Chapter 15
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Jungle
"She? " Kumar glanced side ways at the young girl and then looked at Surya. "She killed him? "
His voice clearly showed that he didn't believe it.
"Yes I did! "Before Surya could answer, he heard her stern voice. Which showed that she was pissed off.
Surely she was! All her problems were solved, surya was destroyed, dead! The biggest problem was cleared out of her family's path.
And she! She created the problem this time. She saved the life of the man, she was supposed to kill!
She would have been happily in her home, if she hadn't risked her life to save this man! She ruined everything......fate was on her side........Sher Khan would have killed him......but she ruined it all!
"What's her name? " Kumar asked.
"She wouldn't tell! " Surya said and chuckled.
A split second and the decision was taken! She have to play with the game once again.
"My name is Rajani. " She said and scanned the expression of the two men.
"You work in the palace, right? " Surya asked and she nodded.
"For Rashmani, right? "
"Yes. " she replied.
"What were you doing, in this forest? Alone? "
"I was going back to my home. " well that's the first truth she told.
"And then? "
"I....I saw you lying on the ground....almost nil breathing! "
"I hadn't known who you were, your majesty! " she said putting her head down. Chewing away her pride.
And Surya nodded in understanding.
"It's alright! " he said. "I am still thankful to you for saving my life! "
I wouldn't have! You were supposed to be dead!
Rajani thought.
"But I still didn't get....how did she killed sher Khan? " Kumar raised his voice.
"I think there were a number of reasons behind it.....first. sher Khan was fighting with me for a long time then, that means his energy was drained out.....second. He hadn't expected a move from.....aa....Rajani.......so She took him by surprise and killed him! "
At that moment she was laughing hard from inside. Fool men! Taken by surprise? Nah! It was the hard practice she did from years. From when she was thirteen.
Kumar once again glanced at Rajani. His inner conscience wasn't ready to believe that she is a common maid and she killed sher Khan! He felt suspicious about her, but then she saved the life of their king!
I hadn't known who you were, your majesty!
Her words rang in his ears but brushed his thoughts aside because now he has more important issues to think about.
"Then this would be more easy your majesty....if sher Khan is dead! " he stated. "We could easily take over a army without a leader.....it's like a forest without wild animals....could do no harm at all! "
Surya nodded and smiled.
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Ajmer
At last he had found out....all the ministers were against the king. They didn't let the things reach the ears of Araman.
He hurried down the sickening lane, a shortcut, still in his disguised form and he didn't care, because what he have came to know is far more harmful than this.
Soon he was in front of the palace, he strode past the gates to reach the king 's chamber as soon as possible.
The guards greeted him with their heads bowing down. As they looked at his commoners attire.
He didn't care!
He walked past the practice ground which was almost isolated now when it was evening. The sun hadn't set yet!
"What a pleasant surprise, Badal! " he turned around to face Sushen pandey, the head scholar, smiling, leaning his back on a old tree trunk.
He obliviously did not return the smile. They're all together! Planning against king Araman.
This thought brought a frown on his face.
" I watched you all day long. " sushen said and paused for a few seconds.
"And you really did a good job, I had to say! " he said with a small smile playing across his lips.
"You watched me? " Badal said suddenly furious.
"Well you won't be able to do that anymore, because once his majesty will find out about it all. " he smirked and continued "all of you will be behind the bars! " he said angrily and turned around to leave when he heard the angry voice of Sushen.
"Watch out, Badal.......this isn't over! "
"But soon will be! "
Badal said equally furious. "True! " Suhen smirked, when about six guards came running to him and a strong physicked man in front of them.
Jagat Singh, The army general!
Badal realized when he heard his voice.
"Put him in! "
Soon the guards caught him by both his arms and neck and tied him with ropes as he struggled to be free!
His arms were tied behind his back and his legs were bonded as well.
"You all will regret this! " Badal cussed. As piece of cloth was forced into his mouth. He watched as the head scholar Sushen along with army general Jagat, grinned looking at his state, but soon enough they disappeared as only the darkness was visible to his eyes now.
A cloth was tied around his eyes!
He stopped struggling, there was no way out of it.
He felt himself being lifted a little and then putting into something like a, gun bag he guessed!
He was lifted once again along with the gun bag and carried over to a little distance.
"Food for the prisoners! " Sushen told the guards at the gate as they let them go without checking.
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Unknown
Rajani swiped away the beads of sweat which appeared on her forehead through her stole and tried to keep up with the pace of the men.
Both of them walked fast without even glancing back once if she was following them or not.
They don't care!
Again! Why would they?
Rajani questioned herself and grunted.
Soon they were out of the forest, but instead of taking the way back to Umarkot the men walking in front of her took another rote and unwittingly followed them.
The sun was soon going to set and she hadn't eaten anything except a coconut and a apple in the morning.
She released a deep sigh and continued to walk.
The sun was already down and only a orange hue was spread across the sky when she saw a giant rocky mountain in front of her and below it stood thousands of soldiers in lines. With their metal armors shielding their body.
They were going to fight back!
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