Karna and Arjun retune to Hastinapur after two and half weeks. Even in dwarka karna didn't interacted much with anybody. He spent most of his time in stable and guest servant quarter. He only left those places to have dinner with servant of Dwarka and immediately returned to his provided room. The return journey was quiet as niether karna nor Arjun was interested in talking to one another. After returning to Hastinapur Karna routine returned to usual.

Two more months have passed. Karna life was same as always but now he was informed that Pandavas and Kunti will go to Varnavrat for a week to perform annual rites of late Maharaj Pandu. Karna prepared Chariot for the journey. When he first designed the chariot he took consideration of whole family together so there is no need to prepare another Chariot. Pandavas and Kunti decided to go to Varnavrat in Karna's Chariot. He took the chariot down the palace stairs and in his usual place.

Pandavas and Kunti took blessing of elders of Hastinapur and came down stairs. They climbed the chariot and journey started. Bheem decided to mock Karna but kunti stopped him. In truth Kunti felt guilty every time she saw karna but remembering the words of Radha she too started blaming Karna. She was sure curse of a suta will not bear fruit but still she didn't like how her sons were cursed by a woman and the reason of such words said to her five children was Karna.

The journey was of three days as kunti was also with them and the need to take break in between for her. They reached Varnavrat at night. They met Purlochan there who introduced Pandavas and Kunti to beautiful palace the Duryodhana has gifted them. They were amazed by seeing the beauty of palace.

Bheem : See this suta, even your favourite Duryodhana bowed down to jyeshtha and tries to flater him by giving this beautiful palace because he knew my jyeshtha will be future king. You have no support left now.

Nakul : What will you do now, you must have been thinking that Brother Duryodhana will take sympathy on you by seeing you and request Maharaj to help you but it all seem waste now.

Kunti : We should go inside and see the palace.

Bheem : Yes mata, You suta, you stay outside, this palace doesn't have servant quarter so you will be on your own for few days.

Nakul : Yes, Don't dare to come inside the palace and especially don't come near us during the pooja of annual rites, we don't want our pooja to fail because a you were present there. Go, leave us now.

Karna silently went to a tree near the palace and climbed on it. He never cared enough where he will rest as he didn't sleep. He was warrior staying hungry wasn't difficult for him. The panday went inside the palace and were amazed by its beauty. The palace was buit in such a way that no torch was required it was lit by sun and moonlight. The stayed for four days as the mahurat for pooja was morning of full moon night. The pooja was completed. Karna didn't climbed down from the tree except for feeding the horses. After the pooja Pandavas and Kunti decide to leave tomorrow morning.

At night karna was as usual resting on the tree with his eyes closed but he suddenly felt the temperature of surrounding has increase he turned to see the palace was in fire. He jumped down the tree and went inside the burning palce or melting wax palace by forcefully breaking the door of palace and saw Purlochan's family was tied in the hall and were screaming but Pandavas and Kunti except Sahdev was fainted. Sahdev was desperately trying to save his brothers and mother. He wondered why only he was awake but it was not time to think that he saw a fire pilar was going to fall on him and he couldn't move else it will fall on Bheem. He immediately went near him and his kavach appeared. He hugged Sahdev and pillar fell on his back and broke. Sahdev was shocked by sudden hug and saw pillar fall and broke. He was released from hug and saw karna was there in golden armour with Sun's symbol on that.

Karna : Sahdev it's not time to be in daze help me pick all of them and let's get out of here.

Hearing karna Sahdev got out of his shock. He immediately went and picked Yudhishthir and Arjun on his shoulder but he was worried for Bheem, as he was too heavy to be lifted by two person and even then it will be impossible for both Karna and him to come back after going out of palace with other four people. To his shock he saw Karna put Kunti and Nakul on his one shoulder and single-handedly pick up Bheem from ground and put him on his shoulder. Karna then went outside and he followed him. They reached outside and saw the palace melt away in mere second in front of their eyes.

They both layed others to ground. Sahdev saw the golden armour of Karna started to disappear and melt in his skin. Sahdev's curiosity just couldn't let him to continue his maun but he still kept it but he was sure now that karna was no ordinary person. His knowledge has always intrigued him. He was just too knowledgeable to be a ordinary man. His views on Dharm and Adharm was different from his Jyeshtha. Sahdev thought he couldn't help but agree with Karna more than Yudhishthir. What happened today was truly surprising for him. Since when jyeshtha wrongly punished Karna he was distant from his brother. Seeing his family's insensitivity towards Karna's mother he decided to be maun. Even today when his brothers were joking and playing among them he just sat quietly there. Nakul stole the laddoo of Bheem and forcefully ged them to mata, jyeshtha, brother Arjun and himself he was just quiet sitting there. Seeing the laddoo missing brother Bheem inhaled thos what were left Nakul came to him too but he just shook his head. He just stood up and left.

Sahdev was roaming around the he suddenly heard Purlochan and his family talking and he came to know about the conspiracy. He immediately captured and bound them and came to his family and was surprised to see them uncouncious. He threatened Purlochan's family by showing his axe they told him there was a herb mixed in the food so his family was uncouncious. Before he could say anything he heard doors of palace was locking down. He panicked within seconds the fire was all around him. He tried his best to protect his family. But he saw a burning Pilar was going to fall on him he couldn't move as his family was behind him he close his eyes and waited for his end but suddenly he was engulfed in an embrace.

He couldn't believe Karna was there to help him and his family. He was wearing some golden kavach which had suryadev symbol on it, he has never seen karna in kavach. He thought He must have came inside this burning palace so must have wore it before coming inside but why? He could be free if he and his family died here. Karna got nothing but insults, mockery and humiliation from his brothers so why did he risked his life coming inside, he was safe out side. He helped them save his family. He picked his jyeshtha and Brother Arjun so that only one of his birth mother and mother Kunti's children would survive. He was sure Karna won't be able to lift his brother but he can lift Mata easily. But to his amazement karna picked his mother and Nakul in one sholder surprising him of his strength but casually picking brother Bheem with one hand and putting him on his shoulder stunned him, a task he wasn't sure if he and three brothers could do. He just followed Karna to come outside the palace and layed his family in ground. He saw the armour magically merging back in Karna's skin. So this is the reason Karna never wears an armour he thought.

Sahdev was contemplating what all happened he was happy that his family was saved but questions about Karna was beginning to bugging him again. Seeing his overwhelming strength he was sure Karna was a trained warrior. He remembered karna never denied he has teacher but couldn't accepted it either. He never said he didn't know to wield weapons just that he has decided to never lift it again and his Kavacha and kundals that he wore was sure something divine. His kundals usually didn't seem any different that other kundals but to day when kavacha was there he saw a divine brightness from them. Various questions like who is karna? Where did he get such kavacha and Kundals? Why he has decided to not lift weapons? And most importantly who is Karna's teacher? How formidable Karna actually is? Is he stronger tham them? If so then why has he accepted the punishment?

Karna saw Sahdev looking at him with questioning gaze he sighed.

Karna : Prince Sahdev, there is no need to look at me like this. I have accepted my punishment and I will always do my duties regardless. It's what my mother, Radha Maa always taught me.

Hearing about Karna's parents, Sahdev went stiff and nodded. He remembered what Radha said in that chamber. He saw how Karna is close to his parents,and how much he respects his mother. The sudden longing and happy smile karna has on his face while saying his mother's name told him so. If he came to know about what happened that day in chamber. Sahdev was sure Karna would lift his brothers and mother and throw them in fire, so he schooled his expression. After their talk karna went back on the tree. A spy of Vidhur cane after 2 hours. Three hours later rest of Pandavas and Kunti woke up.

Bheem : What happened? Why are we outside.

Arjun : Oh my head is spinning.

Kunti : What is happening?

Yudhishthir : Something must have happened.

Bheem : Who are you? Tell me what is happening?

Spy : i am as spy of mahamantri Vidhur, prince Bheem. I came to warn you about conspiracy of Ghandhar raj Shakuni and Prince Duryodhana but you were saved before thank to prince Sahdev.

Yudhishthir : Sahdev what happened?

Sahdev was quiet. They remembered about his maun.

Arjun : Spy you tell us.

Spy : prince Arjun, the palace that Prince Duryodhana gave to yuvraj Yudhishthir was made of wax it was a conspiracy to kill you all in Varnavrat. But it seems prince Sahdev saved you and caught the culprits. I saw five male and one female skeleton remain in fire it must be Purlochan and his family who were paid by Ghandhar raj Shakuni to build the palace and kill you.

Arjun But we were uncouncious in pace how did Sahdev got us out alone.

Bheem : Who care about that. I will go to Hastinapur now and kill that Duryodhana.

Kunti : No, nobody will go to Hastinapur. If Duryodhana wants throne then let him have it I want my children alive. You all have competed before but this is different I could have lost you.

Bheem : But mata, what about jyeshtha rights.

Kunti : Your life is more important than any throne. I will not listen to anything. Let everyone think we are dead, we will live happily together whereever we are we don't need luxury and palace.

Yudhishthir : If mata want this then we will do the same.

They removed one of their jwellery and gave it spy and told him to inform only Vidhur and Bheeshma of their survival. The Pandavas asked spy to bring braman clothes for them to disguise in. They changed and spy left. They were discussing what to do then the heard horse noise and remembered about Karna.

Bheem : Where is that suta now, such big fire spread and he didn't came. He must know of this before.

Nakul : Brother Bheem is right, that is why he never tried to enter palace once. He must have conspired with Duryodhana to kill us and be free. He must have ran from here seeing we were saved.

Others were thinking same, Sahdev was shocked by utter unjust reasoning of his brothers nit he promised to not reveal any thing about karna. So he pointed towards tree where kana was resting. Others saw this and looked up the tree to see karna was there with his eyes closed. Bheem immediately went near the tree and shook it but to their surprise karna didn't fall. He shook it more hardly than before. This time Karna did fall but summersaulted in air to land on his feet.

Bheem : Suta, you must be with Duryodhana in this conspiracy, that's why you never came in the palace. You must wanted to kill us and be free but we survived.

Nakul : You are such a conspirator l, suta. What could be expected from low born.

Karna : I didn't know or take part in any conspiracy. You only told me not be near you or come to palace. If you have proof of my involvement then show it to me. I usually kept quiet doesn't mean you can judge my morals.

Bheem : Why you? How dare you to talk back?

Karna : Don't questions my upbringing. You are not paying me now so I don't have to take your tone. Since you are in disguise now so your are as commoner as me. There is no yuvraj, maharani and princes here just commoner remember it. I don't need to take your insult now. What could you do except fighting, you need this lowly suta's skill now. I have two year and 9 months left to be with you and that's what I will do.

Everyone was once again remembered when Karna use to give sharp counter to them, they remembered yes they were royals now, so he didn't have to keep quiet. He was right all of them has no skills except Arjun but they couldn't tell Arjun to go and perform for others. They need him but their ego didn't want to accept it.

Nakul : So you will test us ti beg, how fitting.

Karna : No that you have to do yourself as I told earlier on that day we low cast don't beg for alms we eat of our hardwork. I will never go with you to beg. I will rather go to store for work.

Everyone was once again kept quiet. They decided to move from here now. Karna released the horses in the jungle and went with Pandavas and Kunti.