'Man has made many machines, complex and cunning, but which of them indeed rivals the workings of his heart?'

Everyone left the area and Rukmani wept without any words. Sangamithra held her shoulders.

Sangamithra: Atthai... Azhaadheergal... Ennudan Vaarungal..

Sevili... Atthaiyai azhaitthu vaa.. nam aranmanaikku selvom..

They then took Rukmani to the eastern pavilion. After reaching the pavilion, they sent her to a chamber to rest.

Sangamithra: Sevili... Atthai Migavum sorvaaga irukkiraar. Avarai paartthu kolla pengalai yerpaadu seidhuvittu koilukku vaa. Poosaikku neram aagiradhu.

Sevili held Sangamithra's hands.

Sevili: Devi.. enakkoru sandegam... ketkalama??

Sangamithra: Kel Sevili..

Sevili: Thaangalum melindhu konde pogireergal. Irandu dhinangalaaga thangalukku vaandhiyum irukkiradhu. Oru velai thaangalum karuvuttru iru....

Sangamithra closed Sevili's mouth and gestured for her not to speak anymore. Sevili's eyes widened in shock.

Sangamithra: Nee ninaippadhai dhaan naanum ninaikkiren. Aanal veliye therindhaal perum innalgalai naam sandhikka neridum. Adhanaal mounam kaakka veandum, Sevili..

Sevili: Appadiye seigiren, Devi...

Sangamithra: Poojaikku neram aagiradhu. Pengalai yerpaadu seidhu vittu vaa. Naan munne selgiren.

Sevili: Sari Devi.

She nodded her head and left to bring more maids for Rukmani as the latter rested.

Sangamithra left for the temple. Both of them didn't notice Ponnarasi who was eavesdropping on their conversation. She then left the pavilion in tears.

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Rukmani's pregnancy news reached Boomadevi and the women in the royal andhapuram. The queen was wreaking havoc in the royal andhapuram. Maids were too scared to even go near her.

Boomadevi: Eppadi???? Eppadi nadandhadhu idhu???

Hemavathy: Thaangal dhaan vitteergal.. ippodhu varundhi enna palan??

Hemavathy, who reached the queen's chamber after hearing the noise, answered to her question.

Boomadevi: Hemavathy....

Hemavathy: Poiyyaa koorinen?? Thaangal Arasarai angu sandaiyida anuppineergal.. Aanal arasarin manadhai thaangal ariyavillaiye?? Neengal enna muyandru paartthaalum avar manadhil Rukmani irukka thaane seigiraal???

Idhe neram Chandravadhani akka mattum akkaariyatthai seiyyamal uyirodu irundhu irundhaal Arasar nam yaarenaiyum paartthu thaan iruppaara??

Hemavathy irritated Boomadevi further. As they kept talking, Virutha Varmar entered the chamber and noticed the things thrown on the floor.

Virutha: Yaar velai idhu?

Hemavathy: Thangaludaiya maharaniyin velai dhaan, Arasey.

Rukmani karuvuttriruppadhai kelvi pattu magizhcchiyil Anaitthaiyum pottu udaitthu kondirukkiraar maharani.

Arasey... Marandhu vitten paarungal.. Thaangal meendum thandhaiyaaga pogireergal.. Rukmani karuvuttrirukkiraal.

Virutha Varmar: Enna solgiraai Hemavathy?

She responded with a smile.

Hemavathy: Aam Arasey...

Virutha Varmar: Ippodhu Rukmani engu irukkiraal?

Hemavathy: Arasiyaarin magizhcchiyai paartheergal allava?? Ingu iruppaala??? Adithanin andhapuratthil irukkiraal.

Virutha Varmar: Enna seyal idhu Booma???

Boomadevi: Thaangal enna seidhu irukkireergal, Arasey??? Poyum poyum avaludan... Chi.... Sollave naakku koosugiradhu...

Virutha slapped her across the face.

Virutha Varmar: Arasanai vinavugiraaiya?? Thagudhi arindhu pesu. Neeyum panippennaaga irundhu en manjatthil idam piditthu vandhaval dhaan.

Rukmani naan muraiyaaga manandhaval... Ini oru vaartthai avalai nee kurai koorinaalo illai avalukku edhenum kedu vilaivitthaalo unnai kondru pudhaitthu viduven.

Virutha Varmar had his own intentions for standing up for Rukmani. After all, she was his only wife who gave him a girl child and he was fond of girl children.

Boomadevi: Arasey... Naan maharani...

Virutha: Adhu naan unaku itta picchai.

Boomadevi glared at him and then lowered her eyes.

Boomadevi: Mannithu vidungal Arase... En idatthai marandhu pesivitten.

Hemavathy was controlling her smile. This was what she was expecting from the king. As his other wives watched the scene, Virutha left the andhapuram. Hemavathy also left the chamber quickly. Boomadevi went ahead and closed her chamber doors.

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Ponnarasi was in the garden with eyes full of tears. Porchelvi, who was strolling the garden, noticed her sister.

Porchelvi: Edharku ippadi azhudhu kondirukkiraai???

Ponnarasi: Ondrum illai. Nee Edharku vandhaai???

Porchelvi: Naan Ingu nandhavanatthai suttri paarkka vandhen. Nee azhuvadhai paartthaal enaku vedhanaiyaaga irukkiradhu. Enna nadandhendru Sol.

Ponnarasi looked around and then said.

Ponnarasi: Itthanai naal enna ennatthil kaatthirundheno andha ennatthirku bangam vandhu vidum pol irukkiradhu.

Porchelvi: Enna solgiraai??

Ponnarasi: Aam. Itthanai naal avar andha Sangamithraiyudan irundhaalum endrenum oru naal ennaiyum manam maari yettru kolvaar endru enninen. Aanal ini adhu nadakka povadhillai.

Porchelvi: Eppadi ippadi urudhiyaaga koorugiraai???

Ponnarasi: Aval karuvuttru irukkiraal endru ninaikkiren. Avarai naan arindha varai pillaigal enbadhil viruppam illadhavar avar. Appadiyirukka aval karuvuttru irukkiraal endraal avar manadhil avaludan vaazha veandum engira aasai irukka veandum allava??

She asked with eyes full of tears.

Porchelvi: Sari... Adharkaaga ilavarasarai vittu kodukka pogiraaiya??

Ponnarasi: Ilavarasarai vittu koduppadha?? Adhu indha piraviyil nigazhaadha ondru. Avarai thavira yaaraiyum sindhaiyilum kollen.

Porchelvi: Sari. Azhaadhe. Naan paartthu kolgiren. Nee Sendru vaa.

Ponnarasi: Yaaridamum idhu kuritthu solli vidaadhe. Avale innum urudhiyaaga theriyavillai enbadhu pola thaan avaludaiya panippennidam koorinaal.

Porchelvi: Sari.. Yaaridamum sollavillai. Nee sel.. naan paartthu kolgiren.

Ponnarasi nodded and left the garden. Porchelvi then called her maid to come closer.

Porchelvi: En atthai engu irukkiraar?

Maid: Arasiyaar andhapuratthil irukkiraar, Devi. Migavum kobamaaga irukkiraar endru anaivarum pesi kondanar.

Porchelvi: Mamiyar karuvutradharke kobam endraal marumagalin seidhi arindhaal enna aavaar??

Maid: Devi, thangal thamakkaiyaar yaaridatthilum solla veandom endru koorinaare...???

Porchelvi: Adhanaal dhaan innum pattatthu ilavarasarin aranmaniyil porutkalodu porulaaga irukkiraal aval. Naan edhirpaartthu kaatthirundha seidhi kidaitthirukkiradhu.

Idhai vaitthu saadhikka veandiyadhu pala irukkindradhe.

Sari vaa... Atthaiyai kaana selvom...

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In the late afternoon...

Bommi: Ippadiye unnaamal angondrum ingondrum endru undaal udal enna aavadhu Devi??? Migavum melindhu vitteergal.

Nillaamal azhudhu kondum irukkireergal. Kaalam thangal kaayangalai aattrum endru ninaitthen. Enaku padhil koorungal Devi.

Thangalin iniya kuralai kette pala dhinangal aagiradhu..

Poovizhi didn't open her mouth and kept watching at the distance.

Bommi: Andha saalaratthin vazhiye enna dhaan paartthu kondirukkireergal???

Poovizhi didn't answer again.

Bommi went and looked at Poovizhi's line of sight.

Bommi: Pattathu ilavarasarin maaligai... Angu dhaane andha veerar nindriruppaar??? Avarai kaanavillaiye. Meikaavalar endru dhaane koorinaar???

Poovizhi kept calm. Veera had later revealed to her that he was indeed a commander in Aditha's army. However, Bommi wasn't clearly informed of this news.

Then a maid entered their chamber.

Maid: Bommi... Bommi...

Bommi: Sollungal akka...

Maid: Poril nadandhavattrai pesa dhaan vandhen. Vanangugiren Devi!!!

She wished Poovizhi for which the latter just nodded her head and turned away to stare out of the window.

Maid: Naan Ingu pesuvadhil ilavarasiyaaruku endha thollaiyum illaiye.

Bommi looked at Poovizhi then answered the old maid.

Bommi: Neengal pesungal akka. Avarukkum indha seidhigal ellam pidikkum.

Maid: Nee arivaai allava??? Nammavar muppadaigalaga pirindhu poridugiraargal endru???

Adhil pattatthu ilavarasar oru puram dhvamsam seidhu varugiraar endraal marupuram Veerarum aditthu norukki kondirukkiraaram.

Bommi: Veerara???

Maid: Aam... Pattatthu ilavarasarin dhanda nayagan. Indha Poril thanitthu poridugiraar endru koorinar.

Poovizhi, who was staring outside the window, turned and looked at the old maid with expectant eyes. Bommi noticed her reaction and realised that Veera wasn't a regular guard.

Bommi: Mele koorungal akka.

Maid: Avar dhaan anaivarin gavanatthaiyum than puram izhutthu irukkiraaram.

Adhuvum kurippaaga Seral Irumboraiyin padai thalapatthy oru naal Poril Veerarin padaiyil irundha therotti oruvarin kudhiraiyai thaakka ther kavizha ponadhaam.

Veerar appodhu pinnaalirundhu vandhu therai izhutthu piditthu kavizhkkaamal kaappaatrinaaram.

Therai kaappaattriyadhu mattumindri andha thalapatthyaiyum thedi thedi kondraaram. Atthanai moorgatthudan Yaarenum poriduvara??

Iruppinum enaku enna aachariyam endraal therai izhutthu nirutthum alavirku balam oruvarukku irukkuma???

Bommi: Theriyavillaiye akka...

However, Poovizhi remembered how Veera had mentioned that he had stopped a tree from falling on princess Sangamithra once. She thought that he could pull off such a feat easily.

As they kept talking about Veera, tears kept rolling down her cheeks. She wanted to see him once.

Bommi: Muppadaigalil iruvar kuritthu koorineer. Irandam ilavarasar enna seigiraar??

Maid: Ilavarasar Ramanendran poridugiraaram. Irandam ilavarasar kurithu peridhaaga endha thagavalum illai. Seraladhan nermaiyaanavan enbadhaal avargalin por nalla muraiyil dhaan nadandhu kondirukkiradhu endru koorinaargal. Indru varai Ivar vendraar avar vendraar endru illaamal nadunilaiyaaga irukkiradham angu nilai.

Sari... Naan purappadugiren... Varugiren Ilavarasi!!!

Poovizhi just nodded her head.

After sometime, Bommi took Poovizhi to the garden after convincing her for a long time. They spent some time in the garden and returned to their pavilion. As they crossed Porchelvi's chamber, they heard her talking to her maid.

Porchelvi: Unakku ninaivirukkiradhu allava??? Sangamithiraiyin Karu kalaiya veandum.

Maid: Rukmani deviyar???

Porchelvi: Avar arasarin pillaiyai summakkiraar. Arasar avarudaiya pillaikku endha aabatthum Vara koodadhu endru sonnadhu ninaivil illaiya??? Melum Arasarin pillaigalil innum ondru koodinal enna aagivida pogiradhu???

Aditharukku thaan vaarisu irukka koodadhu.

Maid: Purindhu konden Devi...

Porchelvi: Adhanaal Sangamitthiraikku thara pogum theertthatthil mattum nanju kalakkinaal podhum. Adhaiyum nam panippengal yaarum kondu Sendru kodukka koodadhu.. purindhadha???

Maid: Purindhadhu Devi...

Poovizhi was shocked to hear this news and she thought to inform Sangamithra to protect her and her unborn baby.

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