𝕊𝔼𝕍𝔼ℕ 𝕀ℕ 𝔸 𝕎𝕆ℝ𝕃𝔻 {𝙼𝙰𝙷𝙰𝙱𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙰𝚃 𝚃𝙸𝙼𝙴 𝚃𝚁𝙰𝚅𝙴𝙻}

67. Arrested.

"Why are you so sad? " Arjun asked them, as they walked in.

"Because Gandharaj Shakuni has recognised you and as the Maharaj is not present here, Yuvraj Duryodhan is the acting king, hence he has ordered former Yuvraj Yudhishthir's arrest, along with his wife, for abandonment of duties to the throne. We were here to inform you, so that you could choose your route from here. " Devika said and i sighed.

Looking up at Yudhishthir, we both had the same thought.

" Arjun, Panchali, look after Madhu for us." Yudhishthir ordered and chaos broke in the hall.

"What do you mean Jyeshth? All this hiding for nothing? " Nakul asked enraged, while Bheem and Hidimba stood to one side.

I walked up to my sister and held her hands.

" I will need you now more than ever Kaali, wr both know all seven of us have to defeat Madik and Moshtik. Please come with us. I promise, no one will question your presence. If not in Hastinapur, then go with bhrata back to Pragjyotishpur. You'll find Sulohita there as well. But please, come back with us. " I pleaded to her.

" I'll come. I'll come to Hastinapur. " She said softly, but before I could hug her, I heard the sound I truly wished was not hammering in my head all the time, but also the one who was there for me when no one could be.

"Wah Sakhi, all three of you are married and I didn't receive a congratulatory feast from either of you-aah! " He exclaimed, jumping away from Devika's slap to the head.

" Putri, he's the Dwarikadheesh. " Mata chastised.

"Mata, when he's the Dwarikadheesh, he has our respects... Right now, he's our friend, who has very evidently decided to welcome our anger. " I told her calmly, before going up to him, raising both my hands as if to hit him, but then joined them.

"Sakhi what? " He asked surprised.

"Not today. Today you have made me indebted to you, for more reasons than one. " I said reverent and he understood what I meant, an imperceptible nod to accept my gratitude.

" You're my friend Sakhi. I can be called ranchod for my family's peace. I can take a few insults to hold your respect too. " He smiled.

"Now, we need to work smart. All of you will return to Hastinapur under the same lie. That I forced you. Y-Arya cannot lie, so he won't be able to say he forced you, but everyone knows I have lied, they even know I can lie for my own benefit. So, we'll say that you forced us.... " I announced and Yudhishthir nodded in agreement.

"True, it is a good plan. If thereafter, Maharaj puts up any questions, we'll say outright, that he has no right to punish us, if he hasn't punished those who conspired fo kill us, those who conspire to kill a child, those who insulted the eldest daughter in law of the kuru family on the day of her wedding. " He solemnly said, holding my hand, lightly pressing it in support.

"But putri, your daughter is still young -"

"Mata, we aren't planning to stay there. My guess is, Maharaj won't be able to detain us fir long once we threaten him, with the fact that we can actually tell the whole kingdom the truth and more importantly, if Arya says it, they'll believe it too. No one would then accept Maharaj's decision. People would come to the streets.. Even if Maharaj doesn't care, pitamah will, he won't allow such animosity between the king and his subjects and then, Maharaj will have to let us go. " I told her, bending to touch her feet in respect.

" Alright putri, Vijayi bhav. Vijayi bhav Putr. " She blessed us, teary as they all left the caverns that we called home all these months.

The plan to stay for two years became least than a year.