NandhininKarikalan PART- I

The Very Familiar Suspect

Morning.
In the field,

Karikalan was still unconscious, the sun had risen, some soldiers started searching for him around the city.

The owner of the farm came to harvest the rice crops in his farm with some other works for help . The farmers went to a tree to place their bags which had necessary things inside for the harvest.

They started placing their things ,that's when the saw an unconcious man again the tree. They saw that the man looked rich . They were in shock. They immediately identified that this was their ,crown prince.

" Ilavarase! Ilavarase!" The people started to shake him up. " Ilavarase wake up" called an elderly man as he started to shake him. He showed no signs of waking up. They tried splashing water on his face, nothing helped.

They finally decided to take him to the palace themselves.

The people in the palace were anxiously waiting for Karikalan to get back but he hadn't arrived. Nandhini was sleeping peacefully in her chambers.

She was woken up by Urvashi. " Akka wake up , Karikalar hasn't returned yet " told Urvashi as she started to shake Nandhini.

" Ok, so what am I supposed to do?" asked Nandhini as she turned to sleep on the other side, she kept a pillow on her face to block the sunlight.

Urvashi pulled the pillow off her face, she very well knew how to wake her up and told " akka if you don't wake up, everyone would doubt you."

Nandhini imidiatly got up from the bed. " Thanks for reminding Urvashi, come let's go and see the mess we made inside the palace" told Nandhini with a smirk. Urvashi nodded and followed Nandhini.

Nandhini and Urvashi were met by sembian madevi on the way, " Sembian Patti, has karikalar returned?" Asked Nandhini with fake consern.

" No, Nandhini he hasn't returned yet, our soldiers had gone to search for him" informed Sembian madevi.

Just as they were talking to eachother, a soldier came inside and bowed at them, Sembian madevi nodded, the soldier told" Periyar pirati , Ilavaraser is being brought to the palace."

The door of the grand palace opened , Karikalan being carried by a soldier, he was unconscious, Sembian madevi's eyes widened at the sight. Nandini started calm, which went unnoticed by everyone.

The prince was immediately taken to the vidhiyar's cabin. He was made to lie down on a bed , the vidhiyar's hurried to look at the prince.

That's when,Nandhini went and sat beside karikalan and started crying " Karikalar what happen? Wake up please" Urvashi was shocked to see Nandhini's performance.

" Vidhyare! Will he be alright when will he wake up?" Asked Nandhini as she continued to cry.

" Amma, don't worry he was just drugged by some with heavy sleeping dose." Told the vidhiyar.

" When will he wake up?" Asked Sembian madevi." He will wake up in a few hours Amma" told sembian madevi, Nandhini rolled her eyes as she wiped her tears dramatically.
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A few hours passed, Nandhini was still sitting beside karikalan, she occasionally kept yawning.

She getting tired of sitting idle staring at him. After some time, Nandhini saw karikalan opening his eyes slowly, she rushed to his side, she started calling out his name.

He opened his eyes and looked at Nandhini, a horas whisper came out of his mouth" Nandhini" .

" Yes karikalare I am right here" told Nandhini. Karikalan tried to sit up. Nandhini helped him, she kept a pillow behind his back. He sat down goaraning in pain.

The wound in his arm as covered by some medicine paste. Nandhini started crying seeing him wince in pain. " Hey Nandhini don't cry" Karikalan consoled Nandhini as he wiped the tears off her face.

Nandhini immediately hugged him, for a movement he forgot all his pain and was completely forgotten in the hug , that was until Sembian madevi came inside the room.

Nandhini broke the hug seeing Sembian madevi enter and wiped her tears

" Son, how are you?" asked Sembian madevi. " I am alright now, Patti." Replied karikalan with a smile.

" What happen there son how did you get drugged?" Enquired sembian madevi. " That Pandiya Nadu's Visha Pambu( pandiya Nadu's poisonous snake) did this to me " replied karikalan with disgust.

Nandhini got angry, because it was her who he has called a snake , but she had to control it.

" Who? The princess of Pandiya Nadu?" Asked Sembian madevi. " No, the Queen of Pandiya Nadu" replied Karikalan with venom dripping off each and every word.

" But how did she enter the capital?" Asked Sembian madevi. " Even I don't know how she managed to trespass the security" replied karikalan. Nandhini was sitting there silent listening to their conversation .

" Don't stress your self Karikalare, we will find the woman soon" interrupted Nandhini. Karikalan nodded in agreement.

Sembian madevi looked at Nandhini , with suspicion for a second. Nandhini very well knew that she was glaring at her. She decided to ignore it.

She asked Karikalan to take rest as she went to take bath with Urvashi. Nandhini started walking to the pond, Urvashi was walking beside Nandhini, she constantly kept looking at Nandhini.

Nandhini noticeed it a few times and finally asked "what is bothering you Urvashi?" Urvashi shook her head. " You know what, you are bad at lying " told Nandhini.

Urvashi sighed and asked with hesitation" Akka, how did you manage to change your emotions so quickly?" . "You are asking how I managed to act in front of them ?" Questioned Nandhini. Urvashi nodded.

" Oh that is not even a big thing, you have to learn how to gain sympathy etc. this will help us a lot in the future." Urvashi just listened to her words and nodded.

Urvashi and Nandhini finished bathing in a few minutes and returned to the palace. They saw karikalan talking with his father who had come to see him. She looked at him and greeted him. Sundara Chola nodded.

Nandini stood beside karikalan. "I have been requested by Sembian madevi to check Karikalan's astrology as a famous astrologer has come to Chola Nadu."

Informed Sundara Chola. " Father what is the necessary of this ?" Asked Karikalan rolling his eyes.

"Be quiet karikala you know nothing ." Shushed Sundar cholar. Karikalan imidiatly closed his mouth. " When?" Asked Nandhini in a low voice.

Sundara chola looked at Nandhini for a minute and replied" On the night of full moon, we will be having the devaralan attam,where he is ment to tell us about our karikalan's fortune."

What do you think will happen during the Deveralan attam? Will Nandhini succeed in her plan.

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