As everyone followed the sound of the Tiger's cry they fell upon a clearing. Their horses were neighing frantically except Omkara's who's grip on his reigns were now tighter.

Gauri: Your Majesty is a bit on edge?

She could feel him bend down as he brushes his lips against her cheek causing her to involuntarily flinch.

"That Tiger has just lured us in an opening I must protect what is most precious Princess."

Gauri was also clear that the Tiger had brought them here. Looking over at Sahil Gauri felt relieve that he too had also realize and was now holding onto his horse's reign as his eyes gazed to the nearby bushes. Although Gauri also had her white feather tipped arrows hanging from her side as well as her bow that was not her weapon of choice. Softly touching her waistband to make sure her silver threaded needles were still in place even after being dragged on the ground by that vine earlier Gauri took in a deep breath as she momentarily closed her eyes.

"What is bothering you Princess?"

As her eyes slowly opened she could see the Princes of Gopar and Uthon were all ready to attack the Tiger that was hunting them behind the bushes and the trees.

"Soon everyone is thy enemy."

Kali could also feel the excitement from everyone as they heard the bushes rattle and birds flying frantically into the blue sky.

"It is time. Let me remind you all again. You chose to come here today and today we are just men not Kings or Princes."

Ajay: What does that mean?

Kali's lips hooks up as he addresses his guests "The Tiger is fair game. If anyone gets hurt in the process you should not blame Ashen. If you are afraid then it's best to watch from the sidelines."

His words were clear and everyone understood the meaning.

"To get in his way he will not hesitate to strike you down."

With a chance that only comes every 50 years Kali would do what is necessary to claim his White Tiger even if it meant the killing of a Royalty from another Kingdom.

Omkara who knew from the start that this man was using them as bait could not wait for the fun to start. Even Gauri could feel his heartbeat pounding against her back and it only made her furrow her brows tighter.

As they circled around the clearing Sahil could have sworn he sensed the creature but when a loud roar erupted Gauri heard something in the air behind them. Arrows were flying straight at Sahil who was busy looking for the Tiger that was hunched down nearby.

"SAHIL!!!"

Samarjeet heard Gauri's panic voice calling the Crown Prince's name who was just a few feet away from him and when he say the arrows rapidly flying towards the young boy he quickly yanked his horse to run over.

Riddhima: What are you doing?!

For a moment Samarjeet forgot that Riddhima was sitting in front of him but it was too late his mind was set to save the Prince of Ashen.

Samarjeet: Hold the reigns!

As he rode at full speed Samarjeet jumped from his horse to try and deflect the arrows with his sword but one had snuck through and pierced his right abdomen.

"AHH!!!"

Immediately falling on the ground Samarjeet tried to get on his feet to deflect the rest of the arrows but by then Sahil had heard his cry and was now frantically using his own sword to swing the arrows away.

Gauri took control of Omkara's horse and ran to her brother's side.

"Sahil! Are you alright?"

Feeling embarrassed Sahil could not look Gauri in the eyes but instead he could only sadly look at Samarjeet who had an arrow sticking out of his abdomen.

"Gauri...."

Jumping down from Omkara's horse Gauri walked over to Samarjeet who was holding the end of the arrow trying to stop the bleeding. Without saying anything Gauri squated down and moved his bloody hand out of the way.

Grunting as he mumbled "Princess...."

"Don't move."

Taking out her small dagger that she used earlier to get the vine that almost killed her Gauri sliced through Samarjeet's clothing.

Riddhima: Gauri! What are you doing?!

"Repaying a debt."

Sweating profusely as the pain was now 10x worse when Gauri took hold of the arrow and in one swift move had yanked it out. During this time Samarjeet could not take his eyes off of her while she quickly tended to his wound but he could feel the intense gaze of the man on his horse.

Omkara who did not like to see Gauri treating anyone else but him felt powerless at the moment and he blamed it on the ones who dared shoot those arrows at them.

"Dandi..Ranveer."

Dandi/Ranveer: Yes your Majesty.

"Go and hunt down who ever dared to shoot those arrows!"

Dandi: But your Majesty...we can't just leave you here alone.

Turning to look at his two guards who dared to disobey his order Omkara's eyes narrowed and were rigid and cold causing them to bow down their heads.

"Go!"

When his two men quickly disappeared into the forest Omkara sat silently as he watched Samarjeet stare at someone he shouldn't.

As he started to feel the effects of the medicine Gauri had given him Samarjeet took hold of her hand as she was trying to bandage him up.

"No need to see it as a debt Princess. It was my duty."

Using her other hand to pry his fingers away "The Prince should let me finish."

Feeling embarrassed Samarjeet tried to talk to Sahil instead who was obviously feeling like he was the one who owed Samarjeet and not Gauri.

Sahil: Thank you Prince Samarjeet...if not for you I would be the one injured.

Samarjeet could feel just how important Sahil was to Gauri when her hand slightly stopped hearing her brother's gratitude towards him.

Samarjeet: It was no probl.....

But before he could finish his sentence Gauri stood up and looked at him and Sahil.

"It would have been better if you were injured instead Sahil."

Riddhima who stormed over as she heard how ungrateful Gauri was.

"Instead of thanking the Prince you are blaming him for saving your loving brother?!"

Kali who was still focused on looking for the Tiger could care less who was injured but he knew he still needed to show his gratitude.

Kali: Prince Samarjeet has proven worthy of being my son in law. I can only hope that after this that you would agree to marry my daughter.

He knew Kali had meant the marriage with Riddhima but Samarjeet could not let go of Gauri's words to him.

"Why does the Princess feel I should not have intervene?"

Wiping her hands as she walks over to Sahil to look at him straight in the eyes.

"Because I don't need my brother to feel that he owes anyone! Especially today! He is not a child who needs protection! He is the Crown Prince of Ashen!"

Gauri's words had ignited the fire in Sahil's eyes and was reminded that today he should not think of anything else but the White Tiger. When Gauri tried to walk back to Omkara for him to help her up onto his horse when they heard Ajay and Veer yell out "TIGER!"

Veer: Ajay! Shoot it!!

Gauri could not believe her eyes "The White Tiger...."

Kali rushed over as he took out his arrows to shoot not at the Tiger but at the Princes of Uthon.

Veer and Ajay tried to scare the Tiger away but when it suddenly lunged out from the big bush their hearts momentarily stopped. Fur white as snow with eyes blue as the ocean. Fangs that easily broke their dagger into pieces while it sharp claws dug into their horses causing them to jump down onto the ground. As the brothers were about to attack the Tiger with their swords when they saw Kali's arrows headed towards them. Having to take a few steps back away from the mystical creature in order to dodge Kali's fast arrows Veer and Ajay could only curse beneath their breath.

The moment Omkara saw the Tiger he grabbed the reigns of his horse to chase after Kali and Sahil who was vigorously kicking the kind legs of their horses. Leaving Gauri to run on foot Omkara's thirst for blood was rushing through his veins as he sees the Tiger attack the Princes of Uthon. Never in his life had he seen such a beast. Taking his black feathered tip arrows as he grabs his bow Omkara let his horse run as fast as it could as he let his arrow loose. The speed of Omkara's arrows were so intense that when it hit the White Tiger the beast actually flinched and locked eyes with its hunter. As Kali and Sahil turned their heads to see Omkara shooting at the Tiger they kicked their horses even harder.

Gauri: Sahil GO!!!

Almost out of breath as she could see everyone trying to surround the Tiger Gauri pushed herself to run even faster.

When Veer and Ajay saw the black arrows pierce the Tiger they felt relief that at least they had the King of Mordis to scare off or even better kill the Tiger if they were to fail. Using this chance to work together and force the Tiger near the cliff where it will have no where to run Veer and Ajay quickly followed behind Omkara who had jumped off from his horse. At this time Sahil and Kali were both trying to subdue the White Tiger as it lunges at them.

Taking out his royal sword Kali leaped in midair to try and plunge it into the Tiger but was blocked by Omkara's blade leaving Sahil to try and strike the animal himself.

As their swords collided Kali's anger was evident in his eyes while Omkara was evilly smiling throughout their fight.

Kali: You!! Get out of my way!

But Kali was no match for Omkara's mighty strength as when he raised up his sword the strike was so strong it sent Kali down on his knees. Meanwhile Sahil was trying his best to use his fast agility to escape the Tiger's clutches. Gauri could see him roll onto the ground as the Tiger leapt in the air to pounce on him only to have Sahil slice it with his dagger injuring one of it's paws. As it roared out in pain Veer and Ajay tried to use this opportunity to attack Sahil who was about to go for the rest of the White Tiger's legs. Gauri quickly grabbed her needles in between her fingers and ran as fast as she could because there was no way Sahil would be able to take them on alone.

With her green dress flowing back as she ran Samarjeet who was slowly riding behind with Riddhima was entranced.

"Beautiful."

But then the two saw the needles fly out of her fingers and straight into Veer and Ajay's shoulders forcing them to drop their swords.

Riddhima could not believe what had just happened.

"Gauri you crazy?!!"

When Veer and Ajay realized that Gauri had just attacked them it was too late. The effects of the poison on her silver threads were immediate. Grabbing onto their shoulders both Veer and Ajay tried to pull the needle out only to have the thread break inside of them. Grunting out in pain as the poison immobilized them Veer and Ajay could only look at Gauri with severe hatred.

"Sahil! Go after the Tiger now!"

Seeing Gauri easily subdue the Princes for him Sahil chased the Tiger towards the cliff but by then Kali had found a chance to escape Omkara to run towards his son. Seeing his son go for the Tigers last leg Kali could not let him succeed in the Blood Binding Contract. When Sahil was about to plunge his knife into the Tiger's abdomen to force it to admit defeat Kali took out a small dagger and threw it with all his might.

Gauri could hear Sahil cry out in pain as the knife struck his leg and when the Tiger saw him fall down it quickly struck Sahil with it's injured paw. Seeing her little brother being pushed near the cliff Gauri grabbed the longest needle she had and threw it straight at her father.

Seeing Kali fall down onto the ground as a needle pierced his right shoulder Omkara took this opportunity to jump onto the Tiger. Like a black demon flying down from the sky he tried to wrestle it to the ground while it's fangs dug into his palm.... but that did not stop him. Using his feet as the Tiger pinned him down to the ground Omkara used his strength and kicked it in it's stomach forcing it to release his hands that was now drenched with blood.

It was evident the Tiger was nearing it's limit. To have so many attack it at once had really drained it's energy so when Omkara jumped onto it's back to ride it the Tiger could only try it's best to throw him off but to no avail. Kali was watching in horror as he sees Omkara take out a dagger ready to stab it right into the White Tiger's head when he saw a white feathered tip arrow fly pass him.

Standing with her bow in tow and arrow in her hand Gauri let the arrow pierce it's way through the air....

"I'm sorry."

As his dagger dropped onto the ground he saw her white feathered tip arrow protruding from his chest. His eyes could see her standing there with her bow as the sunlight bounced of her honey brown eyes. He could see her stand there as still as the peaceful river and eyes as bright as the clear sea.

Taking his hand to grab hold of her arrow Omkara yanked it out while his devilish grin shook everyone.

"Gauri....you dare?"

**Hope you guys enjoyed this update. Just imagine everything at a very fast pace LOL. Do vote if you enjoyed and I always encourage feedback too :o)