It was early morning around 4:30 a.m. in the Morning when Shivaay woke up from his sleep. He looked around for Anika but didn't find her. He frowned in worry as it was still early morning.

He stepped down from the bed and put his sword in the sheath and walked towards the backyard from where he heard clinking of metal.

He reached there and saw Anika practising sword fighting. He smiled to himself at the beautiful sight in front of him. Anika was wearing a white long anarkali kurta and a turban on her head which was concealing her luscious hair and her face was covered with veil.

She was swinging the sword in the air effortlessly.

Shivaay moved closer to her.

S- Suprabhat Yuvrani Sa. (Good morning.)

Anika turned to look at Shivaay with a smile.

She bowed her head in front of him.

A- Suprabhat Kunwar sa. (Good morning)

Shivaay smiled.

S- Aap itni bhor yaha? (You're here so early in the morning?)

Anika nodded her head.

A- Hume bhor mein Jagte hi talwarbaazi ke abhyas ki aadat hai. (I've a habit of sword fighting after waking up in the morning.)

Shivaay nodded with a smile.

S- Aap humare saath talwarbaazi karengi? Hume bhi aapki pratibha ka anubhav hoga. (Will you fight with me? Even I'll get to know your skills.)

Anika was not sure about this.

Shivaay took the sword from his sheath and pointed it towards her.

Anika was only looking at him flabbergasted as he was her husband and how can she attack him.

S- Chaliye Yuvrani Sa, prahar kariye humpe. ( Come on, Anika. Attack me.)

Shivaay said while swinging his sword in front of her.

Anika was unsure about this. Shivaay moved closer to her and was about to attack her when she defended herself with her sword as an instict and Shivaay have her an impressed look.

Finally, they started sword fighting. Anika started attacking Shivaay with her sword and Shivaay was defending himself.

Shivaay was amazed by her fighting skills. Finally, Shivaay pinned Anika between himself and pillar and Anika looked at him in shock while Shivaay smiled proudly.

He moved closer to her face and removed the veil from her face and admired her beauty.

S- Ati sundar. (Very beautiful.)

He was admiring her angelic face. Anika smirked and took advantage of his distraction. She pushed him back with her sword and Shivaay looked at her astonished.

They again started sword fighting.Anika put her skills to use and pinned Shivaay between herself and the pillar. Shivaay was literally shocked.

He knew that Anika was a good sword fighter but that good. Shivaay was the most skilled sword fighter amongst all kingdoms and here his wife, his warrior queen defeated him in sword fighting.

A wide smile covered on his lips and Anika removed the sword from his neck.

She bowed down her head in shame as she defeated her husband. She should have lost in order to make her husband win as taught by her parents that the husband is always superior but whenever it came to sword fighting, she couldn't control herself. She sees red.

A- Hume shama kar dijiye, kunwar sa. Humne apna aapa kho diya tha. (Please forgive me. I had lost control over myself.)

Anika said regretting her actions. Shivaay smiled at his innocent wife.

He cupped her chin with his index finger and thumb and lifted her face to face him.

S- Humari ore dekhiye, Yuvrani Sa. ( Look at me, Anika)

Anika looked at him with teary eyes.

A- Hum... (I...)

S- Hume aap pe garv hai, Yuvrani sa.( I'm proud of you, Yuvrani sa.)

Anika looked at him in shock.

A- Kya? (What?)

S- Haan, Yuvrani Sa. Aapko pata hai hum Saare rajyo mein sab se sarvashreshth yoddha hain aur hume garv hai ki humari patni humse adhik sarvashreshth hain. Hume pratham bar jeevan mein haar ke sukh mil raha hai. Hume aap par garv hai Yuvrani sa. (Yes, Anika. You know that i'm the most skilled warrior of all the kingdoms and I'm very proud that my wife is more skilled than me. This is the first time in my life when I'm feeling happy after losing.)

Tears started making their way through Anika's eyes and she hugged Shivaay tightly. Shivaay was stunned for a minute but he wrapped his arms around her with a smile. Anika immediately broke the hug after realising what she did.

She blushed to the deepest shade of red.

A- Hume aagya dijiye, Kunwar sa. Aaj humari rasoi ki rasam hai. (Excuse me. Today is my cooking ritual.)

Before Shivaay could say anything, Anika ran away in shyness. Shivaay chuckled.

Soon after, Anika got ready in a brown lehenga and covered her face with a veil while Shivaay dressed in a peach sherwani with dark blue velvet shawl.

Anika and Shivaay did the mahaarti in the royal temple and then touched Tejanvi's feet and they blessed them.

J- Aap bahut sundar lag rahi hain, Anika. ( You're looking very pretty, Anika.)

Anika smiled shyly through her veil.

T- Sukhi rahiye. ( Be happy.)

Tej blessed them.

J- Anika, aapki aaj rasoi ki rasam hai aur aapko sabke liye bhoj taiyaar karna hoga. Aap kar lengi na? Rasoi mein sari dasiyan aapki sahayata karenge. ( Anika, you've to prepare lunch for everyone. Will you he able to do it? All the handmaidens will help you.)

Anika nodded her head.

J- Daisa, Anika Ko rasoi dikha dijiye aur dhyan rahe ki unhe koi kasht na ho. ( Daisa, take Anika to the kitchen and be careful that she doesn't face any difficulties.)

Jhanvi ordered a maid and she nodded her head.

Anika went to the kitchen along with the maid.

Shivaay has already discussed the matter of Anika being a warrior and they were glad to know. Shivaay and tej also left for some Kingdom's matter.)

Ragini looked at Anika's retreating figure and smirked.

R- Shama kijiyega, Maharani sa kintu jo haath talwar pakadte hain, unhe karchi pakadna nahi aata. ( Forgive me, Your majesty but the hands which hold sword doesn't know how to handle a spatula.)

Ragini chuckled evilly as she thought that Jhanvi will get angry on Anika. Jhanvi turned to look at Ragini.

J- Kintu aapko kaisa pata ki Anika talwarbaazi karti hain? ( But how do you know that Anika does sword fighting?)

Ragini smirked as she knew that her plan of making Jhanvi hate Anika was getting successful.

R- Hum aaj maharaj Shivaay ke kaksh mein gaye the toh dekha Anika unke upar prahaar kar rahi hain apni talwar se. Bhala koi stree apne pati par talwar kaise utha sakti hain? (Today i went to king Shivaay's room and i saw that Anika was attacking him with her sword. I mean how can a lady point her sword at her husband.)

Ragini smirked.

J- Pratham baat, aapko koi adhikaar nahi hai Shivaay ke kaksh mein jaane ka bina anumati ke aur ab toh woh vivahit bhi hain toh aapko pata hoga ki vivahit jode ke kaksh mein bina anumati jaana kitna bada apraadh hai. Dwitiya baat, Anika aapki bhi rani hain toh aap unhe Rani sa kehkar sambodhit karengi, na ki unke naam se. Aur trutiya baat, hume Anika par garv hai, humare Shivaay ko sarvagun sampann patni mili hain, bilkul waisi jaisi unhe chahiye thi aur hum unke liye sukhi hain. Rajkumari Ragini, Aapse anurodh hai ki aap humare parivarik maamlo mein hastakshep na kare toh aapke liye uchit hoga. (Firstly, you have no right to go into Shivaay's room without permission and now that he is married and you must know that it's a sin to step inside newly wedded couple's room without permission. Secondly, Anika is your queen so address her as 'your majesty', not by her name. Thirdly, I'm proud of Anika, Shivaay has got a skillful wife, just like he wanted and I'm happy for them. Princess Ragini, I request if you stop intervening in our family matters, that'll be good.)

Ragini was tongue-tied and Jhanvi left from there, not before glaring at Ragini.

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