SECRET MAURA
Julian's Story

"WHAT?!" shouted Ardian so surprised by the words of the Commander.

The commander smiled at Ardian's expression, then he tried to approach him and sat down by the side of the bed.

"True, you love him" he said again.

"Speak what are you?! Don't overdo it, I don't have any feelings for her. My attention during this time was only part of the task, you know it is not easy for me to keep it from afar.

At least I need to get close to him so that it can be easier to keep him, don't misunderstand you!" Ardian half yelled.

He held back his emotions, his chest rising and falling regulating his breathing. The cold room in his room instantly became hot for him, cold sweat pouring down his body.

Once again he tried to control his emotions, he tried to act normally and try to calm down. When you want to drink, the water in the glass has been spilled.

"Ah, i*l! Pake spilled everything!" his grunts came out of the room to get new drinking water for him.

The commander had been silently watching him, he was just smiling knots. He was trying to understand Ardian's feelings.

"It hurts, loves someone you can't have. I used to be unable to have because of differences in caste and throne.

Now in your day there is no such difference, Ardian... If you love her, go after her. Don't hold it just because of prestige.

I know, you think that feeling arises because I'm the cause who still loves her, Dewi Srikandi.

But one thing you don't know, Ardian... The body may be reincarnated, but the heart cannot be changed.

If that feeling is on you, it's purely from your heart not someone else or from me" she muttered to herself.

While Ardian was confused by his own feelings, he only realized his attitude was excessive in response to a question from the Commander in Chief.

"She must have been very disappointed with my attitude earlier, ah basic! This is my nature.

I had to go back immediately, and try to tell her I wasn't like that" she said, returning to her room again.

When he entered, he did not see the presence of the Commander. Where is he, is he going?

Usually the Commander never goes far from Ardian, and prefers to remain silent on his body.

"Don't let him get mad at me again, ah... How is this, hopefully he doesn't go far" he said in a worried tone.

*

Meanwhile, in a park in the middle of town.

Julian was still busy persuading Joanna who was still angry with him, he had done many things but could not shake Joanna's heart.

"How many times have I explained everything to you, I have neither intended nor intended that for you. So please don't be angry again...

I can't stand it if you just keep quiet from now on, I have to how you can trust me. Do I have to prance like a monkey or sing in front of you to keep you entertained, huh?!" Ask Julian.

This time Joanna responded quickly, she seemed surprised by Julian's statement. He saw the face of his lover, Julian tried to smile sweetly in front of him.

"Don't you try, Dad?! Are you embarrassing me?!" Said it with a ketus.

Julian laughed at the expression on his girlfriend's face, then he hugged her affectionately.

"Don't worry, I won't embarrass you let alone let you down. One thing I learned today, don't disappoint Joanna if you don't want to stay all day. Haha!" He said while teasing his girlfriend.

Joanna just smiled at Julian's behavior, that's Julian's nature. Can never be serious, always relax facing anything.

Unless it comes to work and Ardian, sometimes he is often made jealous by both. He was like a third person to both of them.

But he can understand and understand, indeed such work must accompany and help Ardian under any circumstances.

Moreover, this is about Julian's life and death as well, one of the reasons Julian was so devoted to him was that there was a story in his past.

*

The Kingdom of the past, when the Kingdom was still ruled by the King and Queen before Balaputradewa presided and ascended the throne.

At that time Balaputradewa and Arialoka were children.

Arialoka's father still led the royal army, the Kingdom at that time had hundreds of thousands of valiant and very strong troops led directly by the Commander-in-Chief at that time.

Commander Cakrawibawa, Arialoka's real father. At that time Commander Cakrawibawa was traveling around villages and areas to look for valiant young men who wanted to be made soldiers.

Long ago, it was not easy to be a soldier. Had to undergo heavy selection and unreasonable tests in order to be accepted as a Royal soldier.

Being able to work in the Palace is the dream of all people, overshadowed by living well for their families and also various other guarantees.

Let alone being a soldier, not only being part of the Kingdom and the Palace but also for this country. Securing the nation from colonies and wars between other brothers.

Live in a village, the village is far from prosperous. Drought hit the village, many crops were not enough. Not to mention the middlemen who continuously gnawed at them.

Many deaths came, so many residents also left the village in search of a more fertile, more prosperous place.

At that time, the Cakrawibawa commander's entourage was resting briefly in the village. He knew there was nothing in the village, they just passed by and wanted to rest.

When the Commander and his soldiers made a tent in the forest not far from the citizen's house, there was a skinny young man who was sneaking into one of the soldiers' tents.

After that he came out of the tent with a piece of bread and yam, but unfortunately he was caught by one of the soldiers who was there.

So he was interrogated and beaten by soldiers for daring to steal their food. Hearing there was a commotion outside, the Commander came out to find out what happened.

He saw someone lying on the ground, a body full of cuts and bruises. It was seen his mouth spewing blood because he had bleeding in his stomach, because he was hit and a strong kick from the soldiers.

The commander stopped them, then approached the young man.

"What are you doing here, you know stealing is something Hyang Widhi is forbidden to do?" ask Commander.

In the past, Islam has not entered the land of the archipelago. So their beliefs still worship statues and ancient Hindu religion.

"I-I am hungry Sir, I-I'm sorry servant. My sister, waiting, my father has not returned from the forest to hunt.

My mother was sick and could not feed us. So I had to steal this food" said the skinny young man.

He was still grimacing in pain, the frail body was not strong enough to receive powerful punches and kicks. He continued to curl up in pain on that dry land.

"You help me get him into the tent, and the others continue your work and keep the security of the region" the commander-in-chief ordered.

All the soldiers obeyed his orders, and some took the young man into one of the soldiers' tents.

"Put him in here, and bring me some medicine. I'll treat him, and bring him some food and water" he said again.

In his pain, the young man could still clearly hear the words of the Commander. He was amazed and amazed by her, so kind and generous.

"Listen, my soldiers and I have forgiven you. I hope this doesn't happen again, if you come back and steal again then I won't hesitate to cut off both hands!" Said the Commander while treating the young man's wounds.

"Okay sir, I understand. I will not steal back" he said softly, his voice too weak as sickness and hunger delayed him.

After eating and drinking a lot, he seemed to be so full that he drowsy. The young man was also asleep.

"His son, he ate a lot of free food. Now it's even good to sleep with him!

Now that our groceries are running out, he has eaten all the leftovers today" said one of the farmed soldiers, he's part of the food supply.

"It's okay, if we run out we can hunt in this forest" said one of the soldiers, his friend.

"What's being hunted, don't you see these woods and villages? Let alone animals, fresh plants to eat are not there!" Said the fat soldier.

"But the young man said, his father went hunting in this forest. There's an animal, right?! Can't he hunt the wind?" answer his friend again.

"It's possible, but he said it's been hunting for a long time, meaning he hasn't come back yet.

Her father would not run away again, leaving her and her mother and sisters behind. Pretending to hunt, when they leave them" said the fatigued soldier.

It turned out that the young man was not too sound sleep, he was still thinking of his sisters and mother who had not eaten, while he was full here.

When he heard them talking about his father, he was told not to believe his father and thought what they were talking about was true.

But on the other hand, his heart rejected it all. His father was a good and responsible person, there was no way he would leave them all behind.

He was determined to find his father right then and there, to prove it all that his father was right and they all judged him wrong.

When the soldiers were off guard, he managed to escape out of the tent and ran into the middle of the forest. He shouted calling his father's name over and over again, but there was no telling.

At that time the fat soldier entered again and did not find the young man in the tent, he shouted to other soldiers saying that the young man fled.

The commander knew the news, he felt betrayed by it. He led the soldiers to look for the young man to the middle of the forest.

Then they came to a spot where a young man was crying under a big tree in the forest. That's the young man they're looking for.

"What are you doing here?! Want to run away?!" shouted a soldier as he drew a spear in his chest.

The young man did not reply, he only cried while staring one way. The commander tried to trace the direction of his view.

How surprised he and the soldiers there, saw a human corpse lying under one of the big rocks there while hugging a fairly large rock as well.

The body of a man who was thought to be an old man hugging a rock is like hugging a loved one died there.

"May he be in heaven where Hyang Widhi is" the commander said.

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