After finishing breakfast, Tanisi and Samudra went to the emperor's chamber to finish the administrative accounts updation.Samudra was pleased with Tanisi's work. Even though she had done it for the first time, she had done it diligently. She had also mentioned cause for special expenses in small syallables next to the expense. And she had also created a scroll which contained the details of all the special expenses and the reasons thereof for that Maasa(Lunar month of 27 days). She had updated it for all the accounts she had worked with. Samudra had found no mistakes in any of her accounts. Wherever, she had found issues she had asked Samudra and gotten them resolved.They had finished working on it much earlier than anticipated. Wrapping all up, it struck to Samudra that he can remove the current minister for account management and give that responsibility to Tanisi. He decided that he would discuss this with Vishwakeerthi and if his friend too felt the same, once t

Samudra took all the accounts and memorised the actual dates of when the money was embezzled. He then took the criminal records and checked for Makaranda's misdeeds and they were in line. A week or two and the embezzlement was followed by Makaranda's grand plans. There was enough damning evidence against Rajaverma. Samudra carefully studied all of that till he was sure nothing was missed and that he had all the details necessary to punish the minister. He also had to make the revelation of the actual cause for his mother's death. He had tasked Prapta to collect evidence for the same. He had gotten them ready by now. He stood at the balcony of his chamber with his hands resting on the railings. Samudra was deep in thought and his life played out in his mind. He felt disgusted about himself that his Uncle could hoodwink him and for a decade fool him. But he also felt this was because he was his only family. It was the loneliness that Samudra felt which

 It was exactly what he was wishing for. He wanted to pour his heart out to someone. A person who wouldn't take advantage of his revelation. Nor would tease him or judge him. Someone whom he could trust. He was hesitant for a while. He liked to show her that he is strong. But this was his vulnerable side. But then he thought he had already shown her his stubborn and shameless side. She had handled it fine. So may be its fine to show her his vulnerability as well.Samudra sighed and came closer to her.Samudra: "Tanisi, I am disturbed. It was an emotionally charged court day today. I announced judgements for two traitors. I lost my only family today. And I was just going through my life so far. My own uncle murdered my father, poisoned and killed my mother. He had tried to get me assasinated. But my ill fate I am still alive.."Tanisi was horrified. Samudra's last sentence made her heart ache. She panicked and instinctively closed his mouth. Concern and worr

Tanisi came to the palace in the afternoon. She looked pale and somehow she appeared ghostly instead of her usual beautiful self.Samudra noticed this. But he held his calmness. He showed her the documents and since she knew what was to be done, he went down to his study. Tanisi was even more hurt to see that he had left her all alone in his chamber.She silently started working on the accounts. She finished the work in a couple of hours. She wanted to leave but since the emperor wasn't around she couldn't. She stood up and checked her work again.Samudra came upstairs after a while and saw Tanisi staring at the skies from his balcony. She turned around as though she felt his presence. She looked at him who was silently looking at her without a trace of expression on his face.She came back and folding her palms in a greeting posture she said: "I have finished today's work. I wanted to take your permission before I left. Your highness! I don't want to tro

Tanisi had just settled down when there was an announcement outside asking all of them to gather in the palace as there would be a royal feast.She sighed and then went out and saw others also come out. While all of them were dressed nicely, Tanisi hadn't done anything special. Her clothes were normal, and she wore no jewellery. She looked too simple. But she didn't feel like dressing up.All around Nishantha's capital, arrangements had been made to serve food wherever there was space for large number of people to sit and eat. None of them had food since morning. It was the usual practice during the annual festival to have only one meal for the day. They would all fast till the evening, praying to the Lord and then after sunset have a light meal. This was always followed by a day full of merriment. But this year it was only a night of merriment.They all gathered and had food cooked specially keeping in mind their fast.Tanisi had her food and was about t