Morgan Rice - Wani Neman Jarumai

Batare da wani kwokwanto ba kuma, Thor ya sauko daga saman dutsen sai ya pasa cikin dajin ya nufi hanya mai nisan.

Yana gudu a hankali zuwaga kaddararsa.

Sarki MacGil – kakkaura, mai fadin kirji, dagemu mai fararen gashi da yawa, dogon tsuma daidai da gemun da kuma goshi mai fadi da ya jera yaki da yawa – na saye a saman makiriyar fadansa, sarauniyarsa a gefensa, suna kallon abubuwan wakanan ranan na bukukunan shekara. Daular sarautarsa na shimfide a kasa a cikin duk matsayinsu, amike har zuwa iya ganin ido, birni mai tasowa a kewaye da katangun duwatsu irin na daa. Fadan sarki. Aharhade ta cunkusun angwayoyi masu gidajen duwatsu kowane iri – gidajen jarumai, masu bada kula, dawakai, yan Silver, rundunan sarki, masu gadi, barikin mayaka, dakin makamai, ma’ajiyin manyan makamai – kuma a sakanin duk wannan, darurukan wuraren zama wa dimbim mutanensa da suka zabi zama a cikin katangun birnin. A sakanin wadannan angwani akwai ciyayi, lambun gidan sarauta, wuraren kasuwanci a jere da duwatsu, mabulbulan ruwa. Fadan sarki yayita samun kwaskwarima tun shekaru aru aru, daga mahaifinsa, daga mahaifin mahaifinsa kafin shi – kuma yanzu birnin na kololuwar haskakawanta. Babu wani tantama, birnin ta kasance mafi kwaciyan hankali a dukkan yammacin daulolin zoben a yanzu.

MacGil yasamu baiwan mafi kyawun da mafi biyayya na jarumai da a ka taba gani, kuma a rayuwarsa, bawanda ya isa ya kawo hari. Ya kasance MacGil na bakwai da ya riki sarautan, yakuma rike da kyau a cikin shekaru talatin da uku da yayi yana mulki, yakasance sarki mai adalci da kuma wayo. Kasar ta samu cigaba mai girma a zamaninsa. Ya ninka adadin mayakansa, kara girman biranai, kawo ma mutanensa cigaban arziki, kuma babu kokaawa koda guda daya da aka samu daga talakawansa. Ansanshi a matsayin sarki mai sake hanu, kuma ba a taba samun zamanin dayazo da cigaban arziki da zaman lafiya Kaman wannanba tunda ya hau mulkin.

Wanda, basafaiba, yakasance ainihin dalilin dayasa MacGil baiyi baci a darenanba. Saboda MacGil yasan tarihin kansa: a duk shekarunnan, ba a taba samun rata mai tsayi Kaman haka babu yakiba. Ya daina kwokwanton ko za a kawo hari ko baza a kawoba – abinda ya rage yasani kawai dayaushe. Kuma daga wane.

Barazana mafi girma, ai dama, daga wajen zoben yake, daga daulolin marasa hankali da suke mulkin yanhayaniyan da suke tawaje, da suke mulkin dole a kan mutanen wajen zoben, gaba da koraman. Wa MacGil, da nasaba bakwai da suka rigayeshi, kasashen wajen basu taba kasancewa wani barazanaba. Saboda inda daularsa ta samu kanta a doron kasa, a kewaye daidai kota ina – Kaman zobe – arabe kuma daga shauran duniya da loto mai zurfi da kuma fadin mil daya, kuma wanda take da kariyar wata makamashi datakenan tunda MacGil ya fara mulki, tsoron kasashen wajenda suke ji dan kadan ne. Yan hayaniyan sun sha neman su kawo hari sau dayawa, su wuce kariyar makamashin, su sallaka loton; basu taba nasara koda sau daya ba. Idan har shi da mutanensa sun yi zamansu a cikin zoben, babu wata barazana daga waje da zata damesu.

Amma, wannan baya nufincewa, babu barazana daga cikin gida. Abinda kuma kenan da yake hana MacGil barci a kwanakinnan. Dalili ma, a tabbace, dayasa ake bukin yau: auren babar ‘yarsa. Auren da aka shirya musamman domin kwantar da hankalin makiyansa, saboda tabattar da dan karamin zaman lafiya dake tsakanin shasunan masrautun gabar da yammacin daular zoben.

A yayinda zoben ke da fadin mil dari biyar ta kowane shashi, yana rabe daga sakiya ta dalilin wata tudu. Su tudun kenan. A daya gefen su tudun masarautar gabar take a zaune, tana mukin daya rabin zoben. Kuma wannan masarautar, abokan gabarsu ne suke mulkinta tun shekaru aru aru, dangin McClouds, sun sha neman su rusa alkawarin zaman lafiyan dake sakaninsu da dangin MacGil. Dangin McCloud sun kasance yan tawaye, wayanda basu murna da abinda Allah yayi masu, dayardansu cewa gefensu na masarautar na zaune a kan kasa da bashi da albarka kaman amfanin gona da kyau saboda rashin kyaun kasan. Suna gasa a kan su tudun ma, suna ta naciyan cewa duka fadin tudun kasarsu ce, bayankuma akalla rabin gurin na dangin MacGil ne. Akwai fadace fadacen kan iyaka, da barazanan kawo hari a ko dayaushe.

A yayinda MacGil keta jujjuya lamarin a zuciyarsa, ya ji haushi. Yakamata dangin McCloud suyi murna; suna da kwaciyan hankali a cikin zoben, loton tana karesu, su kan kasa mai kyau, batare da suna jin tsoron komaiba. Meyasa bazasu gamsu da nasu rabin bangaren zobenba? Saboda MacGil ya gina rundunan mayakansa sukayi karfinda sukayine yasa, a karo na farko a tarihi, dangin McCloud basu isa su kawo hari ba. Amma MacGil, kasancewarsa sarki mai wayonda yake, yanajin cewa akwai wani abu; ya sanwannan dan zaman lafiyan bazai juraba. Saboda haka, ya shirya auren babban diyarsa wa babban yariman dangin McCloud. Yanzu kuma ranan ya iso.

A yayinda yake kalon kasa, sai yanaganin dubben mabiyansa a shimfide suna sanye da tufafe masu hasken launi, suna ta shigowa daga kowani bangaren masarautan, daga duka gefen su tudun. Kusan dukan mutanen zoben gaba daya, sunata shigowa cikin katangun kariyarsa da ya gina. Mutanensa sunyi watanni suna shiri, suna bin umrnin da aka yi musu na susa komai ya zama harka na arziki, mai karfi. Wannan ba ranan aure na kawai ba, rana ne na aikawa dangi McCloud da wani sako.

MacGil yabi daruruwan mayankansa da yasa suka yi jeruwa na mussanman a wuraren tsaro, a cikin angwanni, a jere a gefen katangu, mayaka fiye da yadda zai taba bukata – sai yaji ya gamsu. Wannan ya kasance nuna karfi da yaso yayi. Amma hankalinsa bai kwanta ba; yanayin wuri yayi zafi sosai, rikici zai iya faruwa. Yayi fatan kar wasu yan zafinkai, abuge da barasa, su taso daga kowane bangare.

Yayi kallo zuwaga filin gasa, filayen wasanni, sai ya tuna ranan dake zuwa, acike da wasanni da gasa da ireiren bukukkuwa. Zasu yi armashi. Tabattace dangin McCloud zasu zo da karamin tawagan mayakansu, kuma kowane gasa, kowane kokowa, kowane rigerige, zai dauki ma’ana na musamman. Harma idan wani ya bata hanya, zai iya zama yaki.

“Sarki na?”

Yaji hanu mai laushi akan nasa sai ya juyo yaga sarauniyarsa, Krea, wacce har yanzu itace mace mafi kyau da ya taba sani. Aureriya da zaman lafiya gareshi duk zamanin mulkinsa, ta Haifa masa yara biyar, uku a cikinsu maza, kuma bata taba kokawa ba. Alhali ma kuwa, ta zama mafi yardediyar mai bashi shawara. A yayin wucewan shekaru, yagano cewa tafi dukannin mutanensa wayo. Kai, tafi shi dakansa ma wayo.

“Ranar siyasa ne’” tace. “Amma kuma ranar auren ‘yarmu. Kayi kokari kayi nishadi. Bazai faru sau biyu ba.”

“Lokacinda bani da komai bancika damuwa ba,” ya bata amsa. “Yanzu da mukeda komai, komai yakan dameni. Mun tsira. Amma bana jin na tsira.”

Ta mayar da kallo gareshi da idanun tausayi, manya masu kyalli; suna kama da suna rike da hikiman duk duniya. Giran idanunta sun sauko, kama yadda suka saba, suna kama da Kaman tana jin barci kadan, kuma a kewaye da mafi kyawun, mikekiyar sumanta mai fararen gashi kadan, wanda ya zubo daga dukan gefenin fuskarta duka biyu. Fuskanta ya dan fara nuna girma, amma banda haka bata sauya ba ko kadan.

“Hakan ya kasance domin baka da tsiranne,” tace. “Babu sarkin da yake da tsira. Munada yan leken asiri a fadarmu fiye da yadda kake zato. Kuma haka abubuwan suke kasancewa a koda yaushe.”

Ta maso kusa ta sumbaceshi, sai tayi murmushi.

“Kayi kokari kaji dadinsa,” tace “Ai muna bukin aure ne ba fada ba.”

Da wannan, ta juya ta bar wuraren kariyan.

Ya kalli tafiyarta, sai ya juya ya kewaye fadansa da kallo. Gaskiyarta; tanada gaskiya ne a koda yaushe. Shi baiso ya ji dadin bukinba. Yana mtukar son babbar ‘yarsa, kuma ai aure akace. Ranan yakasance mafi kyawun ranar mafi kyawun shekara, bazara tana kololuwarata, rani kuma nason ya shigo, rana kuma duka biyu suna daidai a sama, da dan iskanda yake hurawa. Komai na cikin mafi kyawun yanayi, bishiyoyi kota ina da launonin pinki da malmo da lemu da farare. Babu abinda zaiso Kaman iya zuwa ya zauna da mutanensa, ya kalli daurin auren diyarsa, ya sha kofunan barasa har sai ya gagara sha kuma.