Chapter 52

Bhavya couldn't help her tears from flowing as she frantically called out to Rudra who was now unconscious.

"General! Please! General!"

On her knees trying to beg Rudra to open his eyes but when she placed her palms on his chest to shake him she felt a rather warm sensation. Her hand shook in midair as it was drenched in his blood. When she took a closer look she saw a hilt of a dagger embedded in his chest.

"No...."

She immediately started to undress Rudra only to find that his entire chest was dripping with blood.

"Where do I even begin?!" cried Bhavya.

Feeling helpless and scared Bhavya was about to shutdown but then she heard his deep voice.

"Don't be scared. They will find you. My men will definitely find us...."

"General?! You are awake?!"

"Em..but I don't know for how long."

When she saw him try to get up Bhavya quickly pushed him back down.

"What are you doing?! You are severely hurt!"

"Do you want to freeze? I will make a fire.." Rudra groaned.

Still adamant to not let him move in the slightest Bhavya held him down with all the strength that she had left.

"Please...stay put. Just tell me what to do. I can do it. If you die..I...I...."

Her voice was breaking and he could see she was very frightened.

"Alright. Look around the cave for dry bark, sticks and dry grass. Hopefully since we are in a cave it's not expose to snow."

Though it was dark in the cave there was sliver of light coming from the moon and he could see her eyes shine bright.

"Okay! I will go now." It took Bhavya half an hour to find all the things but everything was in small amounts.

"General this is all I could find." She felt useless as she showed him the contents in her hands.

Breathing shallowly Rudra takes a look and smiles. "You did well. With this we have enough for only one shot."

Again he tried to sit up and reached out for the small wood board she found.

"What are you doing?! I can do it General!"

Her hand was soft but too weak to try and grip his large hand.

"With only one try I assure you are unable to do it. I will be fine. If I let you do it and fail we will surely die before my men find us."

"But....."

"You can help. As I am trying to start a fire once you see ember then you can throw in the dry grass and start blowing."

Nodding her head Bhavya let's go of Rudra's hand.

With the wood board in hand Rudra quickly makes a notch in the center. Then using another stick he places the tip into the notch with dry bark underneath.

"I will start spinning the stick. Once you see any spark throw in the dry grass and start blowing."

With the dry grass in her hand Bhavya looks on as Rudra places the stick between his palms and spins it. As Rudra was spinning it Bhavya knew that he had made the right choice of refusing to let her try because there was no way she'd be able to spin he stick this fast. Her eyes beamed as she saw flicker of yellow and red under the stick and she quickly placed the dry grass on top and blew. When the dry grass finally caught on fire Rudra could see her face. Her eyes widen in shock with a smile so big that it was infectious. He chuckled at her success but then he felt the pain in his chest.

"URGH!"

Scooting closer Bhavya's smiled disappeared and only worry could be seen on her face.

"General!"

"I'm okay...keep adding those dry wood and bark to make the fire bigger."

Bhavya did as she was told and when she looked back she saw his eyes closed again. Once the fire was big enough Bhavya comes over to Rudra's aid. She placed him closer to the fire so that she could see his wounds clearly. This time she was much calmer.

"He is losing a lot of blood. I need to stop it."

Luckily she still had all the medicine with her but since there was no water she couldn't really disinfect.

"I will just have to do the best I can for now."

Ripping part of her sleeve Bhavya starts to wipe away as much blood as she could before sprinkling a medicinal powder that would temporarily close up the wound. Tearing more fabric from the bottom of her dress Bhavya starts to dress Rudra's injuries as best she could but then when it came to the pill she had in her hand her cheeks flushed.

"Do I have to do it again?" Bhavya mumbled to herself but just when she was about to place the pill in her own mouth she saw his eyes open.

"General!"

Groaning in pain Rudra looks at the pill in her hand.

"Are you hurt? Why do you need to take medicine?"

Suddenly he saw her face turn red as her eyes looked away.

"This...this is for you."

Too shy to look at him Bhavya could not see his hooked up lips as she holds out the pill inches from his mouth but then she gasped when she felt his warm lips. Turning her head as she pulls her hand away Bhavya wanted to reprimand him for his actions but when she saw him close his eyes after swallowing the pill she remained quiet.

As the night went by Bhavya sat close to Rudra who suddenly started to shake.

"Oh no...the fire is just not big enough and he will freeze to death."

Seeing his mouth start to quiver Bhavya could only do one thing. His clothes were wet with blood and snow and so was hers. There was nothing dry to cover him with. Biting her lips Bhavya starts to undress him.

"I'm a care giver right now. Must not think of anything else." As much as she tried to remind herself that this was a life and death situation she could not stop her pounding heart. Once he was fully undressed Bhavya stood up and loosened her belt. The moment her dress fell at her feet she could feel the cold envelope her entire body.

"Damn! It's cold."

As she placed herself beside Rudra she hesitated to grab his arms but she swallowed down her fear and wrapped his arms around her body.

"Thank god he's unconscious." Bhavya whispered to herself.

Soon she burrowed herself gently deep into his chest while using her hands to rub his back now and then. With so much that had happened Bhavya didn't know when she had fallen asleep and as the night slowly crept by the sun finally came out.

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Ashen

Looking in the mirror Riddhima lifts it up and throws it onto the floor. With shattered glass all over the maids quickly comes to clean. This was no longer anything new to them ever since their Crown Princess returned from the forest.

With her hand on her face Riddima could feel the scar beneath. No matter what type of ointment she applied there was no improvement.

"Why?! Why?!!" Riddhima yelled out as she starts to pick up anything she could find to smash.

"Get the palace physician who gave me this ointment now!"

The maids and servants were all shaking in fear since the last palace physician that prescribed an ointment was beheaded just the other day. At this rate the palace will run out of doctors.

Just when the maids opened the door to fetch the physician Svetlana arrived.

"Greetings your Highness."

Svetlana could see the pale faces of the maids and when she peeked through the door she could see the mess on the floor.

"Leave us."

Angry tears was running down her daugher's once beautiful face.

"Are you going to kill every physician we have?"

"Mother! Look! It's still looks the same!"

"It hasn't even been a month and you expect results?"

Riddhima was still filled with fury as she runs up to her mother who did not seem too concerned.

"Did you find Gauri yet?!"

Just the mentioning of her name caused an ugly expression to appear on Svetlana's face.

"No. Not even a body."

" I know she's alive! If it was that easy to kill her she would have been dead long ago! Mother we must find her alive! Only she can fix my face!"

Svetlana grabs her daughter's veil that was thrown on the table and placed in on her face.

"You should calm yourself. Does not matter if you have a scar or not. You will become Queen of Mordis in a few weeks. I guarantee it!"

Riddhima's eyes looked up with happiness and hope and she clung to her mother.

"Are you sure mother? He's not easy to trap."

Grinning as she strokes Riddhima's head in a gentle manner.

"Do not worry. Even though he is King it is the people of Mordis who will force him to choose you. You are a Crown Princess. To defile you and get caught he has no choice!"

"But mother...to get into his bed is not going to be easy and even after that and he rejects me I will be ruined!"

Hooking up her lips as she gazes down at her daughter.

"It's easy if he thinks you are someone else....."

Riddhima finally relaxed as she starts to fantasize about her future as Queen of Mordis.

"So till then be good. If you keep acting out like this bad rumors of you will spread and it will just make it harder for our plan to work."

"Yes mother."

Meanwhile Kali was back in his study to which Vikram was summoned.

"Did you find her yet? How about the man from Fray?"

"I have not Your Highness."

Kali was truly disappointed that there were still no traces of Gauri whatsoever. This just means that someone had to have rescued her and was hiding her.

"You must find her before Fray does."

"Where should I start looking Your Highness?"

The only place that I could even think of right now is Mordis. Other than Mordis she has no there connections or relations with anyone.

"But did you not say she tried to kill the Crown Princess of Mordis? Why would they shelter her?"

Kali gritted his teeth as he looks out the window.

"It's my gut feeling. The way he looks at her...even during those times....I just know...go to Mordis and check around."

"Yes Your Highness."

"And if she is there don't act rash. Send word and wait for me to come in a few weeks. But by no means let Fray take her!"

"Yes Your Highness!."

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Mordis

Early this morning Omkara had let Gauri know that he needed to go out today and for her to just explore the palace as if it belonged to her. She didn't bother to ask where he was going since she had no right. He was King of a strong country so it was given that he couldn't just stay in the palace all day to keep her company. Leaving Ranveer to guard her as well as letting Nala follow her everywhere Gauri stopped by a garden that was filled with snow. The fountain was frozen and it looked beautiful.

"Morning Lady Gauri."

Priyanka had on a lavender cloak with two maids by her side as she sat looking at the very same frozen fountain.

"Greetings Princess."

"How are your injuries?"

Gauri gently smiles as she curtsied. "Healing just fine. Thank you for the Princess's concern."

Priyanka was still sadden and conflicted with what had happened between her and Omkara to which she has decided to for now be cordial.

"Will it leave many scars? I do have some ointment that I use on my scar if you would like to try. It might not make it disappear but it will surely fade the would as much as possible."

"Thank you but the ointment I have been applying is working very well. The scars will disappear."

Priyanka looks at Gauri with curious eyes.

"Sit with me."

Gauri strides over to sit as the maid pours a glass of warm tea.

"Do you hate me?" Priyanka asks bluntly.

"No."

Laughing as she drinks her tea Priyanka catches Gauri looking at her face.

"Hideous isn't it?"

"No."

"It's okay. I'm use to it now. I had it when I was 16. This is as much as it would fade."

Seeing Gauri silently drinking without saying a word Priyanka did not know how to ask if she could take a look at her scar to see if the ointment would work on her.

"Lady Gauri.....what do you think about my scar?"

The Crown Princess that so viciously was trying to set her up just the other day was now asking for a favor. Normally Gauri would just turn a blind eye and walk away but remembering how Omkara had wanted them to get along made her soften.

"If you are asking if I am able to rid you of that scar then yes...I can. But my service comes with a price."

Priyanka was not the only one surprise at Gauri's words. Ranveer and the maids were all shocked.

"Name your price."

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