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"What sound is that, Ki Tanu?" Asked

Untara weakly.

Ki Tanu Metir did not immediately answer. He tried to catch every shout and loud curse that broke the trangquil of the night.

Suddenly there was a voice, "Oi, where is that elder house?"

There was no answer, but someone

moainng in pain slowly. A moment later

there was a another shout,

"If you don't want to say, then you will be killed by us."

"Forgive, me " said another voice, "I only heard

the sound of horses galloping."

"Are you crazy, I didn't ask you, if you heard the

sound of the horse. Show me Tanu

Metir house. If that person will spill everything ,then you will be free "shouted the

others.

Again there was no answer, and once again came a loud curse

and a few punches.

Ki Tanu Metir frowned. He hissed, "That person doesn't want to show this

house."

"Pity," Untara growled. His teeth rattled,

holding back anger. But his body condition

was too bad. "Ki Tanu," he said later,

"let them find me. Then the life of that person and maybe Ki Tanu's life

can be saved. "

"What is the meaning of our lives" answered Ki Tanu Metir,

"Angger is a very importan person, while we are only common people."

Untara was moved to hear that answer. It turns out that the spirit of heroism

not only blazed in every soldiers who with weapons in their hands risked

their lives for their service to the land of birth and the righteousness

they believed in, but even in the life of that

old man it turned out a spirit heroic

fire that was no less powerful,with the courage of a soldier..

Untara shook his head weakly, "No," he said, "naturally a

soldier dies because of a weapon, but I should not have shielded someone else

for my safety. Therefore let them find me here. While there was time, let Ki

Tanu Metir save himself. "

"This is my home" answered Ki Tanu Metir. "If I run

now, then to this house too, I will return and those people will be able to find me here.

It's no use. "

Again Untara took a breath. Before he could answer, said Ki Tanu Metir,

"Angger, why aren't we trying to save ourselves both? I will hide Angger.

In case the crazy people come here, and don't find Angger, then I will be saved

too. "

"Hem" Untara frowned. He had never thought of hiding himself when

his enemy came. But this time the situation was very bad. Even his body becomes

increasingly weaker.

"Let me hide Angger first,

in the left chamber. I

will pill up Angger

with rice grains. "

Ki Tanu Metir did not wait for Untara to answer. Immediately he tried to help

him stand up. Untara was afraid that the two of them would collapse, but it

seemed that the elder was still strong enough to carry him.

At the left chamber, Ki Tanu Metir immediately unload stack

rice grains. Slowly he helped Untara enter

into a large basket. "Curled up in ,there and try to be

able to breathe" said Ki Tanu Metir.

Untara frowned, but he hoped that by doing so, he and Ki Tanu

Metir at the same time could be saved. Tomorrow

if the wound on his shoulder had healed, he would come

back to meet Alap-Alap Jalatunda.

In a hurry Ki Tanu immediately stack

up Untara with the grains of rice . Carefully

bundle by bundle. In the big basket, Untara closed her eyes. Feels breath

becomes more congested. But he can still breathe.

Thus Ki Tanu finished with his work, he heard the door of his house knocked

loudly, and there was a rough voice calling to him, "old man,

open your door!"

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basket to store rice grain

rice grain

, Ki Tanu Metir house

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