Chandra Nandini 96-100: The moment of truth; Supplement page 6 - Page 7

Originally posted by: Sandhya.A

I don't understand 2 aspects still.

1. Anil had explained that Nand's love for his daughter was more than his hatred of Chanakya. But still, wouldn't having Chanakya as a bait would tempt Chandra to release Nandini more than having his daughter.

I think it is a question of the proverbial bird in hand vs whatever may or may not be found in the bush later.

Chanakya's offer to return Nandini is here and now. If Nand kills or arrests Chanakya, who knows how Chandra will value the return of the hostages? What if he says, "Keep them, and forget about Nandini."

Nand understands a father's love and is counting on the same emotion in Chanakya. OTOH he himself probably won't give up much either for Rakshas or for that already-arrested senapati, 😊 and is understandably unsure of just how far Chandra might be willing to go for Chanakya+daughter.

Please notice that Nand went out of the way to locate and imprison Chanakya's daughter, and didn't bother with holding Chanakya's wife or kidnapping Chandra's foster mom etc. Whatever Chandra may or may not feel, clearly such relations don't carry much weight with Nand.

2. Why does he still want to play ghosty games with Roopa? What is the need to draw a confession from her? Whom does he need to convince? He IS the undisputed authority of the land. And his whole family is Nandini's poojarans. None need proof.

He didn't know anything about this conspiracy till very recently. Even now he cannot be sure he understands it completely: who all are involved, what do they want, what other dangers still lurk around. It is reasonable to go slow and investigate further.