It's Maya, his Maya.

"Maya!!!" I got up feeling sweaty all over. Tonight's dream was very detailed. I saw my queen helping some people and was throwing a box in the air, but it exploded, and she fell from the cliff.My queen just fell from the cliff. I don't know if she is alright or not. My heartbeat fastened just with the mere thought of her getting injured.Her lifeless face is still fresh in my mind even if it happened just before winter. How can I forget that my queen, my love, my wife died just because I was being a bastard and couldn't communicate with her?But this is not the time to dwell in the past.I got up immediately and went toward the balcony. The moon god seems to brighten the night more with its full glory."Moon is beautiful tonight, isn't it?"I closed my eyes in regret. Just how big of a fool I was that I couldn't see her innocence at that time."Yes, it is. But unfortunately, you are not here with me. I regret for not telling you this earlier." I mumbled as I let the tears fall freely.I should remember, that this is my punishment. For destroying my queen's life and happiness. There is no one to blame for my misery but me only."Maya, I hope you are ok. Please be alright, my queen." I tried to console my anxious heart. She is in water and too in such cold weather. What I conclude from those dreams is, that she is really sensitive to cold.She can get a fever just with light exposure to cold. Call me stupid, but I do believe in those dreams I get about her, I believe she is alive somewhere even if it's not in this world.She is being loved by everyone there, not like here where she was sold by his father to me.I wrapped my shawl around me and jumped out from the balcony.I had this intuition that I should go out. I feel something is going to change, what? I don't know.She told me once that we should follow our instincts and this is what I am going to do now.I made my way out of the palace without getting noticed by the guards. I don't know how I should feel about this, be proud of my skills, or be angry about their incompetent work. But all in all, I went out.The cold winds touched my face as I glided through the thick forest on my horse. The moon graced us with the bright light tonight which made my way easier.I don't know where I am heading to, but reaching somewhere secluded place may calm my anxious heart.My eyes burnt, when I again remembered that she was injured. She might be so much in pain. And I am not there with her. The Viraha is too big for me to bear right now.All I want is to have her in my arms.Like you cared when she was here and alive. My subconscious mocked me. And yeah, what's wrong with this? I didn't even care about her well-being when she was here and that is my biggest regret.I halted in front of the Mata Ganga which is flowing in all her glory. My mind went to the dream where she had also fallen into the river.My heart clenched painfully as I let my knees touch the ground in front of the mother which nourishes the field of Arayavart.Aprajaya means undefeatable. But I was defeated on the day I lost my queen. And till now, I was getting defeated every day."Is there no way for me to meet her? We have so many texts about the alternative universe, is there no way to join those dimensions anyhow?" I muttered with my hands joined in front of Mata Ganga. This is also the place where my biological mother stepped into heaven.Neel, my horse nudged me with his head gently. I totally understand this action of his. And the irony is that this horse is not even mine, it's hers. But this is the only thing she left behind before leaving this world.So, I had to take care of this horse like my own.I got up and mounted on Neel again."I never had anyone to call as my own, but this horse. Please take care of it just like you take care of Maharaj's horse Girvaan." I heard her conversation of her with the caretaker of the horses.­Yes, just like this I am being punished by the fragments of the memories she had left behind.I was about to leave the place but was forced to halt when I heard someone coughing. Who is there at this hour?The source of the sound came from not so far away. I got down and slowly took my feet toward the source. It was then that I heard a cough again.It should be good if I don't make my presence known."Don't sleep, don't sleep." The sound chanted again and now I'm quite sure that someone is behind this stone. It was certain that the voice belonged to a female. My heart thumped for no reason."Don't sleep." A foreign tongue, I see. But I heard this language somewhere.The female sneezed lightly. I think more than a threat she is in need."Make yourself present." I declared with my usual tone. But no movement was done."Don't sleep, don't sleep." The same chant. So, I decided to drop this façade and made my way toward the aggrieved female.She had her body wrapped like a ball and her hair was scattered all over her shoulder. I frown at her condition. But there was something which made me feel familiar about her.I squatted down to her level and shook her shoulder. Which she replied by looking at me.Shock would be an understatement for what I am feeling right now. This female is my Maya? She is really her. It's Maya. Maya!!!"Maya!!!" I yelled almost immediately and engulfed her body in a tight hug. Her body was freezing cold, which made me realize that this was not a dream.She is in her weird clothes, in water. Isn't this the last scene I saw in my dream that she had fallen into the water and was injured badly?"Don't sleep, don't sleep." She chanted in her hoarse voice. I pulled myself from the hug and balanced her energy-deprived body in my hands. Her first aid is the priority now.Gently I put her body back and got up. I pulled my shawl from my body and draped it around her body. With a swift pick, I made my way towards Neel and mounted on him.Securing her body around my chest I galloped toward my palace.She shivered violently against my chest, but I couldn't do anything but to hug her with my other hand as I sped up.I couldn't contemplate that is this a dream, or my imagination. But one thing is for sure, even if this is my mind playing tricks with me, I don't want this to end. Having her in my arms again is more than enough I could ask.Soon enough, we reached the palace. Getting off from Neel I kicked the gate open. The soldiers went on full alert but stopped when they saw me."Call Vedah ji right now."I made my way toward my room from the darkness. As soon as I reach my chamber, I gently put her shaking body on the bed.Soon Vedah ji reached the chamber and analyzed her body thoroughly."I had stopped her bleeding, but it seemed her shoulder and right foot had a fracture. I had banded the necessary area with the medicinal paste. She might experience a fever for a few days, so make sure she is warm and eat healthy. You need to be extra careful with her injuries because they have already been exposed to water. Not cautious and she might develop an infection in the blood." I listened to his instructions carefully.Now I can say God had bestowed me with another chance. And with hell I'm letting go of this chance. It's not just about having her again on my realm, but now it's my commitment to her. It's about the promise I made to her in her death. I know, I was an idiot before, but now when I had a chance ahead of me, how can I repeat the mistakes as before?This time, not just she is going to be a queen, but my wife also. This time, she will have the best deserving husband. Her face looked serene as the moonlight fell on her, the scratch on her cheeks showed the bravery she had done. Creasing the hair out of her face, I thoroughly analyzed her features. She looks just as same as before, not one thing here and there. But the things attracted me more toward her were her kindness and modesty. Although, those dreams had given me a hint of her new life, but still, I wish to see that bold side of her with my own eyes."You will not regret choosing me this time. I will make sure; you will not feel sad, let alone shedding a tear.""And that's the promise of Samrat Aparajaya Suryavanshi." I bent my head and kissed her palm and decided to let my lips linger more there.