After savouring the authentic Indian food, it was time for guests to rest. When everyone retired to their room,
a calm serenity took over palace after day full of hubbub. But Augustus was not able to find his peace of mind. Looking at the stars above in the sky, he wished his beloved Valentina was one amongst them. He silently asked her to forgive him and bless their son. He knew, it was his fault. She told him, she was not ready for the responsibility of being a mother but he was eager to take next step in their relationship.A tear trickled down his eyes when he remembered her last words. His Valentina was such a selfless lady, she always thought about his happiness before her. Even being in immense and unbearable pain, she thought about their son. She told him to take care of his son . Not once did she complain about her pain and misery. He never knew the day when their sunshine was born would turn out into dark and gloomy day. He never knew that his Valentina would bleed to death. He never knew his son would be motherless since his birth. He had just one question, why? What mistakes did he do to deserve such a pain. He always played fair and took care of his people . Then why his fate was so cruel? Why his son would never get to know a beautiful relation of mother and son. He knew Justus's maternal grandfather considered him as curse because he took away his daughter's life. An innocent toddler of two years old was cursed heavily by his maternal grandfather in the court, infront of hundreds of people. Though he didn't understand anything but what if those people taunt him in future? How would his son cope up with their allegations ? How? As a father, he failed miserably that day to protect his son from his grandfather's cruel words because he himself was in no position to speak but he promised to never let anyone degrade him . He was missing Justus very badly but he knew no one could harm him because Marcus was their to protect him. Marcus could do anything to protect his nephew. He loved Justus to moon and back. This was the real Augustus, vulnerable and broken. For outer world, he was a person who was void of emotions but when he was alone, his inner conscience would scratch his wounds everyday.
Here he was sulking in his darkness and on the other side of the palace his light was making those robbers regret taking birth. They were constantly pleading her to forgive them. If her brothers wouldn't have come to take Rithambara back to palace, she would have killed them. She hated liars, cheaters and frauds. At times, she would get scolding from her mother for her behaviour but she was apple of the eye of her parents and brothers. Her brothers again warned her to not to go on patrolling alone in the night but the secretive smile playing oh her lips showed that she she won't listen. Brothers are considered to be saviour of the sister but if you've have a sister like Rithambara, you will have to save her pray from her wrath. She showed no mercy dealing with culprits .
In morning -
Rithambara woke up at her usual time which was one hour before the sunrise. She chanted Shiv mantra and got up from her bad. After fifteen minutes her training would start. She went in her balcony. Sky was still black with a bit of redness. Soft breeze was caressing her hair making her look like an angel. She loved this time of morning. She was busy admiring the surrounding and here someone was busy admiring her. Augustus wasn't able to sleep. It was his problem. He don't remember when he slept peacefully in this last two years. After turning many times on the bed, he finally discarded the thought of sleeping. He went outside and was looking around. Suddenly, he saw the same 'yellow fabric' girl who was the princess.Her skin was glowing after bathing in yellow lights from the side lamps . Soft breez was making her hair moving in a wavy form. The look was just divine. He kept gawking at her. He didn't know what it was different in her. He snapped out of his daze when her brown orbs met her blue ones and not to mention the anger in them. He immediately went inside and banged his hand on his forehead. He wasn't supposed to let his guards down infront of everyone. He decided to not even glance at her and avoid her at any cost. He felt like cheating on Valentina, the lady whom he loved so much.Here Rithambara was highly infuriated early in the morning. She really wanted to put some senses inside him for gawking like shameless person at her in the morning but she knew he was here as there guest and if she would raise her hands at him then her nobody could save her from her mother's outburst and it won't bring good reputation to his father as a host. She decided to let it slip. She went inside to get ready for her training.
City of Chittaurgarh was now covered in a veil of sunlight. It was time for the noble men of Florence to take a tour around the city. Firstly they visited to Chittaurgarh's army training place. The army and fighting skills were completely different from the army of Florence. In Maharaj's army there were even elephants which was not the case with army of Florence. Romans were not very fond of elephants in the battle. They were mainly kept as spectacles but in India, elephants played important roles in battles. Augustus was observing everything with keen interest. Suddenly he heard melodious laugh of a woman. It was music to his ears. He recognised that voice. The same voice who welcomed him in the palace. The voice belonged to the one who dared to glare at him and clench her jaws.Back in Florence even warriors with skills, rough and tough body didn't even dare to look in his eyes. Somehow, after listening to her laughter , a wave of emotion ran through his body which he did
The moment translater converted the words of King Atticus, swords were drawn out. Rudraksh and Shauryaveer were like a raging bull ready to kill. They said in unison, "our Rithambara won't marry your son".Vikram Singh was astonished. He would have gladly given his head but king Atticus asked for his heart. He was in no position to speak. Rukmini started crying. She didn't know how to react to such a situation.If looks could kill then King Atticus would have died instantly. Rithambara was beyond furious. Her whole body started shaking with rage.Before Vikram Singh Rajput could utter anything Rukmini said, "No! I wont let my daughter marry your son. Your kingdom is in completely other part of world. I will not know about her whereabouts . Our faiths are completely different, she will not be able to cope up with the differences. Ask for anything, we will happily give it to you. Take all the jewels, silk for free, we don't need anything in exchange. You can tak
Hurt. Pain. Anger. Betrayal. All these emotions were swirling in his head. Being the eldest son of king Atticus came with a price. Even a single flaw in him raised questions directly on his father and his upbringing . He was supposed to be well composed even if a storm of emotions was destroying his heart. He was supposed to be caring towards people even if there was no one to take care of him. He was supposed to be strong and firm even if loneliness inside him was scratching him. On top of it, he was legally the heir of throne of Florence which made his own blood brothers hate him. He could have happily given the throne to his brothers but none of them were worthy enough. They all were selfish and to think about the kingdom was last thing on their mind. Well, Marcus was different a different case. He was more prone towards arts and music and had no interest in ruling and becoming a king.
A loud fist of laughter echoed in the room. Aurelius wasn't able to contain his laughter when Augustus told him about the morning incident. Augustus was giving death glares to Aurelius but he ignored them."I'm going break all your teeth . Here I'm discussing something serious with you and you are laughing. "Aurelius controlled his laughter with much difficulty and said, "your highness, I forgot to add adjective strong in the description of the beautiful lady Ri,Rit..." He was not able to pronounce her name properly." it's Rithambara " said Augustus in his thick Roman accent. Aurelius looked at him with wide eyes. He was thinking how did he pronounce such a foreign name and that also with accuracy. Though Augustus was his best friend, he didn't dare to tease him anymore because he was already in horrible mood.Augustus's voice broke his reverie when he asked what is he thinking. Now, talking about the se
Every head turned in the direction of the voice which belonged to none other than Aditya Singh. A huge smile broke on Rukmini's face after seeing her brother, Aditya Singh Rajput, king of Udaipur. It was not everyday when her brother visited.It was once in a while because being a king himself it was not easy to take out time to visit his sister. Shauryaveer, Rudraksh and Rithambara were so excited after seeing their uncle but Maharaj knew his brother in law's anger .He was prepared for the worst.Aditya Singh said, " what is this Rukmini? First invitation is given to maternal uncle and here you didn't tell me that Rithambara is getting married? I came to know about the marriage through other sources? "Hearing this, Rukmini burst into tears. Her helplessness got the worst out of her. She told the whole story to her brother. Fury was dancing in Aditya Singh's eyes. His hands turned into fist and jaws were tightly clenched. He glared very hard
Everyone's emotions were high and there was not even a single eye which was void of tears. Rithambara tried her best to not cry because her parents needed strength in this time. She couldn't afford to cry or else her mother's state would worsen and her father's guilt will increase to infinity. She hugged her mother who was not letting her go . Rukmini just wanted to hide her precious daughter, her state was so worse that she couldn't even speak. In most of the cases, it's the family members who console the daughter and assure her but here it was exactly opposite. Shauryaveer and Rudransh were so dissapointed at their father that they were not even talking to him because their baby sister had to pay such a big price for his promise. They hugged their sister and prince Rudransh said, "Ritha, you could be in a different land but if you ever need any sort of help, tell Khalifa Umar Osmain, we will know about that problem through him. ". &nbs
Little Justus was waiting for his father since morning as Marcus already informed him about his father's arrival. It was almost nine months since Justus last saw his father but everyday Marcus used to take him near Augustus's portrait so he remembered his father's face. Now he was two and half years and was able to speak properly. Marcus went away to do his music practice promising Justus to return as soon as possible.While Justus was looking at the entrance of the palace from his room, his cousins Romeo (six years old, son of Felix and Olivia), Lorenzo, Leonardo, ( five years old twins of Linus and Tatiana) and Francessco (four years old son of Magnus and Flavia) came and started teasing him."Is little Justus waiting for his father?" teased Romeo. All of them burst out laughing. Justus glared at them with his angry eyes. He hated his cousin brothers and was really irritated with their behavior but he didn't say anything to them because
All colours drained from king Atticus's face. He didn't want Ritha to know about Justus in such a way. He wanted to have a conversation with her and make her understand but now the truth was unveiled in most brutal way.Rithambara was yet to process this information in her head. His husband has a son? He was married before ? She's his second wife? She left her land with her husband and her father in law and as soon as she put her first step in the palace, she received the biggest shock of her life. She wanted to yell at all of them for betraying her and most importantly her father's trust but she thought it is better to behave maturely because decisions taken in hurry can change lives. She just looked at the child in her hand. For a moment she felt that twinkle in his eyes could guide her through the secrets of this unknown land but that didn't stop her from glaring at Augustus. She wanted answers and she knew she will have it.On the othe