Supriya looked at him with tears in her eyes. "I will marry you", Karna repeated. Supriya slowly nodded in agreement and he lifted her on his shoulder and took her on the chariot. He freed her from the rope and both the friends hugged each other.

Karna side hugged Duryodhan who hugged him back. "Thank you for saving my ass, every time", Duryodhana joked. Karna laughed and started the drive.

Supriya and Bhanumati sadly waved back at Urvi who waved back in tears.

"Sit", Karna said and both the girls sat on the seat, under the shed. Duryodhan sat down in front and Karna kept standing, moving the chariot.

After a while, they stopped for eating fruits. Karna and Duryodhan got down and got fruits for the girls. "Wanna get down for a while?" Karna asked and Supriya nodded. They helped their ladies get down.

Supriya and Karna walked ahead leaving Bhanumati and Duryodhana alone. The couples needed some time to understand each other.

"I am sorry, Supriya", Karna said genuinely. Supriya looked at him. "Trust me, I never wanted this to happen. I promise you that I will be the best husband, you could ask for", Karna said. "I heard about your dreams", Karna said further and Supriya looked down.

Karna made her look up. "I will fulfill each one of them", he promised. Supriya looked in his eyes and saw no taint of lies in them. She couldn't control and hugged him tightly. She cried badly in his arms. Karna hugged her back and caressed her hair.

"Wait, Arya", she said as he was going to taste a fruit. "My dharm doesn't allow you to bring risk on yourself. I will taste the fruit first", she said and took the fruit. She tasted it and found it good. She nodded and Karna smiled at her. They fed each other fruits.

Meanwhile...

Bhanumati was surprised as Duryodhana brought loads of fruits to her. They ate their fruits silently. "I am sorry for whatever I did, back in the court", he said. Bhanumati looked at him. "I didn't want you to wed someone else", he said to her.

"That's why you kidnapped me ignoring my cries", she said. Duryodhan panicked seeing her crying and kneeled down in front of her. "Please don't cry, darling", he said gently. "I am sorry for everything", he said to her.

"I will repent for it. Believe me, I will not touch you till you allow me too. If you want, we can stay in different rooms and start as friends...?" He asked. Bhanumati looked at him. "If you want...I won't talk to you. You can gell with everyone else. I will not come before you till you want me too", he promised.

"N-no", Bhanumati said. "I don't want anyone to talk behind our back. Whatever happens between us should stay private instead of becoming talk of the town. N-nothing can change what happened. So, I will accept it", Bhanumati said.

"I-I just need a promise", she said quietly. "Anything", he said eagerly. "I don't want you to remarry again", she said. He smiled at her. "I would have never even thought about it. I love only you", he said.

She nodded and dutifully, fed him fruits as he smiled lovingly at her.

Karna and Supriya came back and smiled seeing Bhanumati and Duryodhana talking. They set off from there to Hastinapura.

In Panchal

It was the fifth time, Drupad was arresting sages. Some more sages were called to perform the Yagya. Now the Yagya had to be more intense as two daughters who were destined to marry two greatest archers were to be born.

The sages were trembling. The arrested sages were called and their condition was worse. They all sat down in fear and communicated with each other.

Drupad was taking advantage of Krishna's absence and tormenting sages. All eagerly awaited his arrival.

"I want my son and daughters. Do anything you have to do. But, I want the results", Drupad roared.

The sages trembled in fear and nodded. They started performing the Yagya, praying internally that this Yagya gets successful.

In Hastinapura

Vrushali and Kirti were tensed as they were called abruptly without any information from the kingdom of Hastinapura. They had been engaged in works in Anga but leaving them, they came here.

"Jiji, Arya would be fine, right?" Kirti asked. "Yes, Kirti, don't worry", Vrushali said gently but she was also tensed and Kirti sensed it.

Living without tension in Hastinapura was quite impossible. They were well aware of that by now.

Quickly, they entered in the court and found everyone. Even Kunti and Gandhari were present. Now, they were even more worried about what went wrong. Their hearts were racing.

Kirti had still that awkwardness with Arjun.

"What happened?" Vrushali asked. "Your husband and Duryodhana kidnapped the Princess and her friend from the swyamvar in Kalinga", Bhishma roared.

What's with Karna kidnapping princesses? Vrushali thought with a frown.

"H-he did what?" Kirti asked in a chocked voice and rushed in front. She stood beside Vrushali who was in deep thoughts.

"Yes. He did that to perform his so called duty for his friend", Arjun said. "I plead for strict action to be taken against them as they staked Hastinapura's image in front of the entire Aryavrat", Arjun said further.

Vrushali stayed silent, not able to understand what Karna was doing. He was going to heights for his friendship and she needed to talk to him as soon as possible.

Kirti had her eyes widened. She couldn't imagine her beloved getting punished. "I-Its my request", She said. "That we wait for Arya to return back. Surely, the court proceedings can go ahead but not in his absence", she said further in a requesting tone.

"You don't need to request, putri", Dhritrashtra said lovingly. "I am your father and daughters can demand anything from fathers. Anyways, I was going to wait for both of them to return", Dhritrashtra said.

Kirti and Vrushali sighed in relief.

In the forest

Karna was sitting and chatting with the girls about their childhood fantasies and Duryodhana was controlling the horses. They were successful in making the girls comfortable.

Supriya was surprisingly not angry with Karna. She was behaving like a new friend of his and bantering with him, she was really a child from heart.

"And then she started crying as she was scared. But, in real, it was just a surprise and she thought of it to be a demon", Bhanumati laughed along with Karna and Duryodhana as Supriya face palmed in embarrassment.

They were discussing a memory of how her father got dressed as a joker and she got scared of him when it was simply a sweet surprise.

"Stop it", Supriya grumbled earning another round of laughter. Supriya found, the two men to be really light hearted rather than what she used to hear.

"Mitr, we have reached Hastinapura and they are waiting for us", Karna heard and got up with the ladies who looked ahead to see the whole royal family gathered outside.