Tirta Jayakusuma: Sak Dumuk Cough Sak Nyari Bumi
Chapters 2. Duchy Warrior

And the two soldiers who were at the very front did not know what was really going on.

They only saw that the horse ridden by the third soldier who was at the very back had snuggled hard and raised his legs, then turned away without being controlled by the owner again.

Fortunately, after a while the horse was stopped by several young people who were in the midst of the strengthening who seemed to be gathering in the banjar of this small fortification.

A moment later they had reached the center of this fortification.

When they had met a group of young people, a young boy had then greeted Ki Sindurejo and his two friends.

"Oh it turns out Ki Sindurejo! Let's go Ki," said one of the young men who seems to have known the leader of these three soldiers named Ki Sindurejo.

Ki Sindurejo and a friend then descended from their horses while Sastro Direjo had also tethered his horse in front of this stable after these young boys handed over the reins they had caught the Sastro Direjo.

And as soon as it had come down from the horse's back, Ki Sindurejo had then said to some of these young people.

"Do you know these young people?" Ki Sindurejo asked as he pointed towards the three young people who appeared to be dressed strangely.

Some young people who were young men from this small congregation immediately looked with a strange look at the three young men who had been brought by these three soldiers.

"They're not our citizens Ki Sindurejo! They are not residents of this unity, we do not recognize them" said a young man who appeared to be the leader among some of the young people who were in front of the settlement.

While it was found that in front of the fort seemed to have come three soldiers and three strangers, some elders who were inside the banjar immediately stepped out.

They are Ki Buyut who is the leader of this solidity and also some other elders.

As soon as these elders came out, they had seen that there were three soldiers they had known well.

These three warriors indeed often crossed their small alloys.

"Oh Ki sindurejo! Monggo, monggo pinarak Ki Sindurejo," said Ki Buyut who then allowed the three soldiers to climb up to the top of the banjar terrace.

Yes Banjar This is a stilt house that was established to conduct meetings and other activities of the residents of this community.

Banjar padukuhan is made of teak wood which is widely found in this area and shaped Joglo with stage floor.

Then Ki Sindurejo has ordered these three young people to go up to the banjar first and then after the three are on the terrace banjar. Ki Sindurejo and his two friends followed up to the banjar terrace and sat together with the elders and Ki Buyut this fortification.

"Did Ki Buyut ever see these three young men?" Ask Ki Sindurejo to Ki Buyut.

Since then, Ki Buyut has noticed these three young people who look foreign, who have been brought by these soldiers.

Similarly, some of these elders looked in wonder as these three young men sat down cross-legged politely before them.

Moreover, coupled with the clothes that they seem different from the clothes they wear.

At that time, many of the young men in this place were still bare-chested and only wearing sarongs and knee-length pants to cover their lower bodies.

Even children up to the age of seven or eight years old many are not dressed because it is a very expensive clothing in that era.

Only the officials and also the merchants were wearing fine clothes, while the small people were only wearing perfunctory clothes.

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The faces of these three young men were not the faces of the village youth and this had attracted the attention of Ki Buyut and the elders who were gathering in this district.

They look more like the faces of the nobles that they saw several times when the nobles visited the dukuh dukuh and villages around this duchy.

And a tall young man who had a very sharp but shady eye was the one who answered him.

He who was better known or called by his two companions as Lowo Ijo had smiled and then said;

"The three of us are nomads who want to seek out the life experiences of Ki Sindurejo and also Ki Buyut and the elder poro" Lowo Ijo said gently and patiently.

"we have made a very long journey through various obstacles and we have passed through the mountains that are there, said Lowo Ijo while showing his thumb in the direction from where he came where is seen a mountain range that extends from east to west, this is the Kendeng Mountains that stretch along the northern part of Java Island that crosses Sragen Salatiga Grobogan Pati Blora and Rembang and penetrates all the way to East Java.

This mountain is known by the surrounding residents as Mount Gamping which means Mount Kapur.

But it seemed that the soldier was so thorough that he said; then;

"If you travel far, your body must be unkempt and will become dirty and dusty, but I see you are still quite clean and your skin looks so well-groomed like no other nomads" said the soldier in a suspicious tone.

"We're used to keeping our bodies clean Ki Sindurejo." Lowo Idjo smiled.

And then it was Lowo Cilik who had taken over the conversation and told about anything so as not to attract excessive attention from Ki sindurejo and these little guys.

"Well for a while we trust your testimony.

And then you will go in which direction and what is the purpose of this journey." Ask Ki Sindurejo.

"Actually we want to go to the duchy of Pati Pesantenan. We want to see the Duchy of Pati!" Lowo replied with a smile.

"Then what is your goal to get to this Pati duchy town?" Ask Ki Sindurejo.

As a soldier of the Duchy of Pati, Ki Sindurejo has the responsibility to keep an eye on all suspicious whether it is foreigners who come to his territory or the natives of the duchies and villages in this duchy.

"We just want to find the experience of Ki Sindurejo" replied Lowo Idjo.

"Alright then, we will continue our journey" said Ki Sindurejo.

"Bi Buyut I leave these three young men to you it seems they are not dangerous people but I hope you can keep this solidity well because the situation is getting more severe and precarious."

"The Duke of Pragola has ordered all of us to keep watch of the foreigners who are looking out and are spies and telik coden of Mataram," Ki Sindurejo said as he rose from his seat.

"And you Lowo Ijo, I hope you can take care of yourself and be careful when entering this Duchy of Pati because of the precarious circumstances of this duchy," said Ki Sindurejo who then had come down from the banjar and had invited his two friends to return to continue the journey towards the north.

After the departure of the three soldiers to the north which seems to be heading to the mother village of this dukuh Pucakwangi village, Ki Buyut then has issued a jug to quench thirst.

Yes this afternoon the air was very hot and very hot, so that some of the elders of this village are indeed in this banjar after morning until noon they work in their fields on the slopes of the limestone mountains that stretch on the border between Pati and Grobogan and Blora.

And they were talking about an order from the Duke of Pragolo who ordered all the citizens of Pati pesantren to prepare for all possibilities.

"Please child, please drink. We can only provide this pitcher for you to quench your thirst" said Ki Buyut, who appeared to have become friendlier after a short conversation with the three young men.

As an old man who is full of life experience, Ki Buyut can judge the nature and honesty of these three foreign youths.

"Where did these three children come from? This brat is like the nobles who are traveling far away and in disguise? Is it true that my guess is that of Anakmas!?" ask Ki Buyut.

"Actually We are indeed traveling Ki Buyut.we are not nobles who are traveling Ki Buyut, what else is doing disguise."

"We are just three ordinary young people who want to add to the experience of life and if possible want to serve our energy in the Duchy of Pati." Lowo Idjo.