'In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principles, stand like a rock.'

Next day, the palace streets were ablaze from the very early morning. People were murmuring in between them. Rajendra was extremely irritated. The reason for all the chaos was Mallan's death. His dead body was found near the lake. Rajendra was not feeling sad for his death. But he was angered with the fact that one of his men was killed easily.

This news also reached the Anthapuram of all the palaces. Sevili was relieved and anxious at the same time. She waited for her princess to get ready.

Sangamithra: Yean padhattamaaga irukkiraai Sevili?? Magizhchi kol. Andha moorgan ozhindhaan. Avvalavvae un manadhil irukka veandum.

Sevili: Sari devi

She tried to smile and act normal. Sangamithra knew that her maid wasn't feeling so great about Mallan's end. But she believed that she would feel better as the time passed.

Sangamithra was invited for lunch in the queen's Anthapuram and she left Sevili in their pavilion.

Sevili waited for sometime after Sangamithra left and then went to the garden.

Sevili: Ayyane..

Subodhar was waiting there for her.

Subodhar: Edharku azhaitthaai, Sevili?

Sevili had tears in her eyes.

Sevili: Ayyane... Edharku ippadi oru kaariyathai seidheergal?

Subodhar: Enna kaariyam seidhen?

He answered calmly. She looked around and came a bit closer to him.

Sevili: Edharkaga andha Mallanai kondreer??

Subodhar: Avanai naan kondrena?? Enna koorugiraai Sevili???

Sevili: Ayyane... Ennidam indha naadagam veandom.. Naan thangalai ariven..

Subodhar: Oh ennai arivaaya??

Sevili: Aam ariven...

Subodhar: Appodhu oru velai andha kaariyatthai naan seidhu irundhaal, yean seidhu irundhen endrum arindhu iruppaai allava???

Sevili: Adhai naan ariyen. Sollungal.. avanai yean kondreer??

Subodhar lost his patience this time.

Subodhar: Unnai theendinaan. Kondren. Idhu thavaraaga enaku thondravillai.

Sevili: Ennai theendinaal ungaluku enna vandhadhu? Avanai kolla Neengal yaar?

Indha aranmanaiyil pengaluku edhiraaga izhaikka padum pala avalangalil enaku nadandhadhu ondrum atthanai peridhu allave.

He looked into her eyes. She was the same girl who would struggle to make sentences. She had grown to the level of interrogating him. He was impressed when he should have been angry with her.

Subodhar: ennai ithanai kelvigal ketpadharku mun unnai neeye oru kelvi kettaiya??

Sevili: Enna kelvi??

Subodhar: Nee yean indha kelvigalai ennidam ketkiraai???

Sevili was stumped. She had no answer.

Subodhar: Indha kelviku nee badhil arindhu kondaaiyaanal unnudaiya kelvigalukkum badhil kidaithu vidum.

Sevili: Ennai kuzhappadhir Ayyane.

Subodhar: Unnai naan evvidhathithilum kuzhappa villai. Idharku padhil sol. Yean ennai ketkiraai???

Annan Annan endru Veeranudan sutrugiraai allava??? Avanai kettirukkalame.. avanidam ketkamal ennidam yean ketkiraai???

Sevili: Yean endraal... Yean endraal...

She turned around and had no face to look at him.

Subodhar: Un manadhil iruppadhu en manadhilum irukkiradhu Sevili. En uyir udal muzhudhum niraindhu irukkum unnai oruvan theendinaal avanai uyirudan viduvadhu niyayama??

Unnai kaakka thavarinen. Un maanatthai kaakka thavara matten.. Adharkaga thaan seidhen.

Sevili: Idhu nadavadha kaariyam Ayyane..

Tears were streaming down her cheeks. Her voice stuck and she failed to continue.

Subodhar: Ithanai naalgal naan arindhu kolla ninaitthadhu un manadhil en idatthai. Indru naan engu irukkiren endru therindhu konden.

Edhaiyum manadhil pottu kuzhappi kolladhe. Sariyana nerathil anaitthum sariyaaga nadakkum. Ippodhu sendru un paniyai paar.

Iravu paadangaluku vandhu Vida veandum.

He then left the garden. She wasn't able to say what she was feeling. She liked him that was clear from the day she had met him in this palace. However, what did he mean by that everything would end well? She wasn't able to decipher his words. She went back to their pavilion.

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Royal Court:

Rajendra: Mallanudaiya saavai muraiyaga visaarithu niyayam petru tharumaaru kettu kolgiren Arase.

He was exasperated. It was his pride on line.

First minister: Aam Arasey... Etthanai thunichal irundhaal oru ilavarasanin thanda naayagarai kondru iruppargal??

Avan enna thavaru seidhirundhaalum Arasar munnilaiyil visaarithu vazhanga veandiya dhandanaiyai indru avar avargale kodutthu kondaal, indha naattil Arasar Edharku?? Aranmanai Edharku??

Virutha Varmar: Thavaru seidhaana??? Enna thavaru seidhaan??

Rajendra stared at first minister and then answered his father.

Rajendra: Irandhavanin thavaru avasiyam dhaana thandhaiye??

Nandanar: Avarudaiya saavil marmam iruppin, Avarudaiya thavarai visaarippadhu niyayam dhaane ilavarase???

Virutha Varmar: Aam Avan enna thavrizhaitthaan ena kooru.

Rajendra: Peridhaga ondrum seidhu Vidavillai. Netru annanudaiya maaligaiyin pin irundha nadhavanatthirku sendraan ennudaiya alosagarudan.

Aditha: Adhodu nirutthi kondaal eppadi?? Pendeer angu pookalai parikkum velaiyil indha iruvarukku ena Pani irundhu irukka mudiyum Arase??

Indha mudichukkalai avizhpadhil naanum thambiku udhavugiren. Unmaiyil naanum therindhu kolla aaval kondullen. Yaar andha kolaikaaran ena?

Aditha, who had stayed calm for a long time, opened his mouth. Rajendra was infuriated. He knew it was his brother's men. But his tongue was tied. He didn't have any proof. Subodhar had also entered the hall at the same time. He silently went and stood behind Veera.

Virutha Varmar: Andha velaiyil avargaluku enna velai??

Aditha: Moondru varudangal ellaiyil irundhadhaal Nam maaligaiyin pazhakka vazhakkangalai marandhaan polum Rajendiran.

Avanudaiya Alosagan Vorathai serndhavan pola. Angellam kaana kidaikkadha Vora desathin ilavarasiyai ingu kaana Anuppi irundhaan.

Avargalai angu Kandapodhe kondru vidum ennam thondriyadhu unmai dhaan Arasey. Aanal indha Adithan arasukku kattuppattavan. Thangalin sabaiyil needhi kidaikkum ena nambinen. Aadhalal andha alosaganai oru adiyudan vittu vitten.

Aanal veru yaaro oruvar Mallanai kondru vittu irukkirargal.

First minister: Avanaal kadaisiyaaga baadhikka pattadhu thaangal dhaan. Thaangale avanai kondru indru yean naadagam aada koodadhu???

Aditha smirked.

Aditha: Yaanaigalaiye edhiril nindru kollum thunichal udaiyavan naan. Kalingarin Vamsam. Oru moondram padai thandanaayaganai suriyan saaindha pinbu kolvadha??

Por veerargal iravil sandai iduvadhillai. Por vidhigalai endrum kadaippidippavan indha Adithan.

Indha aranmanaiyil endha thavaru nadandhalum adhai en peyaril koorum iyalbu iruppadhai naanum gavanithu kondu dhaan varugiren.

Arasar nilaiyaanavar aadhalal en pondrorum indha maaligaiyil irukka vaaippu kittugiradhu.

Iruppinum Thangalin sadegathirkaana padhil idho ingu nirkum en vaayil kaavalan. Ivan kooruvan naan iravu muzhuvadhum en maaligaiyil en deviyudan irundhadhai.

Needhi Arasa Perumaaney... En vaarthaigalil thangaluku nambikkai illai endraal ivanai vinavungal..

Virutha Varmar firmly believed that Aditha didn't do this with the way he talked.

Virutha Varmar: Adharku ondrum avasiyam illai. Adithanin vaarthaigalil enaku nambikkai irukkiradhu.

Rajendra and the First minister faces turned sour.

First minister: Ippadi oruvarai sandegathil irundhu neekkuvadhu thavaru Arase.

Nandanar: Arasar sollil thavaru kaangireera Mudhanmai mandhiriyaare??

First minister: Appadi illai... Mannithu vidungal Arase...

Virutha Varmar: Mudhanmai Mandhiri... Ummudaiya padhiviyil needikum aasai irundhaal indha visaaraniyil irundhu neengi amaidhiyai kadaipidi.

He then went calm.

Nedumaaran whispered near Rajendra.

Nedumaaran: Indha visaaranaiyai thaangale merkondu kolaiyaaliyai kandupidippadhaaga koorungal ilavarase.

Rajendra also asked the same.

Virutha Varmar: Unaku anumadhi vazhanga padugiradhu Rajendira.

Rajendra: Naan yaarai azhaithu vandhaalum avargaluku thandanai thara pada veandum Arasey.

Virutha Varmar: Unmaiyil thavaru izhaithirundhaal thandikka paduvaar.

Rajendra then walked out of the royal court even before the king left the court. Aditha stood up as the king stood up and waited to bow to his father and then left the court.

As they reached Aditha's office in the royal palace, Subodhar asked Veera.

Subodhar: Kandupidithu viduvargalo?

Veera: Vazhiye illai.. Aranmanaiyil irundhu naam veliyeriyadhu yaarukkum theriyadhe..

Subodhar: Aam Netre ketka ninaithen. Unaku eppadi andha suranga paadhai theriyum?

Veera: Ilavarasar netru maalai ennai azhaithu indha vazhiyaaga ponaal maaligaiyin pin puratthai adaindhu vidalam ena kaatinar.

Edharku kaatinar ena appodhu puriyavillai. Nee vandhu avanai kolla veandum ena kooriya podhu dhaan purindhadhu.

Subodhar smiled at that point.

Veera: Enna sirikiraai???

Subodhar: Ennai netru Avan pesum bodhu gavanithaaya endraar. Pinnar ilavarasiyaarum seviliyum kovilil irukkirargala ena sendru paarthu vaa endraar.

Unnidam suranga paadhaiyin vazhiyaiyum kaati irukkirar. Namakke theriyaamal nam iruvarai vaithu kaariyam saadhithu vittu indru sabaiyil avarukum idharkum sammandham illai endrum therivithu vittar.

They heard Aditha's laugh from behind.

Aditha: Nee arindhu kolvaai ena ninaithen.

Subodhar: Purindhukolla Ithanai neram pidithadhu ilavarase.

Aditha: Ondrum kurai illai. Idhai Avargal kandupidikka 1000 aandugal aagum.

Pengalai theendiyavan uyir vaazhvadhu paavam.

Subodhar: Appodhu andha Nedumaaranai???

Aditha: Avan Mallanai pola muttaal illai. Netru Avan pidhatriyadhu Ilavarasi irundhadhaal. Illayendraal appadi seidhirukka maattan. Indrum atthanai saamarthiyamaaga sindhithu Rajendiranai visaarika seidhirukiraane??

Subodhar: Aam ilavarase. Naanum adhai kanden. Avan dhaan avar kaadhugalil munumuthaan.

Aditha: Avanai naan paarthu kolgiren. Neengal innum sila dhinangaluku Mallanin sadalathin puram sellaamal Thangalin velaigalai paarungal.

Veera and Subodhar: Appadiye aagattum Ilavarase.

Sangamithra entered the royal Anthapuram and met Boomadevi, Ponnarasi and Porchelvi.

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