His Princess Beloved ~ The Lost Love

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Elias :

2 months passed travelling and after this long journey we finally reached.

We stood at the entrance gate of the kingdom, while all the villagers, soldiers and ministers of the Magadh empire and beautified with ornaments, sprinkled flower petals on our arrival. 

The welcome was traditionally done, and celebrated like a festival. Everyone cheered with smiles and laughter. Waiting for a while the king of Magadh finally arrived. I got down of my horse followed by my other ministers and associates.

The king along with his wife and son walked up till the gate. I walked up to them and stood in their opposite, about to take my entry. The queen stopped and raised a plate of oiled candles(diya) and decorated with flowers and rotated in circular motion around my face and applied a red powder on the center of my forehead and kept her right hand on my head. 

Not sure what it is. But whatever it is, it reminds me of my mother. The memories of my mother flushed in my mind, every time she caressed my head as a child.

A natural smile formed. 

The king called for his servant with a garland placed on the golden plates and wore them to me and the other ministers who came with me.

"It's a pleasure Samrat Vikram Gupta" [Samrat:- King]I bowed with respect as he took me into a hug. 

"No, no you are the son of a great friend of mine. I can't let you bow. Welcome Elias." He patted. A fatherly vibe came out of him.

I smiled.  "This is the prince of Magadha, my son Parshotam Vikram Gupta. My wife, the queen of the Magadha empire Swarna Vikram Gupta and my daughter, the princess and the most beloved of Magadha." He turned around to introduce her, finding out she wasn't present here. The prince whispered something in the king's ears.

"She unfortunately is not here a the moment." He laughed, slightly. We went in as the people resumed celebrating while beating the drums. He sent me to the chamber and invited for the feast for the celebrations of my arrival.

I walked in the chamber and pretty impressive, that king had prepared well.

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I got myself refreshed and went to out towards the garden to practice of Khadgavidya (Ancient Indian sword fighting). As the feast was during the dinner.

I held my sword and stepped out towards the corridor outside the chamber, passing through the garden.

Just when my eyes met something beautiful. A beauty that has a charm from far. 

Beautiful.

I walked down the chamber, as the beauty ran behind a butterfly towards my direction.

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Kanak :-

Pita ji [Father] said that the son of one of his good old friend would be coming to our kingdom for a few months. And that he is reaching today and hat I should get ready. 

And just so pita ji said I got ready and went to the darbar [Court of the palace] where maa ji and Bhrata (elder brother) were waiting for me to proceed.

Maa ji and pita ji were at front walking, while me and bhrata walked together behind them and the soldiers and the some of the ministers walked behind, while some at the first. 

Everything was just fine and perfect while I wandered my head around and saw two butterflies which literally glowed in the bright day. This stole my interest.

"Bhrata, you go I'll come in some time." I whispered to my brother walking off focused with the two butterflies.

"What but where, pita ji would ask for you" he whispered back. 

"Please, just say that I have some work. I'll be back in sometime ok " I said turned around running towards the two butterflies.

"But Kanak! Kanak!"  He said until, I vanished breaking the line and followed the two butterflies. following them I ended up to the garden, where the two glowing butterflies landed on a bark of a tree attached together. As if it stung each other.

I ran towards the bark with the race of their glow and stopped huffing in front of them. I looked closely at them while they were still attached together. I gazed them closely with my curious eyes. Realizing.

"Awwww you guys are having sex. Now I get it." I smiled at them as they continued being attached.

"Ok Ok fine. I'm sorry I wouldn't disturb you." I said while my eyes laid on another beautiful butterfly. "Bye bye butterflies. Enjoy." I said particularly to the two of the butterflies mating and without disturbing them I ran behind to the other butterfly.

I missed it once, I searched for it and turned around and finally found it again. I held my skirt and ran behind it, and slowly my running pace increased as the butterfly tried running away from me.

Sad.

But never give up. "Hey, don't run away from me" I said and ran behind it again.

So consumed  running behind the butterfly that I forgot to check the way, where I dashed into something making me fall. Just then I felt a hand wrap around my waist, preventing me from the fall.

The strong veiny hand held me while my hands landed on something that felt like a chest I turned up to look. And to my surprise it was a handsome young man. Just like I manifested one for me.

Seeing the pretty face I screamed while thanking god in my head within a few seconds. My eyes couldn't get off the pretty face. 

"Miss, are you done staring me, please stand" The voice reached my ears. While my eyes just grew wide to hear the voice.  "Miss?" 

And suddenly I could feel myself landing on the ground straight on the bum. "Ouchhhhh" I said in pain holding my back while being in the ground.

The same hand came forward towards my direction, offering to help. I got tempted seeing those veiny, masculine hand, making a smile appear on my face. 

Realizing this guy just dropped me off to fall. I slapped the guy's hand and got up by myself and dusted my hands.

"who are you? And how dare you make me fall" I said in anger.