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The eleventh chapter.

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Third POV

The royal family of Hastinapur all had assembled in one room, they wanted to know more about this Devrat Karn.
Everyone was there except the father- son duo and the sisters of Dwarka. They didn't had to wait for a longer time, the four people entered the room.

"Wow! The whole family." Karn whistled.
"I feel so welcomed." He whispers sarcastically, to the sisters beside him, but in the silence, all of them hear it. Ananya snorts and Subhadra giggles.

The family was surprised to see the bonding between them. They looked so close to one another, but here, the family weren't even aware of their existence.

"Let's get this over with." Karn mumbles as he drags the two girls to one of the seat in the room, Ananya sits in middle of Karn and Subhadra.
Slowly, the rest of the family also take their places in the room. Uncertain how how to deal with the big elephant in room.

"Tat shree, why didn't we know about...... ?" Maha Mantri Vidor asks slowly, un sure whether it was even good to do that.

"He is my adopted son he has nothing to do with Hastinapur." Bishma says, his voice was different from what they had heard, all these years.

"What he means, is he saved me from dying in the river of Ganges and adopted me. Promising Dadi that neither will I sit on the throne nor serve the throne." Karn says, his expression showing his seriousness.

"Dadi?" Dhritarashtra asked confused. Who was Karn calling that?

"Pita Mahi Satyavati" Karn answers, a soft reminisces smile on her face.

"She let you call that?" Dhritarashtra said astonished, and realized his mistake, because in another instant he was changed, his previous mask back.

They were surprised when tears started to flow out of his eyes, he closed his eyes and swallowed as Ananya wrapped her arms around him, he leant against her.
They moved together, one adjusted easily to the other. The others realized that they were very well aware of one another's movement and were accustomed to it.

Subhadra looked at them, sad smile on her face. As if she knew why that simple question hurt him that much and was worried for Karn.

Suddenly, he gets up and walks to the window there. Whispering something to Ananya.

"What happened to him?" Bishma asks, his vulnerability visible in his voice.

"We met Dadi, when we were studying, she informed us about all the things that had happened here. Then she died." Ananya all but whispered the last part. As, if it hurt her too. "Under Gurudeva's guidance, he did the last rites."

Everybody realized why he was so hurt, the flash back of her being dead was visiting him. It chilled everyone's heart to realize at what he had to go through.

"Is he alright?" Bishma finally asks.

"He is. Just topics like these, falter his steps a little." Ananya looks at Karn.

"When did it happen?" Rani Kunti asks.

"He was fifteen." Ananya answers. Looking at Kunti, deeply.
Kunti felt as if somebody was looking deal inside her soul. As if somebody had exposed her to the open world. As if all her secrets were barred open to the world. 

Suddenly an owl hoot distracts everyone, the owl lands on Karn's shoulder, it had something tied to its feet. Karn freed it and giving a hoot the owl flew away. While Karn stared at the thing in his hands.
Walking back to where people were seated, he tosses the package to Ananya. Who raises an eyebrow at him, before looking down at the thing in her lap.

She tore it open and groaned. Before flipping it off, covering it again.

"Why are you making me do this?" she asks, her annoyance dripping from her voice, in great amounts, mind you.

"I trust nobody else."

"How are you even doing it?"

"You will be there, right?"

"I am not your wife, Karn."

"The closest a lady is getting to me." He answered. Ananya rolled her eyes.

While the others were surprised at what he said.

"Are you practicing celibacy?" Arjun asks, his eyebrows furrowing.

"I don't trust ladies; I don't have the best experience with them." Karn shrugs, at the questioning look of the whole family.

"What happened?" Maharani Gandhari questions.

"I am not specifying it, but I just don't." Karn answers looking away.

"Do you know about your real parents?" Shakuni asks.

"What did you get knowing yours?" Ananya asks.

Everybody turns to her surprised.

"No really? Tell me. What difference does it matter if he knows them or not?" She asks at their surprised look.

"No, what I meant was weather he knew why his parents gave him up." Shakuni said, his voice sickly sweet.

"Mama Shree Shakuni, we Dwarka Siblings love our Mama's very much." Ananya smiles at him, it looked pure evil. They others swallow their laugh at what she implied while Shakuni's eye closed in shock.
"I don't want to dis- respect you. Let's not talk about this, right?"

She said it in a tone that made it clear, not to fight further.
What kind of girl is she? Doesn't she know to respect people?

"I know, that you think, that why don't I respect elders, but I respect those who earn it." Ananya says, her face portraying the seriousness of her words.
"Maha Mahim Bishma, I have heard a lot about you, from Karn. I hope we can have some talk around. I would like to take your leave now, there is some matter that needs my attention."

She folds her hands in front of Maha Mahim and bows her head a little, before doing the same to Maharaj and the two Rani's.
Kisses Subhadra's cheek and picks the package up.

"I will be back by sundown, Karn." She tells Karn.

"Which sundown?" Karn asks.

"Not funny, Karn."

"Last time, you said that you didn't return for two days." Karn says, his voice light but still serious.

"I don't owe you any explanation." She folds her hand on her chest.

"Just come back with a getting hurt."

"When do I don't?"

"Do you want me to answer that?" Karn folds his hands on his chest too.

"I am just going to visit the Hastinapur market." Ananya says, with a sigh.

"Why are you going to the market?"

"To take a bath." Ananya says sarcastically. "I want to browse around the market, why else?"

"Bring me some Jalebi." Karn orders.

"I am neither your wife nor your maid." Ananya tells Karn. "Get them to do it."

"Such a party pooper." Karn pouts.

Ananya throughs a pillow at him, "Idiot."
She turns to Subhadra. "I will be back."

"Bring me some Jalebi." Subhadra says.

"As you wish." Ananya smiles at her.

"Why did you agree to her?" Karn moues.

"Because, she is my sister." Ananya shrugs, smiling at him mischievously.

"I don't understand your, justice." Karn shakes his head.

"It's the science of a lady, you won't get it." Ananya yells as she walks out of the room.  

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What do you think?

Don't they seem like old married couple?

(1230 words.)

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