Chapter 21 - War Begins

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The moonlight lit the princess' face as it peeked from the canopy of trees of Dwaraka. Her face had a small smile as she gazed at the crescent sitting on the terrace of the extravagant palace of Dwaraka.

She gasped as an arrow landed just beside her

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She gasped as an arrow landed just beside her. She looked at the familiar arrow and scoffed.

"You do realize that it's a punishable crime to attack a royal. I can get you killed for the same." She teased while turning around.

"Well it was important to gain the princess' attention somehow. So without uttering a word, I did the needful." Sagarika laughed at her confidant's words. The cool air of the night played with his hair as the moon made his silver skin shine even brighter. His deep brown eyes bore into her oceanic ones while he lowered his bow.

"When was the last time you smiled properly?" She asked forgetting about their earlier conversation which was lost in the staring contest between the two

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"When was the last time you smiled properly?" She asked forgetting about their earlier conversation which was lost in the staring contest between the two.

"Warriors don't smile." He said sitting beside her.

"Of course." She rolled her eyes at his words and continued gazing at the moon.

"Why didn't you come for practice today? You hardly miss it. Was it something serious?" Raghav asked after a few minutes.

"Varad was unwell. He was not ready to leave me. I tried but the boy is so stubborn at times." Sagarika sighed tiredly.

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