The First Empress

Arson

'The truly intelligent person is the one who can pretend to be a fool in front of a fool who pretends to be intelligent.'

Early morning:

The guards who were watching the burnt palace from a distance talked.

Guard 1: Avarin udalil oru thundu kooda kidaikkavillaiyam... Anaithum erindhu saambalaai ponadham.

Guard 2: eppadi vaazhndha manidhar... Kalingarin alosagar. Ippadiya oru mudivu Vara veandum???

Pattathu ilavarasarai Paarthaiya???? Sorvutru kidakkirar.

Guard 1: Aam. Avarudan inaindhu paniyatrinar... Arasar illadha velaiyil ippadi ondru nadandhaal, avar dhaane poruppu aavar.

Avar padhaviyai kooda izhakkalam...

Guard 2: Appadi ondru nadakka koodadhu... Yaar dhaan edhir paathirukka koodum idhai???

Indha oru vibathirku avarai padhaviyil irundhu eduppargala???

Guard 1: Maharaniyar ninaithaal nadakkum.

They both shook their heads in disbelief. The ministers were also watching from a certain distance.

Neelagandar: Eppadi mudithen Paarthirgala???

Minister 1: Neer solvadhai seidhu kaatuvadhil vallavar ayya...

Minister 2: Thalaiku vandhadhu thalaipaagaiyudan ponadhu...

First minister: Idhu ondrai vaithe Avan thalaiyil ulla pattathai parikkiren paar...

Neelagandar went near Aditha who was watching the scene helplessly.

Neelagandar: Enna Ilavarase??? Indha aniyayam engu nigazhum??

Varundhadheer... Naangal paarthu kolgirom... naattaai... Neengal sendru oivu edungal...

Adutha murai paarthu modhungal...

Aditha looked at him without any expressions. Neelagandar smirked and left the place.

------

The king's and the second prince's carriages reached the royal palace a day after.

The royal court was conducted on the same day to commemorate the life of Nandanar. The king was grief-stricken with his demise.

The King, the queen, the crown prince and the second prince were present along with all the ministers in the court.

Virutha Varmar: Aditha, idhu eppadi aanadhu??? Nandanar maaligaiku thee vaithadhu yaar???

Aditha: Thee vaithadhu yaar endru theriyavillai, Arase...

Virutha Varmar: Idhu kooda kanduppidikka mudiyadha unnaal???

Boomadevi: Arase, kobam Veandom... Adithanum sirupillai dhaane... Avan Pattathu ilavarasan poruppai thaangi ethanaiyo seidhu vittan...

Oru murai thavarinaal, Avan pattathaiye parithu viduveera???

-----------

Crown Prince Pavilion:

Sevili came running to Sangamithra, who was currently reading some palm manuscripts regarding the pavilion's expenditure.

Sevili: Devi... Devi... Devi...

Sangamithra: Yean moochiraikka ippadi odi varugiraai, Sevili???

Nindru nandraga moochai izhuthu vidu... pinnar pesu....

Sevili took a deep breath and then started talking.

Sevili: Arasavaiyil perum kuzhappam nilavuvadhaga koorugindranar Devi.