Chapter 7

Chapter 7

            Sukanya with nervous and scare waiting for suryaban, he heard about her marriage with jalal then ask her to meet here, shivani help her to get away from palace especially now with very tight security.

“ sukanya “ she hears someone calling her and she look around and see suryban, she run to him and he hold her hands “ sukanya what’s is this about you being marry to shehenshah jalal ? I heard from my people and my family that you will marry with him to make peace with mughal and save amer people “ said suryaban and he still can’t believe what he heard.

“ baapusa think this is the only way to save amer so when shehenshah jalal marriage offer to end war he agree to him . . but surya I don’t want to marry with him but I don’t know what we should do now . . . baapusa and bhagwan das wont change their mind, I can’t marry him surya . . you know I love you . . . . “ sukanya start to cry

Suryaban wipe the tears on her cheeks “ oohh sukanya I don’t want you marry him either but like you said what we should do “ surya really meet the dead end , he can take decision as he like because he must think his family and kingdom too but too let sukanya marry that devil really make him angry and seems now there is only one way for them “ sukanya there is only way so that you wouldn’t marry him but the price is too high “ said suryaban.

“ what ? tell me ? I will do anything to escape from this marriage “ ask sukanya and sh really meant for what she said

“ if we are goin this . . our people and family will hate us and we might wont able to return to our kingdom especially you . . your people’s life in danger but instead helping them you choose this path “ reply suryaban

Sukanya thinking what he says but she is ready with whatever the consequences “ I don’t care surya . . I want to be with you and I don’t want to marry with shehenshah jalal, so please tell me what is your plan ? “ she ask

Suryaban looking at the woman he love with doubt but he deserve to know there is a way to escape from this hell marriage “ we runaway together .  . . “ sukanya look shock to hear his suggestion “ but once we done that there is no turning back . . . raja bharmal and rajkumar bhagwan das will hunting us even the worst shehenshah jalal will hunting our head because we make him shame, we will stained his greatness . . and you must think again for welfare of amer people “ said suryaban

Sukanya already decide and she doesn’t care for the consequences, for her what will happen then so be it “ let’s do this surya . . I’m ready to leave everything for our future surya, I don’t care where we will live as long as we are together . . I love you and I only want to be with you and marry you “ said sukanya with determination and surya too love her after a long time finally he can get over of heer kunwari and accept sukanya love, he still love sukanya sisters even after she left amer palace and he try to searching for her like crazy but she was vanish like she never exist.

“ ok sukanya then we decide to runaway . . . “ finally suryaban agree with sukanya

“ when we will runaway ? “ ask sukanya

“ if everything is right two days from now shehenshah jalal will come to amer to meet you and do ritual and ceremony before marriage . . I think that is the best time to runaway, I will waiting for you here, leave palace in disguise and don’t bring anything I will prepare everything for us, we will leave amer as soon as possible, my family will angry too because they don’t want me to get close to you since war and they even withdraw their plan to propose you for me “ said suryaban with disappointed and regret, he want to help amer when mughal attack them but he have no power to move his army and he couldn’t do anything.

Sukanya nod “ I will . . I will do anything you told me to . . I will met you here two days from now and please don’t let anyone separate us “ pleaded sukanya

Suryaban smile “ no sukanya . . that wont happen . . I will come here no watter what . . I promise you “ he said with confident and determination.

“ ok . . now I must go . . .  I’ll see you again in two days “ suryaban nod then sukanya leave, suryaban watch the woman she love leave, then he leave too in hurry because now he must make a lot of preparation, his family will be very disappointing with his decision to runways with sukanya even he don’t care with his position as raja, his people might will hate him too but he don’t mind with that, this world is wide and he believe there is a small place for him and sukanya, his uncle could be the next raja and he will rule his kingdom with wise, once he loved heer kunwari but he lost her and now he wont lost another woman he love, he will do whatever it takes to not loose the love of his life again.

Amer people feel confuse how to accept the news bout rajkumari sukanya and shehenshah jalaluddin, but rajkumar bhagwan das make sure to people od amer that in future they will have good term with mughal and as family they will keep loyal to each other, jodha and sujamal too try to convince amer people that this is may be the best since they all know that no neighbor kingdom willing to help them so it might be better to have relation with mughal and people of amer who respect their angel believe whatever she said is true so no one object to her point of view.

Jodha is busy making remedy for people who got injured in war, she now feel glad that the war is over eventhough the prise for this is very high but she feel that it’s worth it, she too ready to sacrifice her life for amer people, jodha put remedy on table and will ask moti to distribute this to wounded people, then then wash her hands she look into water and suddenly his face show again, jodha looking at his face, the one who she despise, the one who fight with him when she rescued bhagwan das, the devil himself shehenshah jalaluddin muhammad, jodha don’t know why she keep looking his reflection when she watch to water, she don’t know what kahna plan for her but she will always believe to her kahna, because he is the one who always make her strong to face anything.

Meanwhile jalal lay on his bed inside his camp and he think about to meet rajkumari sukanya before their marry ceremony, she is his bride to be but the only one he keep thinking of and get out his mind is jodha, that fearless angle really make him curious, she fight with him with brave, fearless, and of course with amazing and tremendous skill, she even more strong from most of his soildiers, if amer have more soldiers like her probably he even couldn’t win war, and he is wonder where is she now, it seems no one know where she live but he got a feeling that rajkumar from amer know where she live and that mysterious great warrior too, jalal really curious with that mysterious warrior because not everyone have opportunity to meet great warrior and it always such an honor to meet one and jalal that he is lucky to meet a lot great warrior, and what make him happy that now he got amer loyalty.

Pratap arrive at amer meet with bhagwan das who prepare the decoration for jalal arrival and marriage, he look at pratap with angry but try to look cool and hold back his anger.

“ what do you want kumar pratap ? “ ask bhagwan das

“ just want to ask what your baapusa think he try to do ? accepting marriage offer from jalal, this is insulting to rajputana . . we all hate mughal and now you are holding hands with them ? this is mughal’s plan to conquer rajputana “ said pratap

Bhagwan das smile “ it’s funny now how you are very worry bout mughal conquer rajputana while you don’t give a damn what happen to amer when mughal declared war against amer, we’ve seen sending letter to every amer neighbor kingdom but how conveniently all refuse to help amer including you so don’t come here and tell us what we should do . .  amer fight mughal alone so it’s our right to choose our path, amer no need your permission to do what we think best for amer people “ reply bhagwan das

“ if you need my help you should come . . . . “

“ you think when mughal attacking us we still have time to beg to everyone ? no . .  amer not that pathetinc to keep asking help from people who didn’t want to help . . .  “

“ yes but you all pathetic enough to accept marriage over from mughal to save your kingdom “ cut pratap “ that is act of coward bhagwan das “ he add

“ hahaha coward ? the one who didn’t help amer are coward . . why didn’t they help up because they scare of mughal or they think amer will lost or weak so they can attack amer too ? “ ask bhagwan das and that make pratap surprise “ what do you think we don’t know that even you have an eyes for amer ? “ he add

“ whatever you think bhagwan das but one thing for sure that amer just make all rajputana are their enemy with built alliance with mughal “ warn pratap

“ I don’t care what other people or kingdom said about amer because all we care is out people, their welfare . . amer will always decide our own fate and this is God will that amer and mughal with related “ reply bhagwan das and pratap really don’t know what to do anymore to convice bhagwan das that what they do is wrong.

“ just remember my words bhagwan das and one thing . . jalal would never can conquer rajputana “ said pratap with confident

“ let see pratap . . . let see “ said bhagwan das then with angry pratap leave, bhagwan dass watching him with mix feeling but what’s done is done, they already decide what they will do.

Sukanya wearing one maid cloteh and with succesfull she leave the palace, put her letter on her bed wish one maid will find it soon and give that to her mother, sukanya looking at room then palace for the last time, she feel really sad must leave her parents, brother sisters  and her people but this is her decision and she just want to be happy, suryaban already waiting for her and he look very happy when he see sukanya and sukanya too feeling happy, then without wasting time they leave, suryaban will take them to go far away until no one will find them.

Meanwhile jalal accompany by maham anga, abdul and sharifuddin along woth soldiers arrive at amer, people of amer watch him and jalal smile to them but they seems confuse how to react so they are jut standing there with no expression, he arrive at amer palace and bharmal along with mainawati, bhagwan das, dadisa, shivani, man sigh and others family waiting to perform ceremory for welcoming jalal, mainawati already told maids to help sukanya getting ready but they said sukanya don’t want to be bother and ask them to leave her alone because she need time to be alone and dadisa told mainawati to let her alone, everyone must understand her feeling she is doin her duty as rajkumari of amer and sacrifice her own happiness for people of amer, and mainawati agree with dadisa so they all give sukanya time.

Mainawati done doin ceremony for jalal and maham anga looking at amer royal family with disgust because this is really insult for mughal to marry a hindu and she can’t understand why jalal willing to do this when theres is a huge chance for him to win this war, but maham anga will use this matter to shake jalal’s position as shehenshah because lot peoplw will disagree with what jalal did by marry a hindu woman.

“ welcome shehenshah “ greet bharmal

“ thank you raja bharmal  . . . “ reply jalal and he look around searching for adham khan “ you still remember that I ask you to release adham khan right ? “ ask jalal

“ of course shehenshah “ then bharmal nod to bhagwan das and he ask soldiers to take adham, with impatient maham anga waiting till she see her son, he is alive but pretty beaten up, she run over him and touch her son cheeks and chek him if he had wound, maham anga really angry with adham condition.

“ how dare you to hurt my son “ said maham anga to bharmal and bhagwan das.

Bhagwan das looking at maham anga with cool “ we didn’t torture him . .he got all that wounds and bruises when he fight with one great warrior from amer, I’ll said that he was lucky because that warrior is fight to kill “ reply bhagwan das with proud and jalal can guess this great warrior is the mysterious warrioir who help man singh to rescue bhagwan das.

“ that war is over so let’s move on “ said jalal to all

“ I agree shehenshah . . . come on . . . let’s go in “ replay then all mughal following them inside, jalal see that everything is ready, abdul look around with curious, then bharmal lt jalal and other to sit.

“ I would like to meet rajkumari sukanya now raja bharmal “ said jalal

“ of course “ reply bharmal, then shivani leave to bring her sister but when she entet her room there is no one inside, she calling her name but now answer, then she ask guards where is sukanya go but they said sukanya hadn’t come out since morning, shivani really shock with this and she got bad feeling abou this, she come back into sukanya bedroom then she check everything but nothing missing until she spot a letter on bed, she wonder why she didn’t notice it first, sukanya take the letter, open it then read it and her face become white, then with hurry sukanya run let her family know about this.

Jalal can’t wait to see rajkumari sukanya and abdul too looks very excited too like him, jalal aware too that maham anga didn’t like his idea to marry a hindu woman especially a hindu rajkumari, bharmal, jalal and everyone waiting for sukanya then they see shivani come back alone with pale face and worry expression.

“ what’s wrong shivani ? “ ask mainawati

“ sukanya jiji . . . . she .  .she . . . she is gone “ said shivani making everyone shock

“ what you mean she is gone shivani ? “ ask dadisa

“ here . . you all read this “ shivani handed sukanya letter to dadisa then dadisa read it and she shock too

“ what’s wrong dadisa ? “ ask bhagwan das

“ sukanya runaway with raja suryaban “ said dadisa

“ what ????? run . . run . . away ? are you serious maasa ? “ ask

“ yes . . . she is gone “ she confirm

Jalal, maham anga, abdul, atgah khan and cugtai khan looking at each other with angry, how can a woman run away from marriage with shehenshah e hindustan “ this is great . . your daughter runaway two days before marriage . . this is great “ said jalal with angry but he try to keep his cool.

“ this is huge insulting to mughal sulatnanat . . we must not spare amer because of this shehenshah . . . it’s mean they ask for another war and now we will destroy them no more compromise “ said maham anga with angry, see now this amer make jalal as joke how can this rajkumari sukanya runaway from this marriage, she think who is she dare to play with mughal.

Everyone looks tense with maham anga words and bharmal looking at jalal and he is afraid that jalal will take maham anga words and declare war, and if he do that bharmal can’t blame him because what sukanya did really make this family shame and make life people of amer in danger “ shehenshah please let’s think problem with cool head . . . “

“ what more to think raja bharmal . . shehenshah offering you hands in marriage but rajkumari sukanya throw mud to shehenshah face, she make shehenshah become onject of laugh for pople . . there is no mercy this time shehehenshah “ cut maham anga, she keep try to make jalal punish amer for what sukanya did and she is believe that jalal will listen to her this time, jalal really angy and he want to kill someone, what rajkumari sukanya did really make him shame and stupid in front of everybody, jalal take out his sword and everyone in tense but maham anga and adham khan smile with evil especially adham, he want to take revenge on amer for beaten him up in battlefield but then abdul and atgah stop jalal.

Jalal looking at abdul with angry “ don’t stop me abdul  . . I will kill all people of amer “ yell jalal, he roar like a wounded lion ready to kill his enemy.

“ there is still a way to solve this matter “ said abdul

“ don’t listen to him shehenshah . . amer deserve vanish from this world for what they did to mughal sultanat “ reply maham anga and she looking at abdul with angry

“ she is right abdul .  . . we’ve give them a chance but this is what we got . . . we will kill everyone each of them “ said jalal with cruely and his eyes hunger of blood, this is the deveil who talk.

Then atgah come to jalal and touch his shoulders “ shehenshah rather that we must fight again with amer why don’t solve this matter with cool head . . . “ said atgah

Jalal lookin at atgah with curious “ what do you suggest atgah ? “ ask jalal

“ shehenshah sukanya is not the only one rajkumari in amer “ said cugtai khan

Bharmal, dadisa, mainawati and shivani really shock to hear that “ what what do youmean cugtai khan ? “ ask bharmal and he hope that cugtai khan now suggesting something he think he is.

“ I mean amer have two rajkumari . . .  rajkumari sukanya and rajkumari shivani . . now since rajkumari runaway from this marriage then I think rajkumari shivani must step in substitute for her sister “ everyone really shock to hear that and shivani seems miserably with bad fate waiting fo her.

“ are you crazy cugtai khan . . she is too young to be my begum “ said jalal in angry “ and I wont marry someone at her age . . . . . “ then suddenly a beautiful face with angry stare come in his mind

“ sheheshah what’s wrong ? “ ask maham anga

Jalal smirk making maham anga think that he have something plan in his mind, then he look at abdul and without anyone realize jalal wink to him making abdul confuse but he have this evil smile and abdul know jalal planning a dangerous games “ raja bharmal “ call jalal

“ yes shehenshah . . .  “ answer bharmal

“ I will spare amer eventhough rajkumari sukanya make me in bad position but this marriage will keep goin “ said bharmal and mainawati looking at shivani with teary eyes, she really don’t want her little daughter face cruel fate to b marry with shehenshah jalal.

“ you . . you want to marry rajkumari shivani ? “ ask atgah khan

Jalal laugh make everyone surprsise “ ya Khuda . . . of course not atgah . . . “ denied jalal

“ then who you want to marry shehenshah since rajkumari sukanya runaway ? “ ask bhagwan das

Jalal smile to everyone “ angel of amer will be my bride “ reply jalal, he can see the shock in bhagwan das, man singh and dadisa eyes and he guess is right that bhagwan das and man singh know who is this jodha the angel of amer.

“ angel of amer ? who is that jalal ?  “ ask maham anga with curious but adham khan heard about this angel of amher and even fight with her in battlefield.

“ there is woman name jodha that very famous among people of amer and they call her angel of amer because they really love and adore her for her kindness toward people and like to help people in need “ abdul explain to everyone

“ is that woman who fight with amer soldiers and help us defend amer fort  when mughal soldiers attack us ? “ ask mainawati and maham anga looking at adham and he nod, maham anga piss off that who beat adham is a woman.

“ but shehenshah she is just a common woman . . . she don’t deserve to be your begum “ said maham anga

“ I don’t care maham anga .  . listen raja bharmal  . . . I want you look out for jodha right now and take her here . . . the fate of amer is in her hands, if she refuse this marriage then we will meet again in war and this time I will make sure amer will be conquered by me “ warn jalal, mainawati very confuse why jalal very interesting in this angel of amer, she watch her once in battlefield so she don’t know what soo special about her until jalal himself chosen her to be his bride, meanwhile dadisa looking at bhagwan das and they know that it’s time for rajkumari heer kunwari to back to palace, her people need her now.

“ listen jalal . . . but I don’t know where . . . . “

“ baapusa “ cut bhagwan das and bharmal looking at him “ I will go and take jodha here as shehenshah wish . . . I will bring her as soon as possible “ he add and jalal smile.

“ you know this angel of amer ? “ ask bharmal

Bhagwan das “ I know . . . I will go now . .shehenshah you wait here I will bring jodha  “ said bhagwan das

“ I will wait rajkumar “ reply jalal then with relax and elegance he sit on chair, bhagwan das then bhagwan das bout to leave when dadisa call him, bharmal, mainawati and shivani really confuse what is happening, man singh feel sad because his dear buasa who will marry with jalal.

“ yes dadisa ? “ ask bhagwan das

“ come with me “ she said then they leave and go to dadisa bedroom, dadisa write a letter after ask her maid to prepare beautiful rajkumari dress complete with jewelry, after finish writin letter dadisa give the letter and clothes to bhagwan das “ give all this to jodha . . . jalal want to marry jodha but it’s time for everyone know hat jodha is rajkumari heer kunwri and she deserve a grand entry to this palace, announce her arrival so shehenshah will know that the woman he want to marry is the first rajkumari of amer and so he know that he cant mess up with her “ said dadisa

Bhagwan das nod “ yes dadisa what you said is true . . it’s time for rajkumari heer kunwari to come home “ reply bhagwan das

“ now go . . .” said dadisa and bhagwan das leave, outsid e people of amer know about rajkumari sukanya runaway and now shehenshah jalal want to marry their angel but they wont let him do that, they will do whatever they can so their angel no need to marry jalal eventhough they all must die but they will learn that no one can’t change destiny and jodha now walking right towards her destiny and it inavoidable, this jodha and jalal fate.