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Yashasvini went back home and informed Ram and Dhrithiman about the next day's employee selections.
"Then this is the chance." Ram said.
"But Anagha's room had tight security when I last checked it." Yashasvini said.
"Let's wait first Yashasvini. We need to know where the route leads to. You can't take Anagha with you before that." Ram suggested.
"About that, I kept thinking why the map didn't show signs of where the tunnel reaches and kept looking for it. I think it probably leads to the outskirts of Satavahana." Yashasvini guessed.
"You do have a point but nothing here is for sure. First let's check where it leads to, then let's take Anagha with us. And Dhrithiman, I want you to stay here for Anagha's safety. Vidhurak is tenacious." Ram said.
Ram didn't want to leave Dhrithiman as a bodyguard everywhere, but Anagha being safe will matter the most to Yashasvini.
"I never said this to you before but.. Thank you." Yashasvini said.
"It sounds so akward coming from you. Be yourself." Ram teased.
Yashasvini glared at Ram with fake anger.
"Coming to think of that, I'll make it more akward. Thank you too. You put your life on line for me." Ram said.
"You're welcome. It definitely feels more akward now." Yashasvini said with a chuckle. Ram laughed too.
The next day, Ram got ready to sneak inside the palace with Yashasvini. He took up the makeup of a cleaner. Before leaving he gave Dhrithiman an instruction. One the way, a thought struck Yashasvini.
"Prithviji, why do you want to use that tunnel when you don't even know where it leads to? You have the two other tunnels that you know where it leads to. Why exactly this one?" Yashasvini asked.
"All the other tunnels have currently been closed. This one directly leads to the King's room. And moreover, it is considered to be more safe than the other ones." Ram explained.
Yashasvini nodded as she listened. Soon, they reached the palace. The king was out at the garden by the time they reached. When Ram walked with Yashasvini towards the king's room, the guard outside the room blocked Ram from entering.
"You cannot go in." One of the guards said.
Yashasvini stepped forward.
"Shriman, ye Maharaj ka agya hai." Yashasvini agrued. (Sir, this is the king's order.)
"The king isn't here." The other guard said.
"The king told me to bring a person to clean his room when he is not around. Don't you trust me? Shall I inform the king of your audacity?" Yashasvini argued, now in a bold voice.
The guards silently signaled each other and then gave space to walk inside.
Ram took a cloth and acted like he was cleaning. He wiped on floors and pillars, hoping to notice an opening. Yashasvini helped him too.
Ram knocked the floor and suddenly, he heard a hollow sound. Yashasvini turned around because so did she. Both of them went forward to the spot.
The flooring was made of wood that was laid like tiles. They had to find the opening.
Ram noticed a medium cut exactly circular under a rug on which a table was laid. It was covered with so much dust that anybody could've easily missed it. Yashasvini did too.
Ram called her and showed it to her. Yashasvini looked at it closely.
"Give me that cloth."
She wiped the dusty floor. The outline of the circle became clear. Yashasvini pushed the down and suddenly, the circular pice of wood broke down easily.
Both of them found a symbol on it.
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"The sun and the moon together? What does this mean?" Ram asked.
Yashasvini was still silently trying to process what it could possibly mean.
Suddenly, they heard some shouting in the corridor. Everytime Vidhurak walked in the corridor, every 500 meters they would announce that the king is coming forward. He seeked that much attention.
"Maharaj Vidhurak apne kaksh keliye padhar rahe hai!" The announcement said. (King Vidhurak is going towards his room!)
Ram and Yashasvini quickly covered up the symbol and left the place before Vidhurak could enter.
Ram and Yashasvini went back home and explained everything to Dhrithiman and together, they tried to decode the symbol.
"Could it mean the ancient rulers Suryavanshis and Chandravanshis?" Ram asked.
"Or maybe the time in the sky when both the sun and the moon meet at the same time?" Dhrithiman asked.
"There are just so many concepts to think about." Yashasvini said. All the three sighed together.
"We're going to meet someone." Ram said.
Maybe Guru Markhandeya might have an idea about this.
"I'll go to bazaar. I need some air. I'll also get some groceries on the way." Yashasvini said. All the three nodded. They turned around to their opposite paths.
"Yashasvini!" Ram called out.
Yashasvini turned around and looked at him.
"Hmm?"
"Be careful at crowded places." Ram said.
Yashasvini just nodded and left.
What's with that advice?
She smiled a little and walked happily, content with his small words of concern.
At the bazaar, Yashasvini's mood got better with the ambience. The smell of spices and masala flooded across the street.
She noticed that there was a play going on at a distance. She went to take a closer look.
The leads were in love. They go to a temple. The male lead and the female lead were performing a dance on the stage together. It was a shiv tandav (A type of dance Lord Shiva performs).
On the background, a narrator explained about why the dance was done and how.
"The dance is done by lord Shiva himself. The energy of the dance represents the eternal cycle of life and death eternally, which is said to be witnessed by the sun and the moon. " The narrator said.
Suddenly, a thought hit Yashasvini that brought her delight.
That's it! Sun and the moon! Shiv tandav!
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To be continued... ---------------------- Hope you guys liked this chapter. Please vote and comment. Thank you for reading!
