Upon revealing the news to others, the queens were in quite a distress.
"Arya... But-" "But what, Panchali?" Yudhishthir cut her off calmly. "Were you not expecting this?"
"I was. But you took the decision by yourself.
Didn't even bother to consult with your wife or brothers.""Jyeshth's wish is our command," Arjun spoke up, face swallowed by determination.
There was not much to argue for, because the other brothers had a similar look on their countenances.
He subtly blocked all the dilemmas that Draupadi wanted to voice. Sooner or later, they had to leave.Not wanting to aggravate the situation further, she quietly nodded her head and went back to tending the fire she was cooking on.
However, Kairavi was not satiated by Shyama's retreat."Aryaputron?" A small voice made the twins look up from their plates. "Where will I go?"
"What do you mean? You will stay and aid bhabhishree with the task she has been assigned with." Nakul said a-matter-of-factly.
However, Sahadev looked at his wife with curious orbs, who in turn, was glaring at the eldest Madreya with insurgency."Isiliye apni santaan ka tyaag kiya hai maine?"
The morsel that was about to enter Nakul's mouth, was pinned mid-air by Chandraputri's revolting words.His head slowly pivoted towards his four brothers, who were gaping at the daughter of the moon deity with equal bafflement.
"It is a penance, Kairavi."
"That's what I have been doing all my life, haven't I?"
The youngest pandav discreetly chuckled, "You can't win against her."
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Kairavi
Historical FictionHow can she reap hope on a land where despair plants seeds of agony and sufferings? Whose destiny is written with the ink of misery, how can she rinse the stains with mirth? How can she put on the cloak of patience when life strips her out of it eve...