Shivaay forwarded her gift towards her and she looked at the gift in shock.

A- Hukum.

Her eyes got filled with tears and she started crying.

Shivaay looked at Anika worriedly.

S- Yuvrani sa, aap Theek hain? (Anika, are you alright?)

Shivaay asked her worriedly.

Anika nodded her head with a smile.

She gently took her sword from Shivaay and caressed it with her fingers gently.

A- Kintu yeh.....? Kaise?  (But this....? How?)

Anika asked Shivaay in confusion and he smiled softly.

S- Aapko pata hai humne aapke liye ye rishta kyo bheja tha? ( Do you know that Why did I sent my alliance for you?)

Anika shook her head in negative. Shivaay smiled.

S- Aaiye.. Hum aapko batate hain. (Come. I'll tell you.)

Shivaay made Anika sit on a big stone and sat beside her.

S- Humne aapko pehli baar Tulsipur mein dekha tha. Tulsipur aapke aur humare rajya ke Seema ke madhya mein hain toh hum waha daure par gaye the... Ek aam aadmi ka bhesh dharan karke. Hum waha nadi ke paas se guzar hi rahe the ki humne dekha ki kuch dusht purush, ek kanya ko pareshan kar rahe hain. Jitne samay mein hum waha pahuchte humne dekha ki waha ek veer yoddha ne uss kanya ki sahayata kar li aur un dushton ko maut ke ghaat utaar diya. (Do you know i saw you in Tulsipur for the first time. Tulsipur is situated between your and my kingdom so i was there for survey when I noticed some perverts troubling a girl. Before I could do something, I saw a brave warrior has already saved that girl and killed those m*r*ns.)

Anika looked at Shivaay and blushed as she knew who was the warrior.

S- Phir ek hawa ka jhoka aaya aur un yoddha ke chehre se kapda hatt gaya aur hum achambhit reh gaye. Tab humne aapko pehli Baar dekha tha. Aapki khubsurati se adhik hum aapki pratibha se mohit ho gaye the. Humne kabhi kisi ko aise nipunta se yuddha karte hue nahi dekha, aur aap toh ek stree hain. Humari bhent jin streeyon se hui, woh sab apni khubsurati ke liye chintit rehti thi par aapki aankhon mein humne aapki talwar ke liye chamak dekhi. Humne aap mein woh sare gun dekhe jo hum apni rani sa mein chahate the. Isiliye humne aapke liye rishta bheja. (Suddenly, the cloth covering warrior's face got removed due to a gust of wind and I was surprised. That was the first time, when I saw you. I was attracted more to your talent than your flawless beauty. I've never seen anyone fight with so much skills, let alone a girl. All the ladies, I'd met, they were concerned about their beauty but I saw a spark in your eyes after looking at your sword. I saw all the qualities in you, which I wanted in my queen. That's why I had sent my alliance for you.)

Shivaay said while admiring each moment when he saw her. Anika listened to him carefully and her eyes got filled with tears. How can someone be so perfect? Does he even belong to that era? He was admiring sword fighting skills of a woman, in the male domimant society where only male can be skillful in war and it's ethics.

Anika started crying. Shivaay looked at her worriedly.

S- Yuvrani sa? Hume shama kar dijiye agar aapko khed hua toh. ( Anika? Please forgive me if you felt bad.)

Shivaay said worriedly.

Anika looked at him with teary eyes and shook her head.

She gave the sword back to Shivaay.

A- Yeh patni dharm aur rani ke kartavyo ke viruddh hai. Hum yeh nahi kar payenge. ( This is against a wife's and queen's duties. I can't do this.)

Anika said but Shivaay didn't took the sword back from her.

S- Aap mein pratibha hai aur hum nahi chahte ki aapka patni dharm ya aapki rani ke kartavya aapko aapki pratibha se vanchit rakhen. Hume aur humare rajya ko aapki pratibha ki aavashyakta hai. Aapke pita ke rajya ko aapki iss pratibha ki aavashyakta hai aur hum Aapse aapki pratibha nahi cheenege. ( You're talented and I don't want your wife's and queen's duties to stop you from achieving your talent. I and my kingdom needs your skills.  Your father's kingdom needs your skills and I won't snatch away your talent from you.)

Shivaay said with determination and Anika looked at him helplessly. Her mind was filled with her mother's words about being a good wife not a warrior.

A- Kintu humari pratibha ko koi nahi samjhega. Sab aapko galat drishti se dekhenge. Aap ek stree ko apne aap se saksham kyu banana chahte hain? Aapke rajya ke logon ka kya? Aapke parivar ka kya? Ek stree ka sirf ek dharm hai aur woh hai patni dharm. Koi bhi rani kabhi yoddha nahi hoti. (But noone will understand my talent. Everyone will look at you with disgust. Why are so hell bent on making me more capable? What about kingdom's people? What About your family? A woman has only one duty to follow and that's a wife's duty. There wasn't any queen who was a warrior.)

Anika said desperately trying to convince Shivaay but Shivaay was a hard nut to crack. She wanted to become a warrior but she couldn't disappoint her family.

Shivaay looked at her with a smile.

S- Agar koi rani yoddha nahi hoti toh aap pehli yoddha rani hongi. Aap unn anekon raniyon ke liye udaharan banegi jo apne aapko kisi purush se kam samajhti hain. Rahi baat, rajyavasiyon ki toh unhe iss baat pe garva hona chahiye ki unki rani ek yoddha hai, ki unki rani unke raja ki unupasthiti mein bhi unki raksha ke liye saksham hai. Humare parivar ko iss baat se koi pareshani nahi hogi, woh iss vishay mein jaante hain. Ab aap apni kamar mein chabhiyon ke guchhe ke saath, talwar bhi hogi. ( If a queen is not a warrior then you'll be the first WARRIOR QUEEN, you'll be the example for many queens who think that they're less than any man. If it's a matter of kingdom people, then they should know that their queen is a warrior, they should know that their queen is capable of protecting them in the absence of their King. My family knows about this so that won't be a problem.)

Shivaay said with a wide smile and Anika felt overwhelmed.

A- Dhanyawad, hukum. Aapko nahi pata ki aapne hume humare jeevan ki sabse bada sukh diya hai. ( Thank you. You don't know that you've given me the biggest happiness of my life.)

Anika was about to touch his feet but Shivaay stopped her.

S- Humne aapko itna bada bhashan diya ki aap humare barabar hain phir bhi aap humare pair Choo rahi hain, Yuvrani sa. ( I've given you such a long speech about our equality, still you're touching my feet.)

Shivaay said with a chuckle and Anika chuckled too.

S- Aur aap humare saath yuddha par chalengi, jo hum aapke rajya ke liye lad rahe hain. (And you're going on the war with me which I'll be fighting for your Kingdom.)

Anika looked at him with wide smile.

S- Accha. Ab hume apni patni ke saath samay vyatit karna chahte hain. ( Okay. Now I want to spend some time with my wife.)

Anika nodded her head with a shy smile and blush covering her cheeks.

Shivaay picked her up in his arms and took her to their bedroom.

Shivaay made her lie down on the end and kissed her forehead. Anika closed her eyes in ecstasy.

Shivaay smiled and they consummated their marriage.

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