Weapons do not cleave the soul, fire does not burn it, waters do not wet it, and wind does not dry it.

- Geeta Shlok

After waiting for a moment Krishna decided to join others for dinner. Subhadra andSatyabhama reached the dining hall to be welcomed by the stiff atmosphere. The tension inthe air was thick as slices. Angraj and the crown prince of Panchal were sitting at both sides ofhis elder brothers trying to finish the dinner as soon as possible. Revati and other Krishna'swives are busy serving. The chief queen was trying to feed the kids with Abhimanyu inher lap, while on one side the three young borns of Panchal princess and on another sidethere was a boy whom she recognized as Saamb, Prativindhya, and Suttosam who were happilychatting with Bhanu.

The crown prince of Panchal was shooting glares at the mighty king ofAnga who seem unfazed by this focus on his plate. Lord Balram was uncomfortable sittingbetween the two. After a few moments YAdav princess stepped in the hall making Dhristdyumna looked at her briefly for a moment. Shecan feel the swirling of questions in his eyes keeping him on edge. She nodded her head inhis direction indicating that she understands his situation and will fill him later on. After herquiet conversation, the Yadav princess realizes her sister-in-law Satyabhama went to assisther elder sister-in-law in feeding the kids and to know her best friend's children a little more.She went towards Saamb picking him up and placing him in her lap and started feeding andtalking to him. The kid took an instant liking to his aunt. After all, the new faces, especiallykids who were getting a lot of attention, made him insecure. He was always angry with hisfather and others for putting the needs of others above him. He always believed that the royals ofDwarka treated him and his mother unfairly. Apart from his mother and the chief queen ofDwarka, he wasn't much close to anybody else. But today this new lady, his aunt, made himlower his walls and made an instant place in his life.

He asked her various questionsregarding her life, Abhimanyu, and his father. He sympathizes with the little Abhimanyu. Hefelt both their stories are somewhat similar as their father put others above him. Subhadratold him stories about Pandavas and Draupadi being away from their kids due to someurgent matters without realizing that her words are interpreted completely differently by thislittle boy. Saamb formed a theory that his aunt and cousin are left behind due to the parentsof the other five kids. This theory made him love his aunt and his cousin but he took aninstant dislike towards the other five. Krishna who joined shortly looked at all the variousscenes unfolding in front of him. One side the forming anger of one fire born, the blossominglove between the kids and his queens, the budding love and hate at the same time in his sontowards the new guests, the discomfort of his brother and Angraj. He muttered slowly "seemslike the upcoming is going to be more complicated than expected".

The dinner somehowwent peacefully and everyone breathed a sigh of relief once it got over. The elders andAngraj left calling off for the night. The yadav princess and other queens took the kids to tuck them inbed. The only person left were the two Yadav brothers along with the two eldestdaughters-in-law and the crown prince of Panchal. Somehow Dau was not mad about hisdecision as he knew Krishna won't take such a big step without any reason. Placating thefirstborn was tough but the charming words of Dwarkadheesh never failed. After thisconversation, Dhristdyumna left to check on his nephews before sleeping. After a briefconversation with the Yadav prince, he decided to trust Krishna on this matter. He left tobed, thanking them softly for having his back in this tough time. He felt a familiar admiration forboth this bewitching brother and sister. Dau and Queen Revati too left for bed. Krishna sighstiredly muttering "today was eventful. I guess reasoning with elders is worse than reasoningwith kids." His eyes fell on his chief queen who was the only one left in the room. A small smile formed onhis perfect lips. She was the woman who made his admiration grew every day without eventrying. Before he makes his way towards her, someone held his hand taking him bysurprise. He turned to find his second queen looking at him with a beautiful smile."I was waiting for you in my room and you are here. You forgot whenever you return after solong you spend the time with me before others. You have to tell me all the adventures of thistime. Also, why are you still here? Everyone left so at whom you are smiling?"She turned to look in the direction he was looking moments ago only to find his beloved chiefqueen immersed in her work of instructing maids about the last set of chores.

"Oh now I understand. I was wondering who made the mighty Kanha smile in admirationother than his beloved Rukmini."

"This is not true Satyabhama. I admire you all. It's not like I prefer one over the other, you allare the same to me."

"I know Arya you don't have to justify yourself. I know you love all of us without any partiality.But this chesire smile is something which forms on your lips only at the sight of her. Thewhole Dwarka knew this. Not that we mind at all." She spoke softly, smiling before turningher attention towards her co-wife.

"Jiji, you haven't slept yet. You have been working since the early morning without any rest.At least give yourself a break now. The maids will do the remaining work. You should restnow. You will wear yourself like this." She chided her affectionately.The chief queen of Dwarka turned abruptly, listening to the voice of her co-wife. She smiledat her chiding and replied softly."Satya, Arya, what are you both doing here? It's late, you guys should rest. I was justfinishing the last set of instructions. I was asking the ladies to check on everyone if theyneed something and the remaining to finish the basic preparation for breakfast. If notprepared early we may get late for breakfast. I don't want our guests and kids to wait. Youboth go and rest. You gave me a lot to catch up on. I will leave after checking thepreparation." Queen Rukminini rambled all in a breath both of them laugh.

Dwarkadheesh looked with amusement at his wife on her topic of worry. With one last look of pureundying love at her, he left with his fiery queen. They both talked along with him sharing theadventurous details of his journey. After a while, the queen, Satyabhama, gone to sleep. He peckedhis forehead before leaving in search of his solace in his Shri.After reaching his room he realized she still hasn't returned. He stood at her balcony waitingfor her return sadly. He realized she didn't take care of herself at all. After a while, he heardher anklets. She gets shocked to find him."Arya, you here, you were with Satya so how come you are here?"

"So I can't come to see my Shri now," Krishna asked, feeling hurt.

"I didn't meant that, Arya." Krishna smiled at his innocent wife before placing her in a swingbeside him. Both talked about the ongoing situations, their worries, the upcoming, and theirstand. After a long torturing time, Dwarkadheesh was finally feeling peace with his solace in hisarms.

The next day starts with the basic lessons on warfare as this was the first day of kids' training.Krishna and Balram also took part in this along with Angraj and the first fire born. The kidschose their preferred weapons. In this topic, they all went to their father's route. They madethe schedule that Karna will train them in archery, Dhristdyumna in fencing, dau with maceand Krishna will share the war techniques as he would not be present for the whole training. Thekids chose their teacher according to their preferred weapons. They all were surprised byAbhimanyu's impeccable skills. He impressed Karna with his brilliance.

Saamb was happy withAbhimanyu's achievements but the presence of other kids irked him a lot. The days went onwith the kids mastering their skills. Everyone got settled in Dwarka. Dhri and Karna still weren't on good terms but they started getting along with time, especially with the kids around.Abhimanyu was the apple of the eyes of Dwarka. He had a part of Rukmini's soul as well aseveryone wrapped around his little finger. The uppandavas have the same with Subhadra.She became the most important part of their lives making saamb to grow more hatred towards them. In all this time he was so fond of Subhadra that he does not like sharing her attentionwith anyone else other than Abhimanyu. He had a soft spot for Abhi but in the case ofuppandavas, he had nothing else but jealousy and disdain.

Days went on and Kunti returnedto Hastinapur. Krishna once again leaves in Pandavas' aid. Dau remained busy with royal matters inhis absence. One fine day Karna visited Somnath and much to his surprise the first fire borndecided to accompany him. The kids were left behind in the Arena to practice and play with aninstruction to not harm each other. Saamb decided to play a little revenge trick onuppandavas. After making sure that Abhi was out of the earshot because he didn't wanted himto fall into trouble. He tricked them to go into the jungle behind the palace and planned toscare them but he was unaware of the lurking danger. He left the arena satisfied that his planworked and Abhi was safe. The detail he missed was that watching his brothers walkingtowards the jungle abhimanyu ran after them.

The sun went down when both the teachers returnedfrom Somnath and found the Arena empty. The ladies started getting worried as the kids hadn't returned from their trainingyet. Queen Rukmini decided to go and check upon them. Saamb ran happily towardsSubhadra's room to spend some time with her. On his way, he found her in a worried state. On inquiring for the reason he got the answer which made his heart sink.The uppandavas along with Abhimanyu were missing. He found himself afraid for the brotherhe loves and hurt for the painful looks of both the ladies whom he truly loves apart from hismother. He prayed to Narayan for Abhi's safety if it meant bringing the other five as well

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