"Good" Harshat and Tara said, as Kashi looked at them feeling horrid and scared.
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"What do you mean good?! We have to go and save them, I'm sure there's still time! Maharaj, please do something!!" Kashi cried as she struggled to keep herself steady enough to hold Bela "calm down didi, there's nothing to worry about" Tara took Bela in her own arms as she saw the struggle Kashi was going through "calm down?! Tara, they may be my sautans (co wives) but I love them, I don't mean any harm!" Her cries are justified, she lived with them almost all her life. Tara tried to hand Harshat the baby "What are you doing? I am not holding her" He was scared, what if he dropped her? "Don't hold the baby then, hold your wife, here" she knew Harshat maintained any kind of distance from Kashi to not give her hope, but Kashi needs support right now. Harshat held Bela with a scrowl and earned himself a slap on the face by her "haph".
"Let's go" Tara supported Kashi and took her to a nearby tent in some distance, Harshat followed them as Bela pinched his lips hard, she sure held grudge because of the last time he pinched her on their "first night".
"Maharani!!" Kashi heard various children and teenage female voices as she entered the tent. All of the girls ran and hugged her tight "Don't worry grand queen, we all are safe, don't cry" One of them comforted her. Kashi's heart as if re started again after seeing them alright, she hugged each one of them and kissed their foreheads to reassure herself they are all here, safe and sound. She turned to Tara and Harshat "then, why did they say......and the burned house?" The others guided her to made her sit inside the tent "let's sit and talk didi, also, Tara didi should sit down too, the baby in your belly is tired too right" How thoughtful of them. Harshat on the other hand was sitting on a different easy chair, having a beef over pen with Bela.
"Now tell me, what is all this?" She wiped her tears dry, Tara sighed as she started " I'm sorry I didn't tell you this, or any other kid in advance, but it could have been a failure if it somehow got leaked" Kashi was getting anxious "let's cut to the point" Tara nodded "when I told the news of my pregnancy to the father king, I sent him two separate letters, just incase if the first one got leaked, no one will know. I requested him that since I'm giving him what he needs, he should fulfill my wish too, Harshat and I asked him to act out an arson where all 19 queens will be killed, but it would all be a drama, an act for the world. No one knows the face of the 19 queens since in the court, only the grand queen is presented. So when the world will know 19 queens of King Harshat are dead, we will return with some rescued girls, who are daughters of sages and are adopted by the father king in the memory of those dead queens. This way, they-" she looked at the girls and continued "-can live a life they want, not in poverty, but in wealth. And marry other princes in future if they want".
The plan was great, if the girls were released now, they won't have a safe and good place to live, they would still struggle to have a decent meal everyday. But now, they can have a luxurious life as princesses of a big state. "That's great, now you all can finally have a good life" Kashi exclaimed "but what about you?" True, what about the trio? What about the struggle and strangle of love the three of them are facing?.
"Don't worry about us, we will figure things out, let's go to sleep, its too late" Harshat spoke holding up a sleepy Bela in his arms, all of them nodded and went in to rest. Their beds were prepared early by the few servants who knew about this plan and helped them execute it.
Sorry for the short chapter, some personal issue is going on
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Soulmate [UNEDITED]
Historical FictionTo save her sister from a cruel marriage, sacrificed herself to the womanizer king. This needs heavy editing, so read at your own risk. [COMPLETED]