"I'm so happy that they have planned to welcome us," Draupadi said.
I know everything. About the game of dice and the humiliation. Still, my mouth is tied.

"How are you all?" I heard Kanha Na's voice.
"Bhaiya?"
"Pranam Madhava," Arjuna greeted.
"Pranam Govindharae," Draupadi said.
"Greetings All," Kanha greeted back.

"What happened, Dhaksha?  Is everything okay with you? You don't seem okay." he looked at me.
"No, I'm just excited to see you. "I faked to
smile.
"Ahaan," He replied.
"He knows why am I like this."

"You have arrived at the right time, Govindharae. We have some good news for you. Firstly, your sister, Subhadra is pregnant and Secondly, we have been invited to Hastinapur," Draupadi said in excitement.

"Subham Jaya. Partha, your son would be born with all your braveness and your qualities. Your son will be known to this world as a brave warrior Abimanyu. Your son's generation will happily rule while preaching dharma to this world," he praised them.

"Kanha," I called out for him.
He turned and nodded.

We both went down to the garden.

"Vasudeva, I can't withstand this. I know that they would be embarrassed in that Raja sabha.  How can I remain quiet?" I shouted.  "Draupadi is my friend and after becoming a part of the family. Am I not betraying my family?"

"See Dhaksha what should happen will happen. The adharma has to be destroyed from this world."

"But you can punish them.  You can destroy those devils. Why would you need this war? I can't change history,  but my heart says no. I know you are the preserver, not the destroyer. But to destroy adharama, that is the purpose of your incarnation right?"

"I took this incarnation for preaching dharma, not to destroy people. Everyone has their fate of death, remember Sisubala who was killed by me in Rajasuya yoga. That's his fate to be killed by me. It's Duruyan's fate to be killed by Bheem not me," Kanha Na said.
"Now go and visit Hastinapur. Prepare yourself, Dhaksha."

"But, your sister is the one who's doing adharama, Bhaiya. She knew her family would suffer, but still, she chose to keep her mouth shut and let them suffer. Tell me. Will you punish me?" I raised my voice.

"Fine, Tell Draupadi about the truth and convince her not to go to Hastinapur," Vasudeva replied. "It's all in your hand if you can convince her."

"What? Are you sure?" I exclaimed.
"Best of luck, my Dhaksha," he smiled mischievously

I rushed to Draupadi and told her about where I came from.
"So you are really from the future?" she exclaimed.
"Yes, Sakhi.  You can't tell this to anyone even my Aarya. I wanna tell you something-"
"How did they show me?" she got excited about the fact I'm from the future.
"They have described you as the most beautiful and bravest woman in history. Now that's not the problem-"
"That's not true, you are the most beautiful of all." she smiled.
"Sakhi, listen to me. You can't go to Hastinapur. I've promised my brother not to reveal future events. But I'm going to say this. You can't go to the courtroom tomorrow. It'd be a turning point in the Pandavas and Kauravas's life " I held her shoulders.

"Oh my dear, Dhaksha. I understand that you're concerned about me. But still, I was born to destroy adharma from this world. That's the purpose of my birth. Have you read about my birth? If tomorrow is the turning point of Kauravas life I'm very glad to be there. I'm ready to endure any pain in the way, Dhaksha. That is what my father wanted too." she replied.

"We are going. Don't worry, Dhaksha. I will never let anything happen to you. " she smiled.
"But I'm concerned about you."
"Nothing's going to happen to me. Take rest. Aarya Arjuna was looking for you." she smiled.

"This beautiful smile of hers is going to vanish tomorrow. What am I going to do?"

I walked over to my usual spot in our garden and sat down thinking about how guilty I was for letting them go to Hastinapur tomorrow.

"What happened, Dhaksha? Why are you here? Are you thinking about anything?" Arjuna kneeled in front of me.

"Nothing, Aarya. I'm just having a headache."
"You are hiding something from me, Dhaksha. You are bothered by something." he lifted my head.
He reads my mind like he reads a book, so easily.
"No, Aarya. Please go and take care of Subhu. I'll go back to our room soon." I turned away.
"No, I can't leave you like this. What are you hiding from me?" he raised his voice.
"I'm all fine, Arjuna. How can you leave my sister alone at this time? Leave now." I shouted back.
"Yup, I lost my temper."
"This might sound weird. But, are you by any chance getting mad about the fact that I'm spending time with your sister and not you?" he lifted my head again.

"Oh, my. He knows everything about me."
"What? Why would I be mad? My sister is pregnant and you are her husband. You must look after her and it's your wish to spend time with her if you want. Who am I to question it? Aren't we in an era where guys can marry numerous amount of women? How can I be mad? What right do I have?" words came through my mouth non-stop.
"What's going on, Dhaksha? You have all the right to get mad at me. You are not only my wife but my lover, my partner and everything." he replied.

"Listen up, Arjuna. I'm not seeking any rights now. All I want is some alone time. I'm not feeling okay. Let me have my private space, Arjuna." I shouted
"Alright, Dhaksha. I'm sorry for invading your private space. Don't stay out late for so long. Good night, my lady." he walked away.

"I have to learn to control my anger. I feel so bad now for ranting it all on my Aarya."
(After some time)

"I've to apologize to him for what I did."
As I got up and made my way toward the door, I spotted Arjuna leaning against the tree, peacefully asleep.
"How sweet of him to look over me and how stupid of me to shout at him."

"Aarya, get up. Let me walk you to Subhu's room." I pat on his shoulder.
"Oh, I fell asleep. Are you okay,  Dhaksha?" he asked me.

"I'm apologizing for acting that way to you. I'm always this short-tempered, mad and crazy person. The headache made it worse. I know, Aarya that I've not been kind, caring and loving towards you like Subhu and my Sakhi did. But trust me-"
"Hush. You don't have to explain anything. Come hug me." he spread his hands wide.

I sat down next to him and gave him a tight hug.
"Whatever you are thinking about. It's going to be okay, my love. Don't stress too much." he slid his fingers through my hair.
"Did you forgive me?"
"Nope. Stay like this for a while. I'll think about forgiving you." he pulled me even closer.
"I love you, Arjuna." I pulled back from the hug.
"I'm madly in love with this short-tempered, mad and crazy person alive." he smiled at me.

"This smile. This smile. My god."
"Alright. Let's leave now." I got up.

"To be continued...

Imagine this Dhaksha drawn when she was in Indraprastha.
She actually was well versed in Archery. Portrayed and known as a brave woman.

What do you think will happen?

What do you think would happen to Dhaksha in Hastinapuram?

Why did Krishna refused to help Dhaksha and insists her to go there?