The Emperor's Journey

22. kuthnithi

If politics is about doing what and when, groupism is about doing that with whom and against whom. While walking back to his palace, he couldn't help but wonder about his group, the first and most loyal group. It consisted of his two sisters and his cousins. Though Rajkumar was learning Rajnithi now, he was a natural when it came to Kuthnithi. And this group was nothing but a proof of it. The Rajkumar had very carefully picked each one of them and now, they were a team. Each one of them were very loyal to the prince. And they all also had a good bond and synced with each other. The group was so perfect that, it couldn't do with one less but one more was not needed. It consisted of their eldest cousin, Rajkumar Bhoj, the wise man, who would become his Mukya Mantri.

The second was the eldest child of the King himself. Rajkumari Ujjaini, she was beautiful, smart, intelligent, sharp-witted, ace warrior, almost the perfect heir to the King but alas she was a girl. But that was not it, she had also fallen for a warrior from the neighboring small kingdom. He was the commander in chief of that kingdom.

Rajkumar Shivdarshan was another one in their team. He was an expert in the geography and one of the best warriors. Having him by their side was one of the greatest advantage. He knew entire nation inside out and he was very brave. He was only 4 years older that the prince himself.

The other cousin in the troop was only a few months older than the prince himself. But was extremely notorious. He already had 4 wives. The prince tried to recollect the words of his most notorious brother Every man is a king in his home but even a queen is a maid at her home. Though the prince didn't quite agree with his cousin (due to his mother) but it couldn't be denied that he was a master in foreign affairs.

The youngest in the troop, even younger than the prince was their younger sister, Rajkumari Parvati. She was the favorite of the king and very few knew that she was one of the greatest manipulators. She looked innocent and that only proved as an advantage for her.

And of course, in their squad was Maharathi Pavankumar, who would be his Army chief. But at this point, he couldn't help but recollect, how he met each one of them. This was not the initial team. There were many people gone, the initial team was very big but he understood that, the number of people doesn't matter but the talents in few people is what he needs to exploit. Even they stuck with him because they will advantage if he becomes the king. He started recollecting.

He bonded with Rajkumar Bhoj, when he was 5 years old, then Rajkumar Bhoj was as old as he is now, they had an argument about which horse was the best. Sadly Rajkumar lost it, but then he understood that, Rajkumar Bhoj was very intelligent. He started respecting him a lot and does that even now. Even the older prince found the younger prince very intruding. That day Rajkumar Vikramaditya learnt that strength was not everything, intelligence matters and stuck with Rajkumar Bhoj to learn more. They had played a game of chess after that and discussed their opinions on various matters. Even Rajkumar Bhoj was pleasantly surprised at the maturity, the younger prince had. Rajkumar Bhoj was the true patriot and he believed that it would be in the best interest of the state if Rajkumar Vikramaditya became the King, so he stuck with him.

A smile settled on the lips of Rajkumar Vikramaditya as he remembered this incident. But at the moment he was missing his eldest step-sibling the most, Rajkumari Ujjaini. He didn't remember when they met, because he had known her all his life, especially because Mukya Maharani was very fond of him. They were both just the same except for the fact that, she was a girl and he was a boy. Even in that one thing, in which Rajkumar had placed a bet that he wouldn't lose. He had in bet his diamond studded dagger. The one thing, love. He had with confidence challenged her that he would marry wisely and now he was in a worse marriage than her. With so many conditions. Not only that, he had gone out of his way for his love, just like her.

But that reminded him of his love. The entire day he had forgotten her. He increased his pace and was in front of his palace in moments. A image of her in disheveled clothes, with no jewellery and a little injured and in tears came to his mind, just like he had left her earlier today. As he entered the palace, he could see there were no Veranganas that he had appointed, neither could he find any servant girls. Panic stricken and angrily he dashed towards his bedroom, outside of which he could see everyone. He couldn't understand what was going on. Everyone bowed as he kept on moving forward. He didn't knew what was awaiting him.

A.N:-
Namaste!
How was it?

What do you think about groupism?

And..his group?

Do you think they are good?

Whom do you like the most?

[I spent a lot of time picking right cast, but here it goes...j am satisfied, what do you all think?]

Actually this chapter was very big, initially. But I didn't want you guys waiting...so...here it goes. Tell me how you like it. And ya, it initially didn't include Varsha, but I really missed writing about her so I gave a sneak peak into the next episode where she will actually be appearing.

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