with a bow' aum trying to make Bhandoro feel better.
it's possible that he could have kept his daughter from going to the battlefield 2 years ago, and the little girl wouldn't have lost her childhood.
' i am so tired father, can I retreat earlier?'
Aum looks tired and sleepy.
' come back, do not need to come to the dining room. later I will tell you that Aum is resting' said Bhandoro reassured his daughter.
' really? dad should be able to convince grandma.otherwise grandma would be nagging me ' Aum grumbled.
' Go, I'll make sure your grandmother will obey the words of father ' .
Aum returned to his room and immediately took a bath, the bones in his body crackling as if losing lubricant.The muscles in his body seemed to be stone and crammed into each other in the flesh. quickly the maids at the Aum residence moved quickly to prepare the needs of their princess.
Aum soaking in a bathtub full of the smell of herbal plants.although fed up but what is this power is quite powerful to reduce aches throughout his body.
' graha! ' yelled Aum with the bar.
immediately his personal bodyguard appeared at the door.
' what does the princess need ?' tanya Graha spryly.
' please close that window permanently ' command aum. he pointed at the window that Prince Panji often used to sneak into his room.
' good princess, you can wait in the reading room ' Graha suggested.
Aum simply nodded and headed towards the reading room while waiting for Graha to finish the task.
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he had not had time to open the door into the reading room his first brother came to visit. Aum's smile, he had not met his eldest brother for a long time.
' princess seroja where are you going ?' ask the brother in a joking manner.
Aum furrowed his brows in annoyance.
' the eldest brother must have avoided the dinner, huh ?' goda Aum back.
Adhi immediately grinned,
' You're so smart, I'll eat at your place ' he muttered softly.
Aum could only laugh at her brother's behavior and they both entered Aum's reading room,
' bring me my dinner here, then prepare two cutlery as well ' Aum immediately told the lady.
Adhi had sat down while reading the unfinished book Aum had written.
' is this some kind of report ?' ask Adhi curious.
' I got a request from the defense minister to make a strategy arrangement that I took for 2 years yesterday ' replied Aum.
Adhi went back to reading and Aum sat down in front of him while waiting for their dinner to be prepared.
' then you counter their long-range warfare tactics in what way? isn't the Seroja kingdom very skilled with their fireballs that can be thrown as far as 500 feet ? ' asked Adhi curious, he was amazed when listening to the success of his brother to seize the kingdom seroja.
' they throw us fire, we pelted them with the bee hulls that we cultivated for 1/2 year. before that we survived the death to withstand the onslaught of Fireballs that could destroy our entire camp ' Aum's story.
' to conserve human resources we take advantage of environmental conditions to attack, and hampering their water supply is the main thing we do ' Aum's story again.
' I realize it turns out I'm a very sly person sis ?' said Aum with gamang.
Adhi looked at the one-of-a-kind sister affectionately.
' you are not a crafty person, you are the precious daughter of the Bhandoro family ' Adhi said proudly.
tbc....
