Both of them turned to the direction of that voice. There stood one of the important minister and commander in chief of Drupad and Aanyati's kaka shri Satyajeet

" Rajkumari, what are you doing here at this time" he asked and turned to see the other person standing. As soon as he digested every information of his looks he kneeled down.

" Oh lord Parshuram, forgive this lunatic kid. She had no idea about who you are" pleaded Satyajeet with head down and hands joined

" Who am I to forgive her, rajsevak, she is the purest soul I saw on this earth. I am impressed of her valour, I want to meet her guru " said Parshuram. All the time Aanyati stood there rooted. She knew who Parshuram is, she had heard every single detail of him, she consideres him as an incarnation of lord Vishnu ( which he actually is) , for her he is worth worshiping but right now she was unable to say anything.

" That will be an honour for Maharaj Drupad to meet you my lord " said Satyajeet standing up.

" Now please grant us the permission to leave my lord, pranipat " wished Satyajeet

" Pranipat " said Aanyati going along with her kaka on his horse lost in deep thoughts.

" Kaka shri, I had a question " said Aanyati after covering some distance from where they were

" I am upset with you Aanyati for lieing but I am your elder and it's my dharm to solve every query of yours, ask " he said in a stern voice.

She smiled a bit and continued" whom will pita shri choose if it's between you and me "

" Off course you putri, you are his daughter and I am a mere servent. " answered Satyajeet without any doubt

Aanyati hummed and continued in a mischievous tone" should I tell him that you knew about me coming to the forest from the beginning. Should I tell me that you revealed this fact today because you saw me with lord Parshuram. Will he trust me "

Satyajeet froze on his horse" putri, why will you lie about all this. I didn't know about you coming to forest " asked a shocked man

" I will not say all this if you don't tell pita shri about me coming to forest " she said contended with completing her plan

" Oh Lord, I wonder how much brain this little devil have" stated Satyajeet all defeated

" You are the best kaka shri" smiled Aanyati and sighted Satyajeet.

Soon she reached her palace and slept there peacefully. From the sunrise she started performing her daily routine.

Bathing, praying to lord Vishnu in a small temple of her own beside kridangan , meeting her father before his sabha and then playing with her friends.

" Rajkumari, Maharaj has called you in sabha " informed a maid

" Agnotri, I hope you haven't done any mistake again because even if mahraj pity on you, I will surely punish you this time " came the stern voice of Swarnika.

" No mata, I haven't done anything wrong " she lied flawlessly and went to the sabha without any fear

She was sure, her kaka hadn't told maharaj anything. As soon as she stepped inside the sabha, she froze. There stood bhagwan Parshuram with his axe

She was not scared of her lie being caught. Instead she was scared for her father. The tales of Parshuram killing every king and handing the earth to devtas is well known. A fear engulfed her - the fear of loosing her father.

" Panchali, putri, come here, meet bhagwan Parshuram" said Drupad with a weak smile. Aanyati wished him politely and stood there waiting for what's coming up.

Drupad on the other hand bend to her level and said " putri, bhagwan Parshuram has come here for you. He wants to give you yudh and shastra siksha himself "

Aanyati was the happiest person alive on this planet at that moment but her happiness vanished the moment she remembered what this means

Her eyes moistened a bit, her lips trembled, she asked" does it mean I have to go away from you "

A lone tear escaped from Drupad's eyes " yes "

" You are not bond to say anything putri, every decision of yours will be respected" he said knowing he had no rights on any decision of Aanyati

Aanyati on the other hand was looking at Parshuram constantly lost in her thoughts. She wanted to know the reason of him selecting her as a student. He was not giving shiksha to anyone now a days and Aanyati was aware of the fact that girls are not allowed to learn all this. Her mind had million of questions but no one to answer. But Parshuram understood her confusion

" You are not a normal girl Aanyati. I selected you as my student because your valour is unimaginable, it is true that girls are not allowed to get shiksha but some rules are formed to be broken, your destiny is already written putri and I am just a medium to train you for future " said Parshuram

Aanyati felt peace after this moment. She was sad for going away from her father but she knew what is necessary for her and she choose the necessity.....

" Gurukul " shouted Swarnika in disbelief " No Panchali, I can't support you on this decision. The very thought of you going away from me kills me putri " she cried

" Mata, you once told me - a woman's true house is not her father's house, she should not get attached to her family cause one day she have to move away. Isn't this a step toward that seperation " Aanyati's soothing voice fell on Swarnika's ears. She felt as if devi Saraswati is talking to her. The peace she found in a teen girl's voice calmed her pain of seperation. She hugged Aanyati and cried her heart out. But Aanyati didn't shed a single tear - girl of substance she is.

Soon Aanyati bid good bye to all her family. Every jewellery that once adorned her was left behind. Her open hairs were tied in a long braid and her colourful clothes were replaced by a simple white saree. One lesson she learnt that day - nothing is permanent.

As she stepped out of her palace, the view in front of her broke her to million of pieces. The whole panchal was present there, crying. Their hands joined and face saddened. Many tried to stop her but she was determined, determined to face her pre written destiny......

From big mountains to dense forests, she travelled with bhagwan Parshuram happily. Throughout the journey, she didn't ask for rest, she ate what she found and continued her journey. After a travell of one month, she finally reached her destination. The first thing she saw was a shivling. Then a whole place build out of rocks only.

" Aanyati, from now on your training begins, you want to be the best known sword holder, you will become one day and for that you have to train hard. "

" I am ready to do anything for that gurudev" she said.

From that day she never stopped. Waking up before suryadev and sleeping after the darkness engulfed the whole world. Running miles to bring water to searching for food in dense jungle. Sleeping on rocks to forgetting what beauty is, practising hours with sword to learning about veds from Parshuram, she devoted herself to learning.

On one such day a guest came to them...

" Pranipat bhagwan Parshuram" came the voice of a man. His attire stating he is a brahaman but the glow on his face saying he is a kshtriya.

" Who are you vats" asked Parshuram.

" I am a brahamn who wish to learn from you bhagwan" that man said with utter determination.

" But I don't give education anymore" said Parshuram

He turned his head to Aanyati and continued " giving education is done by every part of this nature gurudev, it is in a person's will if he wants to learn or not and I am eager to learn"

" I am baffled putr, I surely will teach you, but you are a Brahaman right?"

He stopped for a bit and continued " yes gurudev"

Parshuram smiled " meet my another deciple" he said gesturing toward Aanyati

She smiled " pranipat jesth bratha"

" Bratha?"

" Yes jesth, you are my elder and there's a lot I can learn from you, so why not bratha" smiled Aanyati

" It will be an honour for me to become the bratha of gurudev's student. " He said.

" Relations, they are something which bound us to humanly emotions. " said Parshuram in a calm voice. Both his students listened to him carefully.

" The first step toward success is sacrifice and today you will learn the value of it. " both Aanyati and that man stood there rooted waiting for their guru's orders

" From now on you both will not show your face to each other, you will stay here with eachother, learn from eachother but will never reveal your true identity. She will be your sister putr but you will never see her face or know her true identity " their gurudev said with utter calmness. His students looked at each other trying to digest what all he said.

Soon Aanyati covered her face with a cloth leaving her eyes only. " Pranipat jyest bhrata, I am...Anujayeti"

That man too understood his duty and covered his face. " Pranipat, I am Vasusena"

A smile appeared on Parshuram's face seeing his students determination.........