❝ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ɪs ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ʜᴏsᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀɴᴀᴊɪ ʜᴀs ᴅᴇᴄʟᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғɪɢʜᴛ ᴛɪʟʟ ʜɪs ʟᴀsᴛ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ. ❞

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"Om tatpurushay vidhmahye," chanted a strong male voice, "Mahadevay dhimahi," sang the melodious female voice in synchronization while doing the rudra-abhishek by milk.

"Tannoh rudra prachodayath." The shloka was completed by both simultaneously, completing the abhishek and offering the reverence to great lord Mahadev, who is also worshiped as Eklanji.

The Ishtdev of Suryavansh. The aesthetic couple bowed in front of their deity graciously.

"Jai Eklanji," was chanted by the other devotees present in the magnificent temple of Eklanji, in Udaipur.

The avatar that represents lord Mahadev himself with four faces indicating Brahma (creator), Vishnu (processor) and Mahadev (destroyer) along with Surya (Sun), pertains the highest regards of the Suryavansh clan and it's subjects.

The couple bowed in front of the priest together to attain his blessings, which he gave wholeheartedly, "Saubhagyavati bhava Baijisa, Vijayi bhava Shreemant."

Shreemant means a man who is prosperous in every aspect of his life. May it be wealth, health or his married life.

Worshipping their Eklanji in brahma muhurta, is how Adhrik and his wife's day starts. Getting up before the sun was never a problem for them.

A month of togetherness, made them adapt to a strict schedule, that the day will be incomplete without each-other. They were like the same entity all together.

While walking together to their home and answering every greeting with graceful smiles and merriment was a part of their new routine.

They were connected in such a way that they now knew each-other inside out. While Baijisa worked as a doctor, Adhrik started to explore and connect with his own kingdom's capital and it's subjects.

He was also working on strategies for winning the war of Chittorgadh, while it was becoming more and more complicated with each passing sun.

Baijisa's views and strategies helped tremendously in making even the counter views too and not only attacks. And if they were on the right track, then the fort of Udaipur was on verge of getting captured.

Yes. The fort of Udaipur, where the royal family of Awadh stayed, would be under attack at any moment from now. Yet, there was not even a line of worry on Adhrik's forehead.

The royal family will be evacuating the palace. As they reached their little heaven, Adhrik asked sweetly, "Aji sunti ho?"

"Haanji," answered Baijisa with a small smile. The term which Adhrik used to call his wife is a very sweet endearment used by husbands for their wives.

"Your husband is going to the war shortly. What do you want as a gift after his victory?" He asked. Generally he never asked or gifted anything to any lady except his mothers.

But now, it was different with her. And he knew that she would not ask for luxuries.

She smiled at him with pride and answered, "Keys to the fort of Chittorgadh."

And that made him smile back at her proudly. "And naath, go and gain your victory. I promise to ensure the security of our home and family," she answered further softly.

That suddenly made him emotional and he pulled her hand with a force that made her collide with his chest intimately. He wrapped her in his arms with an iron grip and kissed her forehead with respect and feelings.

The feelings that he was yet unaware of, while she blushed bright red and closed her eyes.

"And I promise you the keys of Chittorgadh right in your hands, mari ranisa," he whispered with determination.

The words that meant my queen, made her breath hitch. Before she could react any further, Chakrapani came running. Huffing and panting as his life depended on it.

"BAUJIRAJ ADHRIK!" He screamed. And immediately Baijisa's breath hitched. Baujiraj Adhrik? She pushed him with quiet a force and shock.

Adhrik's entire demeanor changed in just a second.

"Udaipur's fort is captured by Afghans!" He informed them. Yet, Adhrik nodded calmly.

"But that's not it, Baujiraj," he continued. And that made Adhrik's spine rigid and his eyes darkened. And the current predicament, made Baijisa forget about her husband being Adhrik Singh Raghuvanshi himself.

"The royal family is taken hostage and Ranaji has declared to fight till his last breath," declared Chakrapani and that was enough to spike the heart rates of both Ranasa and his Ranisa.

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sʜᴀʙᴅ-ᴋᴏsʜ : ᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʀʏ

ʀᴜᴅʀᴀ-ᴀʙʜɪsʜᴇᴋ : ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ᴏғ ᴘᴏᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sʜɪᴠʟɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴍɪʟᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ғʀᴀɢʀᴀɴᴛ ᴇssᴇɴᴄᴇs.

ɪsʜᴛᴅᴇᴠ : ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴅ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʙʏ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ɪɴ ʟᴇɢᴀᴄʏ.

sᴀᴜʙʜᴀɢʏᴀᴠᴀᴛɪ ʙʜᴀᴠᴀ : ʟᴏɴɢ ʟɪғᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜsʙᴀɴᴅ.

ᴠɪᴊᴀʏɪ ʙʜᴀᴠᴀ : ʙᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀɪᴏᴜs.

ʙʜʀᴀʜᴍᴀ ᴍᴜʜᴀʀᴀᴛ : ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sᴜɴʀɪsᴇ. 4:00 ᴀᴍ.

ᴀᴊɪ sᴜɴᴛɪ ʜᴏɴ? : ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ʜᴏɴᴇʏ?

ʜᴀᴀɴᴊɪ : ʏᴇs.

ʀᴀɴᴀsᴀ : ᴋɪɴɢ.

ʀᴀɴɪsᴀ : ǫᴜᴇᴇɴ.