Saaya bhi nahin, maaya bhi nahin

Hai dard yeh agar mera
Woh kya isse hai chhoo raha
Fiqar usse meri hai kyun
Nahin jo mera

Yeh ishq hai ya ashq hai
Jo meri aankhon mein
Hai kyun aise bheegta

Gumnaam hai koi
Badnaam hai koyi
Kisko khabar kaun hai woh
Anjan hai koyi

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Kaya found the palace a distant place compared to her old home, The Kalyani village. She was happy here no doubt everything near her felt foreign and the people felt wrapped in their d. She was glad that she made friends like neera and Anamika was always there for her.

Anamika had started her combat training a few days ago and she was doing very well in it. Neera her friend also showed interest in the training and that ended up making her join too. Right now she was practising the bow and arrow more like trying to adjust the arrow in the bow. Anamika was doing great but neera she was struggling too. That was a relief for kaya.

" I never thought this could be so hard" Neera muttered.

"I told you we shouldn't be doing this. I can handle the needle, not the bow " Kaya muttered in annoyance.

"It's easy just concentrate" Anamika sighed shooting the arrow. Her arrow didn't hit the board but it got fired.

"General Sila will hang all of us alive on the town post if we didn't shut up " Neera whispered handling her bow.

General sila was the lady who was assigned as a mentor to every lady who desired to join the woman defence department or had an interest to learn how to fight in Rakshatra. Well, some women visited the grounds from different kingdoms and were doing better than compared to kaya.

"I now understand how you felt when I was sewing the cloth like a legend and you were struggling to put the thread in the needle neera"

Anamika giggled with neera as Kaya grunted in annoyance.

"Everyone straighten up! Be alert! The Queen  Tanirika, The pride of the household of Rakshatra, Princess of Asaka, Daughter of King Tanya and wife of King Zravasaya, The Queen of Queen, Queen Tanirika is arriving in the practice grounds. "

The announcer roared in pride as silence prevailed on the grounds in respect of waiting for the arrival of the Queen.

"Why is she visiting here? " A curious Anamika babbled balancing her bow and arrow in one hand.

"She is the queen she can go anywhere. "
Kaya whispered.

"She is here to meet all of us. This whole defence training for women was started by her. Get habitual this is her favourite place, she can challenge one of us too. " Neera stated waiting for the queen to arrive.

Kaya impatiently waited for the lady who created havoc in the minds of the women standing around her. They all were standing in queues of four distributed in various groups around the grounds.

"Everyone gather near the ground stage. " General sila announced. Everyone around kaya started keeping their weapons in their respective place before moving forward toward the stage and standing at a comfortable distance.

"I have never seen a royal" Anamika whispered making neera giggle.

"Oh shut up Neera, not everyone is born around royals. " Anamika grunted in annoyance. Kaya glared at both of them making them shut their mouths.

Royal guards entered the premises of the ground. Holding the ground in security, everyone waited for the lady to enter the grounds. Just like everyone kaya was excited too to see a royal. To see how the people who lived in royal palaces looked and how did they behave. Especially a princess. After all, she also wanted to be a princess, everyone desires the luxuries a princess gets. Right from the ornaments, silk clothes with high-class embroidery on them to various princes on knees at one glance. Kaya deep down desired all of it like a normal village girl.

But kaya, she wasn't a princess.

Tanirika entered the grounds with her head held high, her crown sitting proudly on her forehead and a small smile making everyone feel affluent around her.

"That's the queen, " Neera whispered pointing towards the woman who was dressed in a yellow lehenga.

"She is pretty. She looks so young" Kaya admired.

"She is young. She is just 21. Younger than all of us. " Neera gushed as they all stared at the beautiful woman standing on the stage talking with general sila.

"I am 26, Anamika is 25 and you neera? "

"I am 27, Kaya"

"We all should learn something from the queen. At such a young age she is handling a whole kingdom " Kaya murmured in amazement.

She made a mental note to convey this to her mother. She was already inspired and impressed by the queen.

"The king's age is 26 too. He isn't too old. Age doesn't matter kaya, maturity and the knowledge of the throne do. " Neera said earning a nod of agreement from kaya and Anamika.

"Who are the other people standing beside her? " Anamika asked Neera.

"The lady standing one step behind The queen is her lady in waiting more like the queen's most trusted person in this whole palace, her best friend Royal head lady Lekha. The other lady who is wearing a skirt and whose clothing is a little weird to us is her other lady in waiting, she is Romanian. The most trusted lady of the king. He particularly assigned her to her majesty's care, She is lady Rakasa. Don't go on her innocent face she is very cunning. And the man standing behind is general Somnath, he is in charge of the queen's safety. Others are just guards "

"The lady lekha I feel I have seen her somewhere. " Kaya added.

"Oh yes, she was present at the entrance when you all were entering the palace,"
Neera said.

"Oh"

"Everyone, We are glad that you all decided to join the women's training campaign of Rakshatra. A strong woman is someone who knows how to defend herself in immoral conditions. Just like cooking, stitching and all the other chores The Queen desires that every woman under her care is well trained in the field of combat. "
Lekha announced making the women nod in agreement. Tanirika stood at a comfortable distance away from lekha looking at everyone standing on the grounds.

Kaya paid no attention to what lekha said. She was busy gazing at the royals, but something around them fascinated her. She felt like she was missing out on something but she couldn't comprehend it. Her heart was hazy as curiosity pumped into her heart. She wanted to know more about the queen, the king and the palace. She was curious to know how a woman or more like a girl 5 years younger than her stood like a lady in front of her with so much charisma and power that everyone knew who held the power.

Anamika and kaya stared at neera from a comfortable distance as she initiated a conversation with the Queen. Head lady, Lekha had finished addressing them a few minutes ago on behalf of the queen and right now they were trying to make the women practising combat ease. Though kaya was impressed by the queen she had no courage to make a conversation with her. She was better off it. Anamika on the other hand was too shy.

Tanirika chuckled looking at neera, One of the royal courtier's daughters as she explained how the bow didn't sit perfectly on the arrow or more like how they didn't converse.

"Your majesty, This is very tough. " Neera whispered staring at the equipment.

"If the bow and arrow are not of your choice then choose some other weapon. Every person has their own taste in weapons. Choose the one who can complement your desire"  Tanirika answered picking a random arrow, checking its pointer and then keeping it back.

"She seems to be close to the queen" Anamika gushed in delight.

"She is the royal courtier's daughter. She has made many conversations with the queen. She falls under the care of her majesty directly. " Kaya answered.

"Every woman residing in the palace falls under her majesty's care, ladies. Your status doesn't define the protection, your presence does. "  Anamika and kaya turned around gasping in fright as lekha answered their dilemma.

"Royal Head lady, Lekha"  They both stated bowing their heads in respect. Lekha smiled fondly at them her eyes lingering on both of them for a few minutes. She smiled at kaya and felt something very familiar essence of aura flaring inside her. She looked very familiar yet so different. Kaya curled her toes in embarrassment as she felt lekha gawking at her.

" I... you... Apologies. I just never mind. What are your names? You both look new?" lekha stammered but composed herself with a small smile on her face.

Kaya looked at Anamika and then at lekha a shy smile gracing on her beautiful face making her cheeks tint in redness. Her fairness didn't help her to hide her shyness around Lekha. Looking at her friend's shyness, Anamika overcame her barrier of shyness and answered the question on behalf of both of them.

"Your majesty, I am Anamika and this is my friend kaya.  We travelled from the village of Kamayani situated at a 4-hour distance from the royal palace. I came to join the combat practices under the influence of my maternal uncle who is in the royal army of Rakshatra and kaya here got a royal invitation to join the seamstress sector because of her artistry. "

Lekha smiled in agreement.

"I am glad that you both came here. If you sense any discomfort or problems then feel free to visit me. " She addressed moving away from the two girls who giggled once lekha moved away from them.

"She kept staring at you. " Anamika giggled to which kaya nodded. They spent their whole day gushing about the beauty of the queen and venting their anger on the weapons trying their best luck to learn how to fight.

A knife pierced the neck of the man who was following Zravasaya around as he walked around the streets of a random village. The market was buzzing and roaring with various customers and sellers who were trying to achieve their tasks for the day. He walked unfazed as the man fell behind him blood oozing from the veins of his neck.

As the man fell dead on the streets a commotion built giving rise to various people screaming and running in different directions.

"Great" He muttered picking a random shawl from a shop whose owner was screaming and running like a mad man away from his shop. He wrapped the shawl around his fair tanned skin and walked straight.

His honey-brown eyes glowed under the sun while his fair tanned skin glistened making him look like a well-built warrior walking randomly on one of the streets. The prism of light blocked his eyesight making him stop in his tracks. He acted unfazed getting the message and walked straight following the prism of the mirror which was guiding him towards his destination.

The shadow of the prism stopped on a random curtain shade, Zravsaya walked towards the curtain and stepped inside the small wooden door. He rolled his eyes as his gaze fell on the small compartment filled with various women laughing and chatting among themselves. They all wore pink sarees, veils draped on their face as they worked on weaving the baskets. 

A random woman walked toward him and stood at a two feet distance waiting for him to answer the code.

"God's gracious. "

The woman nodded in approval, she picked an object from the table and rang a bell igniting the pull to the secret door.

"She waits for you"  The woman whispered.

Zravasaya walked inside the portal as the gate closed behind him. A dark red chamber came into view as he raked his eyes in different corners of the formal, extravagant and lavish-looking space. It was a space laced with Romanian taste and elevated luxury with the richness of finest materials from all over the world indicating the wealth of the owner.

He took a sit on one of the wooden diwan placed in the centre of the room. Randomly grabbing the rubies lying carelessly in one of the bowls of miniature with intricate designs from Arabs he played with the fishes swimming around the rubies in the bowl.

"My eyes were craving to get one look of the mighty king Of Rakshatra. I am thankful to the gods that he decided to visit this lower-level servant. "

A female voice screeched from the end of the hall.

Zravasaya rolled his eyes in annoyance as he knew who was messing with him.

"Did you send me a message to express your fake enthusiasm? "

"My love, did you forget about all the wild nights we spent when we made love to each other. " The female sang sweetly making zravasaya snort in disgust. 

"Are you even into men to make love to them, my dear little friend? " A giggle erupted from behind as he lazily threw a ruby on her.

"My brother, I have missed you" she gushed holding his hands in hers. Zravasaya jerked his hands away making her chuckle in delight.

"Ionia!" he warned.

"Apologies, my king" She tossed an attitude motioning him to follow her.

Handing a brown rolled cloth on a wooden stick she took a sit in one of the silk sofas staring at Zravasaya. He glanced at Ionia before opening the blank envelope. He removed a dagger which was concealed in his waist cloth, slicing his hand he allowed the blood to fall on the dusted cream cloth.

The cloth started absorbing the blood drops like a second skin and soon a different layer of jinx coated the cloth as the Romanian words started to appear.

Zravsaya, If you are reading this then you have an idea who has sent you this letter. Two massacres will take place on the night of the quarter moon, The heirloom of a household is tangled in the web of malicious plans designed by the cunning man whose kingdom lies on the northern side of Rakshatra. Only one can be saved and the rightful prospect will be saved as you will finish reading this letter, someone dearest to one of our own will be lying dead. This is a game of pawns and the queen needs to live to win this game. Allow things to happen as they are. We have an upper hand don't make the sacrifice go in vain.

Take care of the surprise I am sending you.

Your friend,
Loki

Getting the clue, Ionia pointed towards the direction zravasaya needed to go. He placed the letter in one of the burning marshalls before walking towards the surprise.

A woman sat curled up near a queen size bed, her knees curled up around her chest, head placed on the knee caps unknown to the arrival of the man in the room.

The king moved further alerting the woman of someone else's presence. She slowly raised her head up meeting the eyes of the man she once travelled borders to get married to.

Hello, my dear friends,

I  hope you all are doing great and are taking care of your health and life.

I hope you liked today's update and the various questions raised in your mind.

Did you crack what's the surprise?

And someone's going to die?

Well, he finished reading the letter so someone is in heaven now. What are your guesses who's dead? And who did loki saved?

Did y'all miss loki?

I love Ionia Lmao 🤧.

Kaya is such a pleasant sight to behold and the chemistry between Anamika, Neera and kaya is amazing.

Sadly, kaya ain't a princess. She thinks that.

Lekha got a deja vu!!!!!!!

And Tanirika well she is the Ruler.

I hope you are loving this book. Remember I have already drafted a few chapters of lekha and meglos's book.  But the book will be published when Ranisa hits 100K views.

Anyways, suggest some good books to read.

Bye 

Love Aditi ❤️