Chapter 23 WAR CRIES
Mid-day hour
Kingdom of Vencia
The Drokan people were now wholly settled in Vencia, the damaged buildings have been put in good form, they had even placed a market, not for sales but for distribution of needed supplies.
The royal compound was also set in place, the walls were demolished and other structures were being added to the compound.
In front of the usual middle cottage of the royal compound, Dorak Herra sits on a silver throne, by his left stood Covin and two other sons cloaked in green hooded cape, by his right stood two other sons, also cloaked in green hooded cape. A small distance from Dorak Herra, five men including Zapov Lafiki fully armored goes on their knees.
"Menehi laporan Lafiki (Give me your report Lafiki)" Dorak Herra ordered
"Bangunan wis disusun kanthi rapi (The structures has been put in place)" Lafiki began "loro pos wis ditetepake, siji ing pucuk gunung ing sisih wetan lan liyane ing sisih lor sadurunge samodra (two outposts have been established, one on the hill by the east and another in the north section of this land just before the ocean.)"
"Kepiye pasokan panganan (What has been done concerning food supply?)"
"Vegetasi wis diwiwiti ing tanah sisih kidul lan pucuking sisih kulon. Lemah iku sugih, ora digunakake, pasokan sing nyamar bakal dikirim supaya nggawa luwih akeh pasokan panganan saka kerajaan ing sekitar (Vegetation has started in the vast land by the south and the hill top by the west. The soil is very rich it wasn't well utilized, a troop in disguise will also be sent out to bring in more food supply from other Southern lands.)"
"Aku menehi sampeyan lan Covin tanggung jawab lengkap babagan masalah sing diwenehake (I give you and Covin full responsibility over these presented issues)" Dorak Herra declared then Lafiki bowed in agreement. "Give me your report Ramallah" he ordered the bald, average heighted muscled black man, having large beards, kneeling next to Lafiki.
"Tanah-tanah Timur wis diselidiki kanthi apik, total rong puluh ewu prajurit sing dibutuhake kanggo tren sisih wetan kanthi pos yen ana pos sing kudu digawe (The East lands has been well surveyed, a total of three thousand warriors will be needed to trend east by land if an outpost must be established)"
"Lan liwat segara (And by sea?)"
"Telung puluh ewu prajurit kanthi armada satus seket kapal (one thousand warriors with a fleet of twenty ships)"
"Tundha kabeh kegiatan ing sisih Wétan (Suspend all activities in the East.)" He ordered then Ramallah bowed in agreement "Menehi laporan Makladech (Give me your report Makladech.)" He ordered the pale, huge man with short dark curls and long beards, kneeling next to Ramallah.
"Tanah sisih lor gedhe banget, nanging ora ana persatuan ing antarane (The northern lands are very large, but there is no unity amongst them.)"
"Kaya biasane, lan pos klan kita (As always, and our clan outpost)"
"Wis aman tanpa kahanan sing saya suwe suwene limang taun (Secured with no rising situation for five years now)"
"Tetep nyata ing kana, tanah sisih lor bakal dadi kemenangan pungkasan, apa sampeyan butuh prajurit liyane? (Remain true there, the northern lands will be the last victory, do you need more warriors?)"
"Limang atus maneh bakal nindakake (Five hundred more will do)"
"Wis mapan, anakku Ramsey, bakal gabung karo sampeyan lan dheweke bakal bali yen mlebu ing sangalas taun. (Settled, my son Ramsey will be joining you and he's to return once he enters his nineteenth year.)" Makladech bows in agreement “Menehi laporan Masmus (Give me your report Masmus)" He ordered the fair, well-built, huge man, having gray crew cut and beards with a tough gaze.
"Sisih kidul gedhe lan maju, kajaba karajan tartamtu, uga ana kerajaan sing wis mantep (The south is large and well advanced, apart from certain individual kingdoms; there is also a well-established Empire.)"
"Pira prajurit sing dikepengini? (How many warriors are under your command?)"
"Limang ewu (Seven hundred)"
"Apa sampeyan bisa miwiti pos? (Can you begin an outpost?)"
"Ora ana Lord Herra, kita bisa njupuk kerajaan liyane ing njaba Kekaisaran, amarga demok kerajaan ing kekaisaran nyentuh Kekaisaran (No Lord Herra, we can take other kingdoms outside the Empire, but touching a kingdom in the empire is touching the Empire itself.)"
”Kita ora bisa nggawe risiko, nundha kabeh gerakan kidul (We can't risk it, suspend all southern movements.)" Masmus bowed in agreement "Menehi laporan Kish (Give me your report Kish)" he ordered the tan skinned, average heighted muscular man with thick light brown curls and beards, having a rough fixed gaze.
"Miturut laporan lan aku, Zodiakal, Kulon minangka tanah sing jembar, saben kerajaan beda-beda (According to Zodiakal's report and mine, the West is a vast land, each kingdom stands individually on its own.)"
"Pira? (How many?)"
"Nganti saiki aku nemoni pitung, nanging Zodiakal ngelingake .... (I've come across seven so far, but Zodiakal warned....)"
“Zodiakal ora tau ngelingake (Zodiakal never warns)" Dorak Herra interrupted
"Dheweke nindakake pangeran Herra, ujar manawa kerajaan Lance minangka kerajaan sing mandhiri wong akeh, dheweke minangka dhemit (He did lord Herra, he said the kingdom of Lance is an independent kingdom of many, they are demons he said.)"
Dorak Herra smiled, "Banjur nggawa kerajaan gedhe iki bakal runtuh ing sisih kulon, apa ana titik kanggo nyerang negara setan iki? (Then bringing down this great kingdom will crumble the West, is there a vantage point to hit this demon country?)"
"Ana kerajaan ing sawijining Pulo ing dataran kidul Kulon (There's a kingdom on an Island in the Southwest plains)"
"Pira kapal sing dibutuhake kanggo ngrebut kerajaan iki (How many ships is needed to conquer this kingdom)"
"Sepuluh kapal (ten ships)"
"Mung rong ewu prajurit, Kish bakal nyerang liwat segara (Just five hundred warriors, very-well, Kish will attack by sea)" Kish bows in agreement "Masmus bakal nyerang saka dharatan kanthi rong atus tukang pedhang (Masmus will attack from land with two hundred swordsmen)" Masmus bows in agreement "Kemenangan kita ing sisih Kulon bakal dadi wiwitan pamrentahane, Mastik, Roma (Our victory in the West will be the beginning of our reign, Mastik, Roma)" he called out to his two sons standing by his right “gabung karo Masmus lan Rakish, tunjukkan kekuwatan sampeyan (join Masmus and Rakish, show your strength)"
"Yes Lord Herra" Mastik and Roma agreed with a bow.