Before their laughter could die, one of them was lying unconscious on ground.

All the royals and commeners who accompanied them sat enjoying the game going on. Draupadi held a proud look on her face just like Yudhisthir.

The goons looked at each other in confusion. Their confusion vanished the moment Aanyati jumped in front of them with a sword. Her face holding a smirk. She looked more beautiful without all those ornaments. Her veil flying behind her back.

One of the goon charged upon her thinking what all can a woman do. But his thinking changed when he was met with a strong attack from her sword. His sword flew into the air making him more scared. Aanyati instead of killing him made him unconscious.

She did the same with other goons who came to attack on her . The only person left now was that dasi who looked scared to no end.

" What are you waiting for Gopala? Stop her" she shouted at a horse?? Aanyati looked at her in confusion. At that moment a man appeared from behind the horses. Aanyati made herself ready for another attack but her steps halted when that man came face to face with her.

" Sakha!!?!?"

" How are you sakhi?" Krishna asked smiling cheekily. He was drapped in the clothes of a commener.



All the conscious people looked confused of what's happening.

" What are you doing here sakha that too like this?" Aanyati asked the question everyone had in their mind.

Krishna made a sad face before saying " what should I tell you sakhi? I was just coming back from Madra when they found me. They robbed all my ornaments and made me a member of their team. Me being a helpless man had to accept their every order"

Aanyati looked at him with a raised eye brow and a look which meant ' nice story but I won't believe this' .

Others looked at him in amusement. The great dwarkadhish Vasudev krishn got robbed and forced??

Then there was that dasi who was sweating in fear.

" Don't you think we should forgive her sakhi?" Krishna said sensing Aanyati's deadly gaze on that dasi. Aanyati looked at him in surprise.

" Seriously sakha?? She tried to harm my whole family and you are saying this " Aanyati asked.

" We should not conclude anything without understanding the intentions of someone sakhi! Who knows what one has gone through?" Krishna's voice carried a hidden meaning which didn't go unnotice by Aanyati.

She looked at that little girl with something unexplainable.

" You are hired as an official maid for Indrprast. What's your name?" Aanyati asked in a cold voice. That girl was smiling ear to ear.

" Vijaya "



" Moti! Train her under yourself" Aanyati said moving toward Yudhisthir who still stood tied to tree.

" What are you waiting for? Free yourself" Aanyati said standing in front of him.

" I am tied priye! How can I?" He said in a helpless tone. Aanyati shook her head at his behaviour. She know he can free himself easily but wants her to do so.

" Then remain like this" she said and moved to free Arjun. Yudhishthir looked at her all bewildered. Did she just left him like this?

He found a particular one enjoying his state too much. Krishna was not able to control his chuckle.

" Sakha!! Stop laughing and change your clothes. You look no less than a goon" Aanyati shouted before picking up her chudamani and placing it on her head with all respect. Yudhishthir admired her for this.

" Do you wish to come with us or go to Dwarka?" Aanyati asked finding Krishna still laughing at Yudhisthir.

" How can I miss the opportunity to with you sakhi?" Krishna smiled following her. Aanyati too held a smile on her face.

Rest of their journey went pretty well. It was filled with laughter and enjoyment. Krishna didn't leave Aanyati alone for a single second. He followed her everywhere she went. He even accompanied her to kitchen. Aanyati too didn't object. How can she say no to Narayan.

But someone was not happy with this. Yudhishthir seemed annoyed by Krishna. He didn't let Yudhisthir spend a single second alone with Aanyati. Even at night both of them sat near fire gossiping the whole night. Yudhishthir was now sure that Krishna is doing this deliberately to trouble him.

When he thought he is the only one suffering because of krishn, he found his anuj in the same state. Arjun didn't look any less annoyed. Draupadi and Aanyati both are good friends with Krishna. Both had not even glanced at their husbands after his arrival.

No doubt Krishna is a good friend of them too but right now he is working like an enemy.

After a journey of two long days they reached the temple of Mahadev and seeked his blessings. Krishna was the most eager one to pray.

Aanyati wondered how Mahadev would have reacted finding Krishna, the Narayan placing flowers on his feet.

Rest of their journey went well too. Krishna didn't left his sakhis alone even then. He was always with them. He would smirk finding Arjun and Yudhisthir glaring at him. He actually was enjoying their state pretty much.

Aanyati kept a kneen eye on Vijaya throughout the trip making sure she don't create any blunder. But she seemed happy working as a maid. She adapted to her surrounding well. She didn't seem sad on loosing her companions whom Yudhisthir ordered to arrest and present in Indrprast once they reach their.

Aanyati decided to confront her later about this. Today they were going to reach Indrprast back till evening. Krishna accompanied them and decided to stay in Indrprast on Aanyati's request.

He didn't miss the shocked expressions Arjun and his jyest gave to him. But he was enjoying all this pretty well.

Meanwhile in Indrprast Devika was trying to find a way to meet Karna. She got to know from a dasi that he is staying in an ashram on the west. She wanted to meet him but was scared to go out even in the presence of soldiers.

Today she was determined to meet him. After asking for permission from Kunti, she moved out of the palace along with a good number of soldiers.

She reached near the ashram and ordered the soldiers to be there until she come out.

She passed through the open ground of ashram and found Karna practising archery at an end. She stood there silently observing the way he shoots arrows. His body sweaty and hairs dancing in the air. His posture was perfect which made Devika flushed for once.

" Do you wish to say something Shivi Rajkumari" Karna's sudden voice made her startled. He was still shooting arrows in the other direction. He didn't even glanced at her.

" I wanted to thank you" Devika let out in a low voice.

" Whatever I did was my duty Rajkumari! There's no need for you to thank me. Beside you should not roam alone in the market again. I will not save you again and again" he said and left. He literally left without waiting for her to say something. She tried to stop him but he was long gone inside the forest.

Devika sighted returning back wondering what kind of man Karna is? He always maintains an emotionless face. His posture is always stiff. Devika got to know from Kunti what all he had suffered before this. Kunti talked about him with immense happiness and proud. She felt bad for him but was proud to see him being such successful too.

Karna on the other hand entered inside the forest to calm himself. He sat on a rock wondering what's happening to him.

Since the day he saved Devika, he is unable to remove her thoughts from his mind. Her face appears again and again in front of his eyes. He tried to divert his mind by engrossing himself in practice but of no use.

And today when she herself came in front of him, he was startled. At first he thought it to be an illusion but it wasn't. He left the moment he thought there's no need for further conversation to avoid her thoughts.

He can't understand why it's happening but is sure that something is wrong with him. He never felt attached to any woman before. But he didn't wish to admit that Devika is like a magnet he is feeling attracted to.

This society is never going to accept them together. Let the society go, Devika herself will never accept him. She is a princess born to marry a prince, not a commener like him who have nothing but just his skills.

He had experienced such rejection before too and don't wish to repeat it. Even if Devika feels something for him, he will not accept that knowing it's just some attraction phase or she is feeling pity on him.

He once again tried to bury her thoughts but all in vain. Only if he knew, he have no control on his heart which already belongs to Devika.......

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