NOVEL~*Hiding behind a Stranger*~ Thread 4 CHAPTERS 7 & 8 - Page 13

Originally posted by: lashy

GM Darling

And all the other Banjaras 🤗

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Yes 😳

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u're really updating today...😲

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Yes sweetheart... Sunday na 😕

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Yes sweetheart... Sunday na 😕

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Originally posted by: lashy

@ Divi

Writer-e-khaas, sneaking in a quick response before the next chapter ... And how could you possibly think once a week updates would be too much

I was waiting to write the take for this chapter since I have read it ... but wanted to wait to wrap some office work hanging over my shoulders so I could do justice to your intriguing chapter. So, sorry for the delay.

Not at all.. this time, I seemed to have delayed replying to everyone more than usual too.. 😆

Late but latestu

The chapter is like the picture that precedes ... things seem to clear up, just as clear as Heera's hazel eyes ... yet mystery shrouds the answers to emerging new questions like the veil that covers the rest of her face.

Yes.. Bhavu said the same thing.. one thing seems to clear up.. only to unravel more mazes... but, this maze-in-maze wouldn't go for too long.. IYKWIM 😉

Will my next theme be fill in the blanks? 😉

The theme of my take is connections with open questions. Connections, I feel, not only reflect the the dots of the story that are beginning to connect but also the way in which you have written the chapter.

'connections'😉

Why the wink? I am too "innocent"

1. We start with the Kunwarsaa , Mahendar, shaken with grief by the brutal fate of his fiance. The grief soon transforms into an anger and revenge that engulfs him ... he is ready to take on the Shehzaade, Khalil, and this new entry Ustaad. As he assures the people he will protect them, he is reminded towards his duty towards their Choti Bhaisaa and sets out to fulfill his promise to Durga to take care of her sister.

And how beautifully that connects to later in the chapter, when as Harka emerges from her sadness, she remembers her duty to send her condolences to her jijasa.
So nice... you picked up on something that I actually didn't intend/plan that way... but came out naturally...

Subconscious khaasness 😳

The connection of duty and protection remains between Kunwarsaa and Harka even when only the spirit of Durga remains to bring them together/

What is the destiny of this connection? Now, that remains an open question.
Hmmm 🤔

I was saying more what was Mahendar's role in supporting vs our Stranger

2. As Harka was getting acclimated to her new circumstances, she looks to connect the dots of her surroundings and the stranger, Akbar, who is becoming more familiar by the day.

A stranger who is no longer a stranger, is he?😛

She used her own observation powers (albiet through Bindiya's eyes) to observe the age of the shed and whether he was an established merchant ... that dot connected , it did make sense he was a famous merchant. But, she wanted to know more about the man who saved her and sent Bajrang to be her eyes and ears and investigate. Akbar's fame and reputation was confirmed. Yet, an unexpected connection emerges ... to the royal family who are frequent patrons of his horses.

Yet while he is connected with the royals, why is he living so far off? If he is so famous, why does he travel without guards? If he is just a merchant, how are his hands so adept with blades?

Hence, there remains many an open question.

I loved reading Heera's musings through your eyes, Divi.. 😳

3. And the mystery continues even as another connection is made. We were apalled by the opportunistic nature of the stranger who charged 4 dams for water for sick, thirsty travelers and that incident continued to irk even after he saved Harka's life. But even that dichotomy was cleared and another connection made as the purse that Akbar had "found" was a way for him to return the 4 dams back to the "Sahiba."

Yet, who was the real Akbar , remained the open question.

How sweetly have you worded the underlined...🤗

4. And the ring of questions continue to entangle Harka, as she is drawn to the diamond ring on her finger. A symbol of her Durga and her jiji's vibrance, this ring was now her new confidante. She had asked her jiji to help her out of sorrow and what a distracting puzzle she had sent her.

As why had Akbar returned the coins, tormented the open question.

5. And as Harka spoke to her diamond ring, it connected with another ring that had captured the attention of another pair of eyes not far away- the hazel ring that Akbar spotted as he retired to sleep. The hazel ring that conjured images of a pair of hazel eyes that had many stories to tell. And little did he know the connection, that at this very moment, these hazel eyes were filled with a puzzled "look" about him.

Here's a virtual hug and kiss for this line! 🤗

Yet, what were his own stories that he was too weary to lose sleep over the Sahiba's stories, that was the open question

And, how would the rings of destiny bring together Harka and Akbar, now that is the ultimate open question that only you, writer-e-khaas know the answer to.

Thanks for this reviewer-e-khaas... you make it all so worth it!🤗

Thank you for such beautiful writing!

Thanks again for an engrossing chapter writer-e-khaas, you sure keep me on my toes to pay attention to the amazing detailing

Originally posted by: lashy

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