𝕊𝔼𝕍𝔼ℕ 𝕀ℕ 𝔸 𝕎𝕆ℝ𝕃𝔻 {𝙼𝙰𝙷𝙰𝙱𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙰𝚃 𝚃𝙸𝙼𝙴 𝚃𝚁𝙰𝚅𝙴𝙻}

118. Night attacks

" You? " I asked, eyes wide as I walked in on Dushasan, lying back on the diwan, his eyes droopy,hazy clear sign of intoxication.

" Bhabhishree! " He slurred, staggering over to where we stood.

Yudhishthir shifted me behind his back, one hand on his sword.

Dushasan reached us and pouted,
" Won't you let me see her, Samrat Yudhishthir? " He asked, eyes struggling to stay open as held one outstretched hand, as if to grab Yudhishthir's shoulder but missing each time.

" Rajkumar Dushasan, what are you doing here? " Yudhishthir asked calmly.

" I'm here only to - hic - " He paused for a hiccup, " I'm here to sleep, " He mumbled, imitating the action of falling asleep.

" Dushasan, why don't you go back, Charumati would be worried, " I tried and he laughed loudly.

" Worried? No? No one is worried about me over there! Jyeshth and mamashree are busy hatching schemes, mata and pitashree are busy with Jyesth and Charu has left me, alone. Saying that she cannot be with me after I didn't try to protect you in the sabha. Laughing with the others as I was, " He sneered,
" According to me, she just doesn't want to lay with me at nights, leaving me in favour of separate rooms, this that, Rajasvala or something or the other. " He frowned, " Does she do that too? Refuse to lay with you at night. Is he too left to tend to his own needs, despite having a wife? " He asked Yudhishthir and I felt his arms tighten on my arm.

" Rajkumar Dushasan, I am sure Devi Charumati would prefer if you apologize to her, rather than make a scene here. I can ask a horse to take you -"

" Chariot Yudhishthir he's far too inebriated, " I murmured, which Dushasan apparently caught.

" Yes! That's one more thing, she says I drink too much, I don't, right?" Eyes crossing over.

" Didi? " I heard a soft voice call as she held two fingers over her nose, walking into the room.

" Go to sleep Saudamini. Now, " Yudhishthir said and she bristled.

" Why jiju? Why aren't you sleeping -oh! " She exclaimed, watching Dushasan topple over to her, losing his balance as he fell into her arms.

" You, " He said, as Mini twisted her head against his rotten breath, " I never met you, but when Jyeshth went to Dwarka for marriage with Rajkumari Subhadra, I saw you in the gardens playing with her. You are beautiful, I wish I could make you my bride, such beautiful hair, " He raised his hands to her head, even as Yudhishthir moved to haul him back up, he persisted.

" Dushasan move! " I yelled, but he wouldn't, his hands shifting to Mini's arms whose eyes we're blazing.

" Dushasan! " Yudhishthir shouted, tugging him off as I tried to help, but a limp man is hard to move, even if you have a superhuman with you.

Just as he was about to place his hand on her face, I felt streaks of blood on the floor and a sound that preceded it, the swish of a sword.

" How dare you? " A cold voice asked as Dushasan moved back in horror, his face marred with the slash.

I looked up to see Sahdev rushing over to Mini, helping her up as he huddled her close to him, pulling her into a hug as she weeped into his arms.

" You dare to touch my wife with those hands! You dare to touch my wife at all! Our wife! You know very well who all protect her don't you? Yet you dared! " Nakul's voice thundered even over the pouring rain that had gone unnoticed until now.

" Move back! You dare to touch her pure body with your impurity! You dare to try and taint her! " He shouted, kicking at him, eyes ablaze as he Dushasan stumbled over his own feet, falling over, Nakul, in a fit of rage raised his sword, ready to drive it into Dushasan's chest, " You shall die for you sins, " He said, eyes nearly red with anger, when I felt Yudhishthir swiftly grab his own.