chapter 16
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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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Surya looked at the large army of Jaitsalmeir in front of him. There was only a tent of silk and they moved towards it.
"Good morning king Rishikesh. " The middle aged man stood up from his lavish chair and faced Surya as a smile stretched on his face.
"We are really thankful that you came up to help us out of this problem. "
"Oh! Please don't say that King Surya! " He stated. "I can never pay back for what you did for us......it's the least we could do for you! " and pulled into a hug.
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MILES AWAY
"Shivanya beta will you please hand me the knife from the left drawer. "
Urmila asked smiling as Shivanya nodded. "Of course! "
They both sat there preparing different kind of sweets and snacks. For their shops.
Shivanya have lived in the comforts of the palace all her life. Firstly with her parents and then along with her husband. But never had she experienced such peace and happiness.
All her life she have carved for affection and love! And here she found it.
"It's ready! " Shivanya saw Urmila calling out as the poor children playing on the street ran towards their shop. They made ridiculous sounds to express their happiness. And ran towards them with their naked feet, caked in mud!
"Here! " Urmila said shoving handful of jalebies in each of their palms.
The group of children squealed in joy and shouted in excitement. As they happily munched on the delicious snacks.
This really made her happy. Back in the palace, she would used to buy new jewelries, clothing and dresses but nothing felt so good compared to this. Feeding the poor children.
Unknowingly a smiled pulled into her lips.
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AJMER
Two guards carried a large sac as they put it down on the hot sandy ground and huffed, getting released from the heavy burden they carried and waited for their master to come. And expected a good prize for What they did.
A hue of sand was seen from a far as two men came riding on their respective horses.
Each of them wearing a triumphant smile on their face.
They looked at each other and smirked as one of them pulled out his sword from it's covering.
There were no exchange of words. There was no need!
Everything was pre decided as the man attacked on the sac with his sword. A muffled cry of pain was heard before the sac was colored red.
Blood oozed out of the rough fabric as the other man ordered.
"Through him down! "
The two guards nodded and once again carried the sac, only to through it down the cliff.
Once again a black deed was done in the deserted and abandoned land of Ajmer.
Will someone ever find out?! The chances are low!
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Rajani looked around her surroundings, a army camp. Soldiers everywhere! And in the middle stood the Orange colored flag hoisted. A half golden sun in it!
The sign of Rajputs!
She thought as she walked further into the camp. Surya and Kumar were into the tent she saw from a far.
She went near it, unable to decide what she should do.....she at last put her ear near the entrance as she heard the known voice, Surya.
"We'll divide the army into three equal parts....one part which will attack from North and the other form the South. "
"And the third part? " Rajani depicted the voice of Kumar.
"They will help us from inside! " Surya stated.
"Inside? " Kumar asked again confused.
"As we can see we only have about four and a half thousand soldiers....and them about ten.....so this is the only way we could conquer! " Surya said.
"They will be already inside the fort, dressed up like the soldiers of Delhi! "
"And when we would attack on them, they will attack from inside and a chaos will be created, within the army. "
"Plus, they will be able to open the gates of the fort, for us to enter! "
"But how will our people enter into the fort, without their knowledge? " Rajani heard a new voice.
"There are a few secret passages....which starts within the four walls of the fort and open out miles away from it."
"Really? " asked a surprised voice.
"Yes, for example the pool....it has a secret passage.....a underwater secret passage! " she heard Surya saying, when she removed her head from the entrance of the tent. And stopped listening anymore.
She was confused with herself, why did she heard?
It is wrong!
Her conscience told her. As she started to walk away.
***
Her hands wobbled once again as she put away the peacock feather on the clean white page.
Should she do it?
Was it wrong?
No! Revenge was the reason she came here and she will take it.
Once again she took the peacock feather in her hand and dipped it's white pointy stalk into the red ink and wrote!
Revenge was what she wanted and for that she is ready to do everything!
He is a liar! A bloody coward liar! And his father was the same!
Her hands now moved faster as she scribbled the red letters in pure Persian language on the milky white page.
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