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PART: 8


"So this is the list of the new maids of the palace." Chandra was going through the register-book swiftly. "6 maids have been employed recently, and others are old, working from the time of Nand. I will not be surprised if some of them are found faithful to Nand." He frowned... "Though that girl did not seem to be a normal maid of the palace... I can't remember to see her face before. Is she a newly employed one? " He looked at his efficient and faithful attendant. "Have you got the names of the visitors who met Nandputri from the in-charge of the spies of Antahpur?"

The young attendant nodded and handed him another list. Chandra read the names fast. His frowns deepened. "Just as I thought... The girl is appointed most recently..." He looked at the man. "Do you know if Acharya has returned or not?"

"No Your Majesty... " He answered. There was a touch of worry in his voice too.

Chandra was worried. His Acharya has suddenly got out of the palace with a single horse and no security guards without notifying him. It was afternoon when he left, now it is nearly midnight. Sometimes Acharya really act recklessly. Despite knowing Nand's men are right here in Magadh, what was the reason of going out unarmed! At least he could have told Chandra where he is going! He knows that it's almost impossible to harm his Acharya, but still one should not be over-confident too! With the worry his mind filled with a childlike resentment to his guru...

"Should we send soldiers to search Acharya, Majesty?"

"No..."Chandra sighed! "Let us wait for one more hour, after that I myself will go to find him! You can leave." He sat on the nearby couch and ordered him. "Inform me whenever you get any news of him! I am waiting...and listen..." he showed him the register-book. "I want to know every details of this particular maid within one day. Hurry up."

After the attendant left, he again went through the register-book with concentration. 6 maids are appointed recently, and among them the girl named Nayna has been recruited yesterday only. The same girl was there with Nandputri in her room today noon when he was talking with her. The same girl whom he had suspected right then, and had instructed to keep an eye on her every move to the spies of the Antahpur. He had reasons to suspect her; Nandini is a house-arrested prisoner and there are only some selected maids who have access to serve her. His Acharya Chanakya himself has selected them, and that is not known by everyone of the palace except Chandra, Chanakya, the in-charge of the spies and those very faithful girls. Chandra does not know all of them personally but he has seen everyone at least for once, so seeing an unknown face in Nandini's room with suspicious attitude was not a matter to neglect. After getting the clue that Nand is trying to contact with his daughter via some message, he had already doubled the spies around Nandini, all the names of any mere person visiting her for any reason was being recorded. And that record says that the same girl has tried to fetch Nandini ample times just after joining, and the very clever in-charge has given her that scope to get further news. Else it is not possible that the very newly recruited maid will serve the imprisoned queen right at the day after joining.

The register says that the girl is a dweller of Pataliputra, and today only he has got a proof that Nand's men are right here in the capital. This girl is very likely sent by them. All the new maids are verified with every detail before recruitment, surely this girl too went through that panel... yet she entered inside the Antahpur safely. That means she and the men behind her are very clever, and the web is spread deeply inside the system too.

While thinking about all these Chandra felt impatient. God knows how many spies have been sent by Nand in the same process. God knows how much they are capable to harm them. God knows what the message was that the girl was carrying! God knows what is cooking up in enemy camp! What if the spies of Nand know that Acharya has gone out of the palace without any guard? What if they do anything wrong to him? He should not do late and search for him at once. But if there is really any confidential work where Acharya is engaged he should not ruin that... he must wait till the bell of midnight rings, else Acharya will be angry on him!

While sitting idle he was at the edge of tension. Then suddenly something clicked him, he pulled the books borrowed from Nandini, and started turning the pages one by one.

Just then Helena stood in front of his door.

She was angry. But more than that she was hurt... Even after a lot of trials she was unable to ignore Chandra's behaviour in Nandini's room. Maybe she had come into a conclusion hastily, but whatever may happen, she does not expect, and cannot bear it as well, that Chandra himself will smash her pride in front of that proud and egoistic princess of the previous king of this kingdom! Helena cannot forget how strangely Chandra was acting all normal with that imprisoned convict in front of the guards and the maids despite the allegations against her directly coming from the chief queen, and he did not even care that it can tell upon the image of Helana! After that he directly proved in front of everyone that it is Helena who is wrong! No, he never misbehaved, rather he was extremely caring about the courtesy, but does that heal the wound of insult which Chandra gave her by smashing her ego badly in front of Nandini, and proving in front of all present there that the convict queen Nandini has better importance to His Majesty than the chief consort Helena? But even after that she expected that Chandra himself come to her to talk about this, and to ask apology from her; after all he is Chandra... Helena does not expect him to be so much insensitive about her feelings... she cannot!

But she was wrong. Forget apology, he did not even come to the Antahpur after this. Still she hoped against hope that he is busy, and so he can't come to her right at that time! But there is also a limit of waiting! After waiting the whole afternoon, the evening and the night, at last she could not hold herself anymore and came to meet him personally.

And what she saw? That Chandra is sitting idle on the couch in front of a heap of books, with a book opened in front of him... the same books about which he was talking with Nandini at the noon!

The scene itself burned Helena's mind and heart in a strange inflammation of rage and jealousy. Yes, she felt jealous!

"Sandracottus!" Yet she called him in a mild tone, composing her voice. Chandra looked back.

"Helena you? At this night?" Chandra kept the book aside. "Any problem?"

Helena was already full of her sensitive resentments to Chandra, so this very natural dialogue stung at her heart directly! "It means I can't come to talk to you when I am not in any problem right?"

Chandra stared at her for some moments, then could not help but to smile helplessly. "What happened? You are looking angry?"

"Not at all His Majesty! This mere woman has no right to get angry... I am very sorry to disturb you in your leisure... I can see you were doing a pretty important work- like reading books... I am sorry!" She turned back to leave, hoping against hope for the last time that this time Chandra will not ignore her!

"Stop Helena... Come in." Chandra's plead sounded like a command. He got up from his seat and moved towards her. "Tell me what you wanted to say!"

Helena entered inside the room, biting her lips to express her anger. "I am sorry to come to you this way at this night Chandra, but I had no way... as I had expected you yourself will come to me." She paused for a bit then uttered in a bit softer voice. "I really did not expect this from you Chandra! I cannot believe that you insulted me that way!"

"I insulted you??" Chandra had no clue about this allegation. He was compact with so many matters today that he did not even remember the incident with Helena in Nandini's room.

"You think you didn't?" Helena was fuming, and was controlling herself with severe effort! "When you proved me wrong that way in front of that Nandini, and gave more importance to her silly habit of reading books over my allegations in front of all the guards and maids, and the way you put me down in front of that proud peacock..." She took long breath. "What was that if not insult, Chandragupta Maurya?"

"My God!" Chandra smiled palely in response. "Believe me everything was too spontaneous, I obviously had no intension to put you down in front of Nandputri and the guards! But even after that if my behaviour has hurt you, then..." He touched her shoulder after a moment of hesitation. "I am extremely sorry, Helena... I should have been careful!"

Helena looked directly at his eyes and smiled sarcastically. Chandra is very clever, isn't he? He simply does not want to go into any argument, so he directly asked for an apology from her and threw off the matter from mind. With this very clear-cut apology he stated Helena that he was not wrong either, though he has no problem to say a little sorry to stop the matter here. Nice, Chandra! But how do you think that the fire of Helena's heart, which has burnt her the whole day and evening, will be extinguished by this formal, fake apology?

Though she did not argue anymore... she did not want to argue with His Majesty over this matter anymore, as she could understand wastage of even a single word after Chandra's closing the topic will invoke the fire in her heart even more. She only sighed once. "Why you haven't slept yet Chandra?" she asked to continue normally.

Chandra had sat back on his seat. "I was busy." He stated in short while opening a book again.

Busy with the books of Nandini! Again something pinched her directly in heart. But she smiled instead. "You never told me that you have knack in reading?"

"Was there any scope of telling you this?" Chandra smiled casually. There was no scope of many things in the deal of their relationship, and still there is no scope of many things. "Good Night Helena..." He bid her.

Helena did not go. She came beside him and picked one of the books. "I don't have vast knowledge of Sanskrit. I am unable to read these books." She sighed. "This was the matter where you were busy, Chandra, reading the books peacefully?" She asked suddenly, and it sounded odd even to her.

"I love to read books, but now I am not in a mood of that, rather I am really busy." Chandra stated without changing his glare from her face. "Right now I am not going through the slokas, I am searching if really there is any secret message hidden in the pages." He shut the book with a bang and started talking to his own. "Childish... I know... If there had been any, she would never let me to borrow them so easily. The message was with her... and..." He became silent again.

"What? That means you too suspect Nandini? Then why did you..." Helena could not hold her surprise...

"Your doubt was unrealistic, but I have reasons to suspect her." Chandra did not elaborate further. "Anyways, good night, Helena..."

"But what is that reason? Tell me? What is that girl planning again? Which message are you talking about? Sandracottus..."

"You will get to know at right time. Now can you please leave me alone?" Chandra looked sternly at her. Helena was stunned.

"Why it irritates you if I sit for a while in your room? Am not I your queen?" She uttered in a mild and composed tone.

"Acharya has not returned in the palace still now Helena, I am really in tension. So sorry if I sound rude." Chandra told somewhat in softer voice. "It is really very late of night, Helena... You should go to your room now else..."

"Else what? Who will blame us for what?" Helena smiled lightly. "Do not you consider me as your wife? Don't I have my usual rights of a wife?"

Chandra gazed at her for some time... "I don't think this is a right time to discuss about the rights and constraints of our marital relationship!"

"I really didn't mean it Chandra...I should understand your worry! Very sorry..." Helena confessed in embarrassment and was about to go, Chandra stopped her. "Helena?"

Helena looked back. Chandra came and held her hands. "I am very sorry, Helena... I have no right of being so rude to you!" This time his eyes had touch of slight guilt, his apology was from his heart. "I hope you can understand my state of mind now. Please let me alone till Acharya arrives safely, I promise I will get back to you tomorrow morning, and will discuss with you about everything you want."

"I understand Sandracottus... And I hoped you will understand I told everything very casually." Helena told holding back his hands. Then a slight smile played at the corner of her lips. As if she was mocking herself. "Do you really think that I was here to ask for my marital rights? Don't I know what is the terms and conditions of our marriage and I have no clear idea about my expectations from this deal of marriage? Is there any scope in our marriage where I can discuss with you about maturing the relationship?"

Chandra was going to answer something , but he could not. Some guard has knocked the door.

"Maharaj, Mahamatya has come back. He is expecting you right now in the royal hall."

"I am coming!" Chandra got of the room rushing leaving Helena alone.

...

...

Acharya Chanakya was waiting in the hall. Chandra rushed inside the room. "Where were you Acharya! I was so worried for you!" He even forgot to touch his feet out of excitement. "You know Acharya that Nand's men are roaming right in this Pataliputra, what if they do any harm to you?"

Chanakya looked least affected with the worries face of Chandra. He only touched his shoulder with the touch of his usual affection before taking his seat. "I did not expect to be this late. I was coming right back in palace but got engaged into some other work on my way... However, say, what is the state of here?"

"At least you could have told me once that where were you going? At least you could have taken some armed soldiers with you!" Chandra groaned half-heartedly.

Acharya stared at his face for some moments. Maybe it was a mistake of Chandra's eyes, that he could see a curtain of vapour of emotion to cover the pupils of his Acharya's bright and luminous eyes, and his hard, emotionless face touched with a strange softness never seen before. He spoke after some moments; he had a pale smile in his lips, his voice was hiding a profound sigh that was buried in his heart. "Don't worry Chandra, Nand will not be able to harm me. I have reached far beyond that long ago!"

"What are you telling Acharya!" Chandra told in utter displease. "You are Acharya Chanakya! The backbone of this newly founded kingdom! Your safety is the necessity and responsibility of the kingdom! What would harm Acharya if you had took force along with you? At least you could tell me, I would come with you!"

Perhaps due to the excitement of the sudden release of tension Chandra was sounding like an impulsive adamant kid, as Acharya could not help but to smile while caressing his hairs with deep affection. He sounded lost while talking... "No Chandra... I could not let anyone to accompany me for my security today... My soul would not have allowed me to do so! I had gone to witness my past, Chandra... I had gone to see the debris of my previous life that I myself had buried under the soil of works and responsibilities one day!"

"Acharya!" Chandra called him. He was confused as well as feared witnessing this sudden uncanny change in his very-known Acharya... His trembling voice while pronouncing each word, his pupils becoming partially hazy, and the hidden sigh of the heart was reflecting the tormenting wailing of heart... He had no idea about this sudden change, but he was not able to bear this form of his rough and tough ideal teacher! "What has happened, Acharya!" He murmured in helplessness.

Chanakya took only one moment to compose himself. At the next moment he was back to his own self, his face again became rigid while eyes shone in usual blaze of personality, cunningness and wisdom. "Let's come to the point Chandra." he told, rather ordered. "I must say you what was the reason of my late. I met with the special gumshoe whom I sent in Dhananand's camp while returning. He gave me some news which is very important for our next move." He paused and checked Chandra's expression. "I got some information about the spy who has been sent in the palace. According to my source, Dhananand has already sent one of his faithful in the palace. She is a woman, a very accomplished and influential lady, also very close to Dhananand according to my source, though he was unable to tell the name. She has been sent to Nandini, and Nand is trying to execute his further plans through the hands of his daughter!"

"I was expecting this news Acharya..."Chandra told. "As today only I got a clue about this lady."

Chanakya's eyes beamed in excitement. Chandra detailed his discovery to him. "I have ordered to gather information about that woman. I am surprised, how did the lady get her entry in the palace after going through so many security panels!"

"It's not a big deal to befool the systematic security panels Chandra." Chanakya commented. "However... I don't think our men will be able to gather any proper news about that lady in formal procedure. They must be starting from the entries in royal registers which are obviously fake ones, you may get to see the proper drawbacks of the security system of the palace by doing so, but we cannot reach to Dhananand in that way. For that we have to take another different route."

"But how Acharya? Should we arrest the woman and interrogate about Dhananand?" Chandra was impatient from his mind.

"I don't expect you to talk like a fool Chandra!" Chanakya scolded his student mildly. "Do you really think it will serve our purpose? Rather we will be losing one golden opportunity to track Dhananand and Padmanand."

"I am sorry Acharya, I should not have been impulsive." Chandra admitted somewhat shamefully. "But what is the way?"

"Think Chandra, who is this lady? Who this lady can be, who is not from this palace but from this Pataliputra, who is accomplished and very influential but faithful and extremely close to Dhananand as well?"

"She could be a trained assassin, or a trained secret agent of Amatya Rakkshas, but when the term close and faithful to Dhananand' is being used, I don't know why I think she has a special relation with Dhananand only... maybe she is a paramour of Dhananand?" Chandra concluded after thinking a while.

"This is exactly what I think, and it will not be impossible to know her name investigating in this track." Chanakya said. "Whatever the girl's name maybe, she has entered into the lion's den, and she will be leading us to her masters even without knowing."

"But how Acharya?" Chandra asked.

"Simple... You have to let to her work according to our wish, but she herself will be unknown from this fact." Chanakya smiled.

"Pardon Acharya, but I can't understand how..."

"Chandra..." Chanakya stopped him touching his shoulder. "Dhananand has sent her to control Nandini according to his wish. She is nothing but a channel between both. If you make Nandini to work according to you, that woman, along with her master, will work accordingly. Don't forget, Nandini, their biggest weapon is in your hand now. If you track Nandini properly, you will be able to know about Dhananand's each move. And if you are able to control Nandini's moves, it will be not tough to let your enemies to dance on your finger!"

Chandra was silent for a moment. The tensed and fearful eyes of Nandini after almost getting caught on his hands were floating in front of his eyes. Strange... that night there was the spontaneous spark of the fire of revenge in her fiery eyes, but today a strange urge of helplessness and dilemma had clouded the blazed pupils of those beautiful eyes. That night she was fearless, not even frightened from her destiny. But today she was afraid, as if she herself knows she is the one who is wrong, and so she fears from the consequence! He suddenly felt that he is not feeling any kind of hatred towards the daughter of Nand, rather he is also pitying her, like Durdhara.

"What are you thinking now?" Chanakya asked seeing him unmindful. Chandra composed himself. "Nothing... Acharya, I was thinking that should I increase the spies around Nandini to track her each moves 24 hours?"

"It will not serve the purpose. They will be warned one day. Rather we have to give her as much freedom as possible deliberately to make her less careful to observe her each move properly." Chanakya told. "Chandra, I want you to observe and examine Nandini personally. I can't find anybody ever who will be much efficient that you in this work. Besides you are her husband, you have access in her room and her life as well. Win her confidence, let her believe that you believe her, she will be automatically leading you towards your goal. She is assumed as the ace of Nand's camp, but you use her as your pawn."

Pawn, a very common and widely used word in politics, in his life Chandra has used a lot of human beings as his pawn. He has been trained from his childhood to do this. But God knows why, this time the word pawn' sounded cheap and cruel to him. Chandra was silent. He himself does not know what he was thinking exactly. Only a collage of some merged pictures were hanging in front of his eyes... those evil savage eyes and cruel laugh of that Mahapadmanad, and the blazing smile along with the spark of fire in the eyes of Nandputri in his Suhaag-Raat... Both of them belonged to the same category of viciousness, but they are not at all same! His mind was playing with the little clips of memory... her ferocious yet excellent moves of sword, her timid and frightened eyes at noon... everything had been mingled in one frame and was deviating him from the proper thought-process! Chandra felt irritated at a moment. What the hell is going on?

"Meanwhile I am using my sources to get more information about this mysterious maid and also about the channel through which the news are being passed to Dhananand." Chanakya continued. "And you have to take care of your safety especially for some days; Nand has become desperate and so he can attack from any side unexpectedly."

"I will not let anything happen to myself Acharya..." Chandra told in a mild tone, and at the next instant his voice again touched the childlike resentment. "But you do not take care of your safety at all. Why do you forget Acharya, that you too have threat of life from that savage Nand same as me?"

Chanakya touched Chandra's head. His eyes softened with strange glare of emotions. Chandra is a great weapon of his hand which is entirely made of and sharpened by him. Yet, all the rest of the affection left in his stoned heart, spontaneously flows to his Chandra only. There is perhaps only one emotional attachment and connection of heart left for the stone-hearted Acharya Chanakya in this world, which he could not eliminate from his life, rather he never wants to eliminate, but to preserve it till his last breath.

"Don't worry my son. None can harm your Acharya until you are here." He uttered with a great belief from his heart.

...

...

"Who is this Chandra, Pita-Maharaj?" Nandini asked his father. Chandra had attacked their Magadh some days ago and retreated back after facing a defeat. But with his small troop he was able to shatter the strongest army of Magadh, it was not a mere thing. So naturally the authority of Magadh was thoughtful about him.

"Oh that Chandra? He is the team-leader of bandits, Nandini!" Mahapadmanand smiled casually and touched her hairs with affection. "Don't worry about him, my dear. I will smash that insect under my feet. Already many of his group have been caught!"

A bandit who loots and kills the common people... Nandini has immense hatred for that type of people. But still she had doubts... "But how does a bandit dare to wedge was against Maharajadhiraj Mahapadmanand?"

"He is thirsty for the throne, of-course... that bustard..." Mahapadmanand refrained himself from using further abusive languages, and punched the nearby table to control anger. "That idiot thinks he will snatch my throne, my kingdom from me! Huh! His death is calling him towards me... He will die the toughest death, I tell you Nandini..."

Not even a year passed after this, that leader of bandits, Chandra, won Magadh by defeating the valiant warriors of Magadh and sweeping out the existence of Nand Vansh from the world and sat on the throne in the name of Chandragupta Maurya- whom the dwellers of Magadh worship as the incarnation of lord Vishnu!

The smiling face of Chandragupta when he was talking about the books was floating in front of her. The spontaneous chants on his name, the smiles in the faces of the subjects were hanging in front of her eyes. Even before some days, Nandini used to believe that Chandra is a bloodthirsty savage looter who only knows to snatch everything from people. But today her visions have changed. It's tough to believe Chandra as a bad person!

No matter what her father said about Chandra, the leader of bandits is treated as the saviour of Magadh among common people. The common maids of the palace keep on praising him in their spare time. They love him. They respect him.

Rather in their heart there are some others else in the place of savage demons!

Her father... her brothers... The people of Magadh hate them... They blame them as unforgivable criminals committing countless blasphemous crimes! They are not worth of calling human beings according to them...

Even they hate Nandini... For being the daughter of Maharaj Mahapadmanand!

She was restless. The eventful day has taken away the rest of the peace from her heart... Each and every moments of the day was flashing in front of her eyes, burning her heart!

How will she be able to fulfil her mission of revenge in such a vulnerable heart?

"What are you thinking Nandini?" The mirror smirked. "You are suffering from dilemma?"

"Chandragupta is a good king. The people of Magadh want him!"

"So? Why this will effect on your verge of revenge?" The mirror lashed out. "He has destroyed your world, you will be destroying his world. Give and take policy. That's it!"

"A princess cannot be insensitive towards the subjects!" Nandini's heart cried in lamentation. "And the subjects of Magadh loves him. The subjects of Magadh hate my father, my brothers, my whole dynasty. They hate me for being the daughter of Nand! They feel ashamed of my existence!"

"You give more importance to some gossip-monger maids and some mere citizens over your brother who has come back from definite death? You will refuse your brother's desperate request of help from you? You will snatch the last chance of raising his head in front of his enemies for your own selfish reasons?"

"I have my duty towards my people as the princess of Magadh! I can't overlook them!"

"You don't have your duty towards your father? You do not have your duty to your brother who has come to you for seeking your help? Are you that much cruel Nandini? Do you have that strength to ignore the call of your brother?"

Nandini got up from the seat instantly. There was a great plight inside her heart. She cannot overlook the request of her brother. She cannot extinguish the fire of revenge of her heart. Still, despite all these, she was feeling she is doing wrong. She is doing grave injustice to the people of Magadh...

When she lied down on bed, all the thoughts were slowly being faded by the touch of sleep. Only a shout was ringing in her ears- ""WE WILL NOT TAKE ANYTING FROM THOSE IMPURE HANDS OF THAT SINNER'S DAUGHTER!! GET HER OUT OF HERE!!!!"

The people of Magadh hate her. They hate her only as she is the daughter of King Nand. Being the daughter of Nand is a shameful fact in this new Magadh! She is hated. She will be hated always as she is the daughter of king Nand!

And then her eyes sunk in sleep.

Then she saw a strange dream. A strange and horrible dream...

"NANDINIII NANDINIII" The sound was getting clearer in the dark. Her father, her brothers were calling her, they were desperately seeking help from her. The helpless shout was carrying Nandini towards them. "COME HERE NANDINI...WE ARE HERE... WAITING FOR YOU..." They were shouting with all their strength.

"I AM COMING- PITA MAHARAJ..." Nandini shouted to the source of the scream. There were pitch dark in front, and she had no clue of anything, without the sound.

She reached to the source of sound... It is coming from a deep pit. "PITA MAHARAJ... COME UP..." She shouted.

"WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU NANDINI... COME... COME..." Another desperate scream floated in the air.

And while the intensity of the scream became louder, Nandini fell inside the pit. She clutched to corner of the wall, trying to go up with all her strength, but she could not. Some cursed omens from under the darkness were pulling her towards down... "NANDINI... COME TO US!! COME TO US.!!!"

"I DON"T WANT DARKNESS!! I WANT LIGHT! I WANT LIFE!" She shouted...

"YOU HAVE TO COME TO US, WE ARE YOUR OWN..." The darkness hissed. She was being pulled downwards, she was not able to help herself. The darkness was hypnotising her, she was drawn towards dark... She was becoming blind. She only could hear the voice of her Pita Maharaj... "I AM HERE MY DEAR! WAITING FOR YOU!"

Is he her father or the demon of the hell, disguised as her father?

"HELP ME!!!" She shouted. She was unable to clasp the wall anymore and was falling inside, but did not...

As suddenly a strong, manly, fair arm clasped her hand...

The hand is known to her. There is a tattoo of Peacock's feather painted in that hand...

The darkness was being prevailed by the sunrays slowly...

Nandini woke up from the bed, sweating profoundly. What was the meaning of this dream!

"Pranam, Maharani..." A security guard entered inside. "If you are awake and refreshed, Maharaj has sought you for a personal meeting."

"Personal meeting?" Nandini was not only shocked but worried as well. "When?"

"Anytime today morning when you are ready." The guard answered. "Should I call your maids to get you ready?"

Nandini nodded. She was thinking something deeply.

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Stuti Bache Kiddo !!!! What a BRILLIANT Brilliant Chapter 👏 ⭐️

I am doing Office work during weekend also but will come back with detailed comments later.

ChandraGupt Maurya I wanted to see or hoped to see is existing ONLY in your FF. I am sure you will not dilute him . He is SO SO Majestic and I love you for creating him and this FF.

CK and CGM are on top of the game and So are you Devil !!!!! 😃
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Stuti I love the way you write, the way you pay minute attention to each and every small aspect of the story. This chapter is a brilliant example of that. Story telling is also an intricate craft. You do that brilliantly. If I were to express about one particular point or aspect of the story or characterization, I would be doing a disservice to what you have written throughout the chapter. I loved each and every written word and the thought which went into the writing of this chapter.
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Originally posted by: jayaks02

Stuti Bache Kiddo !!!! What a BRILLIANT Brilliant Chapter 👏 ⭐️

I am doing Office work during weekend also but will come back with detailed comments later.

ChandraGupt Maurya I wanted to see or hoped to see is existing ONLY in your FF. I am sure you will not dilute him . He is SO SO Majestic and I love you for creating him and this FF.

CK and CGM are on top of the game and So are you Devil !!!!! 😃


🤗 Oh Thank God you liked this chapter! I was kinda worried thinking that I have messed up the characters as after watching last episodes of CN I had forgotten the basis of my FF. 🤣

Will be waiting for your detailed review. 😃
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Originally posted by: shailusri1983

Stuti I love the way you write, the way you pay minute attention to each and every small aspect of the story. This chapter is a brilliant example of that. Story telling is also an intricate craft. You do that brilliantly. If I were to express about one particular point or aspect of the story or characterization, I would be doing a disservice to what you have written throughout the chapter. I loved each and every written word and the thought which went into the writing of this chapter.


Thank you so much for all your kind words.☺️ 😳
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Posted: 8 years ago
Hmmm ki boli bolto...
Nandini r ki fav sports badminton??? or bhabnachinta puro shuttle cock er mto hoe gche...kokhono chandra k daku mangal singh bhabe to kokhono jogipurush...
Bissas kr nandini r mto akat ATA ami duto dkhini...ki j korbe kicchu jane na...marte glo foske glo ekhn oi nayna ta k pathalo...to o ok control krche...

R chandra k to kya kehme...bie korbe bt oi BIRAL BOLE MACH KHABONA AS CHOBONA KASI JABO typ hab bhab...eto occhut lge jdi meyedr kache ele biye krli kno tahole...
Or nijer theke besi chanakya r chinta...amar ei lokta chanakya k sojjo hoini...chandra r ki nijer buddhi sob sinduke? K jane acharya charya korte thake jmn amader hate paye chore gele amra ma ma kori...ei chankaya r jnno kokhono kokhono amar chandra nandini dkhte iccha korena...Puro CID marka lge ok...oi ACP r mto...

r ekjn ei nand ki dalali byabsa khuleche...nije asbe na assassin pathacche...gambat nije kicchu krbe na lok korbe r o khabe...ki jaataaa...


Emni golpo r bunot ta vlo ebar chandra k nandini r kache ektu paths nahole sarajibon to ros kos hin baans hoe thakbe...

R try kor nandini jno or kache asar karon andaj krte na pare...
Baki sob badhiya h
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Posted: 8 years ago
Eta ki holo Chandri Di? 😆 Criss-cross puro! 🤣
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Posted: 8 years ago
OK Bache - Here is what I liked the most.
I expected Chandragupt to do some follow-up but he is bang-on - The first thing he does is check the register and find out the latest recruit.

Loved how you differentiated approaches of CK and CGM in tracing the same issue.

CK does some things on his own and this mystery may be revealed later.

After the trauma we have suffered on the serial about CK and CGM, I cannot tell you how heartening to see both of them thinking through all angles, exploring options, wanting to catch enemy red-handed, security proofing the Magadh palace, spy network etc. It is so refreshing . Till Nand dies, I am sure you will keep it alive in good detail.

CGM is feeling something different. What is remarkable is the way you brought up the change of heart in him with reference to her. He is NOT yet converted at all with reference to Nandini. But he has made a total differentiation between Nand and her. It is fantastic. Like Akbar, your CGM is an excellent judge of people. Great emperors need that. CK's training has not gone in vain at all here.

In a quick glance, he made the differentiation between Suhaag Raat expressions and today's Nandini's confused looks. This will form the basis for starting a soft corner for her from CGM's side, me thinks. 😳

I am also liking the equation between H-CGM. H is such a character that she wants to be at the forefront, winning all small and big battles in her life. When she gets a small insult from Nandini especially, she cannot come to terms with it. A couple of interactions with her will turn Helena into some sort of obsessed lady with reference to CGM and CN. But she will remain that insecure, unsatisfied(Emotionally only 😆) lady whereas Nandini will secure CGM's unconditional love first and passion later. 😉 . I only hope that Nandini does all of it without any props like Daadi, Roopa etc. I have every reason to believe that you will continue to keep the electric attraction between them intact. 😉

The way Nandini is also having a change of heart( Initial stages) and her confusions is very relatable. She is intelligent and perceptive, in her own way. She had a cocooned life and was prevented from interactions with Praja so she did not know the ground reality. When she is coming to know of ground reality slowly, she is unable to ignore it fully. If you can keep expanding it for her to understand CGM's good intent towards his praja and his equal capabilities to deliver what he promised, the story will be a dhamaakar hit.

The dream of Nandini was written superbly. When there is so much confusion in one's mind the dreams will be very disjointed. But somewhere her sub-consciousness is pointing to her PM being a monster like character. Clever of you, devil to have stopped at CGM's hand in the dream instead of showing his face to the readers. This is where your supremacy in story telling lies.

You let the readers to imagine as well. I am hoping that CK-CGM can get to Nayan's role very quickly. Having started so early, they should get there without much issues.

The story has everything going in it - Emotions, Passion, Politics, Valour, Insecurity, action. Only humour is missing but it is not felt as a gap now. You can add wit and humour once CN relationship reaches that stage. Otherwise THIS IS BRILLIANT STUFF. I am so looking forward to next one.

Finally one pointer on areas of improvement :

You should proof read once fully. There are small word slip ups I noticed somewhere.


PS: Please do not talk about that gutter serial with your FF in same tone . I know I myself do it in commentary. 😆 Yours is CLASS and a historical fiction. That is BC SOAP. The way CGM was degraded last week was pathetic. 😡


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Posted: 8 years ago
Another thing I liked is Chandra is still human or gets irritated , makes impulsive remarks unlike a seasoned King who has ruled for 10+ years. This is a rare balance you have managed to achieve while making him very self-sufficient in capabilities and bravery. Again a very intelligent characterization.
Like Lashy's HBAS's AMK, there is a bit of intrigue about your CGM and that adds a lot of curiosity factor.

And looks like next 1-2 chapters will get to have Chandra and Nandini spending time together. In other words, you are going to build your own Patalgram track. 😆😉

Bring it on !!!!!

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