'Love is the magician that pulls man out of his own hat'

Garden:

Sevili: Devi indru migavum sorvaaga kaana padugireere... Sattru andha medaiyil amarndhu oivedungal... Naan odi sendru anaitthu pookkalaiyum paritthu vandhu vidugiren...

Netru iravu unavu unnum varai kooda nandraaga thaan irundheer... Enna aanadhu ithanai kalaipputru kaanappadugireer???

Sangamithra thought about the crown prince who kept her awake all night. He promised to be gentle when they returned to their quarters. However, he didn't keep his words which resulted in her exhaustion. In order not to show anything, she acted normal. In reality, her legs were shivering from the previous night's activities. She did hit him when they woke up that morning. But she couldn't reveal the reason behind her exhaustion to unmarried Sevili.

Sangamithra: Ondrum illai, Sevili... Kaalgal dhaan valikkindrana...

Sevili: Varuttham kolladhirgal, Devi. Indha pookkalai naane maalaiyaga thodukkiren... Pinnar ungalin kaalgalukku kalimbu poosi piditthu vidugiren..

Sangamithra smiled at her. At that time, they heard some voices.

Sangamithra: Yaaro varugiraargal polum???

Sevili, who recognised that voice, looked extremely frightened. She quickly came closer to Sangamithra who had just stood up from the platform.

Sangamithra: Enna aanadhu??? Yean Baya padugiraai???

Sevili: Ondrum illai Devi.

Sangamithra: Enna nadandhadhu endru ketten??

Her voice showed her anger. Sevili had tears in her eyes. They then noticed the people who entered the garden.

Sangamithra recognised Rajendra's commander, Mallan. However, she wasn't able to identify the person right next to him. Then she realised that he might be the person that had one-sided crush on the original host.

As she expected, his eyes brightened when he noticed her presence.

Nedumaaran: Vandhu vittaiya Mithirai???

Sangamithra smirked.

Nedumaaran: Unnai kaana etthanai naal kaatthirundhen theriyuma???

Nee arindhu irukka vaaippillai.. naam eppadi ellam pazhaginom... Anaitthum maraindhu ponaaiya???

She didn't even bother to look at him. As she looked around, she noticed how Mallan looked at Sevili. Her maid servant kept her head down the entire time Nedumaaran blabbered.

Sangamithra: Sattru nirutthugireera??

Nedumaaran: Enna aanadhu mitthirai??

Sangamithra: Mitthirai alla... Ilavarasi... Pattathu ilavarasi... Ilavarasiyaare endru azhaithu pazhagungal...

Nedumaaran was flabbergasted. People told him that Sangamithra had lost her memories. So he had a plan to rekindle their relationship which was never there in the first place. However, she saw through him and his plans.

Nedumaaran: Enna pesugiraai, Mitthirai???

Sangamithra: Yaar ange????

Some guards ran inside the garden.

Guard: Ilavarasi.... Enna aanai endru idungal...

Sangamithra: Idhu pattatthu ilavarasarukkuriya nandhavanam andro???

Anniya aangalin nadamaattam iruppadhu therindhaal Thangalin panigal parippogum endru accham illaiya???

Nedumaaran: Ennai Anniyan endru koorugiraaiya???

She didn't answer him.

Nedumaaran: Unnai mudhan mudhalil sparisitthavan indha Nedumaaran...

Before he could finish, her hand had struck his face.

Mallan: Ilavarasiyare... Enna kaariyam seidheergal???

Sangamithra: Nee enna kaariyam seidhu kondirukkiraai???

Naan irukkum pozhudhe en panippennai nottam idugiraai...

Pattatthu ilavarasar illaadha samayatthil idhu pondra pira aangalai engal idatthil azhaitthu varugiraai.

Yaar koduttha thunicchal???

They heard claps at that time. Aditha was standing at the entrance with Subodhar and Veera.

Sangamithra smiled at him when their eyes met.

Aditha: Nalla kaariyam seidhaai kanne...

Sol Mallaaa... Yaar thandha thunicchal???

Mallan: Adhu.... Adhu vandhu ilavarase...

Aditha: Ellaiyil Kringatthudan por purigiren endru nandraaga thindru udal kozhutthu iruppadhai kuraitthu kolla vandhirukkiraai polum...

Mallan: Mannithu vidungal Ilavarase... Nandhavanam azhagaai irukkiradhe ena paarkka vandhen..

Aditha who slightly turned towards Subodhar told him.

Aditha: Nandhavana azhagai paarkka vandhaanam.. kuritthu kol...

Subodhar's expression was really scary.

Aditha then looked at Nedumaaran.

Aditha: Unnai netre naan kanditthu irukka veandum.. thavara vittu vitten polum...

With a smile, he came closer to him and struck his other cheek. His cheek quickly turned red with the impact. It seemed like bleeding.

As Aditha inches further closer, Nedumaaran wanted to shrink.

Aditha: Avalai sparisitthadhaaga poi uraitthadharkku idhu...

En manaiyaalai nokki edhenum ennam thondrinaal udalil uyir thangaadhu... Ninaivu irukkattum..

Rajendra who entered the garden quickly stopped Aditha.

Rajendra: Anna... Thamayane... Ivanai mannitthu vidungal... Edho pazhaiya ennatthil vandhu vittaan...

Sangamithra looked at him sharply.

Sangamithra: Pazhaiya ninaivil endru edhai koorugirirgal irandaam ilavarasare???

She emphasised on that irandaam ilavarasar which irritated him as she expected.

Rajendra: Adhu ennavendraal, thaangalum avarum munbe oruvarai oruvar arindhavar andro... Adhai koorinen.

With a smirk, Sangamithra replied to him.

Sangamithra: Vora desathil irundha naaigal kooda ennai ariyum. Adharkaga anaivaraiyum naan ariven endru porul allave... Ivarai yaar endru ariyen...

Thaangal ennai porchelvi deviyaar pola ninaitthu kondeer polum...

Naan en vaazhvil arindha aangal ennai petravar, en udan pirandhavar piragu ennai manandhavar... Mattra yaaraiyum naan kandadhum illai arindhadhum illai....

Aditha watched her handle the situation with a smile on his face. If he had killed Nedumaaran, then Rajendra would definitely spread rumours about their relationship. Hence, he planned to handle this newcomer in a different way.

Rajendra: Thamayane, indha oru murai enakaga ivviruvaraiyum Mannithu vidungal...

Aditha: Rajendira... Ini ivargal en maaligaiyin pendeer irukkum idatthirkku varuvadhu koodadhu... Vandhaal Avargal kolla paduvar..

Rajendra: Appadiye anna... Ivargalukku naanum puddhi uraikkiren. Vaarungal ennudan.

Three men left the garden then.

Sevili calmed down and took the flowers they plucked to their pavilion leaving her princess with the prince. Veera and Subodhar also left them alone in the garden.

Sangamithra: Edhenum koodudhalaaga pesivittena??

Aditha: Illai kanne... Anaitthum sariyaaga sonnaai...

He then loosened her hair and placed a flower he just plucked from the garden.

Aditha: Ippozhudhu migavum azhagaai irukkiraai.

Sangamithra: Thangalukku Avan ennai theendiyadhaaga kooriyadhum siridhum en meedhu iyyappadu ezhavillaiya??

Aditha: Edharkku ezha veandum??

He made her sit on the platform again.

Sangamithra: Ennai sparisitthadhaga koorinaan allava??? Ninaivai izhandha enakke avanai virumbinena ena ninaivillai.. adhanal ketkiren. Unmaiyai koorungal..

Aditha: Avan unnai sparisikkavillai endru naan ariven...

Sangamithra: Eppadi???

Aditha: Yeanendraal unnai mudhalil sparisitthavan naan andro???

Her cheeks turned red. She expected a different reason. He would be the only person who would romance at any moment he got.

She poked on his chest with her finger.

Sangamithra: Pongall. Naan edho peridhaga solveer ena ninaitthen..

He smiled.

Aditha: Un udalil mattum alla... Un manadhilum mudhalil idam piditthavan naane...

Avanai virumbi irundhaal nee ennai yetrukondirukka maattai kanne...

She smiled at him this time and nodded her head.

Aditha: Nee endrum virumbuvadhu virumbiyadhu anaitthum indha Eesanaiye...

Bakthaiye, un Eesanai kaakka vaikkadhe...

She covered his mouth with her hand and smiled.

Sangamithra: Migavum Keli ungaluku... Vaarungal maaligaikku selluvom...

They then left hand in hand from the garden.

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Sangamithra was at the temple with Sevili that evening.

Sangamithra: Kattiya maalaiyai iraivanukku padaitthu vittaiyaa???

Sevili: Aanadhu devi...

Sangamithra: Appadiyaanal ingu vandhu en mun amarvaaiyaaga...

Sevili: Vandhen devi..

She then sat in front of her.

Sangamithra: Andha Mallan unnidam enna seidhaan???

Sevili: Devi...

Sangamithra: Sol Sevili... Illaiyendraal unnai ingirundhu Anuppi viduven. Enaku nee ini Pani seidhal avasiyam illai.

Tears started rolling down her eyes.

Sevili: Anuppi vidadheergal... Ungalai thavira pirarai ariyen naan...

Sangamithra: Appodhu unmaiyai sol..

Sevili: thaangal sendra irandaam naal, naan aalayatthil eppodhum malarmaalaiyai saatri vittu thirumbi selvadhu pola sendru kondirundhen..

Appodhu Avan en pinnadi varuvadhai naan arindhu irukkavillai...

Yaarum illadha neram paarthu...

She took deep breaths in between her sobs.

Sevili: Ennai pinnaal thatti vittu.. nee migavum azhagaai irukkiraai.. naan solvadhai kettaal unaku pala porkaasugal tharugiren.. ennudan oru iravu kazhippaiya endru vinavinaan..

Naan angirundhu odi vandhu vitten..

Adhan pin ippadi thaan nandhavanatthirku vandhu dhinamum thollai kodutthu kondirukkiraan. Appadi oru naal varum pozhudhu dhaan avanudan andha Nedumaaranai azhaitthu vandhaan. Avanai naattil sandhitthaaga ninaivu.. adhaiye thangalidam koorinen devi...

Sangamithra hugged her.

Sangamithra: Ithanai thunbangalai anubavitthu yean ennidam irundhu maraitthaai Sevili???

Nee en thangai endru naan mattum dhaan karudhugiren polum...

Tears rolled down from her eyes as well.

Sangamithra: Unnai indrum ennaal kaakka mudiyavillaiye...

Sevili wiped the tears off her face.

Sevili: Devi... Enakkaga thaangal ethanaiyo kaariyam seidhu irukkirirgal... Idhaiyum koori thangalai vedhanai paduttha veandom ena maraitthen..

Veru yaaraai iruppinum mudhalil vandhu koori iruppen. Avano andha irandaam ilavarasarin paniyaal. Avargalaal nam ilavarasarukku edhenum aabatthu vandhu vidumo ena maraitthu vitten devi... Ennai Mannithu vidungal...

Sangamithra: Engalukkaga ithanai sindhanai kolgiraaiya??? Unnaiye kaakka thavarinaal naalai eppadi avar immannin makkalai kaappaar???...

Varundhadhe Sevili... Avanai naan paarthu kolgiren.

They didn't know that someone was listening to their conversation. On that night, Mallan was kidnapped after he finished his dinner.

Once the cloth which covered his head was removed, he looked at his kidnappers. There were two men. One was burly and the other was fit.

Mallan: Yaarada Neengal??? Yaarai kadatthi irukkirirgal theriyuma???

The fit guy came in front of him and punched his face. Mallan's jaw bone broke with the impact...

Fit Kidnapper: oru iravu unnudan kazhikka veanduma??

Mallan tried to talk even though it was hurting.

Mallan: Kattai avizhthu vittu pesungalada... Naan irandaam ilavarasarin thanda naayagan theriyuma.

The burly kidnapper just walked and removed the ties.

Fit Kidnapper: un kattugal avizhkka pattana.. engu ennai vandhu adi paarppom???

When Mallan tried to hit him, he moved swiftly. Mallan wasn't a great warrior to begin with. Rajendra had him as his commander as  he was much weaker in fighting skills than him but looked burly on outside.

Mallan wasn't able to attack the fit Kidnapper. He also noticed something that the other kidnapper didn't even do anything. He just sat there and watched everything like a show.

Mallan quickly fell on ground and the fit guy beat him to death. The burly guy then ran towards him.

Burly guy: Kondru vidadhe da...

Fit guy: Ivanai kondraal dhaan kobam theerum...

Burly guy leaned down and checked his breath.

Burly guy: Irandhu vittanada Avan..

Fit guy: Saagattum... Pengalai thoduvaana???

Burly guy: Mangaiyarai thottaan endru kobama??? Illai un mangaiyai seendinaan endru kobama???

Fit guy started him to death.

Burly guy: Sari kobam kolladhe... Ippodhu naan dhaan ivanai agattra veandum... Kolvadhu ellam Neengal seigirirgal.. agattruvadhu mattum en Pani...

Padippil mattum nee Puli endru ninaitthen... En ninaippai thavidu podiyaaga aakkivittaai...

Andha Eesanukku thambiyai pola kondrirukkiraai... Avarum idhu pola dhaan Kolvaar... Moorgamaai...

As he murmured, he removed the body from there. They then went back to the palace.

They reached their quarters.

Fit guy: Nadandhavattrai yaarum ariyaamal paarthu kolla veandum..

The other guy nodded his head.

Aditha: Naanum ariyamalaa???

Fit guy turned out to be Subodhar and the burly guy turned out to be Veera.

Subodhar was feeling guilty and kept his head down.

Veera: Appodhe sonnen ivanidam.. panippengal arasarukku ugandhavargal endru... Aasai vaitthu indru indha nilaimaikku azhaitthu vandhu vittaan...

Aditha didn't say anything and came closer to Subodhar and touched his shoulders.

Aditha: Meiyyaaga virumbugiraaiya??

He nodded his head.

Aditha: Thalai guniyaadhe.. Avalukkum viruppam irukkiradhaa??

Veera: Adhai dhaan solla marukkiraane... Avalidam viruppatthai solla mattanam.. siruppillai engiraan.

Aditha: Nee solvadhum sari dhaan... Aval kuzhandhai... Valarndhavudan vandhu pen kel... Tharugiren...

The crown prince smiled and left their quarters.

Veera had his mouth open.

Veera: Oppukkondaara??? Idhu therindhu irundhaal naan virumbi iruppene .....

Subodhar held his collar.

Veera: Koba padadhe... Yaarukku veandum un Sevili??? Kuttaiyaaga irukkiraal...

Subodhar: oh oh.. Un devadhai eppadi iruppaal endru kooru..

Veera: Aval enaku mattume devadhaiyaaga iruppaal...

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