DEVASENA WAITED out of the palace as Kunti stood their with tears in her eyes, everyone including Duryodhan was standing to bid farewell to her. Draupadi looked on the verge of crying. Devasena touched her mother's feet, Kunti instantly hugged Devasena and started crying.

"What is the need for you to leave?" Kunti sobbed. "You have sufficient knowledge to become the maha-mantri, so why now?"

'If I leave then only GandharNaresh can fulfill his plans.' she thought.

"Maa, I will be back soon-" 

"It's two years, Sakhi!" Draupadi wailed. "How are we even going spend a second without you. Who will tell me stories about Brihannala?-" Arjun looked at Devasena with widened eyes. "Who will comb my hair and take me to Shiv Temple? O moon-faced princess! please don't leave your Sakhi."

"Sakhi," Devasena said as she held Draupadi by her shoulders. "Your Sakhi is going for a very important motive so that one day you would sit on the raj-singhasan along with my brother and become the samraygi of the whole Aryavart." she side-eyed Shakuni. "Also you are the fire-born princess, tears don't suit you." Draupadi nodded.

"I have heard that sweets made in Dwarka are the most delicious." Bheema said licking his lips slightly. Devasena smiled at her brother. 

"Rajkumar Bheem, I am going for studying not for eating but if possible I would surely sneak some besan laddoos for you." the brothers laughed as Bheem hugged his sister. "I will miss you, Parthvi." one by one each Pandava joined the hug as they slipped a few tears.

"I will miss you too." All of them muttered. Bhishma smiled seeing the love among the siblings. 

"The love between them in the only thing that is striving them to become the best among all of the Aryavart." he said to himself as Shakuni looked at him with a frustrated face.

The siblings broke the hug as Devasena took the blessings of Maharaj and Maharani. 

"Aayushman Bhava!" both of them said, Dhritarashtra had a hundred-watt smile on his face. After all why wouldn't he, he was daydreaming behind his blind eyes himself to see his son on the singhasan which can now be true.

Devasena touched Bhishma's feet as he caressed her head. "Aayushman Bhava putri! May you excel in your subjects and help your brothers in nourishing the kuruvansh dynasty!" she smiled at him as she stood in front of Shakuni, Duryodhan and Karn.

"Pranipat Gandharraj. Pranipat Bhratashree Duryodhan. Pranipat Angraj Karna." she said in a lightning bolt speed as her gaze lingered on Karna. She didn't know why but she always felt a sense of familiarity with him but she shrugged it off. Karna wanted to say something but was forced to stop midway by a look of Shakuni. 

"Aayushman Bhava Putri!" Shakuni said too overexcitedly. Devasena fake smiled at him and proceeded to Vidur, who has been standing there with his wife Sulabha. Ever since Pandu's death, Bhishma has been Devasena's god, Yudhishtir has been her inspiration and Vidur...he has been the father she lost. She touched both their feet as they caressed her head.

"Aayushman bhava putri." Vidur softly said as she stood up. "Look out for yourself, only Narayan knows what Shakuni is up to."

"Shakuni?' She asked in a voice only loud enough for Vidur to listen, just one nod of his head and everything was clear to her. 

"Even though Yadukul Shresht Shree Krishna and Mahamahim Balrama are strong enough to help you still you should always keep your senses working." Devasena nodded her head obediently.

"May you fulfil your dreams putri and make your father proud." he blessed her as she smiled.

"I shall take my leave." she said as Kunti's tears flowed freely and Draupadi hugged for one last time. 

"Don't make anyone else your Sakhi, other than me." she ordered as Devasena smiled. "Aapke atirikt meri koi aur sakhi nahi hogi." she said pinching Panchali's cheek softly.

She stood at her chariot and looked at her brothers with tears and bade them farewell. The chariot moved as the palace of Hastinapur was now blur, Devasena sighed, a look of happiness on her happiness on her face. 

"Mera maan(mood) tumse milne ko adheer hai Kanha." she muttered to herself as she saw the sundown.           

"Tumhara Krishna tumse milne ko bhi adheer hai. This seperation of ours has been painfully long priye, it's time for us to become one." Kanha said as he swayed lightly on his swing.

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