Whole palace is decorated beautifully with flowers and the kings of another countries had been arrived with their families as well.

It's noon time now so after spending my half of the in samaroh I come to garden, for some fresh air.

But I notice something is off. Father and mother was looking upset more than tensed. I asked them the reason behind their sadness but they just give excuses and left before saying to me to enjoy the samaroh. I get confused but Shaanti bai console me saying that they must be tensed about State's work. So I agree but somewhere i know this the matter is somthing else.

Here guards are around everywhere meanwhile I am walking beside of little flower plants.

Suddenly I notice some movements throught plants. I signal some gaurds who are was just far from me and they come toward me running.

I signal them to stay silent and I take one of their sword.

Just then a little rabbit jump from there as soon as the rabbit see us, she/he left while jumping.

But the movement..... i thought someone was there not a rabbit.

I give back the sword of the owner and 'you can go back to your work' i said.

I felt someone's eyes on me always, and it's has been happening from a weeks.

I turn to go, I need rest.

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I am walking throught the corridor — passing by Bapu-sa and ma-sa's room to go my room that's time I hear Bapu-sa's voice.

Sudden urge to hear their talks rose inside me and this is the first time I let my unnecessary urge control me.

I secretly come closer to their room and luckily there is no other servants are present.

'What do you mean by that?' i hear ma-sa's crack voice.

'I don't have any other choice Naina Vati. I am a king before her father and I hope my daughter will understand her father' bapu-sa said and this is the first time I see tears in my bapu-sa's eyes.

They both are sitting on bed, looking down with teary eyes.

'But how could you sacrifice your daughter for this bullshit? How could you give your.... daughter to your enemy' what ma-sa mean by that? My heart is aching just by thinking.....no no no. Bapu-sa cannot do this.

Does he mean-

'I have to do this deal for my people's life, you saw that Naina Vati' bapu-sa pause to take breath before say 'i have to agreed to give my daughter to that bastard, Veer Pratap Singh' the land under my feet slipped, like my world got upside down.

'Bhagyashree, tum yaha kya kar rahi ho?' (Bhagyashree, what are you doing here?') I hear bhai-sa but without giving responds, I run to my room.

While running to my room I hear ma-sa, bapu-sa, calling my name as well as bhai-sa but I am not the state to responds.

I come to my room and sit on bed while tears are flowing continusly.

I hear about Pratap Singh's, they are cruel, whole world know about this and whole world just know them for their cruelness.

The young brother of Omleshghar's king, Veer Pratap Singh, I don't know about him much but if the king is executioner then, how his brother will be a good person?

'Bhagyashree, tu ro kyu Rahi hai?'(Bhagyashree, why are you crying) I look up, and see Shaanti bai, she come to me and sit beside my left side with worried face.

I could not controll and hug her tightly while crying hard. I place my head on her chest who hug me even tighter.

She is the one who takecare of me more than ma-sa. She is not less than my mother, if my mother give me life then she teach me how to live my life with pride, respectfully and happily.

But today what I hear from bapu-sa, I feeling like this life will be hell.

'Kya huya hai?'(what happen?) she said while caressing my hairs.

'Shaanti bai, you know what bapu-sa was saying?' after that I told everything I hear from bapu-sa and ma-sa.

After telling everything she get silent, I look up at her just to see her blank face.

She must be shocked too.

'Shaanti bai' I call her when she look at me.

'The reason behind this decision is to save people's life and behind of this the person is Veer Pratap Singh' she said while looking another side.

Is there something I do not know about?

Two days ago••••••••

In the court room the king and of Chandra Kothi is sitting.

King Bharat Pal Chouhan and Queen Naina Vati Pal Chouhan.

The ministerial team is also present here while a person is standing middle of courtroom with holding a scroll.

'Namaskar Bharat Pal Ji, Omleshghar se apke liye ek sandesh beja hai woh bhi soyam Raja Surya Pratap Singh ne'(greetings Mr Bharat Pal, a massage has sended that too from our king Surya Pratap Singh) he said with pride like it's sended by God.

King signal him to read out loud and he nod then open the scroll.

Omleshghar ke Raja Surya Pratap Singh ka apko namaskar, umit karta hoon ki agey jo main prastaw main rakne ja raha hoon ap use thoo krayenge nahi. Main apki choti beti Bhagyashree ka hath apne bhai Veer Pratap Singh ke liye mang raha hoon. Bohot bhagyashali hain apki beti jo kina mere bhai ko bha gayi toh apse bas ek hi baat kehna hai ki aap apne beti ko humein sop dey warna aap ko toh nateeje pata hi hai.

(Salutations to you from the king of Omleshghar Surya Pratap Singh. I hope you will not reject the proposal that I am going to make. I am asking for the hand of your younger daughter Bhagyashree for my younger brother Veer Pratap Singh. Your daughter is very lucky that she got attention of my brother. So I want to tell you only one thing that you should hand over your daughter to us otherwise you know the consequences)

He ended and look up at king and queen with proud smile.

'Sach me apki beti bohot bhagyashali hai jo humare rajkumar unhe apni patni bana chahte hai. Ap bas haan kahiye'(really your daughter is very lucky that our prince want to make her his wife. You just say yes) he said.

But king and queen looking at him with rage.

'Itna ahangkar. Tumhara raja chahta hai ki hum humare beti ko ek eise insaan ke hathon sop de jise samman ka "sha" bhi nahi pata. Aur ek eise maha veer ki baat kar rahe ho jisne ajtak sirf apne bhai paiso mein aish kiya hai. Eise keh rahe ho jaise ki woh koi maha veer hai jabki woh to sirf apne bhai ke dum pe chalne wala ek kayar hai'( this much attitude. You king want us to give our daughter to a person who does not know the word "r" of respect And you are talking about one such Mahaveer who till now has only show off with his brother's money. You is saying this as if he is some great scholar whereas he is just a person who runs on the strength of others) queen said those out of anger to the person who is glaring at queen.

'Akhein niche'(lower you gaze) king said sternly.

They hear about Veer Pratap Singh, he is greedy, and also a person with low pride and self respect.

'Jao aur jake keh do apne raja aur unke bhai se ki humare beti ki taraf akh uthakar bhi na dekhe nahi toh nateeje hum bhi hume bhi dikhana ata hai'(go and tell your king and his brother to not cast evil eyes on my daughter otherwise we know too how show consequences) king said with dark aura.

The person walk from there silently but his eyes showing something else, something unreadable.

present time•••

'Then, why don't I know all of these?' i asked.

'We don't want you to know about that, after all it's all sort out' she pause for a second and sigh 'but thinking that it's our biggest mistake' she said.

'What do you mean, Shaanti bai?' i curiously asked while she closed her eyes and some tears drop from her eyes.

I come closer to her and hold her tightly. What happening nowadays, why I am seeing tears in my beloved one's eyes. After my mother, Shanti Bai is the strongest and today i saw them crying even bapu-sa.

'But last night...' she cry harder while I try to console her.

'Main bata ti hoon'( I will tell you) I look at door from where ma-sa coming towards us, dry tears marks are visible in her face.

Ma-sa come and sit beside my right side.

'Last night' when everyone was sleeping.....'

Last night••••••

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King and queen was sleeping in their room peacefully when suddenly someone knock in their door.

Hearing a loud bangs on door king and queen sleep broken and sit up.

'what happen?' queen said with worried face.

'Lemme check' king said while getting up from bed.

He walk to door and open and see two gaurds standing infront of him while huffing badly.

'What happen?' king said in worried tone seeing the two person sweating badly.

'My majesty, something happened in state' one of them said.

Hearing that queen also come out while covering her head with veil.

'What? What happen?' she asked.

'Her majesty , Veer Pratap Singh' just this name is enough to explain the crisis.

'He hostage the half of the state's peoples, pregnant womens, aged women-men, kids, everyone is in his under while he lit fire in the peoples huts' another gaurds said.

'You' king said pointing at one the gaurd 'go and inform prince' king said gaurd left after a nod.

'Where is commander' king asked.

'He is the who get to know first and asked me to inform you' king nod.

King was going to step forward when queen hold his arm stoping him.

He look back at her 'i am also going with you, I am the queen and I have right on my peoples' she said with rage.

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King, queen and prince come to the area with their horses while commander come behind with them with soldiers.

But what they saw, it's rose anger inside of them yet at the same time numb their eyes.

The huts where peoples used to stay now burned, some peoples are sitting on the ground, injured. Two kids are crying sitting beside a women's dead body, a aged women sitting on the ground with a dead body.

King and queen get off from their horses and but don't know what to do.

While looking the state of the peoples their eyes caught another sence which shake off their soul.

A tree is burned while a women's body is attached with help of sword, she burned too.

Some of the peoples see them but not in the state to say anything.

'Commander' king call him who come to me hurriedly 'Call the physician and take care of them' he said and commander nod.

Commander left to another soldiers.

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They proceed forward and come to the sight where that bastard hostage rest of the peoples.

They has come to a high altitude of mountain where Goddess kali Ma's a old yet big temple is located which made by rocks.

They come and saw those peoples are tied up with rope and kneeling down on ground even pregnant womens and gaurds are surrounded every side of the peoples with their swords.

Seeing the sight, blood boil king and queen's but the situation is not in their hand so they choose to silent and talk to main demon.

'Where is he?' kind asked one of the gaurd who did not response him.

'Could not you hear what our king is asking, where is your leader?' now commander said in his loud tone.

But suddenly a man come out from behind of peoples and stand forward with hand back.

'What you want?'king ask in authority tone.

'You know what I want but as you did not agree so I have to do these' he said and title his head.

'You will never get what you want' this time queen said who is standing quietly with rage in her eyes.

'As your wish' he said and took out his sword.

He turn around and come to a kid who is just 5 or 6 around, then point the sword in his neck.

'So you are not agree, huh?' he said and look again at king and queen 'For you, the lives of your subjects are of no value to you' he said and slightly give a cut on the kid's neck who start to whimper in pain.

Seeing that instantly queen come forward with worried face ' no please stop' she said and he stop instantly and look at her.

'Please, please don't do these' she said and this time her eyes tear up when she saw pregnant women suffering from pain and the kid is crying.

'Ok, I'll give my daughter' queen look back at king, unbelievably who standing looking down.

'Yeh hui na baat, arey sasur ji, agar ap pehlei maan jate toh phir mujhe yeh sab karne ki zarurat hi nahi parti' (that's the spirit, if you agree before then I don't have to do this all, father-in-law) he said coming closer and stand beside king while put his hand over king's shoulder.

'Tommorow you will give your daughter to me in this place, as exchange of your subjects freedom' he said and slap lightly king's cheeks who is standing with blank face.

'But' queen said with blank face 'you have to release them today there are some women's are pregnant and aged people also suffering here' she said but hear a chuckle from him.

'Do you think a stupid, listen. First give your daughter and freed your subjects' he said.

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'Aur jo log marey gaye unme se Shaanti bai ke nati, poti aur do bahu bhi thi'( And among those who were killed were Shanti Bai's grandson, granddaughter and two daughters-in-law) ma-sa said and i look at Shaanti bai who is still crying.

From morning she smiling, talking, doing works hiding her pain, for who, me?

'Why you did not tell me anything when the reason all of these is me' I said with crack voice.

'It's not your fault bhagya, it's fate' ma-sa said.

'I am sorry but today-' she can not complete her sentence and broke down in tears.

I hold her close 'don't worry everything will be fine' i said 'i will make everything fine' i said and this time the rage inside me is visible throught my dark tone.

Ma-sa and Shaanti bai look at me in confusion 'what are you gonna do?' ma-sa asked while the end of Veer Pratap Singh's are playing in my head.

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I enter inside of bapu-sa's room where he is still sitting on bed in his previous position, dry tear marks are still had in his face.

Seems like bapu-sa did not notice my presence. I sit on the floor beside him who come out of his thoughts.

'Why you are sitting on floor? Come and sit on bed' he said and make me sit on bed.

'Now I become that much useless that you can not tell your problems to me?' i said and cause of that he get shock.

'What? No. You are my brave daughter, I can even give you my entire kingdom' he said while patting my head.

'Then why you did not tell me about Veer Pratap Singh' as soon as he hear my words, bapu-sa get silent.

For some minute he stay silente before saying 'i am failed to be a best father' he said with blank face 'i am unable to protect my daughter' he said before broken down.

I hug bapu-sa 'don't worry, your daughter is not flower, i am thorn' i paused 'he mistaken to recognise me' I said and bapu-sa look at me.

'Palki taiyaar karwane boliye bapu-sa, main jaungi uske paas, sirf aur sirf use meri asli pehchaan dikhane'(Bapu-sa, please tell gaurds to get the carriage ready, I will go to him but only and only show him my real identity) i said.

To be continue...