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Tanirika walked along her husband around the Port Palasha, it was named as a tribute to her mother-in-law as she had run away from this same place. It was Zravasaya's gift to his mother. They were dressed in soft cotton clothes with minimal jewellery, some local couple strolling aimlessly on the streets of the port.

Tanirika noted various foreigners walking around the port, she had never witnessed this much diversity among humans. The way people dressed up, looked and talked gave her an idea that they belong to different countries. Zravasaya occasionally brushed his index finger with her checking her presence near him.

"These ships are gigantic. I have never been on a ship. Unless small boats count " Tanirika laughed staring at the gigantic wooden ship parked near the port. Zravasaya smiled looking at his wife as her brown skin glowed under the soft sun rays. The blue reflection of sea dissolved with the yellow rays added a marvelous glow on her brown skin. She looked like a goddess in his gaze. He could feel men turning around to have one look at her Enchanting face but he scowled at everyone flashing the knife he had tucked in his waist.

And If someone dared to crossed their lines, he would just spit at them. His spit was powerful enough to kill someone. After all he was a poisonous individual. And he would gladly kill anyone for his unul carajos.

"Vasaya, you have traveled on these ships right? " Her curious eyes peered at him making his heart skip a beat. He was whipped for this woman and he had no shame in admitting it.

"Yes, My love. And trust me the journey on ship is boring if the sea is too still and its life threatening if storm arises. Not to forget about the stale, sulphury smell which makes me gag.  Meglos emptied his nuts every hour when we travelled from Romania. It's horrible. " He gagged making tanirika giggle at him. She was giggling too much these days and those giggle made his member swell. Lust kicked in his body just listening her giggle. His libdo was on a hike.

He was surely going to take her when they go back to the palace. He regretted his decision of nodding at her puppy eyes when she had asked him this morning to take her to the port. God knows, who was feeding her these plans.

"You make it seem horrible. But I would love to travel in one of these maybe a short journey. " She suggested wriggling her brows at him.

"I have only rode a horse and a boat? Nothing else. I would love to ride a ship one day. Maybe" She added shrugging. 

"You have rode one more thing?" He whispered innocently she turned his gaze at him, his lips curved into a smirk as she looked at him waiting for the answer. He bent his neck at her ear level and whispered seductively.

"The previous night, you rode me" Tanirika's eyes widened in gasp as blush coated her skin. She slapped his arm moving away as he laughed taking in her flushed state.

Tanirika looked around making sure no-one heard them. If someone would have told her this year ago she would have beheaded them. But today this made her heart jump in excitement.

"Oh, is that what I think it is, come tani" Zravsaya said looking at a  certain vendor sitting on one of the sides of the port. She ran behind zravsaya as he ran like a little child after seeing his favorite toy. She huffed thinking how this horny man turned into a child in a second. Zravsaya smiled stopping infront of a vendor who had a bamboo basket placed infront of him.

Tanirika felt a awful smell hitting her senses as she drew closer to that vendor. She cupped her mouth stepping away when her eyes fell on the basket filled with small dried fish. As she was about to puke her guts out her husband seemed to be to fascinated over the little fish.

"How much does a bowl cost?" Zravsaya asked the vendor,

"I want the fried one with some pepper and salt. No make it two. " Zravsaya turned around looking at tanirika who forced a smile at him. She was not going to eat that. That smelt awful.

Zravsaya dropped his whole cloth pouch on the man's lap as he held his two leaf bowls of the fried fish. He moved away from the man nodding at tanirika who looked back following her husband at the vendor who practically had his eyes popped out as he counted the coins. He had hit a fortune. The vendor felt flat on the floor with his hands in the air laughing as he bounced the golden coins in his palms.

While the vendor was dancing over some golden coins her husband was dancing in happiness biting the fried fish without any care. Tanirika threw a weird look at her husband who smiled at her.

"Is that edible? I don't think it's cooked properly. It's still raw" She whispered staring at the fish in Zravasaya's hands with emetic.

"It is. It taste amazing. Here have it?" He pushed the half bitten fish in her direction tanirika gagged as the awful awful hit her nostrils, she felt bile rise till her mouth as she puked running away from him but nothing came out. Maybe it was just nothing.

"Oh My Am I going to be a father?" Zravasaya awed bitting the another fish. Tanirika turned around glaring at her husband.

"No! This fish has an awful smell which makes me gag" She glared pointing at the leaf bowl resting in his hand. He stared at her blankly for seconds and then shoved a whole fish in his mouth. Tanirika gasped looking at him.

"This tastes amazing, don't go on taste and just shove it in your mouth" He advised his wife who shook her head cupping her mouth.

"You have a horrible taste, Tanirika" He stated chewing his food happily.

"Yeah, I do that is why I chose you "  Zravasaya's jaw dropped on the ground as she walked away from him.

What you sow, you reap.

"Women worship their husbands and you are disrespecting your husband " He whispered, he was on his second bowl of leaf.

"And I do not belong to those group of women. I think you knew that, you had 28 princesses to choose from but your whipped self was running behind him. Speaks alot " She replied twirling around facing him, her arms crossed on her chest, the rays hitting on her body made her look appealing to his eyes.

"Well I could not deny the fact that I did ran behind you because I make sure I get what I want " He said taking a step towards her, his hand moved towards her cotton veil, grabbing one of the corners he wiped his mouth with her duppata making her groan in disgust. That awful smell was now engraved on her.

"I hate you, I don't like that smell Vasaya" She stomped her feet like a little kid making him chuckle at her.

"I love you too" He replied cheekily.

Zravasaya followed his wife around the port whole afternoon, the two spent their time laughing, fighting and wondering over different things as the sun hit the horizon.

Ayas returned back to his chambers after being denied the entry to meet loki, apparently the commander was in one of the important political meetings and he had apologized for not gracing the king of Persia with his presence. Ayas was glad that he didn't the day's events kept swirling in his head giving him a headache.

He sighed removing his crown, his fingers brushed against his hair as he entered his bedroom. Kaya was slumped against the headboard as Neera slept beside her. Her eyes held no emotion as she kept gazing gazing the scenery outside the window. Ayas  could fell the monsters running in her head, she was slipping into the darkness.

He looked at Aaban who nodded informing him that she was sitting there since last 2p minutes and it was scaring him. Her friend had slept in 5 minutes after he had left. Neera was sprawled on the bed of the king of Persia with no hesitation and fear of the world. She had her hands clutched on to one of kaya's hands.

Kaya moved her gaze away from the window to the man who she was grateful for everything at that moment. She did not hid her vulnerability as her eyes locked with his. Ayas sighed walking towards her, his knuckles brushed on her cheek. She closed her eyes as he feathered her cheek, a small smile swept on her face as she held his arm.

"I am here for you" He replied his voice ever so soft. She smiled in pain nodding at him as he helped her to lie down.  Kaya adjusted herself on her left side as she held ayas's hand which on on her cheek. Her eyes filled with tears as she demanded something from him.

"You said Persia was beautiful will you take me with you? This place suffocates me. I just need a small space to live in your kingdom. I promise I won't bother you ever "

She whispered her voice crackling as she gulped her tears smiling softly at him. That smile had no happiness it was pure bitter and worn out. He moved his thumb on her cheek wiping her tears, he kissed her forehead softly as she slept back into her slumber.

Little did she know he was ready to present his whole kingdom to her. She deserved the world not some little place to survive.

The next day Ayas impatiently waited for an audience with loki, he was desperate to make things right and he was going to make sure that none of the people he cared would be hurt.

Loki entered the private meeting chambers followed by one of the advisors which he motioned to leave him alone.

"Your majesty, "Loki acknowledged ayas as he nodded back at the commander.

"I apologize that I  couldn't meet you, the previous night. But you couldn't meet me too when I had desired to meet you so that makes us equal. " He stated a mocking smile resting on his face. Ayas smiled nodding at him as he crossed his legs sitting on one of the chairs.

"What was the reason to meet me?" Loki laughed circling his chair as a threatening gesture indicating he knew something ayas didn't want him to know.

"You seem to be enjoying your stay in the palace specifically with a woman in your chambers?" Ayas stared at the pillar infront of his eyes, no emotion lurking on his face. Loki smiled taking his stiff posture as he knew something was building up.

"I am a king, commander loki, I do not need anyone's permission to do anything " Ayas knew loki was not fond of him well he had no interest in loki's likeness the only person he cared in the whole palace was His friend Zravasaya and now Kaya.

"Oh I know that you are a king , your majesty. But this is not your kingdom and the woman you have in your room is the same woman whose the talk of the palace these days" loki had his hands resting on the wooden table as he stood parallely to the king of Persia his eyes boring into him.

"Well I have my eyes on her, it's obvious she will be famous. " Ayas laughed moving his gaze towards loki who laughed hitting the table softly.

Well two can play the game. Loki thought.

"I do not doubt that, your majesty but that woman is a prime suspect in the conspiracy which was attempted on the queen. I suppose you know that  someone had  tried to poison the queen the day we had a feast. And the woman you are protecting is directly related to the Woman who made the dish, the poison was"

"And? We have no proof that my woman put the poison or her mother did. "

"But her mother cooked the dish and she has a very shady past. So, we need to have her here for interrogation. Your friend is very desperate to punish the person who tried to hurt his woman," Ayas was not unknown to the fact that loki was mocking him. Well, he did not care. He could understand Zravasaya's turmoil as his own body was on fire witnessing the tears Kaya had shed since he met her.

"I know that you do not like me and my sister loki but trust me I know very well when to step back. I intend no harm to the queen "

"I never said you intend any harm to Tanirika. That is why i need you bring that woman here "

"She is not in a state to come here. "

"I do not care. I want her here now"
Ayas sighed rubbing his face as loki challenged him.

"You are acting very suspicious king of Persia, Your friendship is on stake. Because I know it very well that you were in the dungeons bribing some guard to meet the woman who made the dish which had poison" Ayas's eyes snapped at loki who appeared to be having a very dangerous dark look on his face.

"I am torn between something I heard and witnessed the previous night, Commander loki" He whispered his eyes holding a torn expression as he if was having a hard time admitting something.

"Enlighten me please," Loki laughed sarcastically taking a seat on one of the chairs.

"I met Kaya when the local dacoits attacked on the market. I saved her there and she is the same woman I told zravasaya about. I met her again the night night we had the feast. Kaya has a friend neera who came to me yesterday and told me everything right from kaya's past to the present. Her mother had some kind of fear which Kaya was unknown too that made them travel from one place to another frequently. Kaya seems a very innocent woman who has no idea what goes in this palace. First I thought I could be wrong, we cannot judge someone b just the innocence they hold. To make sure that Kaya was the same woman she portrayed I took her to meet her mother, to make sure that everything was right reagent the woman I admire. "

"A very tragic love story you have. Anyways what did you learn?"

"Kaya met her mother and came out in a very distraught state-"

"There we have the killer. Maybe her mother admitted adding the poison"

"No- I " Ayas shuddered as the conversation Kaya had with her mother rang in his ears, apparently he had heard everything which the mother and daughter talked about.

"I don't know if you will believe me or not. But I want you to accompany me to meet her mother.  I think we have answers to long buried secrets " Loki scanned Ayas's face for any loophole and masked expression but he couldn't find any. His eyes held determination and confusion.  A very odd combo.

Loki nodded at him making him sigh in relief. If his instincts were right this was much complicated than he had anticipated.
Ayas and loki moved towards the dungeons where kaya's mother was held on.

Ayas who was walking ahead turned around when he felt a loud bang. A man laid down as blood spilt from his neck. His eyes moved towards loki who held a knife a smirk resting on his face. He had sliced the neck of the man who now laid on the ground. He was sadistic.

"Ring some bells, Same guard who you bribed. Sadly, I don't allow traitors to live" He muttered crossing the dead body and moving towards their destination. Ayas rolled his eyes as he followed the commander.

Loki sighed scratching his left eye brow as he gazed at the huge metal lock lying outside the metallic door. He looked at ayas and then at the lock.

"You forgot to remind me about the lock"

"You remebered to kill that man but forgot the key?"

Loki laughed walking out of the passages towards the person who could have a key. He walked out of the female lockups towards a small compartment, opening the door He grabbed the key to the desired room. The keys jingled as he twirled it in his fingers.

"I do not think this will be easy, I am getting a bad feeling" loki whispered as he opened the door of the cell.

"Maybe it's you" Ayas whispered following loki inside the cell.

Saya was curled up in one of the corners, darkness erupted around her as her silhouette was the only proof that she was there. The moment loki opened the gate, Saya jerked up in her place as the loud metal door banged with the wall. Her hands instinctively moved towards her veil which was disheveled. She covered her face as fast as she can.

"This woman?" Loki asked ayas who nodded at him.

"Uh! Woman I need you to interrogate? Do you know why are you here?" Saya nodded as she stood rooted in the dark corner.

"You made the kheer for the guests didn't you?" Ayas asked moving further just to grab a glimpse of the woman.

"Yes, " She whispered softly. Ayas could see how familiar Kaya and her mother's voice was.

"Do you admit that you conspired?"

"I didn't your majesty, I made the kheer for everyone. " Saya whispered her hand rubbing on the stone wall as nervousness hit her head.

"You seem to be smart. Come ahead and drop your veil" Loki ordered making her shiver. She shook her head clutching her veil tightly.

"I cannot, I forbid any man to look at my face. You cannot force me" loki chuckled looking around his gaze stopping on ayas who smirked in return.

"I knew it. " Ayas whispered moving out of the cell.

Saya and loki stood inside the cell awkwardly. One was covered in fear while other can't point the weird feeling he relived since he entered the cell.

"Your voice is awful familiar. Which makes me wonder why? You have a daughter don't you?" He could sense fear radiating off the woman's body as soon as he took her daughter's name.

Got your weak spot.

Loki was about to unleash his darkness when ayas entered followed by a certain woman he frowned looking at. The clashing of anklet bells  rang in his ears as he turned around looking at the woman he worshipped.

There stood his mother looking at loki and ayas with Comfusion. Loki looked at ayas and then at his mother he couldn't point out what was ayas up to.

"She is the only who can prove it!" Ayas stated as he nodded at palasha.

"Proove what?" Loki asked.

"The one who had seen the face of dead could only unleash the secrets. And your mother holds that power. She is the key to the mystery that is eating me since the previous night. And what I have heard is true then commander loki, my friend is going to be happiest " Saya cowered behind till she hit the wall as the worst scenarios hit her brain.

Why were these two men visiting her out of nowhere.

And who was this woman who had entered?

She could not see any of the faces due to lack of light in the cell and the veil which she had covered her face from made it more difficult for her.

"Your majesty, please unveil this woman. We would turn around. She would not show her face to men but she didn't say anything women?" Ayas smirked as he turned around motioning loki to do the same.

Palasha nodded walking towards the woman who stick to the wall like a second skin. She was requested by Ayas to accompany him somewhere. Palasha was reluctant to give in but with his thousands of pleadings she gave in.

"You do not have to fear me. I just want to see your face. It's only me, trust me" Palasha whispered provinding comfort.

Saya froze in her place when the voice she has not heard since last 26 years rang in her ears. How could she not recognize the voice which daily visited her in her dreams. The voice of her friend, lady in waiting and the woman she gave her son.

Hope prevailed in her senses as tears streamed down her face. Was her Years of sacrifice turned into fruitful?

Was this end of her sufferings?

HELLO, MY DEAR CUTE LITTLE PIGLETSSS!!!!!

THERE IT IS!!! WE ARE OFFICIALLY ON THE END.

I am so excited!!!!!! Ayas freaking loves Kaya so much. And tanirika is litreally me i won't touch the food I dislike lmao.

ZRAVSAYA IS IN FOR THE BIGGEST SURPRISE WHEN HE COMES BACK!!!!!!

Saya deserves this she's gonna be so proud of her son 😭❤.

I am so excited for the next chapter are you?

Lmao

Please take care of yourself and stay hydrated.

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