"Well, depends on Bayar's army. Bayar have largest army but we have the strongest. Ahil is training all the soldiers but we have to keep some soldiers in palace. In case Abel attacks on palace." Raksheet explained. "And...."
Ashwant looked at him questioningly "And...?"
Raksheet looked down at his hands and again looked at Ashwant "And, I think we should send Ira to Aaro during war. She is the one who is most at risk. And her grandfather's health is also deteriorating so it would be better for her to spend some time with him."
"Hm.....right. Abel will surely attack on palace if Ira stays here. Send her to Bayar before the war get announced. It would be better for her."
Raksheet nod "Did you....talked to grandfather? He was looking disturbed when we recieved the letter from Aaro. Ira's grandfather's health is deteriorating unexpectedly and it's affecting grandfather as well. I don't want to even imagine how Ira will react after knowing her grandfather's condition."
"Father is affected by his majesty's condition. They are good friends and his majesty fell sick in our palace. Veer tried to poison him in our palace and that is making father angry on himself that how this all happened in his palace without him knowing. Speaking of which....didn't our spies found any evidence against Veer?" Ashwant asked.
Raksheet shook his head "No, Vikram tried to find the man that met Veer in forest. The one who came to give him that powder. But Vikram couldn't find anything. That man disappeared and Vikram don't have any idea where he is.
Since then, Veer haven't met that man. Vikram is paying close attention on Veer but he is not doing anything or meeting anyone suspicious. He is not even entering in grandfather's chamber but now, when Ankush and Agastya are forbidden to enter in grandfather's chamber, don't know what will happen."
"What can he do? He don't have to do anything. His majesty's health is already deteriorating. I hope he will heal by the healer's treatment but if the treatment didn't work then....."
Raksheet looked at Ashwant after hearing him. He is afraid for Ira. She will be depressed if something happens to Viraaj.
"Let's see what we can do." Raksheet said and left from there.
After lunch, he went to meet Abhiveera because he didn't came to have lunch with everyone. He lost his appetite after hearing Viraaj's condition and he don't want Ira to have any idea about it because of him.
"Grandfather." Raksheet called.
Abhiveera was sitting on the chair near the window, looking outside with empty eyes, not knowing what to do.
"Come." He replied.
Raksheet entered in the chamber and went towards Abhiveera.
"Sit." Abhiveera said without looking at Raksheet.
Raksheet sat down as his grandfather told him and asked "Are you alright?"
Abhiveera breathed heavily and looked at Raksheet with dull face "Yes, I am. What brought you here?"
"You didn't came for lunch. What happened?" Raksheet asked.
"I am not hungry." Abhiveera replied with straight face.
"I know you are worried for grandfather. But you should not skip your lunch. Our spies are trying their best to protect him. And Veer didn't tried to poison him either. May be grandfather's body is weak. May be the medicine failed to wash out the poison from his body and it's affecting his health now. Without any strong evidence, we can't do anything. We are not able to find that man Veer met in forest neither we have any eyewitness who saw Veer poisoning grandfather."
"You mean I should stay ideal and don't do anything?" Abhiveera asked sharply, making Raksheet look at him shocked.
"N-No, I didn't meant it like that." He tried to explain. "Vikram has sent his men to find that man. And Ankush and Agastya will always be around grandfather's chamber. They won't let anything happen to him. We should pray for grandfather to get well soon."
"Hm" was the reply Abhiveera gave.
"Ira was asking about you." Raksheet said, making Abhiveera look at him. "She was worried for you that why didn't you came for lunch. She wanted to come to meet you but I told her that you are busy in work."
"Good." Abhiveera replied and again looked outside the window.
"Raksheet..." The sudden voice of Neisha made both of them look at the door.
Raksheet stood up "Grandmother..."
Neisha walked inside and came towards them. She glanced at Abhiveera who was looking depressed and helpless and again looked at Raksheet with a soft smile. "Your grandfather is worried for his majesty. They are friends so it's obvious that his condition affects your grandfather. He will be fine soon. You should go and focus on your work. I will take care of your grandfather."
Raksheet nod "Fine."
Neisha glanced at Abhiveera hesitantly and said to Raksheet. "I heard you are planning to send Ira to Aaro."
Hearing what Neisha said, Abhiveera immediately looked at Raksheet. "What?" He asked.
Raksheet nod and answered "Yes. It would be better for her to stay in Aaro during the war. If she stays in Jwalana, Abel will surely attack on palace to get her. Aaro is safer that Jwalana for her and she will be able to stay with her grandfather. I will send her to Aaro soon."
"What if she refuse to go?" Neisha asked.
"Her grandfather's health is not good. She won't be able to refuse. I will go with her and spend some time with her during the journey so that she won't complain. But she have to go to Aaro. I can't risk her life. And I am thinking to ask help from her father for war."
Abhiveera nod thoughtfully and looked down at the table.
"When are you planning to go?" He asked.
"May be in two to three days." Raksheet replied.
"Fine."
"I knew it!" Abel said as he read the letter from Jwalana.
"What happened?" Pavan asked.
"They rejected the proposal." Abel replied without any sign of worry or tension that what will they do next.
"Then what do we do now?" Seya asked.
He gazed at her and replied "I knew Raksheet won't accept the marriage proposal, so I had prepared the new plan. And since they have rejected the proposal, they must have sensed my plan as well and must be preparing to face it."
"What plans? And if they know about it then how are we going to succeed?" Pavan asked worried.
"We will succeed. What do you think why I am importing more armour and illegal weapons?" Abel asked to know how much his son know about the things happening in his palace.
"Usually, such a amount of weapons are needed for.....war." Pavan replied, scared that his father is going to announce a war so soon.
Abel smiled proudly at his son and patted his back. "Correct. The war. Because Raksheet has rejected our proposal, our princess is heartbroken. She love him alot that she can't accept this rejection and tried to commit suicide."
Pavan and Seya looked at him with wide shocked eyes, not believing what he just said. Suicide? No, Seya can't do it.
"Father....what are you saying?" Pavan asked "I can't let Seya commit suicide. She is my sister!"