Chapter 3 : The Maharaja's Banquet
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King Chandra Prakash Brahma the sixth had arranged a royal ball for his son Prince Nagabath Chandra Prakash Brahma the seventh.
On The Next Full Moon
There is a ball invited for approved kingdoms
To send in their princess for the prince to choose his bride.
The rule for the princess is that:
1) The princess has to be the oldest born in the kingdom
2) The princess has to fit in the age group of 26 to 33.
3) The princess has to be mentally fit.
4) The Kingdom has to be a Hindu Kingdom
5) The Princess must know of the Hindu rituals
Prince Nagabath is to make a decision, to choose a bride
And on the same day,
Then and there shall be a wedding,
no dowry requested.
If failure for Prince Nagabath to choose a princess on that day,
Both the kingdoms will be handed over to Prince Ranabath Chandra Prakash Brahma the seventh
as the current king will retire.
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To the Sothern kingdoms,
To the northern kingdoms,
To the eastern kingdoms,
To the western kingdoms
Yes, like a wind, News spread fast .
Eagles were sent everywhere sending the scrolled invitations.
There was a huge controversy going everywhere,
Everyone was interested to make arrangement with the current leading kingdoms.
Some were disappointed of the arrangment rules, but there is a reason towards it.
It’s easier this way to have limited choices of princess for the prince to choose from
Age 26 to 33 would be a maturity age too,
A great choice of age to look at a queen very soon
Many had send their scrolls to the kingdom,
Showing their princess portraits,
Some kingdoms even sent rated portraits, nearly nude princesses portraits
Just to win the Prince heart and attention
But Rules are Rules
No royal had seen any portraits
The one who saw were the kingdoms finest philosophers,
Who had to research about these princess and portraits that were sent to them?
Definite that she was the oldest daughter
Definite that she falls in the age group of 26 -33
Definite she is mentally stable
Definite she has royal blood in her
Definite she's a hindu background
Yes the Palace philosopher’s hands were occupied with tasks
Investigating every details carefully
Yet they don’t really care of the accuracy of the portrayed,
Whether she is beautiful enough for Prince Nagabath taste,
In the end of the day it’s Prince Nagabath who the one who gets to choose the princess at the ball,
Yes the Philosophers approves and decline the kingdom requests.
Depending on the accuracy.
Over all they have approved 32 princess so far.
Although they received thousands of applications .
Doesn’t matter, south, east, west, north…
Most tried to cheat their way to the invitation.
The rules were clear
The invitation is send to every Kingdom in the Dynasty
But only approved Kingdom is welcomed to the royal ball.
Girls are not meant to be shopped
King Rahna was affirmed of the rules.
In Nagabath case,
Prince Rahna had no choice
Yet choose to limit options.
This way it could be fair.
Age between 26 to 32
Oldest born
Hindu
Never been married nor spoken to others
Yes limited options
On the day of the grand ball
The security was very strict,
The soldiers who took care of the admission process made sure
Only the approved kingdoms with their princesses were allowed.
Only five invitation scrolls was presented for each approved kingdom:
The king,
The queen,
The princess
And two soldiers.
It was designed so that it can be a private ball.
The princess were from everywhere, south, north, east and west.
They were all unique and different on their own way
From variety of skin color to choose,
to variety of different beauties.
Different language yet same Hindu culture… it’s by the rules
They individually look different from one and another,
Some were rich wearing diamonds, and golds
O
thers wore more of a casual attire
Yes there were variety of them to choose from
All from different kingdom,
Different background
Yet from the same Hindu culture.
Followed by the requests
In the prince chamber
“You promise you will marry whoever the girl I’ve chosen for you…” Simrana asks sadness in her eyes
“ I promise” Nagabath said kissing her lips grabbing her ass reconfirming that she has nothing to worry, he gave his word
“I assure you, there will not be a beauty like you…” and he was somewhat right,
Simrana is beautiful, pink lips, doll like hazel eyes, thick long hair, and fair pale skin.
She is the most beautiful women for him, his match.
As if gods had crafted her just for him. His sweetheart, his love. He kisses her forehead, she smells of roses. Simrana is his everything.
There will never be any women like her.
Her skin so pale and soft like snow drop in the mountains,
Her lips so pink like rose,
She even smells like one.
Even in this heartache,
Simrana dressed up well,
She wore pink lengha where her slim waste is shown
She wore pearls and diamonds as her accessories.
Walking near the prince to the ball,
The king got annoyed looking at that.
“I hope you make a wise decision…” King Rahma said his piece.
Come Rahna he called his younger son when the master of ceremony called their name.
Rahnabath who followed at the back of him,
not before giving Nagabath a sarcastic smile walking in front.
“Bastard” Nagabath murmured glaring at his little bastard brother.
The other kings, queens and princess bows down as they walked to the throne and seat down, Rahnabath seating beside the king on his left.
There was a loud horn blows
Automatically made the crowd to look at the soldier who blow the horn.
It’s an announcement ring
“Prince Nagabath Chandra Prakash Brahma the sixth” the announcer announced.
“Hail to the lead prince” yes the presentation begun
There were large drum rolls where the drummers are beading on the drums to indicate the lead prince is here.
The presentation was commanding.
Nagabath walked with pride, head high, his gold armors on, his greenish blue like snake eyes looking at everyone. As everyone else bowed down at his presence
Simrana walking beside him her head low,
The others were quite shock of Simrana presence of walking together with the prince
Everyone heard rumors about his beautiful lover
But it was recovered soon, when a group of young maidens walked behind the prince.
King Rahma already knew Nagabath is going to pull a string,
He knows Simrana might be walking with Nagabath
He purposely hired the young maidens to walk with them,
And this as well rubs out Simrana role there
It would have looked she is part of the opening ceremony.
Her identity is hidden.
She must be one of the maidens.
The maidens were all age of sweet sixteen wearing lenghas and flowers jewelry as their accessories
As prince Nagabath made to the throne,
He seat on the right of the King.
This represents that he will be the next inline.
However failure to get a bride today at this ball, he would be seating left, while Rahnabath will take Nagabath place by seating right.
Something Nagabath would never let this happen. It will be war if it did.
Nagabath notice allot of princess there,
Fair and thin,
Dark and light color eyes,
Long hair to doll like faces.
Yes all beautiful princess came just to get his attention.
Yet his eyes remains at Simrana,
She’s the only women for him.
Simrana kneels down to Nagabath, whispering to his ears
“I’ve already chosen, her name is Neela Suriyagandhi Vagai from Barasingha kingdom” Simrana whispers, Nagabath nods.
“We have Avantika… princess of Delailamathy, she is 26 years old, loves the art of belly dancing….read literature, knows archery ” A young looking princess came in front as the announcer was talking about her, she has light color eyes, fair skin, wearing silver lengha, diamonds as her accessories, petite yet slim, long thick hair, very pretty.
“Stop…”
Nagabath told standing up, carrying the Hindu flower garland, it’s like a chain made of colorful forest flowers with him.
Which made the announcer to stop talking,
Avantika looking worried as well. Did she do something?
It was disrespectful of Nagabath especially to interrupt the announcer like that while he is addressing a princess from a prestigious kingdom.
“My apologies… “Nagabath told which made the palace much calmer, Princess Avantika smiles gently as she stood beside her parents, still shocked of the whole situation.
“Father, My king… “ Rahma panics now worried in his eyes, sweath on his forhead.
“I have chosen my bride” He tells.
Rahma sighs smiling, happy of the words,
hopefully it is what he thinks it is,
hoping that he would not say Simrana’s name
“I Choose Princess …. Ewm… Princess…. Let me see, well whats her name… well Princess, From the Barasingha Kingdom” he forgot her name, but remember her kingdom.
The whole kingdom was shock at this
There wasn’t any sound heard
Some were forming a big o on their mouth
As if he said the wrong thing
Was it the kingdom name he mentioned was wrong?
He looks at Simrana, indicating “ did he said it correctly…
Yes allot of confusion
On the other side,
Why her,
Why that kingdom,
They were all shocked.
Even the king is shocked at this,
The soldiers to the maiden to everyone
Some even gasped.
“Are you sure…” King Rahma finaly with that awkward silence asked worry in his eyes.
Nagabath frowns sighing nodding, wondering what is this all about.
“Bring the princess…” King Rahma told told to soldier beside.
The soldiers were on board
Automatically everyone started to make ways.
The soldiers are there moving the crowds,
There were some who cried that they have not gotten chosen
Some even laughed for whatever the reason was
The crowd of royal was going insane of the prince choice.
Finally Neela is viewed to all of them from the far back
Everyone was silent for a while,
This includes Prince Nagabath.
Stood there Princess Neela,
Eldest born to the Barasingha kingdom,
Unlike other princesses that what the community is used of seeing
She is different
Very different
Too different perhaps.
Princess Neela, has dark skin,
Slight darker pigmentation near her lips which sometimes can be mistaken to moustache or beard
Shoulder length short black curly hair, not that thick too
Quite hairy rough looking skin,
She is overweight, obese to be exact and tall.
Yet not tall as Nagabath
But tall enough to make other women short
Which somehow made her look like a giant.
Small boobs too,
And nothing about her tells she is a princess.
Nor she has royal blood in her.
She was a princess
The Philosophers confirmed
Yet nothing about her tells she is a princess.
Nor she has royal blood in her.
She was wearing two round ear rings,
And is wearing an orange saree.
Flower jewelry as her only accessory
Nothing over the top.
It’s obvious she is from a poor kingdom
Very poor infect that she did not even wore any gold, pearls or diamonds
According to most
She is the ugliest princess there.
“See daughter, I told you, you’ll get chosen here… thank Shiva I dragged you here…” her father who is plus size but not as fat as her told, laughing loudly touching her head.
He looked really happy
Neela looks surprise,
Surprised as ever.
Nagabath on the other hand looks at Simrana,
SHOCKED
“You promised..” she warns her lip singling to him.
Of course how could he ever underestimate Simrana
She can be vicious if she wants to be
Of course she is going to choose to less attractive princess here
What else did he expect?
Walking slowly to Neela,
The whole palace went silence
He placed the flower chain around her,
Which made the crowd gasped.
Yes there was a loud gasped for everyone
Including Neela
The maidens who came with him, quickly made way to her,
Dragging her to the changing room for her to change to a wedding attire.
Already prepared by King Rahma itself.
Within minutes the wedding took place,
Both Neela and Nagabath wore the flower Necklace on each other
And with the eyes of lord Shiva’s blessings
They wed
Becoming Husband and Wife.
- Writer
