chapter 25

Then the hungry and thirsty Mandvi fell unconscious on the ground, Urmila and Shrutkirti came running. They took care of sister Mandvi crying.

He was taken to the royal doctor, he gave medicine to the unconscious Mandvi and asked to take special care of her.

Now in the palace there was no sound of laughter from anywhere, the children were slowly growing up in the womb of the three sisters.

Rama had pushed himself into loneliness, he used to talk very little, Bharat, Lakshmana and Shatrughna also spoke only when faced.

One day that hour also came, when the three sisters gave birth to a beautiful son each.

All three were not able to feel the feeling of motherhood, but the lack of Sita was hurting all three of them. She was also thinking that Sita's lovely son will also be like her dear son, Mandvi was thinking whether there is a son or a daughter? This thought made her mind restless but what could she do?

The wheel of time moved forward and the three brothers had one more son each. Ram's desertion was increasing, but he was following the rajdharma(royal responsibility) engaged in his rule.

The shadow and silence in the whole palace started turning into happiness, all the children started growing up slowly. Everyone was happy, only sad then Mandvi, who was unable to mend the pieces of her broken heart.

Sita's exile, her silence had become exile, she slowly got up and came out of her room, reaching the place in the forest where she first got the company of animals and birds. She was calm but the animals and birds of the forest were very happy to have found their princess, but what Mandvi was looking for was nowhere to be seen.

The gift given to her was also broken, just the sign of his love in her hand was that Naulakha necklace.