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The 46th chapter for the story.

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Third POV

The seven brothers of Hastinapur, Karn and Ananya were there. It had been two days since Ananya's panic attack. And today, Karn had been meeting with the ministers of his different states.
They were currently having dinner, a very tense dinner it is, right now.

Karn was playing around with his food. He had dipped the roti in the Dal for almost five minutes now. The brothers pointed amongst themselves at him, while Ananya was staring at him from the starting.

"Karn-"

"What does he think of himself?" Karn exploded as soon as Ananya opened her mouth. Ananya looked at him and raised an eyebrow.

"I don't-"

"Of course, you don't know. He is such an unobvious person." Karn cuts Ananya off once again. "Completely bonkers, he is. And don't get me started on his idiotic doings."

The brothers were staring at Karn with wide eyes. What happened to him?
Ananya knew what had happened to him. So, she just smiled slightly.

He turns towards in Ananya, in a whiplash movement. "You know, he thinks that Saurāstra does not need an army. It is sufficient in itself, no army needed. The people living there will protect themselves. How stupid is that?"

"Here." Ananya feeds him a morsel of food. And to the amusement of the brothers, Karn had it and continued with his rant.

"He acted do irresponsibly, all over the meeting." Karn blew up. "At an instance he even put his foot on the table. How in- appropriate."

Ananya continued to feed him and all the while having her own food too.
The whole ordeal was making the brothers crack. It was too comical to see Karn rant up everything like that and Ananya taking it so lightly. But they were somehow silencing their laughs.

"I can't even have food, thinking of all the nonsense he was up to, today." Karn out busted.

When he looked down at his plate it was empty. They had finished having food nearly an hour ago.

"Who had this?" Karn questioned.

And it was the last string for the brothers. They couldn't help themselves as the laugh tumbled out of their mouths.

"Hey it is not funny." Karn protested and looking at his expression, the boys instantly sobered up.

"Anna, I don't want to bore you by talking about Ram Pal but seriously he needs some changes." Karn continues after a minute.

The line got him wide eyes from the brothers. He talked for more than one and half hour and now he says, he doesn't want to bore us with his talks?
What is wrong with him?

"Karn!"

"Yes?"

"I think the brothers will like to retire for the night." Ananya said pointedly.

"Yeah, sorry." Karn grinned sheepishly.

"No, it is alright, Karn Brother." Yudhishthira smiles

"Well, I am out." Ananya stood up from her chair.

"Why?" Nakul asked. "Are we such a bad company?"

"What do you think?" She questions, pauses before continuing, "Why am I going from here?"

"Aye!" Karn said

"You know what? You are all coming with me." Ananya says motioning them to get up and follow her.

"What and where?"

"Yes, and there." She answers, and walks out of the room. Karn's face filled with surprise and realization at the same time.

The boys exchange looks before nodding at each other, they were going to follow her. You do not under any circumstances want her to be angry.

They silently but hastily followed her as she entered a room, that had been previously banned for the Hastinapur cousins.

One step into the room and they were silenced. They had no words to describe it. The look. The feel. The aura. Nothing.

The whole room was filled with paintings. Few looked like random sketches while the others looked too complicated for a normal person to gauge. But in all each painting was as beautiful as the other.

The artist, who has made all this is sure to have magic in his/ her hands. Because, they had never seen anything like this before.

"Who painted this all?" Dushassan asks, in awe with the paintings.

"I did."

They brothers turned to Ananya, who was standing there a paintbrush in her hand. "I have made all these, Karn helped in some."

Karn snorts, "You are brilliant at it, I am not."

"Brilliance at a thing comes from the persons within. Nobody is perfect. Even though from the top it may seem like it." Ananya says, smartly.

"But Ananya Didi, why did you bring u here?" Duryodhana questions.

"Because today, you guys are going to find out, whether you have a knack for painting or not." Ananya replies.

"But why will we do that?" Arjun questioned, his tone a little rude.

"Because, Arjun. Painting your heart on paper will help you bring your thoughts in synchronization." Ananya says, walking to him.

"The fight you have between your mind and heart can only be solved when your thoughts are in sync with you. Paint it out, Arjun. Mark my words it will help you." Ananya whispers in his ears. Straightening up, she gives him a pointed smile before turning around and walking away.

Arjun was left stunned. How did she know? Will painting really help that?

"Come on, don't stand there like statues. Do your bit." Ananya ushered them to do something as she herself went to stand beside Karn who had already began on his sheet.

"Watch ya doing?" Ananya asks leaning against the wall behind.

"I am making a battle plan." Karn answers continuing with his work.

"Aren't you always?"

"You know me to well, darling." He turned to wink at her, before continuing with his work.

Ananya raised an eyebrow, "May I know-"

"Nope." He says popping the p.

Ananya pouts, "This is not fair."

"Life never was, darling." He says keeping his feather brush down.
Kissing her fore- head, he whispers, "I am here for you."

"I already know." Ananya puts her head on his shoulder, still leaning against the wall.

"Maharaj!" A voice calls it was Awasthi Ji.

"Yes, Awasthi Ji?"

"There is a letter from Hastinapur." He replies, every head in the room turns to the man.

"What does it say?" Karn questions. His hand patting Ananya's hair, for her head was still on his shoulder.

"Maha Mahim has invited you all to Hastinapur, he says it has been long since the Princes were away and they should return to their own kingdom." Awasthi Ji summarises the letter. "And addressing you he says, that he wants to meet you. So, it will be nice for you both to accompany them too."

Karn nods in understanding. "Then it is final. We all are leaving for Hastinapur, tomorrow, in the second Praha. Awasthi Ji, please make the arrangements."     

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How was it?

Karn is in mood. 

Ananya is the queen of his mood.  

While the brothers are enjoying the show. 

Ananya paints. 

Arjun is in a mess, who do you think he will follow his heart or his head?

Karn and Ananya are friendship goals. 

They are going to Hastinapur. 

Some disaster- hem hem action, is in picture it seems.

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(1240 words.)

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