ENGAGEMENT
"Brother, I'm just teaching the lady, the art of valari"
"When did you learn valari?"
"I just looked upon the knights and learned myself"
"What about a combat with me without weapons?"
"Combat with you?"
"Yes, are you afraid?"
"Absolutely not"
Both brothers had a combat. Pulling hands, pushing one another, they both were quite equal. They have been fighting for 15 minutes. Still no one won.
"Excuse me brothers, both seem quite equal in strength. Can you please tell me when you gonna stop your combat?"
"Ah.... sorry my lady, veer let's stop here"
"Ok brother"
"Veer, I arranged everything. Tomorrow onwards you can attend the knight classes."
Veer was overwhelmed with joy on hearing that.
"Thanks brother"
"Then brothers, excuse me. Enjoy the day" I left that place, so that the brothers can have some private space.
On the way to my room, I found karan waiting near the garden.
"Karan, are you waiting for vidhur?"
"No aaranya, I'm waiting for you"
"Waiting for me? any thing important?"
"Yes aaranya, very important, I had given enough time for you. How long you gonna delay. When you gonna reply me?"
He suddenly kneeled down, grabbed by hand and kissed hardly.
"Aaranya, let's get engaged"
"I'm not in a state for engagement"
"Why aaranya? You don't even consider me as a man. Aaranya, please I'm begging for your love"
"No, no karan. How can I be happy, when my lovable friends were somewhere in trouble"
"Aaranya, I'm trying my best to find their location. And I promise you that within a month I will find them. Now please accept my love"
"Ok karan. Now please stand up"
With a gentle smile, karan stood up and leaned on me. He tried to kiss me and I turned my face. He firmly kissed my forehead and hugged me tightly.
"Karan, I'm gonna suffocate"
"Oops, sorry aaranya"
"I will make arrangements for our engagement"
Then he simply moved away. My mind wavered with various thoughts. It's almost evening. I felt lonely, it will be good if I had someone to listen me, like my beasty, although he can't reply me, he always listens me. I miss you a lot beasty. Tears flowed from my eyes. Suddenly I felt a touch on my shoulder. I turned around, it's kirthika.
"Aaranya, what are you doing here? Why do you look sad?"
"I can't control my tears thinking about someone I loved. You are busy these days kirthika. You don't even have time to talk to your best friend."
I cried like a baby. She hugged me and patted my head.
"Even though I'm busy there is not even a single day without thinking about my aaranya. There is a lot of things I wanna share with you aaranya"
(Veer's inner voice: Ah.. where is aaranya, today is the happiest day of my life. My brother understood me and respected my decision. I wanna thank aaranya. What is she doing there with lady kirthika. They seem too close. I thought that in the whole palace, aaranya was only close to me. How can she too close to lady kirtika.. Irritating. Why can't I eavesdrop their conversation)
Veer slowly climbed a tree nearby and eavesdropped their conversation.