18 18. Meeting the Queen

Sweating profusely from all over, Sansara blinked several times before he was brought back to reality by a desperate Vinasaka who kept calling him repeatedly out of his daze and soon he found the person in front of him was still the same but different. There was no sword, no stab, no blood, only the usual Vinasaka kneeling in front of him in order to look straight at his eyes, to ensure him that everything was fine and there was nothing to be worried about.

It was still a few seconds before Sansara’s eyes gradually came back to life and recognised Vinasaka. “Vinasaka…,” he whispered and soon he leaned in over Vinasaka causing him to almost fall on his back but he managed to support himself with his palm. And now, they were in a really weird position with Vinasaka leaning back and Sansara almost climbing on top of him but the latter seemed to take no notice of it as he continued to look for the stab mark on the former’s body.

However,....