'The light in her eyes was beyond description, yet it did not instill improper thoughts: it inspired a love tempered by awe, purifying the hearts it inflamed.'

Boomadevi's chamber: 

Boomadevi: enna velai paarthirukkiraai Porchelvi?

Porchelvi: atthai, aval koorum vaarthaigalai unmai endru nambi thaangal ennai kelvigal ketpadhaa? aval oru sadhikaari. 

Boomadevi: Porchelvi, aval saadhikaariyo illaiyo naan ariyen. Aanal aval anaivar munbum unnai pattri oru seidhi koorugiraal endraal adhai aval nangu arindhu irukka veandum. Illaiyel atthanai elidhil kooriyirukka maattal.

Nee idharku enna kaaranam koorinaalum ennaal idhai oru podhum oppukolla mudiyaadhu. enaku en annan magal mukkiyama en magan mukkiyama endraal, en pudhalvan dhaan enaku mukkiyam. Purindhu nadandhu kol. 

Porchelvi: Purindhadhu atthai.

She answered the old lady with disdain in her heart. She was using that soldier to get information and she didn't commit any adultery after the marriage. However, the circumstances left her in the tight spot. Boomadevi, who was thinking for a moment, looked at Porchelvi again.

Boomadevi: yaaro avalidam Poovarasi ingu iruppadhai pattri kooriyirukkindranar. Nee dhaan adhu yaarendru kandu pidikka veandum. 

Unnudaiya aranmanaiyil irundhu dhaan yaaro indha seidhiyai veliyittu irukka veandum. Nam pakkam irukkum ottranai kandupidi. 

Porchelvi also thought about the same thing. She doubted about a spy even more when Sangamithra didn't even touch a single grain of food from her plate. Someone from her side had clearly informed Sangamithra. She would have found this person even if Boomadevi hadn't informed her to do it. 

Porchelvi: Sari atthai. andha ottranai naan paarthu kolgiren. Neengal varuttham kolla veandom. Idhu pondra vaarthaigal ini thangal sevigalil vizhaadhu. 

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Rukmani and Umayal were on a pilgrimage as Rukmani wanted to pray to the God for her children's lives. They started the day Aditha, and others returned to the palace. They had a long line of soldiers protecting them on their travel. 

On the fourth day, 

Umayal: indha iravil naam payanam seiyya thaan veanduma thaaye?

Rukmani: Aam magale. Naam kaalaiyil sendru koilai adaiya veandum endraal ippodhu payanappattal dhaan iyalum.

Umayal: sari thaaiye.. Iravu unavai muditthu purappaduvom. 

They were currently in an inn. Their palanquins were prepared to take both the women to the temple in the next city. After finishing the dinner, they started their journey towards the temple.

They travelled some distance and Umayal heard some whooshing sound when they crossed a forest. Without anyone's notice, a masked man came near her palanquin. She opened the screen on the palanquin to see the person near her. Her eyes met with a tall burly man. Before she could say anything, he took her away on his horse by gagging her mouth. She tried to see if anyone noticed her disappearance by turning her head around towards their entourage. No one noticed it as everything happened in a second.

After they travelled certain distance, she was able to notice him in the moonlight. With his built, he didn't seem like a regular soldier. She tried to jump out of the horse. Without giving her a trouble, he stopped the horse and pushed her to the ground. She didn't expect him to push her. Annoyance was clearly showing in her face.

Umayal: yaar neengal? edharku ennai ippadi thooki vandheergal? 

Masked man bent down as he sat on his horse and looked at the girl who was on the ground.

Masked man: Naan unnai manakka pogiravan. 

He declared with a bit of arrogance.

Umayal: enna pidhattrugireer?

Masked man: Aam.. Unnai paarthen... Piditthu vittadhu.. Manandhu kolgiren endru koorugiren. En pondra veeranai pidikkaamal poi viduma enna?

Umayal: naan yaar endru ariveera? Endha vamsatthai serndhaval theriyuma? En thamayanai ariveera?

Masked man: Zila desatthin Ilavarasi Umayal dhaane nee?? Un sagodharan andha Adithan dhaane? Avanukkum enakkum irukkum kanakkai mudikka thaan unnai alli vandhen. 

Umayal: En annanukkum ungalukkum enna sammandham? 

Masked man: adhu unakku sammandham illadhadhu. 

Umayal: en annanin vidayangalai arindhu kolla urimai enaku irukkiradhu. 

Masked man: irukkalam. adhai un annanidam sendru kel. Ennidam ketka veandumaanal ennai manandhu kol. Koorugiren.

Umayal was smart enough to not agitate him. Hence, she kept her conversation on a formal level even when she was frightened. 

Umayal: ayya... Neengal yaar endru kooda naan ariyen. Idhil thirumanam eppadi?

Masked Man: En peyar Rana. Naan indha oorai serndha oru Porveeran. Ippodhu ennai arindhu kondaai allava? Manandhu kolgiraaiya?

Umayal: Indha neratthil eppadi manappadhu? adhu mattumindri en thaayi ennai thedi kondiruppar. Indru ennai poga vidungal. 

Rana: Nee azhagaga irukkiraai. Enakum unnai migavum pidithirukkiradhu. adhaanaal indha oru murai un vaarthaigalukku sevi saaikiren. Un thaayi gavanikkum mun unnai un parivaarathidam edutthu kondu serkiren. 

Aanal adharku nee enaku oru vaakku kodukka veandum. 

Umayal: Enna vaakku kodukka veandum?

Rana: Marumurai ennai sandhikkum bodhu ennai manandhu kolla veandum. 

Umayal thought for a moment. She wanted to escape from him then instead of worrying about the future. She even thought that there won't be any chances for them to meet as they both belong to different worlds, and she always stayed inside the palace. 

Umayal: Sari ayya. Appadiye seigiren. Ungalai marumurai naan sandhitthaal manandhu kolgiren. 

Rana then extended his arm towards her. She looked questioningly at him. 

Rana: Meendum unnai azhaitthu poga veandoma? Nee ippadiye nadandhu ponaal un thaaiyai sendru adaiya mudiyadhu. 

Ennai manappadhaaga vaakku kodutthirukkiraai. Kavalai kolladhe.. Thirumanathirku mun unnai thoda matten. 

With his assurance, she held his arm and sat again on the horse. Even though she had her doubts with him, she didn't have any other choice in that dark forest as it was home to several dangerous animals. 

As she settled, she tried to persuade him from this promise of marriage.

Umayal: Rana avargale..

Rana: Adi penne.. Kanavanai peyar solli azhaippaaiya?

Umayal: Kanavana? Thirumanam aagavillaiye... 

Rana: Ippodhu dhaan marumurai ennai manappen endru vaakku kodutthaaiye. Appadiyaanal nee enakkuriyaval dhaane? Naan un kanavan dhaane?

Umayal: Appadi thaan. Sari sollungal. Ungalai Eppadi azhaippadhu?

Rana: Mama endru azhai. 

Umayal internally murmured and obliged for his request. 

Umayal: Mama.. Indha thirumanam unmaiyil avasiyam dhaana?? Thangalin vayadhai kooda ariyen naan. 

Rana: Unnai vida onbadhu varudangale moothavan naan. 

Umayal: ungal mugatthai kooda naan paarthadhu illai. 

Rana then removed his mask and showed her his face. She was truly mesmerized to see such a handsome man. He had thick eyebrows, straight nose and was of a brown complexion. There was no way for him to be a regular soldier. He had a long gold chain with fish pendant around his neck. However, the cuts in his body proved that he was indeed a warrior. 

Rana: ennadi? Mamanai migavum piditthirukkiradho?

He laughed out loud, and she felt like the ground beneath her breaking from the sound of his laugh. 

Umayal: adhellam ondrum illai. innum naam parivaaratthai sendru sera etthanai neram pidikkum?

Rana: Marandhu vittai paar.

Umayal was biting her teeth and smiled at him. He was complaining about her missing to call him 'Mama'.

Umayal: Mama, naam parivaaratthai sendru adaiya innum etthanai neram pidikkum?

Rana: adhu nee ennai magizhchi padutthuvadhil irukkiradhu. 

She was truly frustrated with the way that guy was acting with her. She still had to act normal to get him to take her to her family. 

Umayal: Magizhchi padutthuvadha?

Rana: Aam unaku piditthavatrai pattri kooru. Iravil kalaippu illaamal payanam seiya udhavum. 

Umayal: Sari 

She started talking about the things she liked and then she told him the stories she learnt in her classes. Over the time, she didn't feel threatened with him as he handled her with respect. 

Umayal: Idhu naam vandha paadhai pol illaiye. 

Rana: Idhu naam vandha paadhai illai. Unnudaiya parivaaram malaiyoorukku thirumbiyadhu. Naam vandha paadhiyil sendraal parivaaratthai sendru adaivadharkul vidindhu vidum. Adhanaal indha kurukku paadhai. 

Umayal: Oh..

Rana: Indha paadhai konjam malai mugadugalaaga irukkum. Adhanaal ennai nandraaga pattri kol. 

Umayal: En annan ungalai kondru viduvar endru bayam illaiyo? Avarukku naan endraal uyir theriyuma? Adhu mattumindri ennudan pirandha sagodharargal etthanai endru ariveera? avargal thangalai edhenum seidhaal? 

Rana again laughed and looked at her. 

Rana: Enakkaga varundhaadhe. Nee enakkaga pirandhaval. Yaar thadutthaalum unnai naan manappadhu urudhi. 

She didn't say anything in response. When they crossed a region near waterfalls, she noticed a long snake in a vine above her head. In fear, she lost the grip and fell down from the horse on the slope. She rolled down as she went down the hillside. At some point, she stopped and looked around to notice that she was on the edge of the cliff. Her two hands were tightly holding a branch from the nearby tree.

Umayal: En uyir povadhu nicchayam. Ippadi malai ucchiyil irundhu vizhundhu thalai sidhari thaan poga veanduma? 

Eesaa... En annaiyum thamayanaiyum kaatthu ratchippeeraga...

As she looked around, there was no one in sight. It was a dense forest and she didn't think that person would put his life on line and come and save her. After contemplating for a moment, she closed her eyes and was ready to remove her hands from the tree. At the same time, an arm circled her waist and held her tightly.

Rana: Un thaayum thamayanum nandraaga irundhaal podhumaa? Un mamanai pattri ondrum ketkavillaiye. 

She opened her eyes to see him holding her in his arms as they dangled in mid-air. Her eyes were filled with tears. 

Umayal: Thaangal eppadi ingu vandheer?

He then showed her the rope and she still wondered how he was ready to throw his life to safeguard her life. Her confused face showed him her train of thoughts.

Rana: Unnai vittu viduven endru ninaithaayo? Ninaivil kol. Unaku enna aabatthu nerndhaalum nee ennaval. Unnai viduvadharkaaga indha karatthai naan pattravillai. 

Umayal: adharkaaga ippadi thunivadhu avasiyam dhaana?

Rana: avasiyam dhaan

Umayal: Sari ippodhu eppadi mele selvadhu?

Rana: Adhu kuritthu nee varundha veandom. Ennai nandraaga piditthu kangalai moodi kol. 

She did as he said. She trusted him this time and didn't doubt his intentions as she did earlier. Her arms circled his neck as she closed her eyes.

As he promised, he brought her back to the path and they got back into the horse and started their journey towards the entourage.

Rana: Unnai pallakil vittaalum naanum unnudan dhaan varuven. Un thaayidam vandhu pen ketkattuma?

Umayal: Veandom mama. Ippodhu veandom. Avar baya paduvar. En thandhaiyidam vandhu kelungal. 

Rana smiled as she indirectly conveyed her feelings.

Rana: Oru saadharana veeranukku than pennai tharuvaara arasar?

Umayal: Naan avarudaiya aasai magal. Enakku piditthirundhaal en thandhai edhaiyum marutthadhillai. Thaangal en annan maaligaiyil irukkum tharuvaayil vandheergal aanal, kandippaaga nam thirumanam kai koodum.

Rana: Appadiye seivomadi Umaiye. Unnai pallakkil vittaalum unnudan varuven endru koorugirene. Pirar kaanbar engira Accham illaiyo?

Umayal: Ennai thooki vandhadhaiye avargal gavanikkavillai. Thangalai eppadi gavanippargal? En thaayin kan munnar mattum vara veandom. Enakkaga.

Rana: Adhai sindhithu solgiren Umaiye.

Before the sun rays could hit the land, he had dropped her in her palanquin. She wasn't able to determine her feelings. She knew she liked him. When she was with him, she didn't even think about her parents or anyone. She just gave him her word to marry him. Even though she was in the palanquin, she felt his eyes watching over her as their entourage went towards Malaiyoor. 

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