Chapter - 38 Annual festival...

Tanisi came to the palace as usual the next afternoon and saw that Shyamala's chamber was empty. She was puzzled. She went to Samudra's chamber where he was sitting on his swing and slowly swinging it.

When he saw her a complicated expression flashed in his eyes. She sat down and started with her work. Samudra said, "One of my friends Shyamala might get married by this year end. I want to give her a nice gift. So keep seventy-five thousand golden varahas aside for it. You can deduct it from my personal treasury."

Tanisi: "That would be too heavy on your personal treasury your highness! You will be left with only three hundred thousand varahas."

Samudra: "Its alright. I am not going to get married anytime soon. Hence I can fill it back slowly."

Tanisi swallowed hard. He had quelled her misunderstanding that he would marry the princess she had seen.

The routine went on. Tanisi used to come every afternoon to the palace to update the records and Samud