Mohini- Rise Of Queen

3. The Proposal

Agam POV

'Yuvraj, appko Maharaj yaad kar rahe hai.'  

'Yuvraaj, King is calling you.' 

I looked towards the attendee standing few feet away from me with lowered head. 

I have been practicing in training area since morning and it is afternoon now when he arrived. 

'Unse keh dijiye hum apna vayayam pura karke milne aate hai.' 

'Tell him I will come once I have completed my workout', I told him while continuing my workout. 

He bowed his hand and walked out from the area. 

I know what my father wanted to talk to me. 

He wanted me to make time for myself and "enjoy my victory rather than wallowing in self grief" his words not mine. 

I just think I want to be prepared every time so my enemy never perceive me weak and I don't want to be surprised by any attacks. 

Been there, done that. I thought to myself. 

I entered in my vast bathroom. I had already informed the attendees to prepare for my bath. 

I took the small stairs and entered in the huge pool keeping my dagger within my hands reach. 

The attendes started to put herbal paste and sandalwood paste and rubbed it on me. 

After washing myself off, I ordered the attendees to leave me and through the side door entered my changing room which connected to my room. 

After getting ready in my royal attire. 

I enter in my room taking some important letters to show my father and then walked out towards his room. 

When I entered his room, I saw that he is sitting on Deewan and in front of him one of his closest friend, Pratap Singh, is sitting and both are playing board games. 

I have never gotten too close with my father's friend not because I think that he is behind conspiracy which killed my mother, grandfather and grandmother but I always have been wary of them because of the possibility. 

My father looked towards me and beamed a wide smile on his pale face. His eyes never sparkles like it used to when my mother was alive. 

'Are, Agam aaiye aaiye, dekhiye ki hum Pratap ko kaise chauthi baar harate hai.' 

'Oh Agam, come come, see how I defeat Pratap for the fourth time', my father exclaimed. 

'Nahi, iss baar nahi. Aur yeh sheh aur maat!!' 

'No, Not this time. And here it is, Checkmate!!' 

I see that without my father realizing he sneakily captured my father's king from all sides. Is this how he plan to take my father's kingdom? Sneakily. No I will not let it happen. 

I cleared my throat and said, 'You called for me, Bapusa.' 

I frowned when Pratap leaned forward, said something to my father in response to which my father laughed shook his head and then Pratap stood bowed his head to me and walked out. 

'What was that?' I asked Bapusa. 

He just shook his head while smiling, then sat on the bed and patted beside him saying, 'Come here sit with me. It feels like I haven't talked to you in eons.' 

When he said it like that I instantly felt guilty for ignoring him. 

He is the only person who is left behind for me. I go over to him and sat down beside him.