Sunday, May 9, 2010

The Story of Ki Ageng Mengir

The Story of Ki Ageng Mengir

Retold by Satoto Kusasi


Prologue

She talented in art of singing and dancing; She also can play Gamelan (Java’s instrument of music). Her uncle, Ki Jurumartani taught her the art of music for making her become an artist. Ki Jurumartani is so proud to have a nephew that she will have possibility to be a famous artist.

However, she can’t make show on stage of public, because of forbid; The King forbids Princess to go out from Palace and even more to sing and dance in front of common people. By then she become frustrate and being sadness.

Ki Jurumartani hold her up. He has idea to develop theater club in the Palace. He organized the members for practicing. Princess is happy because of some one want to care of her.

Her Grand Pa, Ki Ageng Pemanahan has ever seen his Grand Child practiced when she was singing; He was impressived seeing his Grand Child can sing and dance.
“Her talented would be used by every one; She is pretty and talented.”



Chapter 1

Patih (Chief of Army) Purboyo commands his troops to attack, but his soldiers already lack their encouraged; Therefore his soldiers retreats back and safe their soul each. Their friends carried the wounded soldiers back to Kota Gede (now Jogyakarta).
More than one hundred soldiers of Mataram die in the battlefield.

Mengir has defeated Mataram troops. Mengir’s winning has been happening repeatedly for a long time. The soldiers of Mataram become frustrate, especially Patih Purboyo, “Why it can be happened? I admitted that Ki Ageng Mengir is a good warrior.”

Mengir Perdikan is a free territory. Perdikan mean freedom; They didn’t want to merge with a new Kingdom at south, Mataram Kingdom. Their leader is Ki Ageng Mengir. He isn’t a King but the leader of Perdikan.

Meanwhile, Mataram Kingdom will expand their territory and then will conquer Mengir Perdikan. However, Mataram Kingdom can’t be able to conquer Mengir Perdikan.

Now Patih Purboyo has to make account of the loser to his King, Panembahan Senopati.
“Master, we lose again; I admitted Ki Ageng Mengir is a good warrior. I am sorry about that.”

“I have predicted that you wlli be lost. However, don’t praise our enemy in front of me. Believe me that we are stronger than that Mengir’s.”

“What can we do then?”

“I will ask my father; I hope father can give us a good suggestion to win this war.”
King’s father name Ki Ageng Pemanahan.


Ki Ageng Pemanahan is old but still going strong. He has ever being a Patih of Pajang Kingdom long time previously. He has many experiences while he was on duty as Patih of the King Hadiwijoyo.

Once, he had a good idea to solve problem, how to defeat Ario Penangsang, the enemy of King Hadiwijoyo. That was the story,

“Let us make Ario Penangsang become mad, by then he will have mistaken decision, and then we could easy to win this war.”

Ki Ageng Pemenahan caught a man who was working to cut grasses; He is Panolan Citizen who works to care horse of Ario Penangsang. Pemanahan cuts the worker’s ear then put it into envelope along with a piece of letter for Ario Penangsang, “Hi Ario, you have been waiting at bank of Sore River by Joko Tingkir (King Hadiwijoyo) for fighting duel; So, don’t be coward !.”
He sends the letter along with the cutting ear in envelope.

Meanwhile, Ario Penangsang was eating his supper when his man came, with crying of pain, “Master they cut my ear and put it along with this letter.”
Ario put off his supper and read the letter. “Bastard you, Joko Tingkir. What you say, don’t be coward; Ok I will ful-fill what ever you want; I am not a coward soldier like you.”

He takes his horse and weapon then goes to Sore River alone; Any soldier followed him. His Patih surprises and wonders, then he shouts, “Master don’t go; It is a trap for you; You could be killed. Please Master don’t go.”
But Ario has gone already. His Patih calls on his soldiers to follow him in hurry.

Ario Penangsang crosses Sore River. He saw Ki Ageng Pemanahan with his troopers but Joko Tingkir didn’t show up. Ki Ageng Pemanahan gives sign to his archers group then many arrows flew to its targeted.
After a while, Joko Tingkir crosses the river meet his enemy who has been stabbed by many arrows. Duel fighting imbalanced, seems Ario weaker than that Joko’s. Joko stabbed his keris to enemy’s stomach easily. Ario Penangsang die with the intestine burst out.

Now the next enemy is Ki Ageng Mengir; How to defeat him?


Chapter 2


King Panembahan Senopati asks, “Father, do you have suggestion to win this war?”

“Yes I have, but please call my Grand Daughter, Princess Putri Pembayun; She has to attend on this meeting.”

“She is just a weak woman; She isn’t eligible to be a soldier.”

“Yes I knew, she is just a weak woman; But she has her brain and her talented of singing and dancing. I am proud with her beauty.
Please invite her immediately.”

The King whispers to a guard. Afterward, the Princess comes in hurry.

“What’s the matter father? Is there something wrong?” She asks her father.

Her Grand Pa answers, “My Grand Daughter, do you realize that you are a member of Royal Family? If so then you have to give your contribution of your effort in this struggle. Now we are at war against our enemy, Ki Ageng Mengir and his gang.”

“Yes I will Grand Pa. So, what can I do?”

“Ki Jurumartani !, Will you explain your plan to your King and the Princess please.”

Ki Jurumartani stands up and bows to the King and to Ki Ageng Pemanahan.
It seems that Ki Jurumartani with Ki Ageng Pemanahan has already prepared and agreement concerning their planning.

“Our plan will ask Princess be included in our task. Do you objection Princess?”

“No I don’t; For the shake of Kingdom, I will do my task as hard as I could.” Princess said without hesitate.

“Thank you very much. As we knew that Putri Pembayun talented in art of singing and dancing; We also already build a theater club.

Now, we will present on stage of public entertain show. We will travel from town to another town to entertain people in public show; Then, Princess will sing and dance on the stage.
We hope our theater club can impress the people and then would become a famous club.”

“Wow.....I like it; That is what I want to.” Princess said spontaneously with gleaming face.

“We hope Ki Ageng Mengir could be attracted by our show; Then he would call on us to make show at his resident.
Finally, we hope Ki Ageng Mengir would fall in love with Princess.”

“No !, He could kill my daughter !. You must remember that we are at war now.” The King said furiously.

“Our members have to have a false identity for each; Of course we will have never confessed that we are the people of Mataram Kingdom, but we are the people from Randu Dadap Village. We have to keep the secret tightly. Princess Pembayun will have also a new identity as a singer from Randu Dadap.
We will reorganize a new club of theater at that village.”

“I absolutely disagreed with your plan; How my enemy could become my son in law?”
The King said with anger appearance.

“You’re Majesty, if Ki Ageng Mengir will become your son in law then you can do your plan on him or you can steer him easily, do you?”

“How you my dear Pembayun? Do you agree?”

“For the shake of our Kingdom, I agreed.”

“You agreed with Jurumartani’s plan; Then you will be Mengir’s wife; will you?”

“Yes I will; I will protect my family even though he is your enemy previously.”

“Don’t do that please; You just pretending as his wife, but on the other hand,your have your real task; That is to eliminate Mengir ! Kill him !”

“Father, I disagreed with you; It is a sin to kill an innocent human even though he is your ex-enemy. I suggest you, make peace with Ki Ageng Mengir, and then everything will be going well.”

“Gentlemen !, I told you that my daughter isn’t eligible as a soldier; She is just a weak woman.”

Princess stands up from her chair, starts to go, “If so then I will quit.
Father, a marriage is a holy ceremonial that Gusti Allah (God) and Angels will attend as witness. To kill a husband can push someone-else into hell hereafter.
So I will protect my husband what ever my husband will be.”

“I wonder why you loved someone-else that you have never met.”

“You asked me to love that man, not I. For me, it was my task for Gloria of Mataram Kingdom.”

“Yes that was what I mean, you just pretend to love that man; Your task is just for Gloria of Mataram Kingdom.”

Patih Purboyo joins into discussion, “Princess, I want you to know that Ki Ageng Mengir is an old man and ugly; He isn’t appropriate to be your husband. You could find another man that will become your husband properly.”

“Patih, we are discussing a war topic; How to defeat an enemy, that is Ki Ageng Mengir. We aren’t discuss about how to get marriage partner for me.”

Patih Purboyo keep silent,no more talks.

Ki Ageng Pemanahan asks his Grand Daughter, “Pembayun, please don’t leave us; Your effort is needed. I agreed with your plan that you will be wife of Mengir. And then what would you do after that.”

“No, I don’t want to be Mengir’s wife ! But you insist on me.
As if you insist on me to go into crocodile’s nest and then you asks me to marry with that crocodile. Before I have married,I will have been killed by crocodile.

I want you to know that, fifty percent of probability is that I will die, be killed by Ki Ageng Mengir, because of I am a Princess of his enemy.
Twenty-five percent is that I will have been his detention and then he insist on you to surrender other wise he will kill me.

The last twenty-five percent of probability is that he will love me as a true love, and then he would have come into Mataram Palace to ask my father for me to be his wife.
In this case, I want to ask my father; will you kill Ki Ageng Mengir?”

King Panembahan Senopati became confuse to face the problem; It wasn’t a simple matter, but a complicated. He looks at his father.
Father takes the King into another room to discuss the matter, just for both.

Pemanahan suggestion, “Please, don’t kill Ki Ageng Mengir if he truly wants to be your son in law. You have to respect your daughter’s sacrifices.
You have to thank you to Gusti Allah (God) if your daughter would come back safely. Remember what Pembayun saying that seventy-five percent of her fate probability is, she will die, be killed by Ki Ageng Mengir.”

“Shall we take Ki Ageng Mengir as my son in law?”

“Yes we shall, even though he was your enemy previously. However, you would have become the winner in this war, because your enemy will become your son in law.
However, we will never conquer, but merger the Mengir’s territory.”

“I hated Ki Ageng Mengir very much.
How abortive Jurumartani’s plan. We can try to attack again, hoping could defeat Mengir.”

“You will be lost because of our soldiers aren’t courageous to do war. The plan of Jurumartani will become the last option.
I knew how you hate him; That is because of you never win in this war.”

“I understood father. I will try to love my enemy as my son in law.”

Both of them go out from the room and meet the discussion members.

Ki Ageng Pemanahan speaks, “Ladies and Gentlemen, I think we have reached the last pages of our discussion. We decided to work in Jurumartani’s plan. Hoping that Pembayun would come back safely and Ki Ageng Mengir could become King’s son in law.
Finally, the war could be ended in peace.
We will never conquer the land of Mengir but merger.”

Patih Purboyo says, “If Princess Putri Pembayun has been killed then we will continue our struggle in the battlefield. The dieing of Princess can increase courageous and struggle spirit in every soldier of Mataram.”

“Yes I agreed with you Patih; I will be in front of the line at battlefield.
But I will be sadness if my daughter has been killed.” The King said.

“Father, will you kill Ki Ageng Mengir if I have married him?”
The Princess asked again.

The King hesitates to answer, but finally he says, “No, of course not, my dear Pembayun.”

“Now I relief to hear you father. The war is always cruel. I hope this war will end in peace and everybody can be happy.”

Ki Jurumartani says, “Shall I prepare our theater club since every body agreed with my plan.”

“Do your plans Jurumartani. I asks you, that every member of theater club must have their false identity because this mission is top secret. In addition, no one of your subordinate, has ever been at battlefield of the last war; Since the enemy can able to know you.
Keep it secret, not divulge even though to your own family.” The King gives advice.



Chapter 3

Princess Putri Pembayun is alone in her kaputren room. She is reminding the meeting, and she wonder to herself, “How am I so brave that want to go to battlefield ?; Not for fighting but for singing and dancing in front of my enemy.
Hoping Ki Ageng Mengir could be impressed with my melodious sound.”

Princess prays deep in her heart, “Gusti Allah (God) please safe me while I will do my difficult task. Please send your Angels to protect me. You are The Greatest; No matter could be happened in this World without Your permit. An old leaf can’t be grounded to Earth without Your permits, so do my dieing. Please safe me. Amen.”

She prepared her belonging for traveling. She will go to Randu Dadap Village, at Northern area. There is a secret command of Juru Martani, “Every member must go to Randu Dadap Village alone and one by one, as soon as possible; Please don’t tell your family concerning your task. Don’t forget your new identity.”

However, she has to ask permit to her father, “Father, I will go to do my task. Will you pray for me? Praying of father is mandatory needed to keep me away from disaster and jeopardy.”

“Of course I will pray tahajud in the mid night, especially to keep you away from jeopardy. I have sent along with you my best guard; He is Ki Ageng Suro who will protect you in a violence event. And also your uncle, Ki Jurumartani”

“I knew Ki Ageng Suro; he is our Narrator.”

“What is your new identity Pembayun?”

“My name is Ayu Sekar; I was born at Randu Dadap Village; My father was late Suro Agul-Agul; My mother was late Larasati.”

“That’s good.
Honestly, I would rather disagree than agree with Jurumartani’s plan.
How I could have my real enemy being my son in law. It would be awkward matter.”

“Father you must know, that is just twenty-five percent of probability;
In that case, Ki Ageng Mengir wants to love me with true love.

But, on the other hand, seventy-five percent of probability is, Ki Ageng Mengir will kill me.
What do you feel father? Do you realize that seventy-five is more than twenty-five; That’s mean chance of my dieing is more three folds than that chance of my living.
You should say thank you to Gusti Allah whether I would have come back safely. No matter what my husband will be, please receive him to join in our family”

The King thought, “I can’t receive my enemy as a son in law. It would be awkward matter that Ki Ageng Mengir would be the second King in Mataram Kingdom”.

A woman comes out from a room. That Pembayun’s mother will say farewell to her daughter. She can’t say any, just crying. Many tears dropped from her eyes. At last, her mother says, “Why do you not to cry my dear Pembayun? What’s do you feel?”

“Mom, now I am a soldier, not a weak woman. Forbidden for a soldier to cry at battle. For the shake of Mataram Kingdom I will join into battle against Ki Ageng Mengir.”

“No!, You are not a soldier, but an artist. You have your duty to make people happy, not hurt them. I have my pride you as an artist.”

“Of course Mom, I am the real singer and dancer and I am happy with my circumstances. However, now we are at war; As you knew war is always cruel.
I loved you Mom. Believe in God that I could come back safely if God willing”.

Both hugged each other, now tears dropped from Pembayun’s eyes.

She goes off from her Palace secretly; Even she wearied common clothes to make camouflage of her appearance. She made her hair unordered. She rides a horse goes to North. She must avoid the Mengir’s territory other wise the enemy could arrest her.
Therefore, she has her weapon of blade (=keris), put behind her clothes.


Chapter 4

A pretty woman, is eating in a restaurant when Ki Jurumartani comes. He see his nephew was eating, but he pretends as if he didn’t know her.

She is Princess Putri Pembayun who comes at Randu Dadap Village. She didn’t see her uncle came. A restaurant service man approachs her and gives a letter, contended, “Please come to our home at street Sabrang Lor no.10, Ki Ukur or Ki Jurumartani.”

Not so long, a couple of man and woman come into the same restaurant. They ask food for their lunch. Princess sees her friends; She knew them very well as the member of Theater Club. The woman is Ayu Mendut and the man is Joko Lelono.

The mansion at Sabrang Lor street no.10 will become their home for practicing gamelan, dancing, singing and theatrical activity. Perhaps Kingdom has arranged that mansion for them. Somebody has organized everything for the Club of Theatrical, likes gamelan, stage as well as theatrical custom.

Princess happy to find everything are available, as she wants to; By then she forgot her heavy task for a while. No wonder, because of she is a real artist not a soldier.

Every night, they practice their activity as artist, likes singing, dancing and drama. The sound of gamelan can call the village people to come and to see. Included the chief of village who comes to see what the activity of his people is.

Raden Danang Suhita the chief of village asks Ki Ukur (Ki Jurumartani, new name as his false identity) to make entertainment show at his home. He will pay that show.
Then it’s the first show of that Club.

They will play drama “Kelenting Kuning” the famous tale among the people at that time. They practiced and well prepared for that show. They don’t want to make disappointed for their customers, especially Mister Raden Danang Suhita.

That night, the weather is clear, no rainfall and even the moon is shining. Therefore many people come to Danang’s house to see the entertainment. They have no pay ,because of the show is free of charge. Danang has paid all.

Princess or Ayu Sekar is excellent; She is the prettiest and attractive woman among the others. She seats near Narrator, Ki Ageng Suro. She is singing a song along with gamelan. Her melodious sound was so nice to hear that everybody admitted her.

Surprised, there are many young men come to near Ayu Sekar. They look crazy to see the pretty woman in a lonely village that they have never seen before. Fortunately, Danang has already prepared his guards that can chase the young men away.

Suddenly, a young man leaps up onto the stage and then gives a bucket of flowers to Ayu Sekar. Ayu smiles and says thank you. The young man goes down to the floor ground.

The others are jealous to see the action, but the young man has already gone. Afterward, they come again to near Ayu Sekar, but the guards chased them away.

The drama is ended successfully and the audiences satisfied, included The Chief of Village.

“Ki Ukur, wonderful ! You as well as all of the members are excellent; All of you are real artist; I astonish.
What is the name of your Theater Club?” Raden Danang Suhita asks.

“We are sorry that we haven’t a name yet but we will prepare a good name then.”

“If you don’t mind, how a name of “Cahyo Kumolo”.
Kumolo is mean Diamond so it is mean “Bright Diamond”

“It is a good name, I agreed with you. I will let you know later on.”

“I am proud of you because you are my Citizens, the people of Randu Dadap Village.”

Ki Ukur satisfied with the successful of their first of show. They discussed the name of their club. Finally, they chose a name “Cahyo Kumolo Theatrical Club.” The abbreviation is “CKTC”.

The people of Randu Dadap happy and proud with a new Theatrical Club in their village. They talked about the Club in everywhere and every time; Especially they talked about the singer, Ayu Sekar. “It is amazing, how a girl from a village was so attractive that looks like a Princess.” They comment concerning Ayu.

CKTC practices every night; People peeping and surrounding the mansion. People wonder how the members of the Club like stranger, “Seem they are not our citizen, may be they came from Kota Gede.”

The second invitation has come from other village, Jatiwono Village. A rich farmer name Ki Ageng Galih invited CKTC for playing drama in his home.
Now CKTC will play drama “Damar Wulan” it is the other famous people tale, the story of Blambangan King and Majapahit Queen.

Ki Ageng Galih takes charge to every person who wants to see the theater. Every body has to drop a penny into earthen cup. He is capable to collect money from people.
In fact, he got much money, “I don’t want to release the hen that lays a golden egg every day. So, I want to ask them to stay in my home yard.”

Ayu Sekar was singing a song when a young man came up on stage and gave a bucket of flowers. Ayu Sekar said thank you and smiled. Seems he was the same person who has ever done like this in Randu Dadap.

The situation as same as Jatiwono, many young men come, surround Ayu Sekar. However, they are polite and seriously watching the drama until end.

At the end of show, Ki Ageng Galih hold Ki Ukur for discussing, “Ki Ukur, Will you stay your CKTC in Jatiwono. I promised you a house of theater for you. I will build a good building theater for you; You can play drama show every day; And you don’t have to go travel.”

“Are you please and enjoy the playing drama?”

“It was a wonderful drama, I like it very much.”

“But we have to go travel from town to another town to make large people would have known us; Of course we want to make CKTC become a famous Club.”

“Well, it was a good idea of you, I give up, so long until then.”

CKTC become a famous Club because there are four villages at once that have asked CKTC play in their village each. Then Ki Ukur has to choose one village only. He chose a village that stayed at southern near the territory of Mengir. It is Gajah Wungkur Village.

Ki Ukur has to warn to his members for more being careful because the village is so near to their target, “Ladies and Gentlemen, we have to be careful and alert since we want to go near the home town of Ki Ageng Mengir. I asks you not to talk about politic and war. Please stay as you are; You are an artist; your duty is just to make people happy.”

Gajah Wungkur Village is not a village but a little town because more people lived at there. People are enthusiastic want to see drama of CKTC. The theater house is full by people.
They talked much about the singer, Ayu Sekar. Every young man was fond of her and dreamed about her.

The CKTC will play drama “Ratu Roro Jonggrang” Now, Ayu Sekar and Ayu Mendut sing together. The audiences applauded hysterically.
After show, a man comes and gives a bucket of flower and then gone away; He is the same person.



Chapter 5

Ki Ukur holds a letter from Ki Ageng Mengir, it is contended, “Dear Sir, will you come to our home for playing drama. I astonished to see every drama of yours that has played from the first playing until the last playing. Please will you send my regard to your lovely singer, Ayu Sekar.
Sincerely Ki Ageng Mengir.

Ki Ukur’s hands were trembling while he held the letter, “He has presented at every our show from Randu Dadap until Gajah Wungkur Village. Did he know our secret mission?
I hope not.”

Ki Ukur call on his members for urgent meeting, “Ladies and Gentlemen, the bite would be eaten by fish. Do you know what I mean? I just received a letter from Ki Ageng Mengir, contended invitation to play drama at his home.
He said that he has presented at every show of ours and may be at every practicing secretly. He also send his regard for Ayu Sekar.
Ayu Sekar, are you ready to face your husband candidate?

“I like it if he wants to be my husband; However, may be the opposite would have happened, he would murder on me.
Uncle, the hole of crocodile nest was in front of us and now I am going into; Then met the crocodile. It;s horrible;...........I am afraid really.
Is there somebody wants to help on me?”

“I am your guard.” Ki Ageng Suro said

“I am too.” Joko Lelono said

“Of course, every member of ours wants to help you Ayu Sekar. We are in a solid team”

“I will be pounced by that crocodile since I stay too near it.”

“Please don’t stay near it Ayu.” Ayu Mendut gives suggestion.

“You didn’t attend at the secret meeting Mendut; They said that I have to marry him.
That is my duty as father has asked me.”

Ayu Mendut confused to hear Ayu Sekar’s explanation, “Who is Ki Ageng Mengir?”

“He is an old man and ugly; He is the number one enemy of Mataram Kingdom.”

Ki Ukur makes calm down the excitement situation, “Let us pray and ask Gusti Allah (God) for safety of ours; Please don’t make Ayu Sekar become frighten. We will face every problem together, right? Now we practiced again as usual.”

Meanwhile, the Mengir’s mansion is crowded with many people that busy to prepare the entertainment show of CKTC; Some body is working to stand up stage, the others are making decoration and anothers one make tidy and clean the yard.
Many subordinates of Ki Ageng Mengir work hard to please their leader.

The CKTC group come into, when the Mengir’s mansion is tidying. They worked to put gamelan music instrument on to stage and put customs in the cupboard and so on.

Ayu Sekar tired cause her long journey; Therefore, she needed rest for a while. She sat on a chair alone.
A young man approaches, smiles and greets to her. He is the same person who has ever given a bucket flowers. Now he gives a bucket of flowers too.

He opens the conversation, “I hope the weather would be good to night and the show will be successful, how do?”

“Me too I hope so.”

The young man takes a seat near Ayu, seems he relaxes and enjoy.
He is quiet handsome and polite. He didn’t afraid whether the owner of mansion could may angry on him.

Ayu thought, “He is handsome and polite. Perhaps he attracts on me; do he fall in love?
I hope so and then I will quit from the battlefield; Forget Ki Ageng Mengir and Mataram Kingdom. I will go with him to somewhere at peace land in happiness.
I hope he would be my lover.”

He comments, “Of course the show will be success because we have you, the famous and lovely artist.”

“Am I a famous artist? Am I lovely?”

“Yes you are; Everybody has been saying like that repeatedly, not just me. They dreamed of you and they want to touch you and I was included.”

“Do you want to touch me, want you?”

“Yes please, if you don’t mind.”

Ayu gives her hand to his lap; The young man touched her hand politely. He touched her hand and kissed it so affection. He looks satisfied and happy.
He stares her face. Ayu also looks at his face.
No sound of talking just eyes gazing.
Each of them is asking in deep of their heart, “Will you love me?”

“Would you please to follow us regularly? Or will you be our member in CKTC?”
Ayu asked.

“Why did you ask me?”

“Because of you always gives a bucket of flowers and follow us to every where that we have ever gone.”

“The sound is good, I want to. But I can’t, because I must do my duty as a leader of Mengir land.”

“Who are you?”

“People called me Ki Ageng Mengir.”

“It was the man who invited us. Oh.. That you are the famous warrior; surprising”. Ayu said.

Ayu said in murmur voice. She became pale at sudden with more sweat on her front head, “I was in the mouth of crocodile; Oh..Gusti Allah safe me please !”

“Hi, what was wrong with you? Are you sick?”

Now The Mengir leader became frightened. He run to kitchen for a cup of coffee and gives it to Ayu, “Please drink this coffee for your health.”

“I concluded that he didn’t know my secret identity; As if she talked to herself, please relaxed Ayu, you are safe. If he has known your real identity then he would have brought knife to kill you, not a coffee like this. ” Ayu Sekar thought.

He wipes the sweat on her front head with handkerchief; He is so affection that Ayu can feel his emotion of love. She stares on him as if she wants to say I love you but no sound can be produced, “How to start this love, I have no experience.”

“Well, the coffee has worked; Now you got your red face as usual, even you become more beautiful than before.”

“Am I beautiful?”

“Of course, you are.”

“Do you love me?”

He graspes her arm and kissed her lips with lust behavior, “I love you with all of my heart”

“I love you too; I hope no one else beside you, just myself.”

“Of course, just you are on my side.”

Both hug to each other; the World as if stop rotating for a moment; Everything become quiet, cool and gleam.
For that moment, they have declared themselves as a couple of lovers.
There is no witness just Angels and God.

They walked hand in hand, approached the leader of CKTC, “Ki Ukur, the man who ever has given a bucket of flowers is Ki Ageng Mengir; He is the owner of this mansion; Also the man that has invited us.”

Ki Ukur surprised and frightened, “Really? Are you Ki Ageng Mengir?”

“Yes I am”

“Thank you very much for you have invited us to play drama.” Ki Ukur said.
Then he warns Ayu, “Ayu ! You must be polite performance to Ki Ageng Mengir ! Please don’t make him disappointed !”

“No, I don’t have to.because he is my lover now.”

“What ? What you say ?

Ki Ageng Mengir join the conversation, “We have declared our love. I hope you will agree with our love, will you?”

“Of course I will; But how it so fast?”

Ayu Sekar answers, “That is ‘Quick Love’ ha ha ha. Uncle I have known him before; He was the man who always give a bucket of flowers. Therefore, it’s not so quick.”

Ki Ageng Mengir welcomes Ki Ukur, “You welcome, now my home is your home; You can play drama and please being relaxed for we have no more war at the moment; I knew everybody want to make peace to each other.”

“Thank you very much.”

Ki Ukur seems panic, even though Ayu Sekar is in happyness. He though Ayu in jeopardy, therefore he has to take Ayu, bring into a save places as soon as possible.

Ki Ukur holds Ayu Sekar’s hand and they go up to his group.

Every member is busy to prepare the show. Ayu Mendut and Joko Lelono are included. Joko will be role as Hanoman monkey in the next show of drama.

They will play drama “Rama and Shinta”. Nevertheless, the group needs more actors to play role as monkeys in that drama. Ki Ageng Mengir was pleased to send their soldiers to assist the CKTC.

In once of the secret moment, Ki Ukur asked Ayu concerning Ki Ageng Mengir, “What was the topic of discussing when you have been talking with the Mengir Leader?”

“Love, just about love, no more.”

“Love,… How so fast that love could be penetrated in each mind of you, it was amazing.”

“I told you that it was a “Quick Love” “

“Now, I am relief. I also glad hearing this news, so far so good. I suggest you not to talk about war and politic. Remember you are an artist, just an artist. After you have married, you can opened your real identity in once of good moment; but you have to be careful.”

Every body in Mengir has known the love affair of Mengir Leader, especially the soldiers of Mengir. The news spread fast among the Mengir’s subordinates.

The drama played well; No more young men want to annoy Ayu since every body was polite to see the drama.
The drama of Rama and Shinta was a little bit colossal since they have presented Kecak Dance to describe the soldiers of monkeys.

Ki Ukur concluded that the last show at Mengir was the best; He and every members of CKTC are happy and proud.
Even more, Ki Ukur satisfied that Mengir Leader has fallen in love with Ayu.
Ki Ageng Mengir satisfied as well as his soldiers, “The drama can make us amazement.”

Ki Ageng Mengir asks, “Ki Ukur will you play once more in other night; I knew you have to get rest.”

“What ever you say then I will follow you, Sir.” Ki Ukur answers.

“Thank you so much.”

“I knew you that you want to get near Ayu a little bit longer, do you?”

“Yes I do, I should be honest to you that I fell in love with your subordinate, Ayu Sekar. Times has become valuable for me because of Ayu Sekar.
Do you agree with me?”

“Of course we do, even I also be happy to see both of you are happy.”

“Thank you Ki Ukur.”

Every member CKTC was happy too to hear Ayu love Ki Ageng Mengir.
They satisfied since Ki Ageng Mengir is not an old or ugly man but an handsome young man; Even he Is polite and good behavior.
They have the same opinion concerning Mengir’s threatened; He will not do killing Ayu, even though he would have known the real identity of Ayu Sekar.
They knew how Ki Ageng Mengir loved Ayu very much.
After all, they were relief for a moment.

The second show was ended successful, because the spectators more than before. Seems the spectators has seen twice.

Every body of the CKTC member satisfied. They can say that CKTC is a famous theater club.

Nevertheless, the next invitation has come from Grobogan Town, just near Kota Gede.
Ki Ukur got headache because he afraid that his real identity could may be oppened; He is afraid concerning the Princess especially. If somebody has known Ayu Sekar as Princess then he may could spread the news to other people; Then finally could let Ki Ageng Mengir has known their real identity.
That is dangerous circumstances for Princess that her lover may could kill her.

Therefore, Ki ukur decided not to present Ayu Sekar in that show; He chose the reason of sick.

Ki Ageng Mengir realized that his lover wants to go, but he doesn’t mind, “Darling, I should follow you in every show of you; However, the Grobogan Town is a place just near the Head Quarter of our enemy.
Therefore I post-pone to go with you, but may be for the next time.”

“I also can’t to go because of sick; I got fever.
Can I stay for a moment in your mansion?”

“Of course you can sweet heart. This mansion is yours.”



Chapter 6

Ki Ageng Mengir called on the entire his staffs and soldiers for war meeting regularly. They came with relax and enjoy because no more attack from their enemy.
However, that situation exactly has made Mengir Leader become frightened, “Why they did not attack again? I guess something bad trick of them will hit Mengir.”

“Ladies and gentlemen thank you for coming; Now we discusses the war circumstances. Suromenggolo, would you say something or would you report how your subordinates are.”

“We are in good condition and ready for combating; Even my keris is thirsty to suck enemy’s blood. We are asking, why do Mataram put off the war?”

“That was what I want to ask you, why they don’t want to attack us again ?
Is there some one of you wants to answer that question?”

“It is an easy answer, because they got afraid to do war.” One of soldier said.

“Yes that is the right answer of you. We won the war of the last battle and then they must be afraid to do war again.” The other soldier said.

“Please don’t be so conceited, that Gusti Allah may could angry to us.
In my opinion, they have a new trick to win this war but we didn’t know what kind of trick of theirs. We have to know what it is.
So I want to charge one of us to search on them; Find the true reason of theirs, why they put off their attacking on us.”
Ki Ageng Mengir said.

“We already have the secret service that wants to search them. Ki Kancil Alit is their leader; Ki Kancil Alit, would you take this duty?” Suromenggolo asks.

“Yes I am ready.” Ki Kancil alit said.

He isn’t thin or small but just his name “Alit” (Alit=little).
Alit isn’t mean little, but it’s mean easy to infiltrate into enemies’s line.

Ki Ageng Mengir says, “Thank you Kancil; Then what is your planning?”

“I will travel to Kota Gede. I will hear the people talking; Especially concerning the war. If necessary, I will go into their Palace.”

“Thank you Kancil Alit. Now you can prepare every thing for your journey.
Good luck to you !.

Men !, to day I am so happy that I can introduce my fiancée. Here is she, Ayu Sekar ! She is one of the members CKTC. We would marry soon.
Would you speak Ayu?”

Ayu speaks, “Thank you very much that I have my permit to attend this meeting, even though you are discussing concerning of war; That must be a secret one.
Believe me that I will support your struggle against Mataram Kingdom.

I want to introduce myself that my name is Ayu Sekar. I stay at Randu Dadap Village. I work as a singer and dancer in our club, the CKTC.
I want you to know my goodness that I have found a man that will be my husband; However, accidentally, he is your leader, Ki Ageng Mengir.
We have agreement to marry soon, Thank you.”

Audiences stand up and give applaud to her, clap and hurray, “Viva Ayu, Viva Ayu, Viva Ayu.” That is the way of soldiers to say agreed with a new member into their group.

“When the wedding party will be presented Sir?” One of the soldiers asked.

“I think the wedding would be done as soon as possible; I will ask Ki Ukur about her formally.
My lover is an orphan. So I can ask Ki Ukur as replacing her parent.”

When Ki Ukur and his group has been at Mengir’s home, Ki Ageng Mengir has ever asked Ayu for being his wife formally. Of course, Ki Ukur agreed with him.

Ki Ukur happy, “The process toward marrying would have to be done as soon as possible, other wise Ayu’s false identity may could be opened by someone else; Then she will be going into jeopardy.” Ki Ukur thought.

The wedding party has come. The party is merry because every body agreed and happy, except the King of Mataram Kingdom. He frustrated by hearing his daughter got married.

Ayu Sekar happy as seen her face gleamed as clue of happy, so did her husband.
She thought, “Patih Purboyo must be joking when he said Ki Ageng Mengir is an old man and ugly.”

Now CKTC is different from before because some soldiers will follow them in every show of theirs. It’s necessary for their safety; Especially the safety of Ayu Sekar.
In addition, they have another rule, not to make show in the territory of Mataram Kingdom.

However, Mengir allows his wife to sing and dance on stage of public entertainment show as usual. Nevertheless, the young men as audiences are polite to her; No body wants to annoy her.



Chapter 7

Ki Kancil Alit has been in Kota Gede, Head Quarter of his enemy. He heard every discussion of people in tavern or in the market. He was concerning every topic of discussion.
He thought, “Every topic of people’s discussion may have correlation with war and can answers the question, why Mataran put off his attacked..”

Once, when he was drinking coffee in the tavern he heard some people talked about the CKTC.

“We should ask our money back because the singer didn’t show up on stage.
Without Ayu Sekar, CKTC is nothing.”

“Yes I agreed with you. Why did you attract with that girl?”

“She is pretty, charming and beautiful; Everybody fond of her; Everybody dreamed her.”

“I guessed she isn’t common people from Randu Dadap Village, but she must be a Noble woman from a Kingdom in Java. Look the way she speaks, walks, and eats; and everything the way of her life; she always use “Kromo Inggil” (Kingdom’s performance).
That was a clue that she is a Noble woman.”

“So, who is she according you?”

“Might be she is a Princess of Mataram Kingdom.”

“Surprise, she is a Princess of our Kingdom. Nobody has ever seen the Princess of Mataram since she forbid to go out from her Palace; Even we didn’t know what her name is.”

Ki Kancil Alit heard their conversation, “I have to go home immediately to let him know that his wife actually is enemy’s daughter.
Then it must be a bad trick of the King to win the war.”



Chapter 8

Now, the couple has married and stay at Mengir’s mansion. They are a happy family since they loved to each other.

Ayu Sekar continues her activity as an artist; Sometimes her husband follows her. He enjoys the way she sings and dances and follows the drama as well.
He never being jealous since he knew his wife is an artist.

Three Months has pass by and then Ayu Sekar got pregnant. Her husband cares her much more than before, “Ayu, please don’t work too hard since you have your pregnant”.

“Are you happy? I am going to have a baby of you, a baby of ours.”

“Yes of course; I am the happiest man in the World.”

Nevertheless, the happy family got in trouble when Kancil Alit came to give an account; The result of his investigation.

“Master, I have come from Kota Gede, brougt the important news.”

“Go on. What the news is ?”

Kancil Alit hesitated to say because the news has concerning his wife.

Ayu Sekar realized the jeopardy situation that something bad may hit her. She ever been in their war meeting, then she knew Kancil Alit is a secret agent that wants to investigate a problem of war; Now he came with news that may have correlation with her.

Now, she become frightened. She has pale faces, follow with sweat dropped from her front face and her heart beat increase.

Finally, Kancil approaches Ki Ageng Mengir, then whispers in to his ear, “She is Princess of Mataram Kingdom”

Now he startled hearing the news; His face become beam because of anger; His eyes protrude and stare to his wife.

“Who are you my dear Ayu Sekar? Are you Princess of Mataram?”

“Now I am your wife; A woman that you loved. Please don’t hurt me, even though I am your enemy’s daughter previously, but not now ”.

“What’s purpose of you ?”

“I come to you for making peace with you and we hope no more hostility between the two Countries. My father has sent me to you, just for making peace between you and King of Mataram”.

“It was wonder; How King of Mataram wants to make peace with his enemy.?”

“Why was it impossible?”

“You knew already, how hate him to me. Then it will be impossible thing.”

“In fact, the King has made peace with you; As you saw me that I am your wife already.
How about you my dear husband?
Will you also want to do the same thing, as my father did?”

“Of course I want to, however, I can’t believe your father. How hate the King against me. Therefore, it was impossible think to make peace with him.”

“Do you believe me? Can you trust me?

“You are my wife. I loved you so much.
I wonder King of Mataram has sent his daughter to make me surrender. I don’t want to surrender, even though you already have be my wife.”

“Surrender and peace would be different, isn’t it?”

“Yes I agreed with you.
But the King wants to make me surrender or die. He will never do peace movement”.

Princess Putri Pembayun keeps silent. She thought, “He right that my father passionate to kill him. I can’t believe my own father. Shall I betray my own Country? Now I have to decide whether I will provide Mengir or Mataram, since he has already known that peace is an impossible thing.
He may could become beast if I will have provided Mataram. Then he can kill me.”

Suddenly, Ki Kancil Alit gives his opine, “Master, we have already opened her secret identity as Princess of Mataram.
Therefore, we won now; Do you realize that we could insist our enemy to be surrender other wise their Princess will be killed.”

Ki Ageng Mengir keeps silent; He mused for a while.

Afterward he says, “Kancil, did you ask me to kill my own wife? It’s crazy; I don’t want to do that; I loved my wife but I hated her father. Do you have another option, What can we do?”

Ayu Sekar joins the conversation bravely,
“My dear husband, I am ready to die. You can ask King of Mataram to surrender other wise you can kill me.
Believe me that I am your wife and also your soldier.
I want to fight side by side with you against King of Mataram”.

“Now you change your opine concerning your father, Why?”

“I try to make peace for ending the war previously, but it become hopeless in my mind.
In fact my father wants to kill you. I knew my own father . I don’t want to say a lie to you.
Now I stay on your side. Please trust me !”

“I trusted you also loved you Ayu Sekar; So please don’t die.
That is political problem; That wasn’t family problem of ours.
Thank you for your help; I appreciate you.”

Kancil adds, “We have to continue the war; While Princess still being your wife as she said. Even she wants to fight hand in hand with us against Mataram Kingdom.
Princess, is that true ?” Kancil said.

“Yes it is true?”

“Thank you Princess and I believed on you”.

“I loved you Ayu Sekar. I am sorry to push you into battle. Please believe me that I loved you and I also loved my son in your womb”.

“I loved you too Brother Ki Ageng Mengir. My step Is on your side. I will fight hand in hand with you.

Ki Ageng Mengir says, “Thank you darling; I appreciate your effort to make peace. We already tired to do war repeatedly. I don’t want to make disaster upon my own people, as they would have suffered famine, pandemic illness and poverty.

Our enemy will push my people away. Then the people will be refugees.
So what were we going to do next?”

“Nothing to do !; We just wait what they want to do on us.” Kancil Alit said.

“You right, let us pretend that Ayu Sekar is a woman from Randu Dadap Village not a Princess of theirs”.



Chapter 9

The news of Princess marrying has been heard by King Panembahan Senopati as well as Ki Ageng Pemanahan. However, the people of Mataram happy and hope the peace-agreement will come and then no more hostility between the two Countries.

The King is waiting the son in law, whether he would have come into Palace; further more, Ki Ageng Mengir wants to declare to surrendered.
However, time has passed by without action of Mengir.

The King frustrate; He thinks concerning the bad circumstances may could hit his daughter, “Perhaps, Pembayun has been killed already by her own husband.
Might be she has already confessed herself as Princess of Mataram Kingdom.
Might be the cadaver of hers has already buried”.

Afterward, the King asks his staffs to discuss Pembayun’s fate in once of meeting.

The King comes into the room; He looks pale because of he can’t sleep well.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for your coming. I want to know the news of our Princess in the Head Quarter of enemy. Will you tell us?”

One of secret agent soldier says, “Princess Putri Pembayun is alright. She still have made her show of entertainment at every village and town; She looks getting pregnant.”

“Thank you, now I am relief to hear the good news of my daughter. Nevertheless, I want to know concerning her husband; Have he already known that his wife is our Princess actually ?.”

Again the secret agent says, “I think he didn’t yet know because he still loved his wife.
We understood, If he has known that matter, then he will kill his own wife”.

Another member says, “You’re Majesty, Ki Ageng Mengir perhaps just pretending didn’t know. We suppose, it was impossible think if he did not know his wife is a Princess”.

“Why did he pretend?” The King asked.

“He pretended about it, because he has been waiting our action.

No doubt that Mengir just pretend, because of Princess is a famous artist.
She talks likes a Noble woman, in fact she is.
Every body talked about her and they have concluded that she must be a Princess.

The King comments, “So we must do an action for the begining, that is to open Pembayun’s identity as a Princess of ours.
We concluded that Ki Ageng Mengir has fallen in love truly; Therefore, he has been waiting on us to do action.”

“What would we do?” Ki Ageng Pemanahan asked the King.

“We will make a letter saying that his wife is my daughter. We will ask him to come to our Palace along with his wife.”

The King stopped his mention for a while. Seems he hesitated to express his willing next.

“And then what’s your action next?” Ki Ageng Pemanahan asked again curiously.

“I will kill Ki Ageng Mengir immediately and safe my daughter.”

Ki Ageng Pemanahan surprise, then says, “I would rather not to kill him than kill him.
Do you remember what your daughter said about her husband? She said; please don’t kill my husband even though he was your ex-enemy. Your daughter hope there would have a peace agreement between two Countries”.

“Yes I knew father, but we must remember that we are at war now.
We have to kill our enemy what ever the way we want to kill them; No rule in the war.”

Ki Ageng Pemanahan added, “And so, you want to discard your daughter’s role in this war
My son, remember that you are a King. A Caliph of your own people; That is mean you have to be trusted by your own people; You could be trusted by every one, included your enemy as well as your own daughter.

The King keeps silent; His face become pale and beam changeable. He angry against Ki Ageng Mengir, even though he never meet his enemy, face to face.
Because of his anger, he can’t be able to be polite to his beloved father.

Ki Ageng Pemanahan walked out of the room; He disappointed against his own son.
He thought, “What Pembayun wants to say if she can hear her father’s saying that he wants to kill Ki Ageng Mengir, her husband. Oh Pembayun you are pity.”

The King continued the meeting.
The next program is, how to kill Ki Ageng Mengir when he would have been coming into Palace for ‘sungkem’ ceremonial.

The King says, “The archers group have ready to shoot the enemy together while he would have been making a ceremonial “sungkem”.
They have to kill him immediately; Make sure ! don’t miss !”.

A soldier asks, “How the Princess is ? Where she would have been at that moment ?”

“We will have already to safe her; We will have separated both lovers before they do ceremonial “sungkem”.
I think you can done this trick in easy way since the enemy will not realize our trick.”

“You’re Majesty; if they have brought huge amounts of soldiers then we will lose. So what’s our effort is ?”

“I will tell him not to bring any soldier because he will come as my son in law, not an enemy. However, Patih Purboyo has to prepare the entire our military power.”



Chapter 10

Ayu Sekar comes home from her show; Her friends followed her until the Mengir’s mansion. They have already known that Kancil Alit divulged Ayu Sekar’s real identity. However, they still hoping everything would be fine.
Fortunately, Ki Ageng Mengir disn’t angry to his wife and even he love his wife more.

The members of CKTC come with fear. However, Ayu Sekar still trusted her husband.
She confidence, even become pretty with her pregnant now.

Ki Ageng Mengir welcome his wife with gleaming face, “Look what is in my hand, a letter of invitation from your father; He mention that he agreed with our marrying and hopefully we can come to Kota Gede; Come straight into his Palace”.

“Are you glad?”

“Of course I will be glad to have you in official manner.”

“May I take a look?” Princess asks the letter.

The letter contended, “To my son in law, Ki Ageng Mengir. I want you to know that Ayu Sekar is my daughter. She is Princess Putri Pembayun. I agreed with your marrying and hoping you, both of you could come to our Palace immediately for ‘sungkem’ ritual.
Please don’t come along with your military group because of we don’t want to fight, but we are in one family now.”
King Panembahan Senopati.

Princess says, “Look at the last sentence, “Please don’t come along with your military group because of we don’t want to fight, but we are in one family now.”

“Then it would be good, Isn’t it ?.” Ki Ageng Mengir asks.

“No, it was a trick for killing you. I can’t trust my own father now; Even though he wants to make peace, nevertheless he wants to kill you because of hate.
Brother, I think it is necessary to discuss this matter with your military staffs and soldiers. I knew my own father; And I knew how he wants to hurt you”.

“I agreed with you; We will make discussing forum to night”.

She thought, “Oh father, I knew that you want to kill my husband. I told you that Angel can push you into hell hereafter.
Father, I am sorry to betray your struggle. I told you that I will protect my own family as hard as I could, even though he was your ex-enemy”.

Ki Ageng Mengir called on his entire soldiers and military staffs, as if tomorrow morning would launce battle against Mataram Kingdom.
They ready for combating.
The CKTC members also attend included Ayu Sekar.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, now we are gathering to discuss a letter of invitation that I hold in my hand; The letter is issued by King Panembahan Senopati, our enemy.

As you knew already that, my wife actually is Princess Putri Pembayun, the daughter of King Panembahan Senopati.
Now The King invited us to come into his Palace.
Shall we come?” That question have to be discussed in this forum.

“No, please don’t come; Forget it, because it was a trick to kill you”.
Suromenggolo said.

Ayu Sekar gives her opinion, “Yes I agreed with you Suromenggolo; Even though he is my father but I didn’t believe him. There will be a bad trick behind his invitation. That was a plan to murder my husband.
He asked us not to bring our Army; That was a clue that he wants to hurt us.”

“Can you explain more specific to us concerning your father?” Ki Ageng Mengir asked.

“My father was passionate to kill you. He has planned to marry off me with you, but it was just a trick to kill you. I absolutely disagreed with his plan.
I just want to make peace and I don’t want to make harm any body”.

Suromenggolo says, “Master, did you hear she said? So please don’t go. In fact, we won because his daughter is in our hand now; The Princess could become our hostage. We can use her to insist them to surrender, other wise we can kill her.”

Ki Ageng Mengir looks at his wife as if asking her, will you be hostage?.

Ayu Sekar realized that she is an enemy among of them actually.
Her husband just the man who can help her. She tried not to be panic.
She has to explain Mengir’s soldiers that she wants to help them.
She wants to fight hand in hand with them.
However, how to explain them.

After a while, she speaks, “Gentlemen, listen to me, even though I am the Princess of your enemy but my present at your Head Quarter was not a provocation purposing.
I propose a peace agreement between Mengir and Mataram.
Hoping no more war and hostility, then we could live side by side in peace condition.

My good luck has come that I met my beloved husband accidentally when he saw my show entertainment. Afterward, we fallen in love to each other. I have never known my husband before I met, but I have ever heard his name as a good leader of Mengir Perdikan.

Now I want to ask to all of you, will you accept me as your friend. May I be your member as a Mengir soldier that wants to fight side by side with all of you”.

No one soldiers speaks or screams, but just keep silent; They look at their leader, Ki Ageng Mengir. They wonder, how a Princess of their enemy want to help them and even being Mengir soldier who wants to fight side by side; It was strange.

Afterward Ki Ageng Mengir says, “Gentlemen, my wife asked permit to help our struggle.
I believed her, then she have her permitted for joining us.
However, I am afraid she could injure even kill while she would have been at battlefield.

I disagreed with you Suromenggolo; How my wife could be hostage of ours”.

Suromenggolo answers, “The attendance of Princess between us is a valuable thing; As if we have a turf card to insist Mataram Kingdom to be surrendered. We don’t have to kill our beloved Princess, but just make the King become worry; Hopefully, they would have been surrendered”.

Ayu Sekar says without hesitate or fear, “If necessary, you can tie me, close my eyes, then you can bring me in front of Mataram Palace. After that, you can insist my father to surrender other wise you can kill me.
I will donate my soul for Mengir people”.

Ki Ageng Mengir says with loud voices, “No..!! Please don’t do that; I love you Ayu Sekar, I love both of you.
I would like to make peace as you said and I believed your father’s willing.”

Ki Suromenggolo says again furiously, “Master, you are wrong; The King was passionate to kill you. It was true as his daughter has confessed.
I suggest you, let us fight them now.
I want to say that Ayu Sekar looks like a baby tiger that you have found in the forest. Then you brought it home. Not so long the mother tiger will come and pounch you; Then the tiger mother take its baby home to its nest in the forest.

“Suromenggolo is right; My father wants to kill you; I can’t believe him
I suggest you to fight them right now, because the mother tiger will come
We can’t wait now. After we have received the King’s letter, then we can’t keep silent. Otherwise, they will attack on us at sudden.”
Ayu Sekar said.

“Then what will we do now ?” Mengir asks

“Before they come to attack, we can attack them first.” Ayu answers.

“OK then I believes you and I don’t want to go to Kota Gede; I will refuse his invitation.

As you said Suromenggolo, let us fight them ! I agreed with you.
However, we have to prepare war strategy to win this war.
Will you mention us how to defeat Mataram Kingdom at their Head Quarter, I mean at their Palace.”

Suromenggolo says, “Right, the battlefield will be in their Palace, burn down their Palace.
The war will be the last of war because we have to decide who will win and who will lose.
How we can come into their Palace? That is a part of our strategy”.

“How we can come into?” The King asks.

“Master, you have your permit to come into, that is the invitation letter of the King .”

“You right, it is the letter of invitation. I can come into and step my foot on the floor of their Palace. You will follow me, strike their fence, destroy everything and then burn down the Palace. I will kill the King if I have opportunity ”.

Ayu Sekar keeps silent; she heard everything.

“Would you give suggestion to us darling” Ki Ageng Mengir asked Ayu.

“Shall we go into Mataram Palace together? So what can I do then?” Ayu asked

“No, you don’t have to go, but you will stay at home.
We will bring a carriage as if you are the passanger in that carriage.
But, I will replace you with another person in the carriage.
I imagine that the King will take the carriage and safe that person because of you are the important woman.”

“Let us discuss the war strategy in more detail.” Ki Ageng Mengir said finally.

“Master, the war would become the final war to decide who the winner and who the loser. Therefore, I will bring all of war device to Kota Gede. Did you agree?”

“I agreed. To burn the Palace we must use the giant catapult, so don’t forget that tool. The entire of Army have to go to battlefield.
If I die in this war then somebody would have chosen to be your leader. Remember that I am not a King just a leader, the leader of Mengir. Everyone who wants to be leader must have capability as a leader; then he could be chosen.”

“Will Princess go along with you?”

Ki Ageng Mengir hesitated to answer. He whispered to Suromenggolo, “We want to deceive the King and make surprise as if she would go, but not; Remember, keep it as a secret.”
Then Ki Ageng Mengir announced, “My wife will go with us to do sungkem; She will go with carriage vehicle.” (Sungkem is a traditional meeting of a son to his father in which the son gives respectful greeting with unite his palms together;
His position folden leg, sits on the floor.)

“Master, don’t bring your wife please; You and your wife could be killed; Let us fight as usual.” A soldier gives suggestion”.

“Yes I knew that, they will kill me, as my wife has told us.
We have permitted to go enter their Palace for going to do sungkem ceremonial.
In deep of my heart, I still have a little hoping that the King wants to make peace as his plan.
I asked you, all of you to follow my wife and me until distances of thousand feet from Palace and then you have to hide in the forest. Wait, until you will see a fire of rocket in the sky; That is mean we will have started to attack, straight into Palace; Help me, that my friends and I may have been in jeopardy.
Don’t think my safety but your target to burn the palace and destroy everything you could destroy and kill every one in the Palace. If I could, I will kill the King by myself. Don’t forget to burn Palace by giant catapult. Do you understand?”

“We understood; shall we go tomorrow?” Soromenggolo asks.

“Are you ready Suromenggolo?” Ki Ageng Mengir asks back.

“We are ready Master; we will go early in the morning before the cock will crow. We will go silent, without voice of command and yell.
We, the entire Army of Mengir ready to die since we don’t want to be slave of a man who has declared himself as a King.”



Chapter 11

Early in the morning the Mengir Army go toward the Mataram Palace. Their amount is one thousand and five hundred persons, led by Ki Ageng Mengir and Suromenggolo. Now they separated since the soldiers would have been hiding in the forest, while Ki Ageng Mengir and his friends as well as his wife in the carriage, continue their journey until reach the Palace Gate.

The Mataram’s guards surprise to see their enemies has stayed in front the gate. One of them run away into Palace to report the attack of enemies, “Patih our enemies want to attack us, now they have been at in front of gate; what we going to do?”

“How many were they?”

“It was about twenty and included one carriage.”

Patih Purboyo mused for a while, “They must be Ki Ageng Mengir and his family, Princess Putri Pembayun.”

“We have to welcome them and save Princess first.” Patih Purboyo said.

Then Patih went to the gate along with some soldiers.

“Are you Ki Ageng Mengir?”

“Yes I am.”

Patih Purboyo surprise; He looks at Mengir’s face, “I though he was an old man but he is a young handsome man actually; He is appropriate to be a husband of Princess.”

“Did you bring your wife along with you?”

“Yes I did?”

“Where is she?”

“Now I want to ask you first, will you accept us? Do you invite us to go inside your Palace?
If you didn’t want to accept us then we will go home now.”

“Yes we want to; Of course you are welcome and even welcome home for Princess”.

“Thank you; your Princess is in the carriage; Do you want to take her?”

“Yes I do; may I?”

“Of course you can.”
Ki Ageng Mengir thought, “You want to separate a family and then you want to kill the husband. I knew your trick, but I pretend as if being stupid.”

Patih Purboyo and some Mataram soldiers approached the carriage and then took it away. They also removed the weapon of Ki Ageng Mengir as well as his friends.
Ki Ageng Mengir hid his keris in his trouser so did his friends. Therefore, they still have their weapon. Ki Kancil Alit still have his rocket for signaling their friends in the forest.

“Sorry that we must remove your weapon because of the rule of Palace that every guest must leave his or her weapon before can go enter the Palace”. Purboyo said.

Ki Ageng Mengir, Ki Kancil Alit and along with six soldiers of Mengir are pleased to go inside the Palace. The Palace is horrible places and excitement for the guests
They realized that the King’s trick to kill his enemies was running well match with his plan. On the other hand, Mengir have just a little hoping of probability that the King wants to make peace with his enemy.

Afterward, Ki Ageng Mengir saw the King; He sat in the Throne. He looks pale and reckless. Perhaps he was reminding his daughter when she said, “To kill honest man, more even he is your own son in law, could push you into hell hereafter.”

Ki Ageng Mengir takes squat position so did his friends in a line. Ki Kancil Alit is in the rear of line. The six soldiers are in the middle. Ki Ageng Mengir is in front.

Ki Ageng Mengir moves slowly near the Throne with still in squat position so did his friends. The situation come more exited. How can the two enemies want to make peace, and more even want to make relation ship in one family?

No one can explain that matter, except Ki Ageng Mengir that he really wants to make peace because his people has been suffering the war effect for a long time toward famine condition.

Now Ki Ageng Mengir reached in front of the Throne, “King Panembahan Senopati, I am Ki Ageng Mengir wants to greet you as a King and also as my father in law.
We would like to say thank you for your invitation”.

The King keeps silent, no answering. He looks down at Mengir’s face, “He isn’t an old man, but a handsome young man. I have misinformation concern of him.” He thought.

Suddenly, a soldier of Mataram run approached the King and then whispered in ear’s King, “You’re Majesty, she was not your daughter; But she gave a letter from your daughter.”

The soldier gives a letter that content, “Dear my beloved father; I saved at Mengir mansion; I am happy to be wife of Mengir. Therefore, please don’t hurt my husband; Please would you receive him as your son in law. Don’t forget our plan and then I hope the two communities will live side by side in peace condition.
Princess Putri Pembayun.”

The King became very angry, his red face as a clue. He shouted furiously, “You are lying Mengir, she isn’t my daughter; Where is my daughter?”

“Your daughter is my wife now; Therefore, I have my responsibility to make her save and happy. I have to save her at a safety place that is my home at Mengir.
If you received me as your son in law then you will have welcomed us in peace condition.”

“Do you think it is not a peace condition?”

“No it was not; it was war condition since you bark furiously on me like that.”

“Guard ready to combat them!”

It is dangerous toward jeopardy to death since some soldiers are ready to shoot their arrow from behind the Curtin. Ki Ageng Mengir stands up and moves fast toward the King; unsheathed his keris and stabbed it. The King avoided the keris, but it can stab on his left thigh; He got wound and bleeding. The King turned back and run away

Suddenly, there are many arrows flying toward its target, Mengir leader and his friend. Some arrows penetrated on to Mengir’s body and his soldiers.
While Ki Kancil Alit run away through the window; He launched his rocket into the sky.

Afterward, Suromenggolo and his soldiers comes from the forest. They destroyed the gate and then burst inward into the Palace. The habitants of Palace are panic and run away; Included an old man that is Ki Ageng Pemanahan.

North side wing Palace burnt hit by fireball catapult; Afterward, the middle side of Palace also burnt. The roof of the Palace was falling down little by little.

Mengir soldiers have found their leader was death already, stabbed by many arrows on his body. They became angry and then kill every person in the Palace to revenge. They also destroyed furniture and everything they found.

The King can hide in a secret place safely. He suffered bleeding wound on his thigh but he was still alive.
Afterward, Patih Purboyo comes with his soldiers and then they fought in the Palace.
Mengir soldiers fought bravely even though amount of them is less than that Mataram’s.
They would have embarrassed if they have survived in that battle because they have found their leader was already death. Therefore, they were willing to die.

Suromenggolo commands his soldiers to attack the enemies at behind, “Turn back! Fire your arrows!” The new arrival of Mataram armies are death, stabbed by arrows.
The battlefield in the Palace is a unique situation.

After one hour, Mengir’s soldiers were defeated; All of them were death already, except Ki Kancil Alit. Kancil can escape and then run his horse back to Mengir Perdikan.

The Mataram Army was suffering much; They lost two thousand amount of their soldiers and they found their Palace was very damage and ruin.

King Panembahan Senopati survived. He was very upset to see the condition of his Palace and the victims of his soldiers. However, the most of all is, losing his daughter. Nevertheless, the King became angry against his own daughter, “You always say in disagreement with me; What kind of daughter are you. You must be punished”.

Ki Kancil Alit went home straight to Mengir mansion, found Ayu Sekar.

“Ayu, let us go now! The Mataram’s army will come and will destroy our Perdikan.”

“How your leader is ?”

“He was already death; All of our soldiers death as well”.

“What? Oh my husband, you died already.” Ayu Sekar collapsed and then fainted.

Ki Kancil Alit was getting busy to wake up Ayu Sekar. He brought cool water and poured it into face of Ayu.

“Common, please wake up Ayu! Wake up; We must go in hurry. The enemies will come and will kill all of us.”

Afterward, Ayu woke up. She drinks cool water. “My husband, where is he?”

“Your husband already death, the King has killed him, please Ayu, take this happen as favor of God. I will call the Mengir people for gathering, then we will go for hiding in the forest; Now you have a short time to prepare your traveling.”

Kancil Alit goes from door to door to call and announce every people, “The people of this village has to be evacuated, since Mataram troops will come, destroy everything and may kill you; Therefore, you must go now, go! Go!”

“Master, want they to come and kill us? Why?”
One of people asks Ki Kancil Alit.

“Because of we lost in the battle. They want to bring back their Princess home.”

“Let Princess go home, then we can free to go.”

“Princess provided us and she become enemy of her own Kingdom; Perhaps the Mataram armies want to kill their own Princess.
Let us go now!”

Ki Kancil Alit lead the refugees of Mengir people; They go to Northern-West. Ayu Sekar is among of the refugees. Ayu very sad, because losing her husband and more even suffering long journey as refugees. They walk continuously until the day became dusk.

“Friends, we have to get rest in the forest; please don’t make noise and don’t make flame, since the Mataram soldiers have been running after us. They want to catch us and punish us”. Ki Kancil gave announced to the people.

“Master, why do they want to punish us?
A child asks Ki Kancil Alit.

“Kid, because we have to make war against Mataram Kingdom, since they want to conquer our Country. We were sorry to bring you in this difficulty.”

Mean while, the Mataram armies launched attack straight to Mengir Perdikan. They want to revenge. Nevertheless, the Mengir Perdikan has become an empty village; Every body has gone as refugees, included Princess Pembayun.

Patih Purboyo commands, “Burn every building and kill every one; Search Princess Pembayun whether she may leave behind.”

The Mengir village become aflame, be on fire. They didn’t find their Princess in the Mengir’s home.

Afterward, Patih Purboyo commands his soldiers to run after the refugees. However, the refugees has gone into forest when the dusk came. Therefore, the Mataram soldiers failed to find the refugees.


Chapter 12



The CKTC members have been in Randu Dadap.
After attended the war meeting, they go to Randu Dadap and have been staying at there as long as war has happened.

They didn’t entertain people on stage since the war was broken. They were afraid of the chaotic situation circumstances, especially the fait of Ayu, their beloved member.
“Where is Ayu Sekar now?” They asked in their heart.

Ki Ukur has great concern for his nephew; He was accountable of Princess’s safety.
Therefore, he called his CKTC members to discuss fait of Ayu Sekar.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, we heard that Mengir was defeated by Mataram in the last battle.
I also heard the news that Ki Ageng Mengir was dead, killed by the King.
Now we are confusing concerning existence of Princess. We must help Princess; That was our responsibility to our King.
Is there of you want to talk?”

“Master, we don’t know where the Princess is. We never get news since we have been at this isolated places, in Randu Dadap. I guessed the Princess will have run away and hide in the forest since she was afraid of her own father.

She should not be afraid since she has done our plan successfully.
And we all, have worked hard as their planning ” Joko Lelono said.

“So, what were we going do to save our Princess?”

“We have to search her actively. We will go to search her places of hiding, together.
I mean that we will go traveling together.
We can bring our instrument of Gamelan music.”

“We don’t have to bring the heavy instrument of Gamelan, do you?”

“Gamelan can be used to call people in the forest at night. Princess was one member of refugees who lived in the forest. When they heard our music at night, then they would have come out to see us.
Ayu Sekar has known our music Gamelan; Hoping she wants to come out to meet us.”
Joko Lelono explains his idea.

“That’s a good idea of you; thank you very much.”

“We need some workers to help us, to carry our belonging.
We will go to Northern-West; I suppose the refugees would have gone to that area of dense forest .”

The CKTC go traveling from one place to another place at Northern-West area.
They didn’t know that the King wants to give hard punishment to his own daughter.



Chapter 13

Every body was tired more even the oldster and children of refugees.
The refugees were pity; They are the people of Mengir Perdikan that should not be hurt. Because they didn’t involve in battle fighting.
However, they were lucky since Mataram soldiers didn’t find their hiding places.
Now, they have been hiding for two days in deep of forest.
Seem the armies have gone away.

Ki Kancil Alit speaks, “Ladies and Gentlemen, we are save at this place, since the Mataram soldiers have gone away. I decided to stay in this place and we can make new settlement at this area.
Let us work together, hand in hand; Hoping God would bless on us and gives fertile soil for our good agriculture.”

The people elected Ki Kancil Alit as their leader. He was a soldier of Mengir who survived in the last battle. Every refugee appreciated him as a hero.

Now he led the people that are going to make a new settlement, making many houses, finding water resources, making padi (rice) field, care cattle stock and many kind of jobs for people living. The new settlement was grown up little by little and then people were happy.

One year has passed by and seemed Mengir people want to forget their war suffering.
On the other hand, The King of Mataram has been looking for his daughter for a long time after the last war. The King has commanded to find the places of the new settlement of Mengir Perdikan people. And find Princess Putri Pembayun, death or alive.

Meanwhile, Princess Pembayun has delivered a male baby; The mother and the baby were all right and health. People loved Princess, since she is the wife of their leader, Ki Ageng Mengir. People didn’t care whether she was actually Princess of an enemy; In fact, she was hospitable and friendly to every people.

Princess Pembayun longing her friend in CKTC; She wants to sing, dance and play drama. She asks Ki Kancil Alit to build a new theater club in that village but Ki Kancil Alit disagreed with her propose, “Not now but may be next time; We must wait until every thing would be fine and peace.”
Kancil didn’t know that the King of Mataram still has been looking for his daughter up until then.

One night, they heard sound of Gamelan; The sources of sound supposing at far distance places, but every one can heard.

“Listen, the sound of Gamelan, can you hear it?”

“Yes I heard; Then some body perhaps are making a party.
Shall we come to join the party?”

“We have company in the dense of forest; But might be Ghost”.

“Let us our leader know this happen.”

Ki Kancil Alit frightened since he thought about the enemies that may be have come.

He says, “I am not suppose the Mataram soldiers have come. Oh please don’t ; We have no more Army to fight against you, hi Mataram!
Let us ask Ayu Sekar. She must know who make that sound of music is.”

Ayu Sekar curiously heard the Gamelan sound, “Look, the Gamelan being followed by sound of a singer; can you hear it?”

“Yes I heard; male voice and female voice.” Kancil said.

“I’ve known the singer’s sound; She must be Ayu Mendut and the male must be the Narrator, Ki Ageng Suro.
Am I dreaming?” Ayu Sekar said with gleaming face.

“No you are not dreaming, Ayu.”

“I am happy Kancil; I can continue my career as an artist.
Let us go Ki Kancil, find them before they would have gone.
I am sure they are CKTC members. But why did they play drama in deep of forest?”

Kancil comments, “Please be calm! What’s they want to?
Perhaps, they just want to search where have you been.

However, perhaps they will find us as an order of Mataram soldiers?
That would be a jeopardy circumstances upon us .” Kancil was alert.

No body gave comment concerning Kancil’s saying. Kancil was right since he always think safety first. However, Ayu Sekar disappointed to hear it.

“Do you think CKTC members want to help Mataram soldiers to catch us?”
Ayu Sekar asks.

“I think so, because they are the people of Mataram, but you are not included.
I knew who you are.” Ki Kancil Alit answers.

“What ever you have supposing them, but please Kancil, bring my friends to me; I am longing for them.”

Kancil says seriously, “Let us discuss it !.
Whatever would be happened, we must do an action against the intruder, if they really have come.”

Ki Kancil Alit call the young members of refugees to discuss the situation.

Afterward, Ki Kancil along with some youth men go to the sound sources at Southern.
They prepared their weapons to fight the enemy.
They walk through the dense forest at night slowly; Finally, the sound become clear and then they can see the CKTC members are practicing at there.

“We stopped at here!. Watch!, Whether the Mataram soldiers are included among of them or not !.” Kancil asks.

They have been watching the CKTC members practiced as long as quarter hour.
No one soldier of Mataram at there.

“Let us move near them.” Kancil commands.

Ki Ukur stopped the practicing and approached Ki Kancil Alit, “Kancil Alit are you?”

“Yes I am, Ki Ukur; I am glad to see you.
Why do you practice your drama in the forest?”

“We want to call on you, in fact you come out from your hiding
we were successfully to make you come out.
Where is Ayu Sekar?”

“She has been in the camp; she and the baby are well.”

“The baby ?..., she has delivered a baby; wow surprised! Was the baby Male or female?”

“Male.
I am sorry want to ask you, did Mataram soldiers have been along with you?”

“No of course not. You knew that our step was in your side.
Believe us that we provided Mengir Perdikan.”

“Thank you very much Ki Ukur, now I am relief.”

“Can we follow you into your camp?”

“You can, c’mon let us go. Ayu Sekar was longing for you.”

The entire CKTC members followed Ki Kancil Alit and his friends. They excited want to find their beloved member, Ayu Sekar. In addition, of course they want to see her baby too.

Afterward, they came to the camp; and find Ayu Sekar. How happy Ki Ukur found his nephew so did Ayu Sekar. They hugged to each other. Ayu Mendut joined the happy time and then every body was happy too.

They found the healthy male baby; He looks like his father.

“Ki Ukur, welcome to our camp. We hope no other guest in the next time will come to our camp; Please keep this place as secret place. So, please don’t tell to any body.”
Ki Kancil Alit said.

“Why?” Ayu Mendut asks

“We have been hiding in this site since the last war and up until then.
Because the Mataram Army has been looking for us, especially the Princess.”

“By then we have to put Ayu in a save places; Can we take Ayu Sekar with us, going back to Randu Dadap village?”
Ayu Mendut asks

“No, please don’t do that. The war not yet ended. I didn’t suppose that the King of Mataram wants to welcome Ayu. You can ask Ayu Sekar directly.”

“Ayu Mendut, you are my best friend since I knew how you loved me. But I have to say that I can not follow you for going back to Randu Dadap, because I may be caught by Mataram soldiers and then I would be punished by The King of Mataram.”

“It was impossible; How a father wants to give punishment against his own daughter.”

“But it was a fact, because I betray my own Kingdom.
I am going to tell you what had happened in the last battle.
I should have attended in Mataram Palace for sungkem, but I refused their invitation. Because I have predicted that, the King will kill my husband.

My father really killed my husband. I suppose that father was very angry because I didn’t come along with Ki Ageng Mengir for sungkem ceremony. He became angrier when he found his Palace was ruin and the most of soldiers were death at battlefield in the Palace.

Before the battle happening, I have sent a letter to father, mentioned him that I was happy as wife of Ki Ageng Mengir. I asked him not to kill my husband, but take him as his son in law. In this mater, I didn’t make a mistake, but father.
He broke our agreement for not to kill Ki Ageng Mengir. He has his promise about that.

Now Ayu Mendut ! I hope you can understand, how pity am I.
Every sadness of mine, because of war.”

Ayu Mendut approaches and hugs Ayu Sekar; Many tears drop from her eyes, “How pity you are. Gusti Allah would give you blessing and safety, amen.
Therefore, we have to leave you for a moment until the war would end.
We would come again.”

Ki Ukur and Ki Kancil Alit talked and laughed; both of them happy even though in war situation.

“I wonder that you have brought the heavy Gamelan to every places that you go; Then you have hard effort to find us.”

“Yes we do. One of our members proposed to bring the heavy instrument of music to find you. We knew every body fond of instrument music likes the one we have. At last we agreed with the proposal. Our aim was to call on Ayu Sekar.

As I knew, she has been hiding in the dense forest. If she heard our Gamelan music then she will come out. Now we have found you successfully.”

“Who carried the Gamelan?”

“I paid some workers to carry it. We have five workers; we found the worker in the way of our journey.”

Joko Lelono came, approached Ki Ukur and talks curiously, “One of the workers has gone away; I don’t know where.”

Ki Ukur afraid since he knew it may make a problem.

“What happen?” Ki Kancil Alit asks.

“One of our workers has gone away without permit.”

Ki Kancil Alit mused for a moment. Finally, he says, “Blast, he must be a soldier of Mataram. I supposed he will make account the way to come to our site. Then I predicted the Mataram Army will come and kill us.
Perhaps they will come in the next short time, or at least the day after tomorrow.”

“Ki Kancil Alit, we are sorry concerning it. I am not supposed to bring the spy; It was an accident. What can we do now?” Ki Ukur said.

“To night we must go, move to other site, other wise we could be killed.”

Afterward, Ayu Sekar says,
“They want to catch me not all of you. Believe me, I am their targeted. Because of I was the trouble maker, according the King of Mataram.”

“So what are you going to do?” Ki Kancil asks.

“I want to stay in this camp; I will wait and face them.
While in the mean time, every body can go for your safety.”

“I will accompany you, to protect you.” Ki Ageng Suro said.

“You can be killed Ayu!” Ki Ukur says.

“That is what they want to and I am ready to die. I will make them fill satisfie.
Ayu Mendut, I want to ask you; Will you take care my baby please?

“With pleasure,yes I will.”

“Go, every body goes, save your life!”
Ki Kancil Alit commands.



Chapter 14

Ayu Sekar has been waiting in the camp for two days long; Ki Ageng Suro accompanied her. She submitted to her fate. She will donate her live to make people happy.

The man who has been waited came afterward; He is Patih Purboyo and his soldiers.
Seems they didn’t care when they have found the camp is empty. They should be angry.
Ayu Sekar was right that she was just their targeted not the refugees.

He approaches near Ayu Sekar.
While Ki Ageng Suro faces Patih Purboyo with keris in his hand; He ready to fight.

“I don’t want to fight you Suro.
I just want to say hello to my Princess. Would you please to go away?”

“No, if you want to hurt Princess then I will fight you until I die.”

“She is my Princess too; How I could do harm on her ?.”

Ayu Sekar shouts,
“You want to; I knew that you want to kill me !.
If you want to kill me then I would surrender; I am ready to die.”

“No Princess, I just want to bring a message from your father that he asked you to come home.”

“I knew that the King wants to kill me; He never ask me to come home.
Was it right?

Then it would be depended on you Purboyo, you can kill me now or later.
If you want to kill me now then you will just say to my father that you have done your job successfully.
If you want to catch me then you will fight against Ki Ageng Suro first.”

“How I could kill you my dear Princess; You are my Princess and I respect on you.”

“Do you? Oh... thank you very much. If so then you just report to the King that you have done your task successfully. OK?”

“OK, then I will make the false account to our King.”

“You deal?
But remember, don’t divulge this matter, keep it as a secret between you and me.”

“I will; I hope the King could believe on me. If you want to continue your activity as an artist, then you will be a famous person and then the King would have known you later on.
So what can I do then.?

“Yes I will continue my career as an artist. However, I will go to a far site; Far away from Mataram Palace, hoping my father would have never heard news of mine. OK?

“Please go far away from here, then discard your biography at Mataram Kingdom.
Please safe my soul and safe my job as Patih.”

“I will. So long Patih.
Your kindness would have been remembering in my mind forever.”

Patih Purboyo and his soldiers turned back and went home. Patih Purboyo satisfied that he can be able to avoid guilty feeling by killing his own Princess. He regretted his own King has been cruel against his own daughter.
They have gone far away.

Ayu Sekar says in her heart, “Good-bye Patih. May Gusti Allah would bless you”.

Ki Ageng Suro says, “Ayu Sekar, I admitted you ! You are great. You are able to make sure the candidate killer for going home just by diplomacy act. Your tongue is more sharpen than that my keris (blade). It was wonderful.” .

“Thank you Suro. Without you, I am just a weak woman.”

“Let us go to our friend, hoping they were not far then we could join them.”

“Ok, let us go.
Suro, from now on, don’t call me Princess or Ayu Sekar.
Do you hear Patih Purboyo asked me to discard my biography in people’s mind of Mataram, as if I already dead?
Therefore, my name and everything concern on me must be discarded.
So, I have to have a new name.
Could you give a new name for me? I want to change the old one”.

“I can’t since I am not your parent.”

“C’mon Suro don’t be shy and hesitate. You are my friend, no more a guard of mine.
I am no more a Princess, but just a common people.”

Ki Ageng Suro mused for a while, “She was no more a Princess; But she glow likes the moon in the sky. She is always bright and looks happy even though she found
her fate was bad; She should feel her sadness, but she wasn’t.
In my mind, she looks like the moon in the cloudy sky.”

Afterward, Ki Ageng Suro says,
“Your name would be Wulan Sribegjo ing Larasati.” (Wulan = the Moon; Begjo = happy; Larasati = Sadness in deep of hearted).

“What is it mean?”

“In my opinion, you look like the moon in the cloudy sky; You still shining even though the sky was cloudy. Everybody has known you, even though you try to hide. Every body has known you as a happy, warm and attractive woman, but they don’t know you that you were in trouble and sorrow.”

“I like it; thank you very much; but I want to short it; then it would become Wulan Larasati.”

“Right, I agreed with you.”

They walk on pathway that refugees have ever used it. Therefore, the Mataram armies can able to find the refugees so easy, if they want to; However, they let refugees free to go.
Afterward Wulan Larasati and Ki Ageng Suro has found their friends. How happy Ki Ukur and the members of CKTC are, especially Ayu Mendut.

“Ki Ageng Suro, we want to say thank you to you. You are great that can chase the Mataram soldiers away. Would you tell us how you could chase them away?”
Ki Ukur asks.

“Wulan Larasati has done, not me. Wulan Larasati is the new name of Ayu Sekar. She asks us to forget her old name; She replace the old name with her new name, Wulan Larasati. So let us call her Wulan Larasati and please don’t call her Princess since she is just a common people from now on.

Patih Purboyo actually has task to kill Wulan but he has never confessed to us. Supposing, that order must come from the King. Wulan has surrendered for the begining. However, Patih Purboyo hesitate and even don’t want to do his task.
Because he respected Wulan as his Princess.

Finally, Wulan suggest on him just make account to her father that he has done the job successfully, but actually not.

Both of them has agreement not to divulge the secret, other wise the King will be angry and Patih will lose his job.

Patih asked Wulan to go to somewhere far away. He asked Wulan to change her identity. Therefore, Wulan has to change her name and discard her Noble title as Princess.
Now, she is just a common people, no more Princess.”

Wulan Larasati says, “Now I have to go to some places, that my father would have never heard my news; I hope father would believe that his daughter has already death.

I want to continue my career as an artist and I want to make people happy by enjoying our drama. I want to ask you, the CKTC’ s members, not tell everything about me to your family or friends in Matarm Kingdom; Other wise my father will know my address then he will kill me.”

Ayu Mendut says, “I hope your father would change his attitude to become cool and peace and then you could be welcomed home, your father’s home.”

“Yes I hope so Mendut; Somebody with his anger could be calm and peace, when time goes on.
I hope the war will never happen again.”

“Ayu Sekar, I mean Wulan, Where we want to go now?” Ki Ukur asked.

“To East-Northern, then we will leave Kota Gede as far as we could.
At North Bay, there is a town of harbor; we can live at there, and we can continue our CKTC business, shall we?”

“That’s good idea of you; OK let us go.” Ki Ukur says with gleaming face.

“Don’t so fast ! let us find the new settlement for our Mengir friends.”

Ki Kancil Alit asks, “Do you think we are safe for staying in our Camp before ?
If so then we want to go back to our old camp.”

Wulan Larasati answers, “I think so ! Patih Purboyo just wants to meet me, not you. They even want to kill me, not you. Thank you for Patih. He let me to be a free.

Therefore, you could go back to old camp, without fear. The King seems has apologized to you, the Mengir people. However, he seems don’t want to apologize me. I have to go to a peace place.
Therefore, I have to go now.
However, you can stay in the old Camp without fear. Please believe me.”

“Thank you Wulan Larasati. Our goodness, then we can turn to our camp back.

“And we can go to North-Eastern to safe my live.
Thank you Ki Kancil Alit, you have safe my life. Gusti Allah may bless you”

“Shall we part now? “ Ki Kancil Alit asks.
He don’t want to be happenned.

“Yes Kancil you right, as I have to go, other wise the soldiers will come again and then they will punish on me.”

“Wulan, you are wife of our leader, Ki Ageng Mengir. Automatically, you are our leader too. If you have gone then we would have lost a leader that’s you.

“Yes I knew that I was part of Mengir people. If the King has forgotten his anger, then I will come back to you; not now since they still threatened on me.”

“I understood. On behalf of Mengir people, we want to say good bye to you, God and Angels may follow you on your journey.”
Ki Kancil Alit got his eyes red because of sadness.


Afterward, Wulan read poetry to make her friends of Mengir People happy,


War is always cruel
People become beast
Why do they want to make war ?
You didn’t want to make it.
No body.
Therefore, who trigger a war is.?

I was sad because of
Everybody become soldier
Provided their Country
They left their previous job
Famine and poor will come threatening

Our Grand Child will ask
What’s have happened ?
A King had declared war
What ever your act will be, history will make account
An artist woman like me
would have played drama of a story about you.

Let us have good role and be a wise
Don’t be a bad figure in that story
As if, you put hard color on painting
Make the drama become nice story
However, your name would have reminded as a bad character.

It’s an advice not only a poetry.
Everybody keeps silent, looks like a child who has given advice for not being naughty.

One of them cried and asked Wulan, “Am I a bad figure in this story, Wulan?” I think I am not, and then who was the bad figure?”

“You were not because you are a common people between many people that have been suffering the war continously. I can’t say who the bad characteristic person in this story was. However, our Great Grand Child will estimate our act in future, but I am not.”



Chapter 15

The CKTC members come to Tuban harbor, a large town at North Bay of East Java. They become citizens of Tuban. This town is far away enough from Kota Gede, then they would save.

Ki Ukur bought a house to make Theater Building. They continued their CKTC business.
They have many experiences to make the CKTC famous.
In the new place, they have made their business become successful.

Mean while Wulan Larasati is different as Ayu Sekar, previously. She tried to speak language or dialect of Tuban. She threw away the way speaking Kromo Inggil and dialect of Kota Gede. Hoping, no body could be able to know her as a Princess.

However, she still shone likes a moon. Every body is fond of her, because she’s pretty.

Her baby grew become a healthy boy. His name was Barwono. His name remind Wulan that the baby was borne at the dense of forest (wono = forest); (Bar = Delivery ).

Time goes on, and then many people tried to make the same business theatrical as the CKTC. People are happy since many entertainments presented in their town.

CKTC become ‘grandma’ of many theatrical in East of Java. Up until now, that theatrical like CKTC had known as “Ludruk”.

The King of Mataram forgot his daughter or he believed that she die already. Wulan Larasati also forgot her Kingdom, seems she happy being a common people.

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