Hi, Here's the next part. In this heated enviornment hope this won't irritate u. I ve cut it short.
Recap of part 14: Prithvi and Sanjam (as Hasmukhlal) ended up in small squabble. Madan attacked Payal in an isolated place, but Prithvi, Pundir and Jeevan reached there in time. Madan fell unconscious. Maha mantri too reached there with soldiers.
Link to part 14: https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/prithviraj-chauhan/811249/pri-sanyo-reunion-script-part-14
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Maha mantri moved his eyes from Prithvi, Jeevan to unconscious Madan lying on the ground. He was sweating. Payal pulled the dupatta on her head and covered her face with it. Pundir saw that and thought of asking about it later. Sanyogita felt better to see Prithvi alright.
"Maha mantriji." Jeevan said with great effort, he was injured. "Yehi hai woh, jiske baaren mein hum aapko bata rahe thhe." He pointed his finger at Madan.
"Kya? Aur kaun log hai inke saath?" Maha mantri asked moving his eyes on everyone present there.
"Yeh pata nahi chala."
"Koi nuksaan toh nahi hua naa Jeevan?" asked Maha mantri pursing his lips.
"Toh yaha aaisa kuch hoga iss baat ka andazaa tha aapko." Prithvi said moving near maha mantri. His head was paining. Blood was slowing flowing from the cut he received on his forehead, through his face.
"Ha, hume yeh pata chal chuka tha, aur aapko bhi Lakshman kuch shaq tha, hai naa?" Jeevan replied on his behalf.
"Ha" Prithvi replied. "Isliye mein aapse milne aaya tha aur yeh janane ke yaha ke logon ki suraksha ka khayal thik se rakha hai ya nahi... Par lagta hai.."
"Humse jitna hua humne kiya, aur karte rahenge." Jeevan sharply answered.
Prithvi kept quiet and was thinking something.
"Aur koi baat hai toh bataiye, aaise baatein aap chupaiye mat." Sanyogita said.
Everyone looked at her. Maha mantri stared at her and then at Payal. Payal moved back and stood near Pundir. Pundir wondered whats up with her.
"Aaise baatein hum logon tak nahi le ja sakte, log ghabara jeyenge, Utsaav ko kamayaab banana hai hume, yeh Nagaon ke shaan ka sawaal hai." Jeevan answered.
"Isliye toh." Maha mantri came forward. "Yeh baat hum logon tak nahi le ja rahe hai. Jitna ho sake bina kisiko pata chale iss mamle ko hum suljha rahe hai."
"Kis mamle ki baat kar rahe hai aap?" Sanyogita asked.
There was silence. All soldiers were quietly standing, Jeevan was still in a process to breathe normally. Maha mantri again examined each face and said "Hai koi baatein jo hum yaha ke aam logon ko nahi bata sakte."
Prithvi and Pundir exchanged 'now-what-is-this-new-thing' kind of look.
"Kaun hai aap log?" Jeevan asked pointing Payal and Sanyogita.
"Ji?" Sanyogita asked.
"Yeh aap logon ko kyun marna chahte thhe?"
"Yehi sawaal toh hum aapse puchna chahte hai." Prithvi told him.
Maha mantri did not answer immediately. He was thinking hard. Prithvi and Pundir observed him.
"Yeh log yaha aatang phailana chahte hai." Maha mantri replied.
"Aatang??" all said together.
"Phir toh maha mantriji, yaha sabki jaan ko dhokha ho sakta hai." said Sanyogita.
"Par kyun?? kya yeh Nagaon ke dushman hai koi?" Payal who was as always eager to participate in the discussions, spoke suddenly. She had controlled herself since last few minutes.
Everyone turned their faces at her. Prithvi wondered why she had covered her face. Sanyogita knew it.
"Ho bhi sakte hai." Maha mantri wiped his face with cloth and said.
"Kya matlab?" Prithvi asked.
"Matlab koi baat abhi saaf nahi hai."
Maha mantri went near Madan and stared him.
There was silence again.
"Aur kya baat pata chali aapko?" Pundir went near him and broke the silence. "Aapke hisaab se yeh yaha kis maqsad se aaye hai?" Pundir asked again pointing at Madan. He was not convinced with his previous answer.
"Hume itna malum pada hai." Maha Mantri turned, he glanced at Jeevan once and then at others "Kal jo rajgharane ke hasti mehmaan banke yaha aane wale hai, unke koi dushmaan hai yeh, jo shayaad, yehi pe unhe nishana banana chahte hai."
"Kya??" Prithvi, Sanyogita, Payal and Pundir said together. They were surprised.
"Yeh khabar kitni pakii hai?" Pundir asked looking at Prithvi.
"Bahot si baatein pata karni hai. Isse hosh mein lana hi hoga." Jeevan said going near Madan.
Some noise came from the bushes around. Prithvi, Pundir and Jeevan looked in that direction.
They were about to go there when, Maha mantri said "Hum suraksha aur badhayenge, aur aap logon se yeh binati hai.." He looked at everyone. "Iss baat ka pata kisiko chalne mat dena."
"Aap Phikar naa kare, hum aapke saath hai, maha mantriji." Prithvi said looking at him. Maha mantri smiled nervously and nodded his head. Prithvi then turned at Jeevan. "Jarurat padi toh hume jarur bulana."
Jeevan too smiled and nodded his head.
Pundir who was busy thinking something, asked "Par kispe shaq hai aapko?"
Prithvi saw them exchanging looks.
"Hai kisipe, par pakka sabut nahi hai." Jeevan replied.
"Kispe?" Payal asked impatiently.
"Kaha naa, nahi bata sakte." Maha mantri said.
"Aap hume sab sach bataiye, hum aapki madat karna chahte hai." Prithvi tried to convince. Some information he has and some different information they had. He wanted to co-relate them and know what's the mystery.
Maha Mantri smiled "Bina sabut kisipe ungli uthana thik nahi hai."
"Par agar humse aap jankari baat lenge toh ho sakta hai, aapka shaq yakin mein badalne mein aapki koi madat ho." Payal said pulling her dupatta down.
Maha mantri and Jeevan looked at each other then at her. "Kyun? Aaisi kya baat pata hai aap logon?" Maha mantri moved two steps towards her and asked. She realized she should have not said that. Unable to answer his question, she panicked and moved more close to Pundir.
"Hume kuch pata nahi hai par, ab itna pata chala hai toh, aapke liye hum kuch baatein pata karva sakte hai." Pundir gave somewhat convincing answer.
Maha mantri shook his head and wiped his face more.
"Abhi toh nahi, par jab jarurat padegi hum aapko jarur yaad karenge." Jeevan said watching Maha mantri.
"Toh phir kal aur kaunse rajgharane ke log yaha aa rahe hai?"Prithvi asked.
Noise of dry leaves crunched under footsteps again came from the bushes. It was more loud this time. Everyone became alert.
"Sipahi dhundo waha koi hai." Jeevan ordered soldiers standing there. They obeyed his order.
Prithvi, Pundir and Jeevan too went in the bushes. Maha mantri did not move, he stood thinking, worried about something.
Sanyogita moved near Payal.
"Kya yeh tumhe jante hai?" she asked Payal.
"Pata nahi, par agar pehchaan liya toh?" Payal pulled her dupatta upto her neck.
All came back.
"Yaha koi nahi hai." said one soldier.
No one could find any one there.
Maha Matri was standing head down.
"Maha mantriji mere ek gujarish hai aapse." Prithvi said in a sober manner.
"Kahiye?" Maha mantri looked at him.
"Aap iss utsaav mein aaye hue har insaan ki jach kijiye. weh kaha se aaye hai, naam kya hai?"
"Yeh kaam sarpanch ko saup rakha hai humne." Maha mantri replied. "Par ab pata nahi kaha chale gaye. Jeevan unhe dhundiye aur unhe yeh baat samjhayiye."
"Ji... aur Lakshman ji mukhya dwaar par talashi lena ka hukum diya hai humne. Hatiyaar leke kisiko bhi andaar nahi aane de rahe hai hum." Jeevan turned at Madan. "Par pata nahi yeh log aandar kaise aaye?"
"Kya talashi?" Pundir and Prithvi were surprised. "Par hum jab aaye toh hamari koi talshi nahi li gayi."
Maha mantri asked about it to Jeevan through gestures.
"Lagta hai Sarpanchji ko koi pareshani hai, jabse yaha aaye hai ek kaam thik se nahi ho raha hai unse." Jeevan replied. "Aur pata nahi unn bachon ke pichhe kyun pade hai?"
"Par ab aaise galti hume mehngi pad sakti hai." Prithvi said feeling irritate and raised his voice. "Yeh kaam kisi bharose mand aadmi ko saupiye, ab se hatiyaar leke koi aandar nahi aane paye."
Jeevan watched Prithvi carefully and after a second or two said. "Ha Maha mantriji Sabke hatiyaar hum le lete hai, aur utsaav khatam hote hi wapas kar denge."
Prithvi turned at Maha mantri "Maha mantriji har kone mein aap sainik rakhiye, koi bhi jagah chutni nahi chahiye."
Maha mantri smiled "Aap toh kisi raja ki tarah hukum de rahe hai Lakshman."
Sanyogita, Pundir and Payal turned at him.
Prithvi realised that he was right "Maaf kijiye, mera yeh matlab nahi hai, mein hukum nahi de raha hu, binti kar raha hu."
"Thik hai hum aapki baat maan lete hai."
"Aur uss kali gufa ki bhi talashi lijiye." Sanyogita requested.
"Thik hai yeh bhi dekhte hai..." but his answer was not convincing to Prithvi. He was about to speak when
"Sipahi" Jeevan spoke.
"Isse le chalo. " He pointed at Madan. "Hamare tambu mein isse baandh ke rakho."
"Par....." Payal interrupted. She did not want this proof to go away from their hand.
"Isska aap kya karenge?" Sanyogita asked quickly reading Payal's mind.
"Iske hosh mein aate hi, isase bahot sari baatein pata chal sakti hai."
"Par aapke tambu se yeh bagh gaya toh?" Sanyogita asked.
"Hum ispe pehra rakhenge. Humne isse kaha chupaya hai, yeh kisiko pata nahi chalega."
"Par isne kuch baataya nahi toh?" Payal asked behind her dupatta.
"Jankari ugalvana hume aata hai." Maha mantri smiled.
"App baki chinta chodiye aur bhajan mein shamil ho jayiye." Maha mantri asked Prithvi, Sanyogita, Pundir and Payal, when Sanyogita and Payal opened their mouth again to argue. "Aur yehi raste mein vaidya ji ka tambu hai, aapne ghav pe jadi buti laga li jiye."
"Le chalo isse." He orderd soldiers. They carried him. Maha Mantri glanced once at four of them and left.
"Maha mantriji aap....."
"Lakshman." Jeevan came near.
Prithvi turned at him.
"Shukriya."
"Kis baat ka?"
"Waqt pe aake humari jaan bachane ke liye."
Prithvi smiled. "Par Madan ko app hamare....."
"Madan pe kadi nazar rakhi jayegi. Woh kahi bagh naa jaye yeh zimmedari mein leta hu, aur yaha ke suraksha ki bhi."
Prithvi glanced at Pundir who was sincerly watching Jeevan.
"Jab yeh hosh mein aayega, hum aapko bula lenge, aapki tasalli ke liye, tabhi saari baatein bhi hum samjhayenge." Jeevan said looking in Prithvi's eyes. He realized Prithvi is not a common man and wondered who he is?
Prithvi was thinking something.
"Hum sipahi se keh dete hai aapse koi hatiyaar naa le, aap apne hatiyaar apne pass hi rakhe."
"Par aaisa karne ki aapki wajeh?" Pundir doubted him.
"Hume aapki jarurat pad sakti hai." Jeevan said to Prithvi and smiled.
"Thik hai." Prithvi nodded his head.
"Ab aap log jayiye warna log aap dono ko dhundte yaha aa jayenge." Jeevan pointed at Prithvi and Sanyogita and left.
Prithvi and Sanyogita glanced at each other. It seemed everyone was aware of their punishment.
Payal lifted her dupatta quickly. "Ab yeh kya naya chakkar hai?"
Prithvi: "Ha .. Yaha toh kuch aur hi kahani chal rahi hai."
"Kya Madan ko Jeevan ke havale karna thik tha?" Sanyogita asked Prithvi.
"Uska hosh mein aana jaruri hai" He replied looking at her.
"Par kya hum Jeevan pe bharosa kar sakte hai?" Pundir was looking in Jeevan's direction.
"Ha, unhe hamari aur hume unki jarurat hai."
"Toh kya tum apne maqsad ke baare mein bhi uhne batadoge?" Asked Sanyogita.
"Abhi nahi, jarurat pade toh hi." Prithvi answered.
"Par Prithvi, Jeevan..."
"Mujhpe bharosa rakho Pundir." Prithvi turned at him. "Hum Jeevan pe bharosa kar sakte hai."
"Aur Maha mantri?" Pundir asked.
"Jaha tak hume pata hai, weh achhe insaan hai." Payal said.
"Par kuch keh nahi sakte Payal." Pundir said.
"Kya baat hai jo thik se bata nahi rahe hai yeh log?" Sanyogita asked.
"Mein bhi yehi soch raha hu." Prithvi said. "Par saari baatein inse janani toh hogi hi."
They all were thinking hard.
Pundir then went near Payal "Prithvi ne thik kaha tha, tumpe phir se hamala ho sakta tha."
"Aur humne bhi toh kaha tha, tumhare hote hume kisise darne ki jarurat nahi."
They smiled and stared at each other.
Prithvi glanced sideways at Sanyogita and smiled. She asked him 'what?' through gestures.
"Payal, Pundir chahiye toh hum aage badhe?" Prithvi asked smiling.
"Kya? Ha... nahi chalo."
Pundir pursed his lips.
"Payal humne bhi tumse pehle kaha tha naa, ab tum apne aap ko kisi musibat mein nahi dalogi." Sanyogita was really worried for her. She was having some uncomfortable feeling.
"Ha, Sanyogita tum chinta mat karo."She answered casually.
Sanyogita was not convinced, with same worried face she looked at Prithvi.
"Tum phikar mat karo, hum sab hai naa." He said.
"Chalo chalte hai, hamare baki dushman bhi toh hamara intazaar kar rahe honge" His hands automatically went on his waist for his sword. It was not hanging there.
"Meri talwar?" He wondered. "Lagta mein wahi bhul aaya. Chalo" He started moving.
"Lakshman." Sanyogita called him. He stopped and looked at her.
"Tumhari talwar humne uthai." She hold his sword in both hands horizantally.
"Yeh lo." She went near him.
Prithvi had always imagine this scene, where Sanyogita hands him his sword, like his mother Maharani Kamalavati used to give to his father, Maharaj Someshwar.
He smiled at her majestically and picked it up. "Shukriya."
They stared at each other.
"Sanyogita, Lakshman, Chahiye toh hum aage badhe?" Payal loudly repeated Prithvi's dialogue and smiled. Prithvi gave her sarcastic look.
"Aa..... nahi chalo hum sab chalte hai." Said Sanyogita and moved ahead.
Prithvi, Pundir, Sanyogita and Payal went to Vaidya's tent. It was empty. He was in the function. Some medication material was kept outside. Prithvi spotted pots of water and he and Pundir washed their faces. Prithvi sat on the cot, his head was paining somewhat. Sanyogita was able to feel it. She saw blood was still coming from the cut on his forehead. She found pieces of white cloths hanged. She took those and went near Pundir and said "Thode neem ke patte leke yeh patti inke sar par baandh do."
Prithvi who was sitting head down, looked up, stunned.
Pundir was about to take it when Payal interrupted "Par tum nahi baandh paoge Pundir. Tumhare haath pe bhi toh chot lagi hai, lao hum hi baandh dete hai." She smiled at Prithvi and riased her hand to take the cloth from Sanyogita's hand.
Sanyogita quickly took her hand back. "Koi jarurat nahi hai, hum hi baandh dete hai." She gave Prithvi a strange look as if it he was at fault and she went near the neem tree to pick some leaves. Pundir too went there to help her.
Prithvi got up. "Tum kyun kar rahi ho yeh sab?" he asked Payal. "Dekho mein usase jhagadna nahi chahta."
"Tumhe sirf jhagada nazar aata hai Prithvi aur kuch nahi?"
"Aur kya?"
Payal smiled.
Prithvi squinted at her "Dekho Payal tum yeh bachkana chod do. Isase kuch nahi..."
"Aur agar yahi bachkana Maharaj Prithviraj Chauhan ko unki Sanyogita lauta de toh?"
Prithvi stared at her. Her face was glowing in Pride and confidence. He could not find any words to argue because even he wished she should succeed. Some hopes arose in his mind and he felt sudden happiness.
Payal started laughing.
"Ab tum has kyun rahi ho?"
"Kyun ki Sanyogita yehi dekh rahi hai, dekho."
Prithvi turned at Sanyogita and saw she was really watching them with a wild cat look.
"Payal tum bhi naa? Ab chup bhi ho jao." He warned her and himself, because he too smiled unknowningly.
Sanyogita started coming near them.
"Hum chalte hai, ab maharaj Prithvi raj aap hi sambhaliye apne ghussewali Sanyogita ko."
Pundir came there. "Tumhari chot thodi gehri hai Lakshman, tum dava laga ke jaldi aa jao. Hum pehle aage badate hai, Arjun pareshaan ho raha hoga." He found convincing reason to leave them alone and go with Payal.
Prithvi nodded his head and felt like blushing.
"Chalo Payal." Pundir called her and they went away.
Sanyogita stood there quietly near the cot tossing leaves in her hand, adamantly refusing to look at him. Prithvi wished to smile, but he did not and sat quietly on the cot, bending back and streching his hands back in a relaxed manner.
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He smiled "Jungli billi."
"Bigde Raiij." She too smiled.
"Ab hasti hi rahogi ya patti bhi bandhogi."
"Acchha ab sab yaha aa jao." A man came near Prithvi and Sanyogita. They were yet in quarelling and angry mood and did not look at anyone. Many people came and circled them.
"Sanyogita?????" Now Prithvi lost his paitence "Maine kaha ..." He then realised it was a female voice that called her.
He and Sanyogita turned in that direction, so did everyone.
Prithvi, Sanyogita, Pundir, Arjun and Sanjam were surprised.
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