Lost another Child

The view from the queen's chamber is beautiful as it is constructed above the river to enjoy this beautiful and breathtaking view.

The king shivraj loved aaradhya very much so he took special interest in designing the chamber for aaradhya by keeping her interests and safety in mind.

He designed it in a way that no one will be able to escape from the balcony and also no one will be able to climb it up because of the slippery walls almost touching the flowing river.

The servants panicked when they saw the scene folding in front of their eyes and they immediately held aaradhya when she lost her consciousness. They helped her to wake up.

Aaradhya opened her eyes and saw Raghu jumping off from the balcony. Raji followed him and Aaradhya started rushing to the balcony.

Aaradhya rushed towards the balcony and missed her footing but Yashoda protected her and tried to calm her down. She tried to console her by saying that she asked Raghu to go and search for the child.

When the queen returned to her bed, another guard came in, informing her that the King was captured by the enemies and now, they are arriving at the fort to capture her. This news shocked everyone and all began to tremble with fear.

"Everybody move to the secret base and save your lives. Yashoda will lead you", Aaradhya said with no emotions in her voice and looked at Yashoda to follow her words.

"But.." Before Yashoda said another word, Aaradhya said, "It's my Order..!!"

Left with no option, Yashoda asked everyone to leave the queen's chamber and follow her. Before leaving, she asked, "What about you Aari? and your child?"

"Take her with you Yashu and hand her to my father. Please take care of her and continue your search for my other daughter. Make sure to let this little girl know that she has a sister and she needs to take care of her. Give this pendant to her as a token of my love" Aaradhya said with tears in her eyes, handing over a beautiful shiny pendant.

"Why can't you come with me Aari?" Yashoda asked.

"Because it is the only option to keep my daughter safe now. It will give you the chance to get out of this place instead of letting them follow us all inorder to capture me" Aaradhya said.

Nodding her head, Yashoda hugged her best friend and said "Take care of yourself and don't worry about your child. She will be safe. I swear to protect her with my life" Yashoda said with tears in her eyes.

Kissing her daughter for one last time, Aaradhya gave her to Yashoda and bid goodbye to her daughter and her friend.

"Goodbye dear.. until we meet", she said in between her sobs.

Yashoda rescued all the servants and started their journey towards the Lotus Kingdom. No one with her knows what happened in the fort and what happened to the King and the Queen.

Yashoda looked back to see the fort for one last time and ordered some servants to split and go in different directions to mislead their enemies if anyone followed them.

Time flew by and It took three weeks for Yashoda to reach the Lotus kingdom. She needs to travel by water and cross the wild forest. After the long journey without taking any rest, she travelled. The only rest she took was when feeding the baby and at the midnights when the temperature gets very low.

By the time she reached kingdom, she turned very pale and she lost all of her energy. At the entrance, the guards stopped her because of the way she looked. But she showed them the pendant.

On that pendant a royal mark of both Lotus and Jasmine kingdoms together is engraved. After seeing that mark, the guards assisted her and took her directly to the King.

At the king's court, guards informed the king about the visitor along with the name. After hearing Yashoda's name, the King didn't wait for her arrival, instead he went to invite her because he knew the situation in Jasmine kingdom.

When Chanukya reached the garden in front of the palace, he noticed a few people. He recognised Yashoda even though her face looks pale.

"Yashoda.. My child. What happened to you?" King asked with concern.

"Your Majesty.. I am here to hand over your grand....." before completing her words she fainted.

After a few hours, Yashoda slowly opened her eyes. She examined the surroundings and tried to get up from the bed.

"Dear.. Are you feeling good? Did you rest well? Can I call the doctor?" King asked worriedly.

"No, your Majesty. I am feeling well now", Yashoda replied with a sore voice.

"Dear, no need to call me Majesty you can call me father", Chanukya, the King said, patting her hair and gesturing to the servant to give her some water.

After drinking water Yashoda looked at the king and smiled. But instantly she seemed alarmed and searched beside her for the baby.

Noticing her concern, the king said, "Don't worry child.. that baby is fine. She is crying when you faint. So I asked one of the servants to feed her some milk."

Hearing his words she calmed down but she insisted on seeing the baby. So the king asked her servants to bring the child to them.

Only after the baby was placed in Yashoda's hands, she looked relieved. Even while travelling, she didn't give the baby to anyone not because she doesn't have trust in others but because she doesn't want to trust anyone.

Chanukya asked, "How is my daughter, child? Why didn't she come with you? Also she is pregnant now, so what happened?"

"Your.. um.. Father this is your granddaughter", instead of answering all the questions she gave one answer which he didn't ask for.

"What?" Chanukya widened his eyes and Yashoda's eyes began to tear up.

She explained the whole situation to him and handed the child to the king.

After looking at his granddaughter for a long time, the king said, " My dear.. don't worry. This grandfather of yours will protect you and also find your sister's whereabouts."

'Dear Aari, I promise you that I will protect both your daughters and rescue you from that place', he declared to himself in his mind.