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Arriving at the training area, Kaurvaki saw Ashok was practising hard with his weapons. She could see the glands of sweat dripping from his shred build body and smooth forehead. He was overtraining. Ashok picked up his bow and arrow, he aimed it at the target in front of him. Kaurvaki came in the middle of the way and the arrow shot piercing Kaurvaki's stole (veil) into the target. Ashok threw his bow away and came up to her. "Kaurvaki are you blind? Why did you get in the way you could have been pierced!" Ashok stated concerned. Kaurvaki smiled lightly, "I know you wouldn't hit me Ashok besides you were overtraining and I needed to stop you!"

Ashok walked closer to Kaurvaki, he was at least 5 inches away from her face. His hand reached to the side of her ear, he leaned in close. Kaurvaki looked to the side where his hand was. She looked back to his chiselled brown face. Ashok grabbed the pinned veil and quickly gave it in her hands. "Dharma Nandan, you should go rest I can tell your exhausted whatever it is that is bothering you, be comfortable to tell me!" Kaurvaki said, getting the attention of the turned away Ashok. "Dhishrtara Nandini, its fear!" Ashok stated, slowly unravelling his trouble. 

"Fear? What subject has the great prince Ashok in fear?" Kaurvaki said confused. Ashok sighed and took Kaurvaki by the hand sitting her down next to him on the silk outdoor couch. "Kaurvaki, the fear is about us, I fear if the 9 promises would brake, I fear if I can't be the husband you deserve and I fear leaving you in this cruel world suffering as a widow!" Ashok confessed. Kaurvaki took his hand in hers, and placed her other hand on his cheek. 

"Dharma Nandan this fear is ordinary, I go through it too but if we remain concerned about our future we will miss out on everything in the present and besides we may be married to everyone's eye but to us, to me, we are still those two friends who met in Taxila and slowly developed feeling for each other we don't have to act like husband and wife in front of everyone, towards each other we can be friends and waise bhi I know you took the vow of being a ek Patni vreta porush!" Kaurvaki stated easing Ashok's fear. 

"Kaurvaki I don't know how you do it but you always get rid of my fear!" Ashok said smiling. "that's one of my gifts!" Kaurvaki said mischievously. Ashok chuckles lightly pulling Kaurvaki into his chest. 'Ashok you need not worry, I will do something about the death fear, I promise!' 

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