Neelbharatgarh limped back to normalcy after the recent spate of misfortunes that had befallen it. Two days after the earthquake, the festival resumed with more gaiety and fervor as everyone wanted to celebrate the sheer fact of being alive. After all, the gods had been kind to them. Their son of the soil was safe and the natural as well as man-made disaster had come and gone without causing much damage. The woman who had saved Vikram was cremated with all due honors by the royal family. The head of the tribal community performed the rituals.
Atmaram Raina continued with his diabolical plans. He counted the hours before he could wreak havoc on Neelbharatgarh once again, as he waited for his lawyer to bail him out. He would not allow the business empire he had built single handedly to be d
