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So, after a scorching first week, as the heat builds yet again, we get an insight into what's occupying the key players of RR. The wheels turn stealthily within wheels to affect the outcome of the approaching grand celebration - Paro's wedding.
Today, PaRud's rooms-with-a-view gave them two unexpected visitations. Rudra, sixth-sense prickling, peered out of his canvas matrix into the impenetrable night. But the surprise had already stolen past his defences. And so we saw Laila, the third player in the PaRud romance. Laila - Rudra's fiery, voluptuous paramour, or just his medium for physical release - who conveniently offered him the chance to unload his smokin' gun.đłđ
Not surprisingly, Rudra warned her against visiting him in his quarters, and against reading too much into her role - she should know she's a mere convenience. And Laila rejected outright any ambitions to be his wife or the carer of his children - who then would look after him, she fired back. After all, she'd much rather cater to those infinitely more pleasurable needs - and proceeded to do so. A fittingly bold characterisation this, a stark contrast from Paro's gentler, warmer appeal.
Rudra's surprises didn't end with the night. Came the dawn and came a new revelation from a most unlikely source, Rudra's junior officer whom he had earlier dismissed as incompetent. The very same uniform shared a tip that the bridal party was a cover for insurgents. And so, as a red sun rose over the Rann, and the contents of a suitcase revealed what looked suspiciously like gun barrels, Rudra watched the tip come true and revised his opinion of the junior officer.
For Paro, indulging in her romantic dreams by sneaking on her wedding dress in the privacy of an empty house, the window held an altogether different view. Rukmini, rising as though from the swirls of her bridal lehenga led Paro to the fretwork of her window. And peering out into the distance, Paro caught sight of the plainclothes BSD officer who awake or asleep had occupied her thoughts since her rescue. A chronicle of a disaster foretold or a deep sense of unease? Whatever, the sight affected Paro deeply and she chose to read it as a bad omen for her wedding.
But for the Thakur, the view of Kesari just beyond his room brought an altogether different emotion - relief and satisfaction at recovering his money and being able to keep this weakest link to him, under wraps. And fury that Kesari had so nearly endangered his hold on the village. As for the wedding, it could go to the blazes for all he cared!
So, three different views; three different readings; and three different emotions. Who will be proven right and to what degree?
What do you think?
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