After dinner Advika went to the stables where her beautiful white horse Ojas was there. She caressed it's Mane and sighed while looking at it.
She didn't notice Karna come behind her. She was immersed in her thoughts about the letter she recieved that afternoon. It was from her father who wrote that he was arranging her swayamvar soon. She suddenly felt a little down as she thought of marriage.
Karna cleared his throat and she turned around startled. She smiled warmly at him and he smiled back. He asked "So Princess of Ayodhya huh?" She shrugged her shoulders and said "I was always the princess,just was not allowed to tell or else I would have told you long back Sakha."
His smile increased as he heard her call Sakha again. She asked back "And you Prince Of Hastinapur? When did this happen?" And from there Karna started his story of what happened after she left. They both spoke and reminisced till it became dark.
She looked up laughing at something Karna said when she noticed the stars. She gasped and said "Oh it's already dark. Devika Maa and Rohini Maa must be worried. Come on Sakha." He nodded and followed her. They went till where they have to go different sides for their rooms.
Karna looked at her and said "I'm happy that I met you again Advika. Good night." Advika gave a cute little laugh and said "Same Sakha. Ok then good night have a good sleep." She turned around and her hair brushed against his face. He stood there until she vanished into the halls and went to his room her scent imprinted in his mind.
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The next two days passed in them spending most of the time with each other getting to know about what they did all these years. Before the day they left Advika was in her room when her spy came and said about a problem an animal was causing. Advika immediately masked herself and changed her outfit and set out to the stable.
There she met Karna who was already sitting on his horse ready to depart. They both raised eyebrows at each other and Advika grinned and got on her horse. They together sped towards the forest where the wild boars were a huge problem to the people.
When they reached the forest they saw the boars already stampeding. Many people were greviously injured already and one or two even died. Advika closed her eyes and prayed for those souls and when she opened her eyes a sharpness was there.
She jumped down the horse and shot arrows at the boars. Karn also joined her and they both together shot three arrows together at once since they were many boars.
( Sorry, couldn't control myself ð ð)
( Imagine Anushka as Madirakshi and Prabhas as Ashish.)
But the weird thing was the boars were not at all harmed . Instead suddenly they all together transformed into Demons. Advika was surprised to see so many of them but continued to shoot. Karna started shooting the basic astras at them. The demon who was at the front laughed cruelly and said "Finally you are here. You ,lady killed our leader Shirkasur. You will suffer under us now ."
Karna first had a look of confusion then realisation flashed across his face. She gave him a look and he understood. He took the people back to the village outside the forest and by the time he came back he saw Advika fighting the demons with a glowing sword.
Jwala felt powerful in her hands. This was her second time using it the first time being for Shirkasur's death. She fought with such ease as if the sword was one with her hand. Karna shot astras at those demons who escaped Jwala's wrath.
Finally many were destroyed and the few left ran away out of fear. Karna turned to Advika who had sweat running down her forehead and asked "So you are Queen Vaidehi too?" Advika smiled sheepishly and shrugged. He just shook his head and laughed. As they were about to leave they heard the sound of a chariot.