Chapter 1

It was the time of rajasuya yagya taking place. All the guest has arrived one by one. Queen Draupadi was watching the guests when the guards announced arrival of the king of Anga. Her smile disappeared at once as she looked at the tall golden handsome figure and the small figure accompanied by him. She rushed into her chamber panting. This made her all her maids confused. They know their queen value her pride so much that she will never allow herself to be this tensed. She had already welcomed all kaurava princes from Hastinapura with their wives. Who were enemy of the pandavas but she proudly showed them the grandness of Indraprastha. Rather she was waiting for this moment of pride for the long time. She even welcomed the Kings that were giving lustful looks to her like Jayadrath or Shishupala but why did she felt this nervous when Angaraj walked in? Looking at Karna they also wondered another thing. Angraj didn't bring any of his wife with him neither he brought his oldest and most favourite son Vrishasena who used to accompany him everywhere. But rather he brought out of all his illigimate son Sarvadamana whose mother's name he never revealed.

The only maid who was not surprised was Shyamala the childhood sakhi of queen Draupadi who knew all of her darkest secrets. She calmly followed her mistress.

"Shyamala arrange angraj the room on secret corridor."Draupadi ordered."

"Queen whatever you are doing do carefully. You know you can't let anyone know your secret" Shyamala said worriedly and Draupadi seemed very furious.

"Shyamala don't forget you are my maid not my sister to give me advice. Have you forgotten that you were responsible for this situation of mine? That day I asked you to get rid of the unwanted child I birthed and you handed him over to angraj. Now he gets to use him against me. You should be thankful I still allowed you to stay with me.

Shyamala sighed. After Panchala princess became the empress her temper is getting worse. She didn't dare to remind her it was Draupadi's decision to enter into an affair with Eldest pandava Karna yet keeping his identity secret. (Yes Draupadi had told her how she discovered it eavesdropping mother Kunti and Vidura's conversation and hence she never felt guilt for this affair as being eldest Pandava Karna was her husband as well according to her) She said she was doing this because she couldn't handle the news of Arjuna marrying around princesses of all over Bharatvarsh. And hence she was desperate to forget the pain. But she was not ready for the consequences of the affair. she didn't want to birth Karna's son but as she was living in a topavan for Arjuna's allotted year it was impossible for aborting the child in presence of sages and she had to give birth." She asked Shyamala to sail the child away just as her mother in law did to child's father but before Shyamala could do it Angraj discovered her and took away the child and left. Since then Draupadi and Shyamala's relation deteriorated.

Shyamala left to do the arrangement as ordered.