অধ্যায় ৪৪: কেন এই হানাহানি
ইতিwe, unishoter shongjukh bahinir ashakkho shoinikra tokhon besh shantoi chilo.
fuju bu-er adhinayok azim tokhon birakti niye matha nele bollo, “ara swikarei han-der kutta howar jonno prostut, south makho arogulo nishchoy sob gadhay.”
khoy-makho-der elaka choto ar lokshongkha kom holeo, tader vitoro bhedabhed thakto.
jemon uttorer char ti bu purbo thekei dokkhiner tin ti bu ke heno chokhe dekhto, mone korto tara kukur ba shukorer moto durbol ar murkho.
seligo ar naiman e kothay sotti bole somorthon korlo.
moner vetor khobor thakleo, tara shamner shoktike bishesh kono gononay dhorlo na.
she ja hok, ekjon uttorer bir purush tin jon dokkhiner shukor-kukur shoman hote pare.
tar opor birer shongkhasongkhya bichar korle, tara shatrir shongkhay shatrye proyay digun.
tai tara aro nishchinta hoye porlo.
tar tulonay, tara taisic-er oi tin hajar han ashwarohi-ke besh besh gurutwo dichhilo.
tai jokhon jamusu sahajjo chailo, seligo soraishori unatai bu-er sahajjo-dutke bole dilo je, han shonar shobcheye shoktishali bahini tader dwara protiruddho hoyeche, tai unatai bu-ke sahajjo korar kono khomota tader nei.
nijer lokder ferot asha barta shune jamusu krodhe tar kachir chabuk ta maite fele dilo.
kintu krodh jotoi hok na keno, kachakachi thaka uliger-er mukhomukhi hoye take age shombhal dite hobe.
bashtobe unatai bu-er ashwarohir shongkha uliger-er shongkhar shathe pray soman, kintu jamusu aka shob bhar nite chai ni, tai akromoner shikar howar shathe shathei sahajjo cheyechilo.
akhon kono asha na thakay jamusu nijer zomei tekhe gelo, ebong nijer elakar subidha niye uliger-er shathe lorae kore jachhe, konovabei pichhie porni.
kintu somoy jawar sathe sathe du pokkhorei onek shoinik ahato ba nihoto holo.
tobe wei zhe ta dekhe matha hele halke hese bollo, “tobei shotti.”
kotha shesh korei tarokta jarye dilo: “besh, uliger-ke fire ashte bolo!”
je shoinikra akhono lorae korchilo, uliger shongket-er awaj shune bujhte na parleo, sheshe unatai ashwarohi-der theke durto bariye dilo. jamusu tao ekhon chaitai, taisic-o bahe niye pichhie elo.
taisic-er chokhe mukhe triptir ovab dekhe, wei zhe soraishori jiggesh korlo, “kemon, ki rom lagche?”
“thik ache.” taisic ektu bhablo, tarpor matha nele bollo, “dokkhiner gular theke bhalo, kintu tateo onek besi toffat nei.”
uliger eta shune kintu ektu chotto hoye porlo.
nijeke han shonader shathe pere uthte parbe na mone korleo, ektu age she unatai bu-er shathe shomane shomane lorae korechilo.
kintu taisic-er shamne uliger kono matrabari korar shahosh pelo na.
ar ei porikkhar por, wei zhe kheyal kore kichu bishoy pakapaki kore fello.
tai shamner lokera palta akromon korar agei, wei zhe gombhir mukhe, drirho konthe bollo: “hukum jarye dao:”
eta shunar shathe shathe, boro nishaner nichher sobai ekshonke nishchup hoye gelo, matha bakiye shunte laglo.
“hukum holo, qifu xiang ke bole samor bu-er du hajar ashwarohi niye unatai bu-ke thot-tomasha akromon korate hobe, shudhu bijor korbe, khub jore akromon kora jabe na.”
“hukum holo, si jin de ke bole cantai bu-er tin hajar ashwarohi niye fuju bu-ke akromon korate hobe, odhek ghotar modhye ek pa-o pichhie hata jabe na.”
“hukum holo, uliger ke panch hajar khoy-makho shonjukh bahini niye hui huali ar sie tou mei-er du bu akromon korate hobe.”
eta bole, wei zhe thanda chokhe uliger-er dike takiye bollo:
“dui ghontar modhye, du bu-er nishan porjonto dokhol korte hobe, korte parbe ki?”
eta shune, qifu xiang ar si jin de-r buker vetor khey-e uthlo.
wei zhe-er ei kothar mane holo uliger-ke jibon pan rakhia lorae korte hobe.
ei juddher por je kono folafol hok na keno, uliger-er beche thakar shongkhaba khubei kom.
eta bhabtei, dui jon-er ektu-o irsha holo na je wei zhe uliger-ke koto tai pochhondo kore.
she je hok, wei zhe-er pochhondo ta khubi vori, tara tar bhaar bohar kabil chilo na.
uliger-o bujhto kajta koto kothin, kintu tar moto durbritto-der modhye ek dhoroner ziddi bhobishshoth thake.
uliger jane na shoinik ki vabe nijer netar jonno pran dite pare, kintu akhon tar mone holo wei zhe sotti-i take bojhe.
dekha gelo uliger-er mukhe paglamir ekta hashi fute uthlo ar she bollo, “hukum melo, thik senapotir ichha motoi hobe!”
eta dekhe, wei zhe tokhon triptir shathe matha nullo.
“sabaikhe hukum jarye dao: ei juddhe je senapati ba nishan kete anbe, she alada bu gore nite parbe, ekta shohorer malik hote parbe.”
wei zhe-er dewa ei puroshkarer kotha shobai janlo, tarpor shonjukh bahinir vitor ekta du-chokhe vash-kora dighosh shuru holo.
ki ar korbe, khoy-makho shonjukh bahinir jonno ei shorto ta khubei lobhoniyo chilo.
eta bhabtei, khoy-makho ashwarohira shamner lokder dike emon bhabe takalo je tader chokh du-ti jeno agun hoye utheche!
khub shigghiri, khoy-makho-der chena chena shongket-er awaj abar beje uthlo.
kintu ebar, bataser modhye ekta ghonorotto hatyaharar ghrano feliye gelo.
han shonara boro akromon korar por, ghon ghor ghor ghora-r khur-er awaj mathaye megh garjar-er moto beje uthlo.
shokoler chokhe porlo khoy-makho ashwarohira jeno nodir baner moto tara tader dike chole aschhe, majhmohot-er seligo, naiman, azim aroguler chokh mukhe bhab fute uthlo.
tara kheyal koreni han senapatira etota ogrohoshi hobe, shuru tei shoraishori chiro-shikhya juddho shuru kore debe.
eto kothin aguner moto akromon, tader modhye keu keu ektuo maniye nite parlo na.
kintu ja-i hok, tara ektu-o dvidha na kore juddher jonno prostut holo.
she ja-i hok, shoinik-er shokti ba nijer elakar subidha, sob dik thekei tara agiye chilo.
kintu jemon-i lorae shuru holo, naiman tin jon bujhte parlo kothao kichu bhul hochhe.
karon shamner khoy-makho ashwarohir arogula pagoler moto ese tader upor jharshur korlo.
kono purvabhas chhara, du pokkho shathe shathei kothin abosthaye chole gelo.
etar moto jibon-pan lorae dekhe, huali, sie tou mei ar fuju bu kichu ta bhabnay pore gelo.
sobai nije-der lok, etota pran pan lorae korar ki darkar chilo?
bishesh kore huali ar sie tou mei bu, juddha shuru howar kichi khon-er modhye samner dikei venge porechilo.
“balatkhar~ firia chalo!”
eta dekhe, seligo ar naiman-ke bashor korte holo nijer biswasho lokder diye pichhon theke banga shoinik-ke tariye anar jonno.
kichu khoner jonno oboshyo abostha thik rakha gelo.
shathe shathe, fuju bu-er azim-er obosthao bhalo chilo na.
si jin de uliger-er moto pagol na holeo, tar shoinikra shobai pagol hoye giyechilo.
karone keu na chay tar moto neta hote?
bhai, si jin de-r ei ujjal udahoron samne thakay, ei khoy-makho ashwarohira wei zhe-er kothar upor بشvash rakhte parlo.
tar tulonay, unatai bu-er chap shobcheye kom chilo.
kintu jamusu-o ekjon chotur lok, qifu xiang-er upor chap shrishti korte parleo she puro shokti diye lorae korlo na.
ki kora jabe, wei zhe-er char hajar han ashwarohi tokhono sekane dariye ache.
she konovabei chait na je age qifu xiang-ke hariye, porer muhurte char hajar han ashwarohi-ke dakia anbe.
tar opor, ager hishab to tar monei chilo!
unatai shohorer niche jamusu ar qifu xiang-ke lorae korte dekhe, wei zhe sheshe nishchinta holo.
somoy jevabe chole jachhe, juddher abostha bodlate shuru korlo.
jamusu ar qifu xiang-er keu hare ni ba jite ni, kintu fuju bu tokhon rokkha avab-e chole geche.
ar huali ar sie tou mei bu, uliger-er pagol-er moto akromoner samne venge porechilo.
seligo ar naiman yotoi upaehok na keno, uliger-er agiye jawar path rokhte parlo na.
jokhon dekha gelo uliger-er ogrogami shoinikra du bu-er nishan porjonto pouche geche, tokhon wei zhe halke matha nele.
juddho-r shomoy chole esheche, e aro bashi dile uliger-er obostha durbol hoye jabe.
dekha gelo she dhire dhire tar dan hath tuleche.
“dhol bajao~ akromon koro!”
eta bole, wei zhe vishal anonde char hajar han ashwarohi niye paharer uchu theke nicher dike neme elo.
taisic bame, zhong hu dane, ar jia shan kachakachi thaklo.
shudhu cholte cholte, tirkon akrito byuho gorto hoye gelo...