✓ Narottam Arjun: Soul of the Sage

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Diwakar had refused to open his mouth, irritated by his acts, Kritvarma and Ashwatthama decided to take him back. Kritvarma took the responsibility of taking the man back while Drauni was stationed a the borders, just in case.

Kritvarma sat on a horse and tied Diwakar to another.

"Kritvarma, I have raised you? And this how you repay your father-figure?" Diwakar asked, a sad sigh at the end. 

Kritvarma did not say a word and kept moving forward. 

"I was like your father." Diwakar said, shedding crocodile tears.

"And you were also a son, a son to this land." Kritvarma replied calmly, only he knew how much control it took to not kill this man.

A few minutes passed in silence, and then Diwakar spoke again, "Your mother, her name is Anasuya. Just like Maha Sati Anasuya, she also followed her Dharma, she is one woman I can say who has never committed a sin." 

Kritvarma merely moved forward. Diwakar couldn't see his face or he would seen those tears, rolling down. Kritvarma did not remember his mother, while Satyaki remembered a bit, just a small glimpse. 

All Kritvarma knew about her was her name, and nothing else.

"I doubt anyone would have told you about her. Let me:
She had beautiful long hairs, that went down her waist.
Speaking of her waist, it was smooth and slender.
When this place was under Takshak, there weren't much clothes, thus I would always get to her milky skin, though it was most of the time brushed with dirt.

Her eyes were that of a reindeer, and they reminded me of an ocean, an ocean you would want to drown in. The way she would blink them, I wished she looked at me the way she looked at your father." Diwakar spoke dirty.

Kritvarma was disgusted by his words, but he didn't ask him to stop. This man was the only person who knew about his mother, and Kritvarma wanted to know about her. He knew he was probably a bad son for allowing him to speak such rubbish- but all he wanted was to know about her.

"Her lips were shaped like lotus, and they looked soft like a lotus as well. 
She had long slender fingers that would move around.

She used to wear a long chain, that bounced every time she walked, it just made her more irresistible." Diwakar continued, hoping that Kritvarma would get angry and kill him.

Because he were to go the cells of Indraprasth, he doubted he would not be able to keep his mouth shut for long. 

"Her breasts were like two little-" Diwakar continued but was stopped in between as Kritvarma halted. The said warrior got down from his horse and walked towards Diwakar, "Now now, this petty tongue of yours is running too fast, and we must save it's energy for you to speak to Maharaj, right?" Saying so Kritvarma tied Diwakar's mouth with a cloth and went back to his horse.

The rest of the journey was quite, and Kritvarma had somehow managed the urge to kill him.

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Kritvarma reached Indraprasth and ordered the soldiers to take Diwakar away, he rushed to find Arjun. "Mahamantri, Maharaj is in the training room." One of the servants informed.

Kritvarma rushed towards the training room. 

Arjun was in the middle of the room, his eyes were closed and he was aiming at some pots hanging around, there were a few pebbles in them. Kritvarma noticed the unnatural silence, Arjun was practicing Shabd Bhedi baad.

Kritvarma was about to speak something but before that Arjun called him out, "Kritvarma?" He said and then opened his eyes. 

Arjun had recognized heavy steps, that of a warrior, but they were fast, someone was running, and Arjun knew who that warrior was.