KUTUMB: The Kingdom of Blood

𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑷𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑻𝑯𝑹𝑬𝑬

Swarna's POV

Who the hell does he think he is? Why does he think that he should accompany me?
Why does he want to come with me? I am sure I'll kill him midway.

No no. I should get my thoughts together. Reaching Abhaya is my first priority.

"Aapki aagya ho toh prasthan kare, Rajkumari Swarna?"

"Shall we depart if you allow, Princess Swarna?" He chuckled.

The discomfort because he was accompanying me was visible throughout my red face. I didn't know how I couldn't deny his proposal. I never said yes, still it felt like my instincts allowed him to come with me.

"Hum jald laut aayenge. Aap sab vishram kijiye tab tak."

"I'll be back soon. Till then you all can rest."

We set out for Abhaya as we sat on our horses.

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*Time skip*

Dasyu's POV

The weather was frosty yet warm.  Sound of crickets could be heard all over the path. The orchids covered the scenery. We covered half of the journey in complete silence. I felt weirdly uncomfortable in the awkwardness radiating from both of us.

"Princess, this mesmerizing sight of orchids, under the ocean of stars, in this beautiful night, isn't it hypnotizing?" I expressed.

"Hmm."

"I would like to visit this place often. This stressful life of mine will get a little break. How about you?"

"Yeah."

"I wish to have such beautiful scene in my kingdom too. I'll try cov-"

"Yuvraj!!"

"Y-yes?"

"Can you please stay quiet. I can't concentrate."

"Concentrate? On what? Ohh, obviously on this beautiful sight. Yes, yes. This scene deserves to be watched in complete silence, peacefully."
I emphasized with a laughter.

"Do you fathom what you speak ? I knew you were a yuvraj but you truly don'tknow anything. I am sincerely concerned to what Yuradya has coming in the near future ! "

"I don't know anything? What are you talking about, princess?"

"You are in the middle of war. And I have heard it right, Yuradya is on the brink of losing. Can't you be a little serious?"

"Princess though our relations have never been good, but I still decided on to respecting you, it would be highly disrespectful of you to be interfering in the matters of my kingdom."

"I am not interfering. Yuvraj, I was ju-"

"Princess, I think we should stop here, I feel thirsty I'll get some water from the river, you should wait here."

I stepped down from my horse. The river was shining with stars reflecting in its water.
She also stepped down from her horse. I saw her checking out every part of the scene as if she was thinking that I might have set some trap there in.

"Shanka mat kijiye, humne aapke liye koi jaal nahi bichaya hai. Hum itne bhi bure nahi hain."

"Don't suspect that I have set some trap for you. It's nothing like that. After all I am not that bad."

Again. That visible irritation on her face. She was just like an open book. I could read through her eyes what her lips couldn't express.

I was thrilled on drinking the water of Yuragini, cold as ice.