Part 14
Plan of action…
Next morning, Cornelia sent CGM the message that the princess has agreed to meet him and she will meet him at the same spot where they had met the day before.
Near the same lake..
[Two ladies are standing near a horse when Omegas arrives there. One of them dressed in simple White Greek dress. The other one wearing a beautiful white dress with some gold jewelries. But both of their faces are covered with a kind of veil. Omegas knows that one of them is Cornelia and the other one Agatha but is unable to distinguish between the two ladies. He knew the fact that Cornelia hated wearing ornaments and jewelries so he guessed that the girl wearing the simple dress is her. So he moved towards her]
Omegas: Helen!! Bataaogi..karne kya wali ho??
[the reply was a silence]
Omegas: Helen??[removing the veil] Agatha??? Tum??? Iska matlab….[looking at the second one] Tum Helen ho???
Cornelia: Nahin toh!!! [removing her veil] Hum toh raajkumaari Cornelia hain!! [prompting towards Agatha] Helen toh ye hai!!!
Omegas: Mujhe kuch samajh mein nahin aa raha hai… Tum kya karne jaa rahi ho???
Cornelia: Abhi bataane ka samay nahin… tum dono bas humaari haan mein haan milaate jaana.… aur saath rehna…..aur Agatha tum!!!! Apna muh band hi rakhna!!! Aur Omegas…. Yaad rakhna!! Helen arrthat meri daasi..ye hai..aur hum hain…
Omegas: Raajkumari Cornelia…
[Soon CGM arrives there and observes the same thing which Omegas observed few moments ago. Two ladies , their faces covered with a veil. One in simple clothing while the other in lavish one.]
CGM: [thinking the one with heavy gold jewelries i.e. Cornelia to be the real princess] Aapse milkar prasannta huyi Raajkumari…
Cornelia: [making her voice a bit more soft] Humein bhi Samrat!!
[Cornelia observes CGM looking at Agatha.. due to which Agatha was getting more and more tensed… She could easily read her eyes]
Cornelia: Samrat!!! Isse toh aap mil hi chuke honge!! Humaari pramukh daasi aur priya saheli, Helen!!
CGM: Helen???? [looking at Agatha suspiciously] Haan!! Main mil chukka hoon inse…
Cornelia: Aur ye hain humaare pramukh angrakshak , Omegas… Humaari suraksha ka saara dayitva inhi par hai… Khair.. wo sab chodiye… ye bataaiye aap humse bhet kyon karna chahte the??
CGM: Wo darasal mujhe aapse bahut mahatvapurna baat karni thi…
Cornelia: Chalte Chalte karein??? Humein yahaan paas hi ke ek poojan sthal arthat Mandir par jaana hai.. Aaj humein hamara ek dhaarmik sankalp pura karna hai jiske hetu humein apne chehre ko dhak kar… chal kar us mandir takjaana hoga…
[they start walking towards the temple]
CGM: Sankalp to aapka tha na??? Phir aapki is sakhi ne apna chehra kyon dhak rakha hai??
Cornelia: Kyonki ye humaari daasi hai… humaare yahaan jab Raajkumaariyan jab apna chehra dhakti hain…daasiyaan bhi dhakti hain… Hum jab mandir ke bheetar chale jaayenge..tab ye apna much kisi ko bhi dikha sakti hai!!
Agatha: [near Cornelia's ears] HUmein bhay lag raha hai… Kya bol rahin hain aap?
Cornelia: [continuing] Yahaan tak ki jab Raajkumaariyan bolti hain…tab daas aur daasiyaan beech mein katai nahin bolte!!![gives a sharp look to Agatha] Wo sab chodiye!! Apni wo mahatvapurna baat to bataiye!!
CGM: Kya aap mujhe apne us shikshak ke bare mein bata sakti hain jo aapko bhartiya bhashayein sikhaatein hain???
Cornelia: Kya?? Par aap ye baat jaan kar kya karenge??
CGM: Aap un baton ki chinta na karein… mujhe keval mere prashnon ka uttar dein!!
Cornelia: Thik hai… Unka naam "Mudra Rakshas" hai… Humein unke baarein mein kuch adhik nahin pata… Bas itna jaante hain ki… wo aaj se kuch maah purva humaari chawni mein aaye the… Parvatiya Pradesh ke naresh, Malayaketu ki salah par… Humein bhartiya bhasha sikhne mein ruchi thi.. Jab Pitaji ko is bare mein pata chala ..toh unhone Acharya Rakshas ko iss karya ke liye niyukt kar diya.. Bas tabse ve humein Bhartiya Bhashaaon aur vedon ki shiksha dete hain… Isse pehle shaayad ve Takshashila mein adhyaapak the..
CGM: Bas aapko unke bare mein itna hi pata hai??
Cornelia: Haan!! Pitaji ne toh itna hi bataaya..
CGM: Spasht roop se dikh raha hai ki aapko kitni sachchai bataai hai aapke pitashree ne!!!
Cornelia: Hum kuch samjhe nahin..
CGM: Sahi samay aane par aap samajh jaayengi!!
Omegas: [in mind] Ye toh bilkul Cornelia ki tarah baat kar rahein hain…
CGM: waise is samay, aapke acharya kahaan hain?
Cornelia: Yahin par hai!! Abhi tak ve Macedonia ke liye nahin nikle.. Parantu aaj raat ko ho sakte hai…ve Macedonia ke liye ravaana ho jaaein!!
CGM: [in mind] Matlab ki jo kuch bhi karna hai…aaj ratri se pehle hi karna hoga.[To cornelia] Dhanyawaad Raajkumaari… Aapse vartalaap kar ke prasannta huyi…
Cornelia: Humein bhi…. Ye lijiye…humaara mandir bhi aa gaya..
[Cornelia and Agatha went inside the temple while Omegas waited for them outside with CGM who was admiring the beauty of the Greek temple in his mind]
Inside the temple…
[Cornelia and Agatha removed their veils]
Cornelia: Ye ishwar!! In kapdon aur aabhushanon mein to mera dam ghut raha tha!!
Agatha: Raajkumaari!! Humne kar liya!! Bina kisi aapatti ke!!
Cornelia: Adhik prasann mat ho!! Abhi sabse bada karya karna shesh hai!!
Agatha: Kaun sa karya??
Cornelia: Maine samrat ki aankhon mein sandeh spasht roop se dekha hai!! Unhe is baat par sandeh nahin ki main hi raajkumaari thi ya nahin…. Balki sandeh is baat par hai ki tum "Helen" thi ya nahin… Unhe abhi bhi lagta hai ki Cornelia aur Helen ek hi hain!!!
Agatha: Ab kya karein raajkumaari??
Cornelia: Meri yojna ka antim bhaag!!! Unka ye sandeh keval tab hi door hoga jab ve raajkumaari aur Helen ko saath saath dekh lein!!
Agatha: parantu vo kaise??
Cornelia: Tumne ye vastra pehente samay socha ki maine hum dono ko ek jaise aur ek hi rang ke vastra kyon pehnaaye???
Agatha: Nahin…
Cornelia: [taking out her ornaments] ye lo!!! Inhe pehno!! Aur apne halke aabhushan mujhe do!!
[in just few moments, they exchanged their accessories]
Cornelia: [Covering Agatha's face with that veil] Ab baramde mein jaao aur puja karne ka swaang racho!!
Agatha: Parantu kis devta ki puja karoon??? Mujhe toh pata bhi nahin ki aapne kis devta ka sankalp kiya tha!!
Cornelia: pehli baat: tumhe samajh nahin aaya??? Maine koi sankalp nahin kiya,,,moorkh!!!!! Achcha hua ki utmhe apni jagah raajkumaari nahin banaya!! Aur …Dusri baat: Kisi bhi devta ki upasana karo!! Vo bhartiya hai!! Use kya pata chalne wala hai???
[After this, as per the plan, Cornelia went outside to the place where CGM and Omegas were standing.. CGM still admiring the beauty "in his mind" and Omegas trying to figure out the similarities between Cornelia and Sandrocottos…while Agatha, being disguised as Princess Cornelia went to the Baramdah…which was an open hall for worshipping the natural deities]
CGM: Helen!! Tum!! Raajkumaari kahan hain??
Cornelia: Aapko dikhaai nain deta…[indicating her finger towards Agatha] Vo rahin!! Upasana kar rahin hain.. Raajkumaariyon ko ye sankalp akele hi pura karna padta hai… isiliye main baahar aa gayi.. Hain na Omegas??
Omegas: [Still lost in thoughts] Pata nahin…..
Cornelia: [giving him a handly jerk] Omegas!!!!
Omegas: Haan!!! Haan!!! Bilkul!!!
CGM: [asks suspiciously] Achcha toh bataao kis devta ki upasana kar rahin hain raajkumaari.
[together]
Omegas: Heracles!!
Cornelia: Zeus!!
CGM: Do-do devtaaon ki puja ek saath?? Raajkumaari to badi Pratibhavaan hain!!!
Cornelia: [in low voice to omegas] Kaha tha na chup rehna!!! [to CGM] wo darasal ye dono ek hi devta ke roop hain!!!
[CGM however agreed… and drew the conclusion that Helen and Cornelia are two different persons.. Moreover he drew one more conclusion… That he had just few hours left to catch Amatya.. but that couldn't be done without the support of Seleucus.. However…he and Helen departed from that place to go back. Omegas stayed there on the orders of Cornelia as he was the royal chief bodyguard of the princess who was currently Agatha!!]
On their way back… Cassender's soldiers attacked on Cornelia and CGM…. But CGM was successful in giving them a nice throw!! He saved Cornelia from a grave danger… But due to this, arose another question in his mind that why would Cassender's soldier attack him??? And if not him then why did they attack Helen??? But In Cornelia's mind…there was just one thing…….. a new seed of love for her Sandro!
Part 14 done guys!!!!!! plz comment kaisa😉 laga???
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