NandhininKarikalan PART- I

Nandhini's Political Statergy

Thanjavur palace,
Vaidhyar's room,

" Devi, your son is perfectly alright, he just has a mild fever. " Told the Vidhiyar after checking the child thoroughly.

Kundavai was sitting beside her son with teary eyes. Karikalan thanked the vidhiyar.

Karikalan stood beside kundavai and kept his hand on her shoulder.

" He is alright now, kundavai don't worry go and take a rest." Consoled karikalan.

Kundavai shook her head " No, he won't be safe until-" kundavai started but was interrupted by Nandhini walking into the chamber.

" How is Vallavan?" Enquired Nandini.

" He is alright now, Nandhini," told Karikalan. Nandhini nodded and went to see the child.

Nandhini gently touched his forehead and caressed it. "He has a bit of fever I guess. " Told Nandhini.

Karikalan nodded. Kundavai looked at Nandhini with burning eyes." Thank God,he was saved by Krishna's grace, right Ilavarasi?" Questioned Nandhini looking at kundavai.

Kundavai gritted her teeth and replied, " Krishna's grace, indeed." Nandhini smiled at her.

" You both continue talking, I will go and investigate this matter. " Told Karikalan as he left.

" Ilavarasi, hope you have understood your lesson. " Told Nandhini with a smirk.

" How can you even think of killing a child? " Asked Kundavai in disgust.

" If I would have wanted to kill him, I wouldn't have jumped into the water to save him." Replied Nandhini.

" Then why did you try to harm him, what did he do to you?" Asked Kundavai.

"He didn't do anything to me, I did it just to warn you not to interfere in my work here after. " Told Nandhini. Kundavai stared at her.

" If you don't listen to my warning then I do not guarantee your son's life, be Careful" Nandhini warned Kundavai.

" You could have closed my mouth, but my brother will find it soon" hissed Kundavai.

Nandhini laughed maniacally, " your brother won't be alive to know it, darling," told Nandhini as she got up from the seat and left.

" God please save my brother form this araki " silently prayed, kundavai.
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Karikalan's Chamber,

Karikalan was pacing here and there in his room.

First the senadhipathi's death and now the attack on Vallavan.

Who is behind all these, thought karikalan frustrated.

He went and stood in front of the mirror and started thinking, about the night he encountered the pandiyan princess, closing his eyes.

'She didn't come here to kill anyone that night, she came to plot a plan to kill.

But how, where, and how did they enter?
The only place they could take shelter was a place where nobody is doubted.

That's how our soldiers got fooled too. Chakravarthy told that the man, Deveralan, was residing in the Sivan temple near the field.

Could it be the temple where they held the meeting, was Deveralan a abathudavi too? '

Just as he was processing all this, he heard a voice from behind, " What are you thinking standing in front the mirror?".

From the tone of the voice, Karikalan could guess that it was Nandhini.

He slowly opened his eyes and turned to face Nandhini.