Ajabde ki dheemi haan sun kar ve bole "Jab vo raajkumariyaan aapko itna bura bhala keh rahi thi, tab aap ne kuchh kahan kyun nahi? Phool toh sab ko kacha kha jaatin par aap chup chap sab sunti gayi. Aisa kyun?
Ajabde ne ek kshan apne ruk kar, dheere se kahaan "Humne unse kuch nahi kahaan kyunki ve satya keh rahi thi. Ve thehri raajkumariyaan aur ek Saamant ki putri. Hume garv hain apne data par, lekin hum apnii aukad bhi jaante hain. Yadi hum kuchh kehte toh ve apne ghar shikayat kartin aur hamare datta ka naam kharab ho jaata. Vaise bhi, aap kaunsa hum se vivaah karna chahenge. Toh humare zindagi mein koi farak nahi padta."
Pratap thodi der vichaar mein pad gaye. Phir ve bole "Aap ko aisa kyun lagta hain ki hum aapse vivaah nahi karna chahenge?"
"Kya?!"
Ajabde ko aapne kaanon par yakin nahi ho raha tha. Yeh prashna ve puchh bhi kaise sakte hain?
"Humara patlab hain ki aap ko aisa kyun laga ki hum aapko pasand nahi karsakte hain?"
"Vo...vo...vo hum pahaunch gaye hain. Hum yeh mitti nikal kar aate hain." Ajabde ko samajh nahi aa raha tha ki Kunwar Pratap ke iss vakya ka kya uttar ho sakta hai.
"Hume phirse shama chahate hain. Humari vajahse aap ko takleef hui."
Ajabde, Kunwar Pratap ki our halke se muskayi aur kaksh dvaar band kar liya.
Kunwar Pratap ke maan mein Ajabde ki muskurahat, unka dheere se hasna, unki vo chintit aankhen; tasveer ke jaise jhalak uthi.
Tabhi ek sevak sandesh lekar aaya.
"Khambagani Baujiraaj. MaharaniSa ne aap ko bulaaya hain."
Kunwar Pratap toh bhul hi gaye the ke aab tak unhe unki RaniMaa ka bhi gussa bhogna hai.
Ve sochte huey Jayvanta Bai Sa ke kaksh ki our badhna lage.
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