Chapter 15-Secret Aid

After seeing the person behind the merchant Vasambha said "I think they want to talk with me alone. So you all you go out". After hearing that others remained there with a worrying manner." Oh! I know what you are worrying about. Don't worry I can take care about myself. Don't worry about that" said by Vasambha. After hearing these others went out of the cave one by one while remaining he and two merchants in the cave. After that all left he said" Cousin, why are you here? Why do you want to meet me? Are there all right?"  with a happy tone.

"Oh! Is this my cousin brother? Why are you wearing like this? To tell you the truth   I always had doubted you are the leader of this group. But there was no way to find it slightly. So now my doubt is really right. Are you all okay?" the man behind the merchant replied. "Cousin, I am okay. Tell me how you are? Especially how my parents are?"

This man is no other than a cousin of Vasambha and the son of the chief minister of the country. From childhood, he was get along with Vasambha more than any other relatives in the family. He genuinely cared about him and also he was close with his family too. After seeing him here, Vasambha was so happy and knew at first there was no harm in this meeting. So, meeting the most trustworthy person in the family here, Vasambha wanted to know about the condition of his parent and his clan.

"I am doing well. Also, all in our family are well. Don't worry about your parents. I have sent them to a safe place secretly beforehand the search starts. No one knew that the place they are in apart from me. Only your father caught some cold the last time I visit them. Our only worry is not getting news from you. So, I tried searching for your whereabouts secretly. But it did not succeed in any way.  At that our family got news of this group. So, we tried to pry out information about your group. After collecting information, we found some familiarity. So, the family wanted to meet with the leader of this group. So, I came to meet the leader to find out about him as a merchant who want to aid this group. Anyway, why are you like this? It is really not like a leader of some gangster group."

"Thank you, cousin, for your help. I always wanted to know what happened to my parents. But king's men hound me everywhere. So I afraid to search information with risk of falling danger in both sides. There is danger everywhere. So, I decided to change appearance several times to protection. Anyway, how is your father? Is king threatening your family?"

"Don't worry. My father is okay. He is the person who gave me the idea to find you like this. Also, who wants thank from you? If you not send a secret letter about this incident all in our family will face a real danger. So, I have to thank you to have wit for sending a letter through Mahavihara staff. With being the most powerful noble family how could anyone dare to make trouble with us without clear evidence? Don't forget my second uncle is one of most trusted man by king. So there is no need to be worry."

"So you find me in here. If not what you do?"

"Whether you are leader or not king now suspecting our family with your incident whether some members are still highly trusted by him. So any power who want to fight against king is friendly force to our family. So, we should give help this force to rebel against him. It is the only path we have now. "

"So, your father told to send aid to us. Isn't it?"

"Yes, he told to help this gangster group to grow as rebel army. Provide money, food and weaponry materials. So, I contacted merchant group that have good connection with us to send these aid through normal merchants while not make suspicions in officials. "

"So this…"

"This man is leader of that merchant group and it is called "Pawana". He is really trustworthy. You can get your need from him anytime."

"Lord, don't worry. I will keep this meeting secretly. We can supply things you want quickly. Only need to send your member to our headquarters which is located in the Godawaya port area. Any person knows our place. For secrecy, we can use code language. So, when your member comes to our place tell "Wind is the sky" and our member will reply as "sky on Lanka" as prove our identification. Isn't that okay?"

"It is a really good idea. Let's proceed with that future connection."

"Yes, I also think so. I can send information about our families in this way without any suspicion. "

"Yes, cousin. I will send any news to you this way future."

"Cousin. Don't worry about anything. Our family now stand with you. So go for it. I am going now."

"Cousin, are you leaving now? Isn't it early? Come to my home and get some supper."

"No. I have some work have to do in port. If I am late officers may suspect me. I will come to meet you future.  Oh! I forgot to tell you something.  Uncle Sanka is coming here to eradicate this group. So be careful."

"So he is coming here. I will be looking forward to meeting him. I want to give him a nice gift." Vasambha told angrily and the other two left the cave and departed the direction of south.

In a beautiful garden, a fair young lady was sitting under a tree filled with flowers. There could see sometimes taking her hand on her belly. At that time Subha came near to that lady and told "My queen, why are you here?"

"Your majesty I want to get some rest in this place. I like this place. Anyway, your majesty why are you here anyway?"

"I want to see our child." Subha said while sitting on the ground in front of the queen.

"Your majesty, "the queen said in a caring manner. Subha looked at the womb of queen with concerned manner. This was his second child. His first child born by queen was lost after little time childbirth. After that he never got chance to become father. So after long time this was the first time he got chance to become father. So he was very careful about this child.

"Queen, I hope this child will be a girl." "Why are you saying this will be a girl? This can be sun too."

"But I expect this will be a girl. After grown up she will guide our other children too."

"What other children?"

" Why not? They are our future children."

"Your majesty.." queen said embarrassedly and Subha watched at her with smile.