Chapter-92

The maids of the mansion were gathered in the front yard.

"Did Alok come?" Yuvan directly asked them without even dismounting from his horse.

"No, lord. We were here for the whole day. No one passed the door."

"Check the entire mansion. " He pointed to the maids and guards present in the mansion.

"Charan, Ashok check his room. Report anything fishy." They went in and came out after a while. All the maids reported nothing unusual.

"Lord, this.." Ashok had a small box in his hand.

"Lord, this was in his room. I smell something fishy."

"Hey, I have seen this with him even before. It's nothing fishy." Abhik assessed after his careful observation.

"why?" Yuvan pointed at the box.

Ashok looked at Apu, "Apu di, have you ever gifted him a box? "

"No!"

"Yuvan, this is made in Hirangan style and how can a mere teenager from Sayyonee possess it. First, I thought maybe it was a gift or collection. But.."

"But, his entire house was on fire." Yuvan murmured.

"He came with us empty handed. This can't be his box. And even more, a Hirangan box can't be found in the Amai streets."

"Open...Open it.." Yuvan jittered.

"Lord, we have no key. It's not in the room." Charan replied.

"I said open it." Yuvan ordered in a high voice.

"Yuvan, it has a mechanism inside. If we force it, it will explode."

"Then do something. He was getting restless. All the while in the mansion, he didn't peep at her. He didn't dare to think of her without getting Alok before her.

"Apu di.. before leaving to the hotel, I remember, Alok gave you a pouch to keep. Is it with you now?" Amanya nodded at Charan's sudden question and took a white pouch from her pocket. She slowly pulled its strings and found a small golden key. Yuvan grabbed the box from Ashok's hands and offered it to her. She slowly extended the small key into the keyhole, slowly rotated it. A crack sound of mechanisms was heard and the box slowly opened. A scroll tied in blue ribbon with white rose petals was in it. The petals were surprisingly fresh,

"It's.. It's cobras.. The blue ribbon.." Charan whispered to Yuvan.

Yuvan took her and them to their room. All the servants were dismissed.

He bolted the door and they surrounded her closely. She slowly opened the scroll..

'Di, when you read this letter, don't look for me. I will be very far away from you. I know all of you will be thinking about Hiranga right now. Lord Yuvan, your inferences were right. An important person of the commander died in that arson and it was the chief of Sayyonee, my father.

I apologize for my selfishness, but since I am a cobra; I have my duties. I completed my revenge. Now I have nothing left to do here. I am going back to my land.

Di, it's time to return. You will be picked by your brothers any time. Before it's too late, give my brother in law a proper goodbye..

I will wait for you ...