The First Empress

Nightmare

Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.

"Arasey...." She shrieked and woke up from her nightmare.

She was fully drenched and Aditha also woke up by her shout.

Aditha: Kanney... Enna aanadhu???

Sangamithra: Arasey... Thangalukku ondrum illaiye... Sarpam... Sarpam... Sarpam...

She kept checking him as she asked.

She looked around the chamber and noticed that they weren't in the other chamber that she saw in her nightmare.

Even though she had never seen that chamber in her life with Aditha, that chamber seemed eerily similar to the one she saw in her reality before her death.

Aditha: Enge Sarpam???

He asked as he drew his sword from the scabbard.

Sangamithra: Thaangal sella veandom.. en arugileiye irungal..

She held his hands. Aditha sat next to her in bed and asked her to calm down.

Sevili also ran inside at the same time.

Sevili: Devi... Ondrum illaiye??? Thangalin kural kettu odi vandhen..

Sangamithra shook her head but didn't stop crying.

Aditha: Enna aanadhu kanne??? Yean azhugiraai???

Sangamithra: Ketta kanavu ondru kanden...

Aditha: Enna kanavu kandaai???

Sangamithra: Thangalai Sarpam theenduvadhu pola kanaa kanden...

Acchamaaga irukkiradhu... En arugileiye irungal. Engum Sendru vidaadheergal...

Aditha: Ondrum illai... Anjaadhe... Naan un arugil thaan irukkiren...

Yaar Ange... Kottaiyai suttri paambugal irukkindranava endru sodhanai nadatthungal... Irundhaal piditthu Sendru kaattil vidungal...

Soldiers: Appadiye aagattum Arasey...

He then looked at Sevili.

Aditha: Neeyum Sendru urangu Sevili. Edhenum veandumaanal kural kodukkiren.

Sevili: Appadiye aagattum Arasey..

She left the chamber half-heartedly. Aditha then looked at the woman in his arms.

Aditha: Kel kanne... Ini endha sarpamum Nammai nerungaadhadhu... Aanai pirappikka pattu irukkiradhu.

Purindhadha???

Sangamithra nodded her head. However, she kept holding his arms. He then wiped her sweat.

Aditha: udalengum viyartthu vittadhu paar. Anjaadhe... Enakku ondrum nerndhu vidavillai.

Sangamithra: Thangalukku ondrum neraadhu... Appadi edhuvum nerndhu Vida naan anumadhikka maatten.

She said in a stern voice. Something seemed off for Aditha. She had always said these words. However, at that moment, it seemed like she knew something that he didn't.

Also he remembered how she used to predict things based on her dreams.

Aditha: Ini Vara pogum seidhigal unakku kanavaai thondrum endru koorinaaye??? Adhu pondra kanavaa idhu???

Sangamithra: Theriyavillai Arasey...

Aanal....

Aditha: Aanal...???