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Chapter - 42 Seeking friendship...
Tanisi gasped.
Tanisi: "M..M..My Lord! Why now the whole of the capital will know that I am with you in your summer palace!"
Samudra laughed. "Why are you sweating? No nobody knows, to everyone you are out with Naksha to help her out during her pregnancy. And even if people come to know you are with me why should you be scared?"
Tanisi: "Its always the woman who is blamed. They all hold you in very high regard. They would kill me for being important to you. Now if they know that I am in your summer palace they would berate me..."
Samudra slightly frowned, "Why is a woman's life so difficult? I am the Emperor. Even I cannot seek a woman out.. its really frustrating..But don't worry you need time to recuperate. You haven't been keeping well.. why is it so?"
Under his keen gaze Tanisi lowered her head in embarassment. Ever since she saw Shyamala she felt Samudra is out of her league even more. She didn't want to say that aloud. She was thinking of a c
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Into the Unknown Lands Chapter - 43 Intercepted message
The days passed quickly with Samudra training Tanisi rigorously. To his satisfaction and pride she was a quick learner. Her body got stronger day by day due to the rigorous training coupled with the care she received from the Vaidya(doctor). Soon it was time for Samudra to set out for the council of kings meet. He didn't look forward to this journey at all. The time they spent with each other in Grishma Bhavana had become a memory he would cherish forever.There were only two days left for Samudra to leave Grishma Bhavana for his onward journey. He met Tanisi that day and asked her to accompany him into the forest nearby. He wanted to spend enough time in the wilderness with her.After lunch they set out on their horses. He showed her beautiful places nearby. He also taught her to recognize wild but useful plants.They were following what appeared to be a small tributary. It acted as water source for them. Soon it was dusk. Before they decided to return to the P
Into the Unknown Lands Chapter - 44 Further action
Seeing Tanisi Vishwa smiled and greeted her.Vishwa: "Suprabhatam(good morning) my Lady. You seem to have recovered fine. How are you feeling now?"Tanisi: "Suprabhatam sire. I am feeling very well now. I am grateful to all the help being extended to me. How come you are here today."Vishwa sighed. He said, "Let's talk about it after breakfast. I don't want to spoil your breakfast."The trio soon had breakfast. Vishwa informed Samudra about the amount of rainfall received in various parts of the kingdom and they analysed the yield this would get them. It was indeed scanty compared to the previous year data. But it didn't look too bleak either.Vishwa also gave accounts of the expenditure plan given by various ministries. Samudra felt they had done a good job by keeping spending to a minimum this year. Also Vishwa gave accounts of the first batch of goods delivered to them by the Mahatayas. This eased Samudra a lot, as the burden on his people would
Into the Unknown Lands Chapter - 45 A new headache
The entourage left the Grishma Bhavana and reached Naksha's place. She was expecting Tanisi and was elated at the sight of the woman.Tanisi laughed seeing an excited Naksha and before Naksha could say anything, Tanisi suddenly screamed, "Careful you are pregnant!". All the people around Tanisi laughed and Naksha turned crimson.As soon as she got close to Tanisi she pinched her hard and said, "You embarassed me!"Tanisi said matter-of-factly: "Its better to embarass you than to keep quiet and watch you jumping up and down..."Naksha smiled seeing concern in her eyes. She had only three more months before delivery.Vishwa and Prapta were busy with some serious discussion. Prapta appeared concerned. Vishwa summoned Naksha and Tanisi.By that time Prapta had already told Naksha about the spies killed by Samudra. Vishwa requested the ladies to remain low-key. He was afraid that the news of Tanisi being here would spread around endangering her a
Into the Unknown Lands Chapter - 46 The confrontation.
Tanisi was always busy. Bhavabhoothi wasn't able to talk to her at all. She was either with Naksha or she was in her hut. He was getting frustrated day by day. Padma let him suffer for few days. Then she found him sitting next to the river on its banks one day. She deliberately went to him and said, "Oh you are lost in your thoughts? Would you mind if I sit here?"Bhavaboothi was delighted to see her. He immediately nodded to her and asked "How have you been lately? I hardly see you.."Padma: "I came here to help. You think I would have lots of free time at my hand?"Bhavabhooti had to agree with her. She deliberately wanted to act dumb in front of him. She found him repulsive as he seemed to think that all women are dumb and its easy to fool them. She intented to use him to the hilt before revealing how cunning women can be.Padma: "By the way, when I came you used to ask me so many things about the capital and the happenings at the palace isn't it? Why
Into the Unknown Lands Chapter - 47 Unexpected guest
The bands of people who had left returned slowly. Tanisi's act of bravery was spreading amongst them like wildfire. Padma was angry at things taking a turn like this.Bhavabhooti's band came in at last. She found him and told of what she had heard of. Bhavabhooti was shocked. Unable to accept that a woman could do this, he came out with another explanation. He told Padma this must be a decoy to gain respect of people here. How can a woman like her can kill so many men. Having trained in warfare less than an year it was impossible for her to be so good. Since none knew of the exclusive training she had got from the Emperor and having never seen her fight before, slowly this news gained momentum.Those who were jealous of Tanisi wilfully ignored the fact that Naksha who was a trained warrior herself was witness to all this. They instead chose to believe this new explanation where Tanisi was to be blamed not celebrated. Tanisi was unaffected by the praise or the brickbats
Into the Unknown Lands Chapter - 48 The Lunch...
Samudra washed his feet, hands and face and sat for lunch. The delicious aroma from the food had kindled his appetite. Along with the food his eyes could also feast on Tanisi. He had longed for her like mad. He knew that according to what Acharya had told him, it was still a long way before he could marry Tanisi. And knowing Tanisi, he couldn't make a move on her unless he married her. She for some unknown reasons refused to believe in the longetivity of their relationship. He knew she would let her guard down only if he showed her that he is committed and serious about her. This he could do, only by getting married to her. But then how to marry her if she doesn't believe him. His mind was always thinking of a way out of this cycle whenever he was free.Samudra: "What happened to you? You stood dazed at the door.. What if it was someone else who came in?"Tanisi: "What if it was someone else? They would have called my name or at the worse could have kissed me just the
Into the Unknown Lands Chapter - 49 Account of happenings
After lunch Tanisi came to the place where Samudra was sitting.Tanisi: "Your Highness, do you need anything?"Samudra: "No Tanisi, I am good. Please have a seat. I need to talk to you".Tanisi nodded and sat down in front of him waiting for him to speak.Samudra sighed and began, "Tanisi, you asked me about this injury. It happened while fending off an attack which took place at Grishma Bhavana during my return journey". Tanisi was shocked. She looked at him not knowing how to react while he continued.Samudra: "Vishwa's intuition to take you away from there was indeed a very good move. It would have been very dangerous for you there. Soon after you left an old man joined the kitchens as a help to the royal cook. The enemy had his granddaughter as hostage thereby forcing him to act as an informer. Since he joined the palace after your departure he thought the decoy, a well dressed woman was the one the enemy was looking for. I reached the Palace h
Into the Unknown Lands Chapter - 50 The Traitor amongst
Soon Prapta dug information out from the woman and got to know that Manorama was actually a Kaingitya spy and she had informed them about Tanisi's whereabouts. She had spoken to Padma and found out the person they were looking for was Tanisi. Manorama was captured. She was already old but to ensure that the identity of Tanisi remains hidden, Samudra ordered her to be lodged in the solitary dungeon. This information was kept under wraps. People outside only got to know that there was a traitor amongst them and that she had been the reason for the attacks that happened. Meanwhile, Tanisi was near the river washing clothes when Bhavabhooti came to her. He knelt down beside her and initiated a conversation. Tanisi knew of his interest in her. She didn't respond to his queries and gave short, ambiguous answers. Seeing that she wasn't willing to talk to him, Bhavabhooti tried another tactic to make her speak. Bhavabhooti: "Why are you so cold towards us? You only p
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