'Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy.'

Kamanar's questions shocked many. People didn't like the way he questioned their charming crown prince and they were more astounded by the way their king kept his head down and didn't retaliate for insulting his own son. It seemed that even the king possessed the same doubt as the advisor of Sannam. Aditha was not surprised by the turn of events. He was even sneering at that cunning advisor as he stood up from his seat. He really seemed like a giant when he stood up. The well mannered benevolent and kind crown prince, who was there a moment ago, was nowhere to be seen.

A few murmurs in the crowd also went silent when everyone noticed their crown prince standing in the center.

Aditha changed his angawasthram from right to left and met the eyes of Kamanar. Subodhar gently smiled. While Rana literally whispered, "Kamanar avarudaiya vishatthai thaane arundha pogiraar" and Umayal turned towards him to see if she heard him right. However, he went silent the very next moment.

Aditha: Enna kettirgal Kamanare??? Kringatthin padaigalai naan thirattugirena????

Indha parandha Zila theevil periya senai yaarudaiyadhu endru thaangal ariveero???

Sari... Appadiye Naangal thirattinaalum adhu kondu yaam enna seiyya pogirom??? Sannatthai edhirthu poriduvomo???

Sannatthai edhirkka en oru padai podhum...

His blood shot eyes sent shivers down their spines. The threat in his voice showed them the imminent danger that was waiting for them at their doors. Both Sambaladevan and Kamanar were shivering and their palms were sweaty.

Aditha: Atthanai yean??? Oru vaal podhum... Idhe avaiyil ungaludaiya aayiram veerargalai Ingeye azhitthu kaattuven... Paarkireera???

Melum enna sonneer??? Anaitthaiyum Pesi vaitthu nadatthinenaa??? Naan appadi edhaiyum seiyavillai. Thangal Kan munnar dhaane Kringa desa Arasarai azhaitthadhu yaarendru vinavinen??

Neengal kooruvadhai paartthaal thaangal dhaan yaarudano pesi vaitthu indha thirumanatthai nadattha muyalvadhu pola thondrugiradhu???

En manadhil pala naalaaga arithu kondirundha kelvi ondru irukkiradhu. Itthanai naal engal arasarin vaakirku kattupattu ketkaamal irundhen. Ippodhu ketkiren...

Itthanai manaivigalai manandhu pillai peraa Sanna desa Arasarukku en thangaiyai manandhaal mattum pillaigal pirakkum endru enna nicchayam??

Kamanar: Engal Arasarai kurai koorugireero???

Aditha: Kan munnar nirkkum unmaiyai pesugiren..

Kamanar: Zila desatthu Arase... Pattatthu ilavarasarin pecchai kettu konde nirkireere.... Avarai adakkungal...

Virutha: Aditha...

He didn't shout. But his voice showed that he didn't like the way Aditha was questioning the opposite party.

Aditha: Sollungal Arase... Ennai avar vinaviya podhu varaadha azhaippu... Avar thangalidam muraiyitta podhu vandhirukiradhe... Palarum porgalai Vella thaan thaangal ennai innum uyirodu vaitthirukireergal endru kooriya podhu nambaamal dhaan irundhen... Indru enakum thondrugiradhu. Porgalukkum Senaigalukkum dhaan indha Adithan thangalukku udhavuvaan polum...

Ippadi oru veruppu irukkumaanal andru en thaai sidhaindha theeyileiye ennaiyum ittu irukka veandiyadhu dhaane...???

His voice shivered at the end when he finished. Rukmani and Sangamithra had tears in their eyes. People of Zilam also had tears in their eyes. She was their beloved queen and he was their lovely prince.

Aditha: Avai anaitthum pogattum Arase... Thangalukku en meedhu veruppu irukkalaam.. Aanal indha Adithan endrum Zilatthin arasirkum makkalukkume uriyavan. En irudhi moochai kooda indha desatthirku dhaan arpanipen.

People then started murmuring between themselves. He was even able to hear the comments they were passing about him being a bad father to their crown prince. At that point, Virutha realised the power of Aditha among the crowd. Few sad words from him totally changed the perspective of people and turned them against their king. Even though he possessed more power, at that point he felt powerless in front of Chandravadhani's son. The shades of Chandravadhani could be seen in Aditha. His son was quite similar to his mother. People showered them with love. His hatred for his son rose in his heart. But he couldn't do anything at that point.

Virutha: Aditha... Naan un thandhaiyada... Nee en magan. Unnai en avaiyil yaarum kurai koora naan anumadhikka matten... Neeyum en manadhai pun padutthadhe. Umayal veru oruvanai kaadhalitthen endru angu nirkiraal. Un thambi Raveendran en pecchaai madhiyaamal avaiyai neengi Sendru vittaan. Neeyum indha kizhavanai vanjikkaadhe.

Subodhar clenched his fists. Rukmani and Sangamithra were literally disgusted to see such an act from the king. Boomadevi cried crocodile tears. Umayal wasn't even showing any discomfort in her stance. She would have felt bad if the king had remained a loving father to her. However, after seeing his atrocities towards her mother, she clearly knew that her father was a monster in human form.

Aditha: Veandom Thandhaiye. Varuttham kollaadheergal.. Indha Adithan endrum thangal pillaiye... Enaku ore oru vaaippai mattum thara veandum.

The king nodded his head.

Aditha: ennai sila kelvigal ketka thaangal anumadhikka veandum..

Virutha: anumadhi vazhangapattadhu.

He felt tied and he had no other way than to grant his wish. Aditha had grown into a huge Banyan tree right under his nose.

Aditha then looked at Rana.

Aditha: Kringa desa Arasey, naan Thangalai peyarai solli adhavaadhu Rana endru azhaittha podhu yean thaangal maruvaarthai pesavillai?? Ennai maattri azhaikkum PADI kooravillai...

Kamanar was shocked. He raised his doubt towards Aditha only because of the way Aditha called him Rana and the latter didn't correct it.

Rana: Vora desatthin Arasar Vijayalarai padhimoondru aandugal poraadi vendra suttha veerar thaangal. Thangalukku paalinaal abishekam seidhu sandhanaatthaal kaappittu vananga veandum. Thangalai maanaseega guruvaaga ninaitthu varugiravan naan... Ennai Rana endru azhaikka thangalukku anaitthu urimaigalum irukkiradhu.

Umayal smiled at his words. Aditha also nodded in respect to him then turned towards Kamanar.

Aditha: Vilangiyadhaa Kamanare???

Kamanar nodded his head in defeat.

Sambaladevar: Enna pattatthu ilavarasa... Vaarthai jaalamaa??? Enna iruppinum aval enaku nicchayikka pattaval.

Aditha: Umayal... Oru nodi un kazhitthil irukkum padhakkatthai edutthu kaattamma...

She nodded and showed the pendant in her chain to everyone in the hall. It looked like Kringam's emblem. Not so definite. But people were able to guess it from the design.

Aditha: Indha padhakkatthai kodutthavare ingirukkiraar. Avaridame adharku porulaiyum kettu viduvom. Yaarum ennai meendum sandegippadharku mun idhaiyum koori vidugiren.. Umayal dhaan aval kaadhalanidam Petra padhakkatthai kuritthu ennidam koorinaal. Avaludaiya maanam kaakka veandi naamum yaaridatthilum idhai kooraamal irundhom. Kringa desa Arasey... Ippodhu vilakkam thaarungalen..

Rana: Adhu ondrum peridhaaga illai ilavarasey... Indha padhakkam ival ennaval endru kaatta thaan. Ivalai Yaarenum manakka ninaitthaal avargal ennidam porittu ennai vendru avalai manakka veandum...

Aditha: Idhai thaangal eppodhu avalukku koduttheer endru ninaivirukkiradha???

Rana: Oru maadha kaalam irukkalam. Adharku melum kooda irukkalam..

Aditha: Appadiyendraal indha nicchayatthirku munnare en thangaiyai thaangal sandhitthu indha padhakkatthai kodutthu vitteera??

Rana: Aam aval ennai manandhu kolgiren endru vaakku kodutthadhum Naane avalukku indha padhakkatthai Malaiyoorin sivalaayatthil vaitthu anivitthen.

Aditha: Appadi endraal, ippodhu en thangaiyai manakka ninaikkum Sanna desa Arasar Sambalathevar thangaludan porida veanduma???

Rana: Aam.. Naan adharku aayatthamaaga thaan vandhirukkiren.

With that, he placed his hand on his sheath and flicked the hilt of the sword which flinged and he caught the sword by his other hand.

Sambaladevan was shocked. He was a valiant warrior in his time. But his time had passed a longtime ago. He was once beaten up by Vijayalayar some twenty years ago. He then stopped warring between the nations. He even had to stay silent when some of his villages were raided by Voram as Sannam shared its borders with Zilam and Voram then.

Sambaladevan: Indha podiyanudan naan poriduvadha???

Rajendra also intervened.

Rajendra: Aam Arasar koduttha vaakku dhaan periyadhu. En thandhai vaakku kodutthu vittaar.

Rana: Arasar koduttha vaakku periyadhu endraal, naanum thangaludan pirandhavalukkum vaakku kodutthirukkiren. Naanum Arasan dhaan. Unmaiyai solla ponaal ivvaruvarukkum nigaaraana Arasan indha Kochadaiyaan Ranadheeran. En vaakkum palikka veandum illaiya??

Ippodhum kurai illai. Thangaludaiya arasarin vaakkai niraivetralaam... Sanna desatthu Arasarai ennudan oru murai porida Sollungal.. Porittu ennai vendru en siram immannai mutthamidattum. Pinnar thangal thangaiyin thirumanatthai nadatthungal...

Aditha: Niyaayamaana pecchu. Zila needhi perumaane.. Ivar mei uraikiraar... Enna Sanna desa arasare... Thaangal thayaaraa???

*Author's note: Hello everyone, Happy Sunday again. The next chapter will be posted by next weekend. Thank you all for the love❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Planning to write Kishore and Zara's meeting and love in the Tamil adaptation. Please look forward to it❤️🫰