The First Empress

My Friend

'I feel we are somewhere in the middle of friendship and love.'

Once Veera came out of the well, he wanted to stop her from going away. Even though she confirmed that she would not try suicide again, he didn't want to let her go.

Veera: Penne.. Malarvizhi...

Poovizhi: Hmmmm....

Veera: Nee edharkum Indru en koodave iru.

Poovizhi: Aahhn???

Veera: Penne... Edhaiyum thappaga sindhikadhe... Ippodhu dhaan nee veru kinatril kudhithaai.

Adhanal nee en koodave iru.

Poovizhi: Hmmm. Baya padadheergal. Uyirai Vida matten. Appodhu edho virakthi. Ippodhu ellam sariyaga ponadhu.

Melum enakum ippodhu povadharku idam illai. En aadaigalum nanaindhu vittadhu.

He then looked at her dress which was sticking to her body. He quickly turned around and she also noticed his eyes.

Veera: Mannithu vidu Malarvizhi.

Poovizhi was impressed with what he did. She then remembered the way the second prince looked at her. That so-called second prince's eyes travelled all over her body sleazily whenever he set his eyes on her. The difference between them was the difference between the sky and the earth.

Poovizhi: Theriyamal dhaane paartheergal. Prachanai illai...

Ungal ennam thavaraga irundhaal naan thelivatra nilaiyil irukkum bodhe Neengal ennai edhenum seidhirukka iyalum.

Appadi edhum seiyadhu ennai kaakka muyarchitheer.

Melum ungal meedhu ayyappadu yerppattu irundhal naan ungalodu nindru pesi kondu irundhu irukka matten.

Veera: Hmmmm... Unaku nandragave pesa varugiradhu.

She smiled and he noticed that the previous gloom in her face was nowhere to be seen.

Poovizhi: Neengal kaavalali ah???

Veera hid his profession as he didn't want to intimidate her.

Veera: Aam.

Poovizhi: Hmmm...

Veera: Naam kottaiyin mel sendru pesuvom. Ingu Yaarenum paarthal Kanda kadhaigalai punaivar.

Poovizhi: Sari.

He then showed her the way to reach the terrace and left her on her own as he didn't want them to become the topic of the next day's gossip. She was so thrilled to cross all those guards and reach the terrace secretly.

He was waiting for her on the terrace and she smiled brightly once she saw him.

Poovizhi: Idhu nandraga irundhadhu??

Veera: Edhu???

Poovizhi: Ippadi thiruttu thanamai varuvadhu...

Idharku munnarum yaarum gavanikkaa vannam veliye vandhirukiren. Appozhudhu ullathil atcham ezhum... Ippozhudhu yeano oru kudhugalam yerpadugiradhu. Marumunaiyil yaaro oruvar kaathiruppadhanal yerpadum kalippu endru ninaikiren.

Her smile bedazzled him. She was so innocent. He still wondered how come she ended up being a maid.

Poovizhi: Veerare... enna aanadhu???

Veera: Ondrum illai... Appadi sendru utkaruvom.

He sat a certain distance from her.

Veera: Penne... Nee ippadiye sirithu kondirundhal athanai azhagaga irukkiradhu. Adhai viduthu eppozhudhum sogathai appiyavaru iruppadhu yeano nandraga illai.