Soyi soyi palkon pe Chalke
Mere sapno ki khidki pe aa Gaya
Aate jate phir mere Dil ke
Inn hathon mein wo khat pakda Gaya pyaar Ka
-Bahara bahara
Shreya ghoshal

Warning - This chapter contains mentions of  sexual assualt and rape.

Lekha fidgeted with her dupatta staring at the group of men standing at a distance. She loathed working for someone else other than Tanirika but right now this was best of her. She knew she caught the eye of one of the most popular heartbreaker and she wanted to stay away from him.

Tanirika was close to Meglos. If she complained to Tanirika about it then their relations will turn sour. Lekha knew how close Tanirika was with meglos, they were best friends. And what would she complain about he didn't do anything the only advances he portrayed were stopping her in the hall.

Shaking her thoughts away, she walked inside the meeting hall filled with various men who came back from one of the fights in different areas of the hind. The men were laughing and messing around as they enjoyed their meals and win. Her maroon plain lehenga hugged her curves perfectly highly her white skin. She heaved her eyes down as she served the food to the men. Men were men there were different types of men sitting in the room. Many of them raked their eyes down to her every curve while others threw evil glances.

As a lower post-human, she had no right to reply and throw a tantrum. Since childhood, she was taught to be a good lady-in-waiting for the heir princess. She was trained to help and yield to the royal in every possible circumstance. One of them was leaving her home and travelling with the princess.

She picked the empty wine jar which was supposed to restore, walking towards the exit of the gate she threw a glance at other ladies who were working around somewhere busy in their own business while some were trying to catch the eyes of some men. Everyone wished to wear jewels of gold and silk.

She walked slowly toward the storage corner which had wine and other snacks stocked in. The number of categories in wine always made her wonder what was so special about this but she was no one to comment on it. Women were not allowed alcohol. And lower-ranked women like her, it was a sin for them.

One of the maids was filling her jar when she saw lekha getting in, smiling at her lekha filled her own.

"I never saw you in this wing of the palace, are you new? "
The lady asked.

Lekha smiled softly nodding at her. She was not in a mood to hold a conversation, it was better to lie and act nice. She walked back quietly towards the hall filled with men with a jar full of wine, a man yelled from one of the corner ushering her to move fast.

She adjusted her veil properly covering her face walking towards the group of four men sitting on one of the tables. It was difficult to distinguish between their races, one looked like a Romanian warrior, while the other three were difficult to figure out. The one with the longest beard snatched the jar from her making her yelp in fear. The men laughed looking at her frightened state, her breathing escalated when they all eyed her strangely. She quickly moved past them saving her from their holds.

Lekha stared at the table filled with food fighting with her self to leave this damn room. She wasn't comfortable here. Was she so scared of a certain man that she stepped inside a room filled with wolves? She closed her eyes sighing soundly moving out of the room. She was the Queen's lady in waiting, no one would dare touch her not even Master meglos, to save herself she would complain to Tanirika. 

But she was just a common girl living in the palace, the encounter she had with Satan would be a coincidence just a one-time thing. Maybe she was exaggerating. She moved her veil out of her face exiting the room.

She walked past the royal garden entering the king's area which had barely a few men surrounding the region. She smiled staring at the pigeons flying in random directions eating the grains of good splattered on the ground. She yelped in fear when someone grabbed her hand and slammed her on one of the corridor walls. 

Her pupils dilated in fear as the man pressed his rough hand on her mouth. His other hand snaked around her waist making her squirm in fear. She hated his touch. He was the same man who snatched the jar from her hands. He laughed showing his broken and degraded teeth as the alcohol stunk from his whole body. She started pushing him back using her whole strength to get away from his nasty clutches. He buried his face in her neck biting and pinching her body making her feel disgusted in his hold. She screamed and cried pushing him away only to get failed in the attempt.

"Look at you, so white and Preety with the veil of " He muttered licking her neck disgustingly. She squeezed her eyes shut as tears split silently. She felt so helpless in his hold.  With a swift moment, he grabbed her veil and Yanked it off from her frame. She gasped in fear staring at the viel which was lying on the ground. Her breasts and waist were exposed in broad daylight making the man in front of her go insane. She begged to live her covering her exposed skin with her hands. His eyes lingered on her skin from head to toe, he licked his lips. 

She closed her eyes helplessly when he stepped closer to her frame, her hands were still wrapped around her chest as he pressed kisses around her neck, his one hand travelled down her waist making her stick deeper into the wall.

A loud splash of liquid made her open her eyes in the alert. She gasped as the red liquid spread on her waist and few drops on her face as the man molesting her fell on the ground with a knife stuck on his back.

Fresh tears leaked from her eyes making her go weak on her knees, she held the wall adjacent to her for support. The man struggled for a breath of oxygen as blood oozed down the fresh wound. Lekha tore her eyes away from the dead man towards the person who killed him. There was no one in her sight, she was about to turn back when the touch of a cold cloth scared her to death. She gasped in fear turning back her eyes slowly lifting to see the person standing behind.

More tears oozed out of her eyes as meglos wrapped the dupatta around her arms. She closed her eyes crying silently over her fate and the disgusting touch which was still lingering on her body.

"Tani is in the private courtroom shouldn't you be with her? What are you doing here? " His rough voice sacred her further, she looked down holding her shoulders keeping the cloth closer to her frame.  She didn't spare him a single glance moving back  running away from him and the dead man.

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Tanirika stared at the men sitting around the long table. Master junious sat at the far end with royal advisor Achyut at his left and minister Amaryat who travelled with her from her father's kingdom on his right. One of the other ministers who were in her favour sat on her left, Security advisor Amneeha.

Advisor Amneeha was the same man who didn't want her to be the queen his points favoured the Princess of Prayag. She smiled softly remembering her friend pranya, the shy and soft princess of Prayag. Different minsters of all ranks sat around the table with two empty seats. One belonging to the king was prohibited to enter the discussion, According to the rules Tanirika needed to gain the nod from maximum ministers before having a private meeting with the king alone.

There were two stages to get hold of the treaty, the first one was the open voting by the ministers and the second was a private meeting with the king. The other empty seat belonged to meglos there was one more seat to be filled which belonged to Loki. As Loki was out on a mission his vote was considered null though she knew he was easily on her side. There was no chair kept for him.

Tanirika and Loki were poles apart but they respected each other. She knew if someone who would always support and stand by her side in every difficult situation will be loki. Maybe he was her best friend. Tanirika looked at Master Junious eyeing towards the empty chair, he shook his head giving up on his student. Meglos, dear meglos.

"This Romanian lad is always late, he is never serious. I don't understand why he is part of  the board of ministers. " Minister Jamnath muttered chewing the paan in his mouth.

"Because you cowards bent their knee to save your lives when we Romanians raided your home"  A very pissed meglos snapped walking inside the courtroom. Tanirika smirked looking at minister jamnath who had a very scared expression on his face.

"Meglos, you are late " She stated staring at him. He dragged the chair around the hall closer to hers, she rolled her eyes when he ushered the other minister to move away. He wanted to sit closer to her. This man!

"As usual I know, Ta- your majesty " He replied sweetly smiling at her. Master juniors sighed in annoyance being done with meglos's monkey antics.

"I wanted to sit closer to the queen. As she holds the power here I want to be part of the strongest group " He said winking evilly at one of the ministers who hated his guts.

"That's it. I would like to start. " Royal advisor nudged in between trying to clam the air. 

"Queen Tanirika has summoned you all today for something very important. She wishes to prompt one of the ancient laws. "

"What kind of laws? "  one of them asked. 

"The queen wishes to start her court, The Queen's court " Royal advisor Achyut stated holding the paper in his hand. Commotion embarked in the hall as everyone started to wonder about the topic.

"What's the need? "

"It's been closed a century ago for a reason. We should respect our ancestors and let them be closed. "

"Why is she opening it again? what is her plan? "

Tons of questions slammed from every corner making the courtroom filled with noises. Tanirika stared at the men sitting around her giving their opinions randomly. Her eyes fell on Master junious who had a smirk resting on his face. She smirked back making him chuckle between the noises.

"Enough! Silence men " She ordered royally. She tapped her ring finger continuously on the table creating a tapping sound. The men fell silent once she passed the order.

"Ministers, I am here to tell you all that I am evoking the law.  This meeting is held to inform you about the law none of your advice is required. "

"What do you mean by none of our advice are required. We are the members of the royal board of ministers we have the right. " One of the ministers spoke.

"I never denied anyone of your power. I respect you all and your post in this kingdom. But there is one thing you are missing. " She said

"What is it? " A very impatient meglos interrupted her. She spared a glance at him making him shut up.

"You all are here because of your respect, status and power. But the one in the hall who holds most of it is me. I am the Queen and  as my loyal subjects you should be at my side."

"This is not the rule, as the minister, I have right to contradict your decision "  Minster Satayamesh spatted.

"Minister jamnath, I am a pureblood royal, a perfect Kshatriya princess. Don't you think this will be beneficial to all of us? " She proposed. She knew how tough these men were. The only language which could help her to win this was manipulation.

And she was going to do it.

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