"Putri"
"Yes"
"Where exactly are you from?"Drona asked.
"I am from Mithila actually, and as Ashwatthama explained it earlier I've come to meet my relatives who live in Panchal"
"But The king of Panchal Drupad has
ordered to not let anyone either enter or leave the kingdom for one month except for the transportation of goods and trades that too in strict supervision since one of his ministers was found to be a spy from another kingdom.They couldn't catch him but they succeeded in barricading the borders ,so he must still be hiding somewhere in the kingdom." Drona said.
"If it's important for you to meet your relatives then you can stay here with us for the meantime if you want since Mithila is far away from here and going and coming back would be difficult and time consuming" Drona said.
It was better for her to accept their proposal since she had nowhere else to stay and also they were giving her food to eat.
"Yes I would like to stay, thank you for your proposal"Anne said
Drona smiled at her and she returned the action too. Then he noticed her clothes and slightly different looks which made him curious.
"Your clothes look strange and you look somewhat different from here"
"Actually these clothes are for a special occasion and were custom made for it"
"Okay, Eat well and rest nicely then. My son will drop you off there in the morning safely"
"I am thankful to you and your family"she smiled at him
Mata Kripi came and served the food to her, After eating they bid each others goodnight.
After making sure everyone's asleep she takes her backpack and sits near the window.
The view in front of her was beautiful.
Beautiful white lillies bathed in moonlight.A soft breeze flew through the window swaying away her hair with its movement. There was complete silence ,She could feel the ringing of her ears.
She felt at peace.
Anne takes out the I pod and earphones to listen to Professor's recordings. She clicks on the first recording.
"Listen Anne, the Artifacts that we had discussed will be hard to obtain considering the fact that most of them are divine weapons and have to be learned from a guru".
Her brows tensed on hearing this
" Sorry for not telling you this earlier because if I had then you wouldn't have agreed since it would mean for you to find a teacher and spend years learning it which would be difficult since women didn't use to learn these things in the yug which you have travelled to".
She continued listening as she felt betrayal.
"The gem in Ashwatthama's forehead can't be taken out from you so you would have to wait until the war when Shree Krishna will take his gem out of his forehead,You already know the story.The artifact which is the divine lotus can only be found in the dravida kingdom which is guarded by a magical serpent,so you'll have to slay him inorder to get the lotus. I know it's dangerous but try to understand my situation,I had no other option. There was none I could trust more than you. You are smart ,I know you can do it"
The voice recording finished filling Anne's ears with silence once again.
"So now I am supposed to find a teacher who would supposedly teach me the Divya astras even though women don't learn these in this time" she sighed
