The First Empress

Word in the palace

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other

Aditha was mindlessly riding his horse. He was on the verge of breakdown. Subodhar reached him quickly.

Subodhar: Ilavarase... Ingu irundhu innum konjam dhoorathil Neengal kooriyadhu pola Sokkanin semippu kidangu irukkiradhu...

Subodhar was worried to see the state of his master. He was too angry even to speak to.

Aditha nodded his head and rode the horse in the direction of godown.

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Seran: Unnai naan thoda mudiyadhu endru koorinai...

Un kaigalai patri vitten... Enge un ilavarasan???

Avan unnai eppadi ellam anubavithiruppan???

Her mind replayed the moments. Except that morning, he never came close to her even when they had all the opportunities and moments to be close.

Seran: Avan pakkathil unnai mudhal murai paartha bodhu dhaan Purindhadhu... Avan yean Matra yaarukum mayanga villai endru...

Indha kangal...

Yaaraiyum mayakkum...

Idhu edhuvum theriyadha en thangai unnai kolla thitta mittaal... Unnai konnaal mattum avanal unnai marakka mudiyuma???

Iru murai paarthadharke manasai ulukkugiradhu un mugam...

Sangamithra didn't show any expression and kept looking at him.

Seran: Enna paarkirai????

Sangamithra shook her head.

Seran: Pesu... Un kani idhazhgal (fruit like lips) pesinaal eppadi irukkum endru pala iravu Kanavu kandirukkiren...

Munnar pola aanavam kollammal pen pola Pesu..

Sangamithra: Oru panakkara appavin pillaigal pana midhappil eppadi iruppargal endru unnaiyum un sagodhariyum paarthu dhaan arigiren..

Seran: Aanava petchu avanuku veandumaanal pidikkalam... Enaku pidikkadhu...

Pesi konde engu vandhu vittom paar...

He showed her a bed. His eyes had viciousness. She was trying to control her emotions. Her forehead showed several beads of tension.

They heard the door shattering noise.

Seran: Avan varuvadharkul unnai enna seigiren paar.

He stretched his hand to touch her saree and a knife pierced his hand. He shrieked at high volume and she turned her head towards the direction the knife came. Aditha was standing on a wooden staircase. He jumped, hopped and stood before her.

She fainted just when she saw his face and he held her in his arms. Seran fought him when she was lying on him.

Aditha moved her to one shoulder and fought him by freeing one of his arms as he dragged both of them. Seran was no match to Aditha even if the later was handicapped.

Seran's body soon lost the arm that was trying to touch her. Subodhar and Veera who killed the guards in the lower level came to the floor where Aditha and Sangamithra were.

Her eyes slowly opened and she hugged her husband tightly. He kissed her forehead.

Aditha: Ivan unnai enna seidhan???

Sangamithra looked at then kneeling Seran.

Sangamithra: En kaigalai patrinan.

The other arm which was still intact got removed by her husband's sword.