Chapter 16 - Proofs

"What? A slave courtesan!"

"How can it be? How can master became so low to make a relationship with that kind of woman"

"It is really unbelievable "

People started to talk with each other and royal guards also looked at Migara with amusing eyes. Even grand thero also wondered after hearing that.

"Ha…Ha…Master, I never thought you can create such a lie about your daughter like that. Even I also doubted my findings about you for a moment. Do you think you can change facts by creating this kind of illusion?" Anjana said with a malicious smile.

"Young lord, how can I create a lie about my daughter?" Migara said in an exhausted voice.

"If it is true, then show us the evidence. Do you have evidence to prove the identity of that girl as your daughter?"  Anjana said in mockery.

"Okay…I will show all of you. My daughter's mother's name is Maalaa. She worked as a courtesan in the west side of the capital. And also I can show the horoscope of my daughter as written evidence to you all. " Migara said in an angry voice.

" Chief, as I remembered there was a courtesan named Maalaa in the west side of the capital, but she was missing since the last few months. It was said she was pregnant by someone and was dead after her delivery. "One of royal guard said to the chief.

"Indeed. Isn't there was found evidence from an astrologer's house near to west gate  that there was given birth girl named Mantha by a courtesan in capital in the same month that princess was born ,when  we were investigating births of children in the capital within this period?" another soldier also stated in a hushed voice.

"Yes. Of course, I know that. Let's check the horoscope of this girl first. If that detail corresponds with the details that we got from that astrologer's house it is not too late to change target direction" the chief replied to other royal guards in a hushed voice.

"Yes, chief" royal guards replied.

"Okay master, show me the horoscope to us. Then we will decide then did you tell us lie or not" the chief asked Migara.

"Okay. Follow me to my house. Then I will show you it" Migara said and started to walk in the direction of his house while everyone in the arena of the village council started to follow him unconditionally. At some moment group came in front of Migara's house and surrounded the entrance of the house.  After that Migara entered the house and said " Thero, Chief, Village chief come after me. I will show you the horoscope". Then they also followed after him and entered the house. He got a wooden box that was placed beside his mat and opened it. Inside it was rolls of sesame leaves papers and Migara took one roll among them.

"Thero, this is my daughter's horoscope," Migara said and showed it to others. The chief took that roll and looked at it. He took some piece of cloth and looked at the detail in it while checking the details in the horoscope from time to time.

"Is this enough for you?" Migara asked. From the beginning, he knew that his friend surely made some plans to create a safe environment for his daughter. When his friend delivered the baby girl to his hands he was given some documents to Migara. After came to here he was checked those documents and found there were two horoscopes one of which was the real and the other one was for concealed identity. As well as there was another document that stated the background of the fake identity. Migara trusted the arrangements of his friend and decided to follow those arrangements. So he used that fake identity to hide the baby girl from authorities. Because he could not trust the safety of baby girl in hands of royals.

After hearing decision of king about not to catch or kill descendents of previous king, he was wondered first and started to appreciate the ruling of king. But he knew he could not place safety of little baby girl in hands of royalty without much guarantee. He was afraid some people may use her to fulfill their dreams. So he decided to keep hide baby girl from royalties further.

"Date and time is match with the details we have got. But we have to check handwriting of horoscope "the chief said in some frustrated look and went outside of the house.

"You…! Come here and give me detailed document that written down birth details originally" chief said one of the royal guard who was waiting outside of the house. Then that guard delivered some sesame leaf paper to the chief and the chief started to look at both documents very carefully. Villagers and others also looked at that relentlessly at this and tension among the group increased greatly.

 "Master, sorry for making such an embracement in front of your villagers," the chief said to Migara after looking at documents for some time.

"What is that meaning? Are that details correct?" Anjana asked in disbelief.

"Yes. These details are correct and handwriting also matched each other. So it was evident that this girl is real daughter of master Migara" the chief explained in detail about the findings to the group.

"No! It can't be. You are telling lies. These evidence should be fake" Anjana said in an angry voice.

" Are you saying that my judgment is wrong? If you have any doubts check these" the chief said in an angry voice to Anjana and delivered the documents to Anjana.  Anjana looked at all documents carefully for while and said "No way…can't this be happen. How could it become like this…"

"Why not? Young lord ,please not make slander to master anymore. I think you should go to your place not to create further troubles. "the chief said mercilessly to Anjana and hearing this Anjana was frustrated .

"Okay, let's go" Anjana said to his people in exhausted manner and they started to walk away from village. He came here with lot of hopes but could not fulfill any of those in this journey and made some estrangement between him and royal guards. So he was so angry about what happened and  he left the place with making grudge about Migara for creating such situation.

"So, master. Thank you for helping us" the chief said in some exhausted tone.

Slave - In ancient Sri Lanka there was slavery system but slaves could live good life compared to other countries in same time range. They could also get some rights in society. It was said those slaves could not get ordination if his or her master not make themselves free from slave status.