The First Empress

Banquet - Part 5

'A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.'

Day 2:

Crown Prince Pavilion...

Royal Kitchen:

Sangamithra: Atthai... Ella pandangalum thayar dhaane??

Rukmani: Thayar dhaanamma..

Sangamithra Neengal illaiyendral enna seidhiruppen endre theriyavillai... engalukaga Arasaridam sendru innum udhaviyai petru thandheer. Mikka nandri atthai...

Rukmani: Adithan En Magan. Nee en marumagal.. ungalukaga seiyamal yaarukkaga seiya pogiren..

Aanal nammaku veru oru sikkal yerpattu irukkiradhu, Magale.

Sangamithra: Naalaiya unavin nilai dhaane??

Rukmani: Aam Irukkum kaaigalum porutkalum Indru samaithu vidalam...

Aanal naalaiku enna seivadhu???

Sangamithra: Neengal kavalai padadheergal atthai. Naan anaithirkum yerpaadu seidhu vitten...

Rukmani: Nee arindhu vaithu irukkiraai endral sikkal illai... nee samaalithu kolvaai.

Sangamithra's smile reached her eyes.

Sangamithra: Naalai naam Kari Virundhu kodukka pogirom atthai...

Rukmani: Aranmanaiyil ulla anaithu kozhigalaiyum aadugalaiyum vettaiku kondu sendru vittanare... Eppadi Amma???

Sangamithra: Ippadi edhenum seivaargal endru Therindhu dhaan munnare kozhigalaiyum aadugalaiyum pidithu vandhu vittom...

Kaadaigal kooda pidithirukkirom atthai... adhu mattum indri karuvaadum uppu kandamum kooda irukkiradhu... naalai nalla virundhaiye padaithu vidalam.

Rukmani: Nee saadhuryamaanaval dhaan.

Sevili: Engal deviku udal muzhudhum arivu.

Rukmani: Aamam.. sariyaga sonnaai... Adhuvum pattathu ilavarasanuku oru aabathu endraal vaanam varai arivu neendu vidugiradhu...

Sangamithra responded with a smile as they teased her.

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Nila Mandapam--

After the previous day's incident, people started expressing their concerns honestly. Some of them were expressing out of fear but most of them were expressing out of trust. If the prince was willing to punish the perpetrator on the spot, then their concerns would also be answered and the justice would definitely be served.

Aditha had entered the chamber early in the morning as many of the village heads were waiting to meet him.

A man in his forties entered the chamber followed by another man.

Man: Vanangugiren, Ilavarase, Nandanar Avaragale.

As he greeted them, Aditha nodded his head.

Nandanar: Amarungal ayya.. Thangal peyar, endha praandhiyathai serndhavargal endru koorungal.

Man 1: En peyar Ayilan, Ivan Salliyan. Naangal aalakkarai pagudhiyil irundhu varugirom, ayya...

Aditha: Sari mudhalil idhai sollungal. Neengal yean ithanai nadukkam kondirukkirirgal???

Salliyan: Ingu vandhu ungalidam edhuvum koora koodadhu endru Engal thalaivarai miratti anuppinar, Ilavarase..

Ayilan: Salliya... edhuvum pesadhe...

Nandanar: Ayya, edhuvum pesamal poneergal aanal ungal nilaiku enna dhaan theervu yerpadum??? Ungal kuraiyai koorungal...

After a moment of contemplation, the village head opened his mouth.